Jamarra Ugle-Hagan goes to Western Bulldogs with pick one of 2020 AFL Draft

Forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has been selected by the Western Bulldogs with pick one in the AFL Draft.

The Adelaide Crows had the first official pick in the draft, but the Bulldogs used draft points to match the Crows’ bid to take the 18-year-old from the team’s Next Generation Academy.

Ugle-Hagan was the favourite to be selected first, an athletic left-footer who kicked 24 goals for the Oakleigh Chargers’ under-19 competition premiership-winning side last year.

With his selection, Ugle-Hagan — from the Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve near Warrnambool in Victoria — became the first Indigenous player since Des Headland in 1998 to be taken first in the AFL Draft.

Ugle-Hagan has been described by some as “Buddy 2.0”, his play leading to…