Plenty of strong teams are built around high draft picks, but it's the value selections later on in the draft that recruiters often hang their hats on.

AFL Media cast their eyes over every draft since 2000 to find Richmond's best smokey.

Dylan Grimes (Pre-Season Draft selection No.2 in 2010)

After being overlooked in the 2009 NAB AFL Draft, Grimes made his way onto Richmond's list via the PSD. Despite a stack of injuries, the defender was elevated to the leadership group ahead of the 2013 season after just 17 senior games. Capable of playing on opponents of all sizes, Grimes has been a mainstay of the Tigers' back six during their recent dominance. Took his game to another level last year in the absence of Alex Rance and was rewarded with his first All-Australian blazer. The highlight of 152-game career to date was keeping Coleman medallist Jeremy Cameron to just one goal and the Giants to their lowest ever score in the Grand Final.

Other candidates: Former captain Chris Newman (No.55 in 2000) and Nathan Foley (Rookie Draft selection No.3 in 2003) were both bargains, while premiership heroes Kane Lambert, Jason Castagna, Jayden Short, Liam Baker and Ivan Soldo all came off the rookie list. Bachar Houli (Pre-Season Draft selection No.2 in 2011) fits the criteria but wasn't considered as he had already established himself at Essendon.