The Calder Cannons will take the next step in their careers after being taken in the AFLW draft on Monday night.
Cannons midfielder Chloe Baker-West was among the invitees in the round, but had to wait until late in the first round to hear her name.
The Demons snapped by Baker-West with pick 22.
“I’m super excited,” she said on the draft coverage.
“Honestly sitting and waiting with the family and stuff like that. Can’t wait to get stuck into it.”
Baker-West averaged 33 disposals, seven clearances and five tackles, earning herself a spot in the Coates Talent League team of the year.
Cannons’ captain Jade McLay will head to St Kilda after being taken at pick 26.
McLay missed most of this year with injury.
It’s the second straight year the Saints have taken a Cannon with Kyla Forbes being selected last year.
Cannons’ best and fairest winner Shauna McElligott has been picked up by North Melbourne.
As well as winning the best and fairest, she led the Cannons goalkicking.
She started the season up forward before moving up the ground.
“Speaking to [coach] Ross [Smith] at the end of last year, he said he would give me more midfield time just to show off my skills a bit more,” she told Star Weekly after winning the best and fairest.
“I started the year just forward and then about round five I started going into the midfield and then played there for a while.
“Then I did half mid and half forward for the rest of the year.”
