WESTERN Bulldogs draftee Declan Hamilton says he won't be weighed down by the pressure and expectation that comes with being the nephew of former AFL players Andrew and Darren Jarman.

 

Hamilton, whose mother is the sister of the Jarman brothers, was selected by the Bulldogs with pick 39 in last Thursday's NAB AFL Draft.

 

Andrew played 110 games for Adelaide, while Darren played 230 games for Hawthorn and the Crows.

 

The 18-year-old has grown closer with his uncles over the past few years with the pair offering advice and guidance as he chased his AFL dream.

 

Hamilton said being drafted to a Victorian-based club, will help relieve the weight of expectation.

 

"[The pressure] probably would have been talked about more if I had gone to the Crows perhaps," Hamilton said on Tuesday.

 

"I guess people are going to talk about it. I guess being in Melbourne helps, I'm looking forward to starting my career here at the Doggies and escaping the South Australian environment.

 

"Their footy careers are fairly well known so I just use them for a bit of guidance but try to keep to myself and not worry them too much. At the end of the day I can't control what they've done in their careers."

 

The medium forward has adopted some of his uncles' attributes, including Darren's eyebrows.

 

"I've probably got my cleanness on the inside from uncle Andrew, and then on the outside I try to show a bit of x-factor and flare. I just like to take the game on."

 

Hamilton isn't the only South Australian the Bulldogs drafted with South Adelaide's Caleb Daniel selected at pick 46.

 

At 168cm, Daniel is the shortest player in the League, taking the mantle from Port Adelaide's Jake Neade (170cm).

 

But to Daniel, size doesn't matter.

 

"There's always that incentive to do it for the little guys but I'll just put my best foot forward and do everything I possibly can and I'll hopefully do the little guys proud," he said.

 

"Lewy Taylor and Boomer Harvey have been mentors to me in just watching them play so hopefully I can do that for some younger kids coming through."

 

The Bulldogs also unveiled father-son recruit Zaine Cordy on Tuesday, who has now joined his brother Ayce at the club.

 

"It's very exciting. I always looked forward to coming here … having Ayce here really makes it a lot easier," Cordy said.

 

"He gives me a fair bit of slack and doesn't treat me that well … but it's just a little bit of brotherly love."

 

All in all the Bulldogs had six selections in the draft with Toby McLean (26), Lukas Webb (27) and Bailey Dale (45) also recruited to the club.