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1996 AFL draft

{{Short description|Draft for the Australian Football League}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

The 1996 AFL draft was held at the conclusion of the 1996 Australian Football League (AFL) season. The inaugural rookie draft was held with the 1997 pre-season draft.

The AFL draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.

Clubs receive picks based on the position in which they finish on the ladder during the season, although these picks can be swapped around by teams for trading players.

Trades: club by club

= [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]] =

= [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] =

= [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] =

= [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] =

= [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] =

= [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] =

= [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] =

= [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] =

= [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] =

= [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] =

  • Troy Gray from {{AFL Syd}} for draft pick #34

= [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]] =

= [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]] =

= [[Western Bulldogs]] =

1996 national draft

class="wikitable sortable"
PickPlayerRecruited fromClub
1

|Michael Gardiner

|Claremont (WAFL)

|{{AFL WC}}

2

|Chris Heffernan

|Geelong (U18)

|{{AFL Ess}}

3

|Rory Hilton

|Murray (U18)

|{{AFL BL}}

4

|Mark Kinnear

|Calder (U18)

|{{AFL Syd}}

5

|Daniel McAlister

|Tasmania (U18)

|{{AFL Ess}}

6

|John Rombotis

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL|PA}}

7

|Bowen Lockwood

|Geelong (U18)

|{{AFL|PA}}

8

|Leigh Brockman

|Tasmania (U18)

|{{AFL Gee}}

9

|Mark Harwood

|Tasmania (U18)

|{{AFL|PA}}

10

|Nathan Brown

|Bendigo (U18)

|{{AFL WB}}

11

|Brent Grgic

|Geelong (U18)

|{{AFL Mel}}

12

|Heath Black

| Oakleigh Chargers

|{{AFL Fre}}

13

|Tom Gilligan

|Southern (U18)

|{{AFL Ade}}

14

|Brett O'Farrell

| Prahran Dragons

|{{AFL Syd}}

15

|Max Hudghton

|West Brisbane (AFLQ)

|{{AFL StK}}

16

|Pat Steinfort

| Oakleigh Chargers

|{{AFL Ric}}

17

|Rowan Warfe

|Fitzroy (U18)

|{{AFL Syd}}

18

|Gerrard Bennett

|Tasmania (U18)

|{{AFL Gee}}

19

|Brent Tuckey

|Ballarat (U18)

|{{AFL Col}}

20

|Matthew Dent

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL WB}}

21

|Tim Williams

| East Perth (WAFL)

|{{AFL Ess}}

22

|Alistair Nicholson

|Claremont

|{{AFL Mel}}

23

|Evan Hewitt

|Subiaco (WAFL)

|{{AFL NM}}

24

|Josh Wooden

|NSW-ACT (U18)

|{{AFL WC}}

25

|Andrew Bomford

|Sydney

|{{AFL Ess}}

26

|Tim Notting

|Ballarat (U18)

|{{AFL BL}}

27

|Troy Cook

|Perth (WAFL)

|{{AFL Syd}}

28

|Jason Johnson

|Calder (U18)

|{{AFL Ess}}

29

|Nathan Turvey

| South Fremantle (WAFL)

|{{AFL Haw}}

30

|Hayden Lamaro

|Murray (U18)

|{{AFL Mel}}

31

|Jess Sinclair

|Eastern (U18)

|{{AFL Fre}}

32

|Jim Plunkett

|Northern (U18)

|{{AFL WB}}

33

|Will Sangster

| Prahran Dragons

|{{AFL Syd}}

34

|Shannon Corcoran

|Brisbane

|{{AFL Syd}}

35

|Mark Chaffey

|Caulfield Grammar

|{{AFL Ric}}

36

|Jonathan Hay

|East Fremantle (WAFL)

|{{AFL Haw}}

37

|Adam Kingsley

|Essendon

|{{AFL|PA}}

38

|Sam Smart

| Norwood (SANFL)

|{{AFL Car}}

39

|Nick Stone

|Claremont (WAFL)

|{{AFL WC}}

40

|Forfeited due to violation of salary cap regulations

| -

|{{AFL Ess}}

41

|Matthew Manfield

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL Ric}}

42

|Martin Pike

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL NM}}

43

|Paul Corrigan

|Melbourne

|{{AFL Gee}}

44

|Jacob Rhodes

|Geelong (U18)

|{{AFL WB}}

45

|Clayton Gardiner

|Claremont (WAFL)

|{{AFL Mel}}

46

|Matthew Clucas

|East Fremantle (WAFL)

|{{AFL Fre}}

47

|Brett Montgomery

|Footscray

|{{AFL WB}}

48

|Marty Warry

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL Col}}

49

|Jason Heatley

|West Coast

|{{AFL StK}}

50

|Luke McCormick

|NSW-ACT (U18)

|{{AFL NM}}

51

|Robert McMahon

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL Haw}}

52

|Damien Lock

|Bendigo (U18)

