Do you remember when 17-year-old Matthew Pavlich was drafted back in 1999?

Or how about the man mountain himself, Aaron Sandilands, when he joined the club as a not-so-little tacker in 2002?

With the 2012 NAB AFL Draft on the Gold Coast set to take place on Thursday 22 November, we’ve gone back through the archives to pluck out some pictures and excerpts from Docker Mags of days gone by featuring current-day stars before they’d even pulled on a Freo jumper.

Starting with our captain, Pavlich, this Monday, fremantlefc.com.au will be featuring a ‘When they were drafted’ series every day leading up to the draft.

There’s sure to be some dubious hairstyles on display so make sure you’re online to catch the first instalment of ‘When they were drafted’ this Monday.