GREAT mates Josh Watts and Josh McGuinness were over the moon last night to be selected by the same club in the AFL Draft and both are packing their bags for Brisbane on Monday.

The two Hobart teenagers, Watts, 18, of Glernorchy, and McGuinness, 19, of Lauderdale, will join fellow-Tasmanians Josh Green, Ryan Hardwood and Mitch Robinson at the Brisbane Lions.

Watts, McGuinness and Queensland-based Tasmanian Lachie Weller were the three Tasmanians named in last night’s draft, held on the Gold Coast.

Watts could not believe he was the first locally-based player to go in the draft.

“I’m just excited and a bit nervous as well to be moving interstate and going up to Brisbane,” he said.

“But I’m happy to do it, and to be going with Josh McGuinness as well makes it a lot easier.

“We’re really good mates, ‘Macca’ and I, so the hard work’s paid off for both of us.”

Both players watched the draft at home with their families. Weller, the younger brother of St Kilda player Mav Weller, was the first Tasmanian named, the midfield speedster picked up by Fremantle at number 13.

Watts, a rangy forward, was next at number 65, and the Lions made McGuinness, a dashing half-back, wait until number 81 – the second-last pick of the night.

The two new Lions will head to Queensland on Monday to join their new teammates for a preseason training camp at Noosa.