2001 AFL draft
The 2001 AFL draft consisted of a state draft, a body draft, a pre-season draft and a trade period. The AFL draft is the annual draft of players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League (AFL).
In 2001 there were 83 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. The Fremantle Dockers originally received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder in the 2001 AFL season but they traded it to Hawthorn for Trent Croad. The No.1 draft pick was Luke Hodge, who became the first No.1 draft pick in many seasons to play in a premiership side.
The draft is known widely as the "superdraft"[1] due to both the recruitment of modern star players such as Luke Hodge, Luke Ball, Chris Judd, Jimmy Bartel, Nick Dal Santo, Steve Johnson, Sam Mitchell, Leigh Montagna, Gary Ablett, Brian Lake, Matthew Boyd, James Kelly, Dane Swan and David Hale.[2] All of the aforementioned players have played in at least one Grand Final, all but Dal Santo and Montagna have played in a premiership team and Judd, Mitchell and Hodge (three times) have captained their respective teams to victories in the 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015 grand finals. Judd (2004, 2010), Bartel (2007), Ablett (2009, 2013), Swan (2011) and Mitchell (2012) have also won the Brownlow Medal, the award for the best and fairest player in a season, while Judd (2005), Johnson (2007), Hodge (2008 and 2014), Bartel (2011) and Lake (2013) have all won a Norm Smith Medal (awarded to the best player on-field in the AFL Grand Final).
Trades
In alphabetical order of new clubs
2001 national draft
| * | Denotes player who has been a premiership player and been selected for at least one All-Australian team |
| + | Denotes player who has been a premiership player at least once |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Australian team |
| ~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rising Star |
Notes
- Brian Lake was known as Brian Harris when drafted
2002 rookie draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Luke Webster | East Perth | Fremantle |
| 1 | 2 | Josh Dicketts | Murray U18 | St Kilda |
| 1 | 3 | Brent Tuckey | Collingwood | West Coast |
| 1 | 4 | John Baird | Box Hill Hawks | Kangaroos |
| 1 | 5 | Andrew Carrazzo | Oakleigh U18 | Geelong |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Jamar | North Adelaide | Melbourne |
| 1 | 7 | Nick Greenwood | Gippsland U18 | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 8 | James Podsiadly | Essendon (VFL) | Collingwood |
| 1 | 9 | Paul Thomas | Central District | Adelaide |
| 1 | 10 | Scott McGlone | Bendigo U18 | Sydney |
| 1 | 11 | Bret Thornton | Oakleigh U18 | Carlton |
| 1 | 12 | Jordan Barham | Calder U18 | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 13 | Ben Kane | Eastern U18 | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 14 | Kristian De Pasquale | Coburg Tigers | Richmond |
| 1 | 15 | Scott Howard | Calder U18 | Essendon |
| 1 | 16 | Darren Bradshaw | Mount Gravatt | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 17 | Josh Head | South Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 2 | 18 | Ben Schwarze | Sandringham U18 | St Kilda |
| 2 | 19 | Quinten Lynch | West Perth | West Coast |
| 2 | 20 | Stuart Cooper | Murray Kangaroos | Kangaroos |
| 2 | 21 | Will Slade | Oakleigh U18 | Geelong |
| 2 | 22 | David Robbins | Springvale | Melbourne |
| 2 | 23 | Matthew Boyd | Frankston | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 24 | Justin Crow | Oakleigh U18 | Collingwood |
| 2 | 25 | Nathan Bock | Woodville-West Torrens | Adelaide |
| 2 | 26 | Chris Obst | Hawthorn | Sydney |
| 2 | 27 | Ezra Bray | Geelong | Carlton |
| 2 | 28 | Jaxon Crabb | West Coast | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 29 | Djaran Whyman | Bendigo U18 | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 30 | Brad Miller | Western U18 | Richmond |
