TORONTO — The Ottawa REDBLACKS have selected defesnsive lineman Blessman Ta’ala with the first overall pick in the 2023 Global Draft.
So far they’re not ALL kickers from Australia. Great start! 
Ooo. We got a punter… from Australia. I’m still excited.
If Kyle Walters picked him he’s gotta be good. 
| PICK NO. | TEAM | PLAYER | POSITION | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa REDBLACKS | Blessman Ta’ala | DL | American Samoa |
| 2 | Edmonton Elks | Dean Faithfull | K | Great Britain |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Adam Korsak | P | Australia |
| 4 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Penei Pavihi | LB | American Samoa |
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes | Simon Lars Sandberg | DL | Sweden |
| 6 | Calgary Stampeders | Isaac Moore | OL | Sweden |
| 7 | BC Lions | Jevoni Robinson | WR | Jamaican |
| 8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Jamieson Sheahan | P | Australian |
| 9 | Toronto Argonauts | Alfredo Gachuz Lozada | K | Mexico |
| PICK NO. | TEAM | PLAYER | POSITION | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa REDBLACKS | Lucas Lavin | OL | Sweden |
| 2 | Edmonton Elks | Kilian Zierer | OL | Germany |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | Habakkuk Baldonado | DL | Italy |
| 4 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Lou Hedley | P | Australia |
| 5 | Montreal Alouettes | Rhys Burns | P | Australia |
| 6 | Calgary Stampeders | Leno Schroeter | LB | Germany |
| 7 | BC Lions | Junior Aho | DL | France |
| 8 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Karl Schmitz | P | Bermuda |
| 9 | Toronto Argonauts | Emmanuel Falola | LB | Great Britain |
And in a blink of an eye it’s over. Now I’ll be able to exhale and get back to my daily routine… once I work off this nervous energy. It’s a darned good thing that there’s no more CFL drafts coming up today. My system couldn’t handle it.
i got some news for you… lol
What’s that? More excitement yet to come?! Oh boy oh boy oh boy…
at least you have a few hours to rest and prepare yourself for the excitement of the CFL draft tonight. starts at 5pm EDT i believe.
We’re on Central Time here on the Prairies. TSN3 is covering the first two rounds starting at 7:00 PM. Looks like I picked a bad time to quit sniffing glue.
Turns out the Global draft is a good opportunity for American Samoa.
yea my brain was thinking PDT but my fingers typed EDT 
I’m just glad you don’t live in Europe. I’d be thoroughly mixed up with the time difference.
I was happy to see THREE Swedish players drafted. and not one was kicker.
I’ll give the writer a pass on not knowing how to find Ö on his keyboard [alt + 153] or [alt + 0214], but it’s Örebro, not Örboro!
Samoa has so much talent for such a tiny place
you could probably draft an entire team with the resources found there .
