North Melbourne select Tom McKenzie with pick No.10 in the 2018 Rookie Draft.

“He did some work with Brent Harvey earlier this year at the Northern Knights,” Kangaroos recruiting manager Mark Finnigan said.

“Boomer knows him quite well and we feel he’ll be a player that will thrive in an AFL environment and really get the best out of himself.

“Boomer gave us his thoughts and he was great with his opinion on Tom’s ability to improve and the upside that he has, so we took that on board when weighing up our options.

“Tom is a mid-defender-type who tested really well at the combine for both speed and endurance. He’s a beautiful kick of the football."