| 2 | 31 | Adam Winter | Calder U18 | Essendon |
| 2 | 32 | Pass | N/A | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 33 | Aaron Sandilands | East Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 3 | 34 | Chris Jones | Echuca | St Kilda |
| 3 | 35 | Clancy Rudeforth | Claremont | West Coast |
| 3 | 36 | Adam Chatfield | Carlton | Geelong |
| 3 | 37 | Ryan Ayres | Darwin | Melbourne |
| 3 | 38 | Pass | N/A | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 39 | Andrew Hill | Wangaratta Rovers | Collingwood |
| 3 | 40 | Ben Rutten | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
| 3 | 41 | Ricky O'Loughlin | Adelaide | Sydney |
| 3 | 42 | Jordan Doering | Carlton | Carlton |
| 3 | 43 | Mark McKenzie | Northern U18 | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 44 | Nick Stone | Collingwood | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 45 | Matt King | Dandenong U18 | Richmond |
| 3 | 46 | Ken Hall | Essendon (VFL) | Essendon |
| 3 | 47 | Pass | N/A | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 48 | Pass | N/A | St Kilda |
| 4 | 49 | Nicholas Walsh | Cavan GAA (Gaelic football) | Melbourne |
| 4 | 50 | Mark Dubyna | Sandringham U18 | Collingwood |
| 4 | 51 | Martin Mattner | Sturt | Adelaide |
| 4 | 52 | Pass | N/A | Sydney |
| 4 | 53 | Michael Davis | Essendon | Carlton |
| 4 | 54 | Nick Jackman | South Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 55 | Michael Georgiadis | Box Hill Hawks | Hawthorn |
| 4 | 56 | Simon Hart | Coburg Tigers | Richmond |
| 4 | 57 | Pass | N/A | Brisbane Lions |
| 5 | 58 | Leith Teakle | East Fremantle | Collingwood |
| 5 | 59 | Gerrard Bennett | Sydney | Sydney |
| 5 | 60 | Adam Matthews | Carlton | Carlton |
| Post-draft | 61 | Pass | N/A | Brisbane Lions |
| Post-draft | 62 | Tom Hill | Sydney Redbacks | Sydney |
| Post-draft | 63 | Pass | N/A | Brisbane Lions |
| Post-draft | 64 | Luke Jarjoura | NSW-ACT U18 | Sydney |
| Post-draft | 65 | David Mapleston | Morningside | Brisbane Lions |
| Post-draft | 66 | Nick Raines | Southport | Brisbane Lions |
| Post-draft | 67 | Luke Weller | Northern Eagles | Brisbane Lions |
2002 pre-season draft
| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pass | St Kilda | |
| 2 | Aaron Lord | Hawthorn | Geelong |
| 3 | Nathan Saunders | Werribee Football Club | Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | Scott Cummings | West Coast Eagles | Collingwood |
| 5 | Trent Hentschel | Woodville-West Torrens Football Club | Adelaide Crows |
| 6 | Tony Lockett | Sydney Swans | Sydney Swans |
| 7 | Pass | St Kilda | |
| 8 | Pass | St Kilda |
Honours
Brownlow Medallists:
- Chris Judd: 2004 and 2010
- Jimmy Bartel: 2007
- Gary Ablett, Jr.: 2009 & 2013
- Dane Swan: 2011
- Sam Mitchell: 2012
Norm Smith Medallists:
- Chris Judd: 2005
- Steve Johnson: 2007
- Luke Hodge: 2008, 2014
- Jimmy Bartel: 2011
- Brian Lake 2013
Premierships:
- Lewis Roberts-Thomson: 2005, 2012
- Adam Schneider: 2005
- Chris Judd: 2006
- Mark Seaby: 2006
- Steven Armstrong: 2006
- Ashley Hansen: 2006
- Quinten Lynch: 2006
- Jimmy Bartel: 2007, 2009 and 2011
- Luke Hodge: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Rick Ladson: 2008
- Campbell Brown: 2008
- James Kelly: 2007, 2009 and 2011
- Gary Ablett, Jr.: 2007, 2009
- Steve Johnson: 2007, 2009 and 2011
- Dane Swan: 2010
- Luke Ball: 2010
- Sam Mitchell: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Brian Lake: 2013, 2014, 2015
- David Hale: 2013, 2014, 2015
- Matthew Boyd: 2016
- Martin Mattner: 2012
References
- McFarlane, Glenn (17 June 2012). "Why the super draft 'big three', Luke Hodge, Luke Ball and Chris Judd, need a change of luck". Herald Sun.
- Russell, Dwayne (15 March 2014). "The AFL draft of 2001 a gift from the footy gods that will never be surpassed". Sunday Mail SA.