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
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.