Expansion Draft - Key Selections
Below is a quick summary of key selections in the 2018 Expansion Draft. Wollongong held the first selection of the 25 round expansion draft. Teams were limited to only having six players selected, could protect 13, and all 2 years or less of service time were auto protected.
Wollongong Waratahs
3B - 1st Round - Gregory Valenica - Melbourne
OF - 2nd Round - Andrew Campbell - Brisbane
1B - 3rd Round - Ryan B. Jones - Canberra
SP - 4th Round - Hyun - joon Lee - Canberra
SP - 5th Round - Wilson Lee - Adelaide
RP - 11th Round - Geoff DeGroot - Melbourne
RP - 16th Round - Yean Paredes - Brisbane
Gold Coast Blue Tongues
OF - 1st Round - Tanner Rust - Sydney
1B - 2nd Round - Jared Cruz - Melbourne
OF - 3rd Round - Sasha LaGarde - Brisbane
SP - 4th Round - Steven Kent - Sydney
RP - 5th Round - Ryan Rowland-Smith - Sydney
C - 9th Round - Kentaro Ueda - Canberra
RP - 11th Round - Alex Da Silva - Perth