Opinion

Being the top AFL draft pick isn't all it's cracked up to be

Updated July 2 2021 - 3:07am, first published September 16 2020 - 4:30pm
The Crows' Bryce Gibbs is chaired off by best mates Kade Simpson and Marc Murphy, of the Blues, after playing his final AFL match. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
The Crows' Bryce Gibbs is chaired off by best mates Kade Simpson and Marc Murphy, of the Blues, after playing his final AFL match. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

Only the flint of heart were left unmoved last Sunday afternoon when Bryce Gibbs, having played his final AFL game for Adelaide, was chaired from the field by two opposition players who also just happened to be his best mates, his former Carlton teammates Marc Murphy and Kade Simpson.

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