Fremantle pulled off a draft shock, landing talented midfielder Adam Sweid despite Essendon having a right to match their bid because he was part of their next generation academy.

The Dockers successfully bid on Sweid with pick No.25 — the last in the first round — at Marvel Stadium on Wednesday night, with the Bombers choosing not to match.

Sweid is an attacking midfielder who averaged 25 touches for the Calder Cannons and was named in the Under-18 All-Australian team after a strong campaign for Vic Metro, including kicking four goals against the Allies.

His stocks continued to rise after he ran the 20m sprint in three seconds as well as the 2km time trial in 6min. 25 secs.

Fremantle list boss David Walls said they were unsure if the Bombers would match their bid but were glad he’d be

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