Sam Isles (originally from Clarence) was picked up by the new Gold Coast franchise after a having a good year with the Box Hill Hawks in the VFL. Isles won the Box Hill Best & Fairest award and also finished third in the association best player award.
He was pick number three overall and part of the first five picks that the Gold Coast could take in the rookie draft & joins fellow Tasmanian’s Maverick Weller & Luke Russell who were picked up early in the year as part of the concessions given to the Gold Coast.

Brodie Moles (originally from Glenorchy) was given a life line by the Western Bulldogs who picked him at number 19.
Moles started his AFL career two years ago when picked up by Geelong in the rookie draft but found it near impossible to get a start in the star-studded midfield down at the cattery.

The last Tasmanian selection was Daniel Archer who played season 2009 with Clarence in the State Wide League.
He was picked in the second round at number 36 by St Kilda.

Sam Isles

Chief Executive Officer Cameron Schwab said:

“Chris has an outstanding coaching pedigree with the acumen and experience to manage this critical area of the club’s operations.

“We have a relatively mature playing list with strong short to medium term prospects, it is necessary to be continually developing our playing list for the future and Chris will play a critical role in that development.

“Chris will also play a central role in Mark Harvey’s coaching team and we will be making full-use of his coaching expertise.”

• Melbourne forward Russell Robertson re-signed on at the Demons for another two seasons after being wooed by the Western Bulldogs.