Smith is a tough inside left footer with an insatiable desire to win the ball in the air or on the ground. He is relentless at the opposition when they are in possession. He also has the capacity to win contests when outnumbered, which was a feature of his play representing Vic Country in the NAB AFL U18 Championships, at which he won All Australian honours. He had an excellent year with Gippsland Power, averaging 26.3 disposals, 4.5 clearances and 5.4 tackles. 

Talia represented Vic Metro at the NAB AFL U18 Championships, providing good run and drive from the defensive end, averaging 16.2 disposals and 5.5 marks. He is extremely good one-on-one and a very good overhead mark. He capped off the championships with All Australian honours. He tested impressively at the NAB AFL Draft Combine, recording a time of 3.01 seconds for the 20m sprint and a score of 14.2 in the beep test.

Pick 49 - Daniel Pearce (Oakleigh Chargers) 181cm, 76kg, Forward

Pearce is an athletic midfielder with terrific natural leap and marking ability. He can play in a range of positions and had an excellent year with the Chargers finishing 4th in the best and fairest. he has a basketball background with Bulleen Boomers, which has helped develop his decision-making and clean ball-handling.

Pick 57 - Tory Dickson (Bendigo Bombers) Forward

Tory Dickson is drafted to the Western Bulldogs with Pick 57. Dickson comes to the Whitten Oval from the Bendigo Bombers, is a strong hit-up target that will look to hold down a key role in the Bulldogs forward structure.

* Luke Dahlhaus and Matthew Panos were upgraded to the Club's senior list with picks 70 and 73 in the 2011 AFL National Draft.