The Cats have used their first pick to select Lachlan Fogarty from the Western Jets.

Fogarty, 18, is a 179cm, 75kg midfielder.

A graduate of the NAB AFL Academy Fogarty is a creative and courageous small midfielder who has good game sense in winning the ball and he tackles aggressively.

A good decision-maker and efficient user of the ball by hand and foot, he is dangerous when pushing forward around goal.

An excellent performer for Vic Metro in the NAB AFL U18 Championships winning All Australian honours.

He missed testing at the Combine through illness.