THE top picks get the glory, but sometimes the latest ones get the stars.

Some poked fun at Richmond on Friday after it was announced they had traded pick 70 in the national draft for Greater Western Sydney midfielder Jacob Townsend and pick 120.

Most footy fans either didn’t know the draft actually went that deep — it in fact goes for seven rounds — or simply thought a pick that late would be essentially worthless.

But there are exceptions, and while in recent years clubs haven’t always used those picks, there have been times throughout the AFL’s history where gold was found in the depths of the draft.

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Whether it was a successful rookie elevation or just pure brilliant recruiting, here are the ten best draft picks in triple digits.

David Pittman played in two premierships for Adelaide. Source: News Corp Australia

1989 DRAFT, PICK 100: DAVID PITTMAN, ESSENDON

WHILE Pittman never played a game for the Bombers after being drafted out of Norwood in the 1989 VFL draft, he was traded to Adelaide in 1991 and made his AFL debut a year later for the Crows.

Pittman would move between centre half-back and the ruck through the 1990s and ended up playing in both of Adelaide’s premierships in that era.

He ended up playing 131 games for the Crows, kicking 34 goals, playing five State of Origin games for South Australia and being on the interchange for Adelaide’s Team of the Decade (1991-2001).

2010 DRAFT, PICK 101: MIKE PYKE, SYDNEY SWANS

PYKE retired on Friday after a stellar career that’s worth celebrating for even more than just his remarkable story of moving from rugby union in Canada to the pinnacle of our national game.

The Swans elevated Pyke as a rookie with the 101st pick in 2010 after taking him with pick 57 in the rookie draft in 2009.

He played 110 games for Sydney including a starring role in their 2012 premiership, left as the only ruckman on the ground for the Swans after Shane Mumford was subbed off.

2012 DRAFT, PICK 102: ZACH TUOHY, CARLTON

IRISHMAN Tuohy was recruited from Gaelic football as so many have been in recent years, but has proven to be one of the most successful, if in an under-the-radar fashion.

Originally taken with pick 73 in the 2010 rookie draft, the Blues elevated Tuohy in 2012 with pick 102 and he then became a regular in Carlton’s side.

Tuohy has played 98 games so far in navy blue and just finished his best year, capped off with a place in the AFL Coaches Association’s All-Australian team as well as a third-place finish in the club’s best and fairest count.

1992 DRAFT, PICK 103: BEN HARRISON, CARLTON

TWENTY years earlier and a pick later, the Blues made another successful late selection when they drafted Ben Harrison.

The Tasmanian played just two games for Carlton, both in their premiership year of 1995, and took home the reserve side’s best and fairest count in that season.

He was traded to Richmond after that and got a measure of revenge on the club that rarely gave him a game by kicking the winning goal against Carlton in the final game of the season in 1997. That knocked the Blues out of the finals for the first time since 1992 and was Stephen Kernahan’s final AFL game.

Harrison was again traded in 2000 to the Western Bulldogs, playing 82 out of a possible 88 games over the next four seasons before ending an injury-plagued career.

Chris Grant is likely the greatest ever player selected after pick 100 in the AFL draft. Source: News Limited

1988 DRAFT, PICK 105: CHRIS GRANT, WESTERN BULLDOGS

PERHAPS the greatest ever triple-digit draft selection, AFL Hall of Famer Grant was taken with pick 105 in 1988 as a 15-year-old.

He was the leading goalkicker for the Bulldogs in his debut season of 1990 and would’ve won a Brownlow Medal in 1997 after polling more votes than winner Robert Harvey, if not for his ineligibility for striking Nick Holland.

Grant was a two-time best and fairest, three-time All-Australian and captained his beloved Dogs from 2000 to 2004 before retiring following the 2007 season after an incredible 341-game career.

2012 DRAFT, PICK 105: JASON JOHANNISEN, WESTERN BULLDOGS

BUT that wasn’t the only success the Bulldogs have had with pick 105 at the draft table, as they elevated rookie Jason Johannisen with that selection in 2012.

Born in South Africa, the pacy utility was initially taken with pick 39 in the 2011 rookie draft.

He emerged as the Bulldogs did in 2015, producing the best season of his young career to finish sixth in the club’s best and fairest count. He was also named their most improved player.

2010 AND 2012 DRAFT, PICK 106: BEN HOWLETT AND MARK BAGULEY, ESSENDON

THE Bombers have used pick 106 well in recent years, with two of the side’s mainstays being selected there in 2010 and 2012, respectively.

First was Ben Howlett, elevated after being taken with pick 30 in the 2010 rookie draft out of Peel Thunder in the WAFL. Howlett has played 117 games for the Bombers in six seasons there.

Two years later, it was Mark Baguley who was elevated after being recruited as a mature-age rookie out of Frankston in 2012. The defender has played 21 or more games for Essendon in each of the last three seasons.

Ashley McIntosh played 242 games for West Coast after being taken with pick 112. Source: News Limited

1989 DRAFT, PICK 112: ASHLEY MCINTOSH, WEST COAST

MCINTOSH was the first of two very late draft selections by West Coast in 1989, taken with pick 112 out of Claremont in the WAFL.

He played 242 games for West Coast over 13 seasons, still the ninth most in club history, and played in the Eagles’ premierships in 1992 and 1994.

While playing all over the ground, McIntosh was perhaps best at full-back, being named the club’s best ever in 2006 and winning a best and fairest in 1998 when he was also named as an All-Australian.

1989 DRAFT, PICK 117 (POST-DRAFT SELECTION): DEAN KEMP, WEST COAST

IT wasn’t just McIntosh though as five selections later, the Eagles struck gold again with the selection of Dean Kemp at a post-draft selection that was essentially pick 117.

Kemp was tremendous in the Eagles’ premiership era, winning a best and fairest in a flag-winning year in 1992 (an incredible honour) while also named an All-Australian.

He followed that up with a Norm Smith Medal victory in the 1994 grand final, with an induction into the AFL Hall of Fame in 2007 capping off an illustrious career.