The baby of the Bombers list, new recruit, Tayte Pears, was just six months old when Essendon played in the 1990 grand final.
Now 17-years old, Pears - who was born on the 24th March, 1990 - was drafted by Essendon with pick 23 in Saturday's draft.
""On draft day I was sitting with the family at home at Nanjimup, which is about four hours south of
Pears was one of the younger stars in Western Australia's win in the under-18 championships and only qualified by just over a month to be eligible to go into the draft.
""I was happy with my carnival but the main thing is that we won, it was a great team effort,"" he said.
""I am good mates with David Myers (Essendon's pick 6) who also played in that team so it’s great he is going over to Essendon as well.
""I have spoken to Scott Gumbleton and Matthew Lloyd called me after I was drafted, which made me feel good. It was pretty scary talking to him, it was weird but he was a great guy and made me feel more comfortable.""
Growing up, Pears played up forward but moved to centre half back when he was 16-years old.
""I think my strengths are that I am pretty versatile, I like the one-on-one contest and shutting down an opponent,"" he said.
""I would love to play an AFL match next year and anything after that would be a bonus but, first, I need to improve my fitness and I cant wait to get into the pre-season. I will just have to wait and see how it goes.""
Twelve clubs spoke to Pears before the draft and the former basketballer - who played for
""I am already taller than my parents but my dad's side of the family is pretty tall so I might still be growing,"" he said.
Pears recorded an outstanding 2.92 seconds for the 20m sprint – placing him in the top 10 percent of players at the 2007 NAB AFL Draft Camp.
List Manager, Adrian Dodoro, said it was a surprise that he was still in the mix when it came around to the Bombers' second selection.