The Greater Western Victoria Rebels have another two players to add to its list of AFL draftees, with Josh Gibcus and Ben Hobbs taken in the first round of Wednesday night's national draft.
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Gibcus, a 195cm agile key defender, was taken by Richmond at pick nine.
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Hobbs followed soon after at pick 13 to Essendon.
Lohmann was the surprise of the draft, Brisbane taking him with the final pick of the first round at pick 20.
Due to The Courier's deadline, we were unable to include Lohmann in the print edition of Thursday's paper.
Speaking to Fox Footy after his selection, Gibcus said he was excited to get to join the Tigers.
"Mate it's unreal, honestly overwhelmed with emotion at the moment," he said.
"I'm pretty happy that I'm able to go down to Punt Road and get to train with those boys soon."
Fox Footy analyst David King was pull of praise for Gibcus and his ability to intercept mark on the coverage of the draft.
"He's diligent enough to start with his opponent but then he just assesses really quickly where it's likely to fall," he said.
The 18-year-old joins a list full of premiership stars from Richmond's 2017, 2019 and 2020 grand final winning sides.
Hobbs told Fox Footy after his selection that he was proud to be a Bomber.
"It's an amazing feeling, I'm so glad that my name's been called out to the Bombers, they're an amazing club and I can't wait to get into it," he said.
"I'm so proud of this moment ... I'm so happy that it's happened.
"It's been a dream for as long as I can remember, it's the best day of my life for sure."
Hobbs heads to Essendon which is coming off an elimination final appearance in 2021.
The picks put an end to what has been a rollercoaster season for the NAB League players, the stop-start nature of the season making it harder than usual to impress recruiters.
Gibcus, Lohmann and Hobbs were able to make an impact in their short amount of time on the field.
Gibcus averaged 12.5 disposals, 4.4 marks and 3.1 rebound 50s as one of the best intercept marking defenders in the NAB League.
Hobbs suffered an ankle injury but returned to dominate for the Rebels, averaging 31 disposals, 4.75 tackles, four inside 50s and a goal per game in his next four hit outs after returning.
Lohmann averaged 15.33 disposals, 3.3 tackles, 3.11 inside 50s and kicked five goals for the season as a quick, agile and smart half-forward flanker.
The remainder of the national draft takes place on Thursday night from 7pm.
The pre-season and rookie drafts kick off from 3pm on Friday.
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