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The Daicos and Brown names will continue at Collingwood after the Pies landed both their father-son prospects at an AFL draft strong on family ties.But there will also be another Long, Rioli and Waterman gracing AFL ovals from next season.St Kilda picked Ben Long, the nephew of Michael Long, with their first selection at pick 25.And Willie Rioli, cousin to Hawthorns Cyril and Richmonds Daniel, will play for West Coast after the Eagles swooped at pick 52.The Eagles also picked up Chris Watermans son Jake with the 77th and final pick of the draft.With other clubs able to bid on father-son prospects as early as they see fit, the cards fell Collingwoods way.They matched a North Melbourne bid for Gavin Browns son Callum at pick 35 and secured Peter Daicos son Josh at pick 57 after no other clubs bid for him.It really should be noted that theyre with us now because they deserve to be ... its not a gift, chief recruiter Derek Hine said.We cant get ourselves into a situation where were gifting spots on the list and theyve absolutely deserved their spots.Continuing a family tradition is always popular with AFL fans but Saints recruiting boss Tony Elshaug said Longs famous last name didnt come into his thinking.He was picked on his own merit, but they are good people, the Longs, he said of the Northern Territory product.He came down to Melbourne Grammar in year 10 where he boarded and grew a bit as a person.Hes shown us a lot all around as a person and a footballer.Rioli has worked hard to earn his AFL opportunity as a 21-year-old, starring with SANFL club Glenelg and losing up to 16kg in the past two years.Weve been watching Willie for probably four years or so now, Eagles recruiting manager Rohan OBrien said.Hes obviously a player with a heap of talent ... hes played in the WAFL and the SANFL but hes really lifted his game in the last couple of years.Hes been able to push into the midfield and offers some class as a small forward.Other family ties at Fridays draft include Joe Atley, brother of North Melbournes Shaun, picked by Port Adelaide and Dylan Clarke, brother of Norths Ryan, selected by Essendon at No.63.Hawthorn used their first pick (74) on Brisbane skipper Tom Rockliffs cousin Harry Morrison and Carlton picked up the grandson of Blues hall of famer Laurie Kerr at pick 65.Hawthorn and Adelaide premiership hero Darren Jarmans son Ben wasnt picked and will go to the Crows at Mondays rookie draft.Nike Shoes Cheap Australia . 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Hamels threw eight sharp innings, Michael Young hit a two-run double and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night for their third straight win. Hamels (4-11) allowed one run and six hits to win his second consecutive start for the first time this season. The three-time All-Star lefty has struggled in his first full year after signing a $144 million contract extension last July. Hamels worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the eighth. After a conference with the entire infield and Manuel, Hamels struck out Ryan Zimmerman and retired Jayson Werth on a deep fly to centre. "I said: Im not here to take you out. I just want to look at you," Manuel said. "I said: You got him. He grinned and said: I got him." An enthusiastic crowd of 33,502 -- much smaller than the sellouts that used to be common at Citizens Bank Park -- gave Hamels a standing ovation as he walked off the field. "That was the most exciting eighth inning Ive had in a long time, especially with it not being a sellout and it sounded like 60,000 fans were here," Hamels said. "It was awesome." Werth hit a solo homer for Washington. The defending NL East champs have lost two straight and are only 1 1/2 games ahead of third-place Philadelphia. The Phillies have won six of their past eight games, including consecutive series victories over first-place Pittsburgh and Atlanta, to move within one game of .500 at 45-46. Making his third career start, Taylor Jordan (0-2) gave up four runs -- three earned -- and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings. The hard-throwing righty was 9-1 with a 1.00 ERA between Class A and Double-A when the Nats called him up. "Jordan pitched a good game," Nats manager Davey Johnson said. "We just got stuck on two runs." Hamels is starting to pitch more like the guy who was the 2008 World Series MVP. He held the Pirates to one earned run in seven innings last Thursday and lowered his ERA to 4.17 with another strong outing. "Ive had success. I know what it takes to have success," Hamels said. "I have to get back to that." Antonio Bastardo allowed an RBI double to Wilson Ramos with two outs in the ninth, but retired Scott Hairston on a shallow pop to get his second save in five tries.dddddddddddd Closer Jonathan Papelbon wasnt available after pitching the previous two games and four of five. Helped by shaky defence, the Phillies scored three runs to take a 4-1 lead in the sixth. Ben Revere and Jimmy Rollins hit consecutive singles to start the inning. Chase Utley followed with a grounder to first, but Adam LaRoches throw to second hit Rollins in the arm and bounced away for an error. Revere scored to give the Phillies a lead and Rollins went to third. After Domonic Brown popped out, Young lined a 1-2 pitch to deep right-centre, scoring Rollins and Utley. "Weve been playing a lot better," Manuel said. "It goes to show you we can win games when we play good. Were kind of growing." Werth put the Nationals up 1-0 in the second when he drove one out to left-centre. Boos, as usual, greeted Werth as he rounded the bases. Werth has been an unpopular player in Philadelphia since leaving to take a $126 million contract from the Nationals before the 2011 season. Utley ripped a two-out double in the fourth and Brown followed with an RBI single to right. Hoping to add some punch to their lineup, Johnson started Hairston in place of Denard Span a day after the Nationals acquired the veteran outfielder from the Cubs. Hairston came in 12 for 30 with five doubles and five homers off Hamels and went 2 for 5 with a pair of singles. "This is a good-hitting ballpark, but we just couldnt get anything going," Johnson said. NOTES: Werths homer gave the Nationals at least one in 86 consecutive series. The last time Washington played a homerless series was a four-game set at the New York Mets on Sept. 12-15, 2011. ... The Nationals are 5-34 when scoring fewer than three runs. ... The Phillies are 23-13 against the NL East, and 10-4 in their past 14 games against teams with winning records. ... Philadelphia called up RHP Luis Garcia from Triple-A and optioned righty Phillippe Aumont. ... Hamels is 10-3 in his past 16 starts vs. Washington. ... All-Star Cliff Lee (10-2, 2.73) faces Gio Gonzalez (6-3, 3.14) on Wednesday night. ' ' '