|{{AFL Car}}

53

|Michael Braun

|Bendigo (U18)

|{{AFL WC}}

54

|Mathew Watson

|Essendon

|{{AFL Ess}}

55

|Steven McKee

|Myrtelford (VCFL)

|{{AFL Ric}}

56

|Cameron Mooney

|NSW-ACT (U18)

|{{AFL NM}}

57

|Trent Cummings

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL WC}}

58

|Paul Dooley

|Williamstown (VFL)

|{{AFL WB}}

59

|Anthony McDonald

|Melbourne

|{{AFL Mel}}

60

|Andrew Eccles

|Northern (U18)

|{{AFL Ade}}

61

|Stephen Powell

|Melbourne

|{{AFL WB}}

62

|Andrew Thompson

|St Kilda

|{{AFL StK}}

63

|Jason Baldwin

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL Ric}}

64

|Darren Collins

|Port Adelaide

|{{AFL Haw}}

65

|Brad Cassidy

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL Col}}

66

|Paul Hills

|Essendon

|{{AFL Ess}}

67

|Byron Pickett

|Port Adelaide

|{{AFL NM}}

68

|Russell Robertson

|Tasmania (U18)

|{{AFL Mel}}

69

|Chad Rintoul

|East Fremantle

|{{AFL Ade}}

70

|Adam Hay

|East Perth

|{{AFL NM}}

71

|Brett Knowles

|Gippsland (U18)

|{{AFL StK}}

72

|Brent Frewen

|Fitzroy

|{{AFL Ric}}

73

|Brett Howman

|NSW-ACT (U18)

|{{AFL Haw}}

74

|Chris Jackson

|NSW-ACT (U18)

|{{AFL Car}}

75

|Mark Winterton

|Southern (U18)

|{{AFL Mel}}

76

|Greg Dempsey

|West Adelaide

|{{AFL Ade}}

77

|Marcus Barham

|Calder (U18)

|{{AFL Col}}

78

|Lucas Fleming

|Northern (U18)

|{{AFL StK}}

79

|Daniel Donati

|Old Xavs (VAFA)

|{{AFL Ric}}

80

|Chris Holcombe

|Southern (U18)

|{{AFL Haw}}

81

|Anthony Franchina

|Carlton

|{{AFL Car}}

82

|Duncan O'Toole

|Devonport

|{{AFL Mel}}

83

|Ashley Gehling

|Melbourne

|{{AFL Mel}}

84

|Josh Mahoney

|Williamstown (VFL)

|{{AFL Col}}

85

|Brad Scott

|Hawthorn

|{{AFL Haw}}

86

|Ben Parker

|Murray (U18)

|{{AFL Ade}}

87

|Brad Fuller

|NSW-ACT (U18)

|{{AFL Col}}

88

|Phil Smith

|West Perth

|{{AFL Haw}}

89

|Dwayne Griffin

|Swan Districts

|{{AFL Col}}

90

|Leigh Singline

|Sth Launceston

|{{AFL Col}}

1997 pre-season draft

class="wikitable sortable"
PickPlayerRecruited fromClub
1

|Stephen Paxman

|Fitzroy

|Port Adelaide

2

|Paul Hudson

|Hawthorn

|Western Bulldogs

3

|Leigh Newton

|Albury

|Melbourne

4

|Jason Taylor

|Hawthorn

|Collingwood

5

|Brett Cook

|Fitzroy

|St Kilda

6

|Brett Evans

|Springvale

|Richmond

7

|Jon Hassall

|Collingwood

|Hawthorn

8

|Darren Hulme

|Southern Stingrays

|Carlton

9

|Matthew Banks

|Eastern Ranges

|Essendon

10

|John Stevens

|Old Ivanhoe Grammarians

|Sydney

11

|Brett Chandler

|Fitzroy

|North Melbourne

12

|Steven Pitt

|Collingwood

|Western Bulldogs

13

|Robert Pyman

|Collingwood

|Melbourne

14

|Robert Schaefer

|Central District

|Collingwood

15

|Brad Campbell

|Port Melbourne

|St Kilda

16

|Todd Ridley

|Fremantle

|Hawthorn

17

|Anthony Mellington

|Fitzroy

|North Melbourne

18

|Shane Woewodin

|East Fremantle

|Melbourne

19

|Michael R. Gardiner

|Subiaco

|Collingwood

20

|Nigel Credin

|Fitzroy

|Hawthorn

1997 rookie draft

The first AFL rookie draft was held on 25 February 1997. Only players aged between 18 and 23 were eligible to be drafted. Whilst each club could draft up to six players onto their Rookie Lists, only {{AFL Col}}, {{AFL Mel}} and {{AFL Ess}} selected a full complement, whilst {{AFL BL}} and {{AFL StK}} declined to take part.{{cite news|url=http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&docID=news970226_0230_0266|title=Ex-Don gets new chance via draft|first=Greg|last=Denham|date=26 February 1997|work=The Age}}

class="wikitable sortable"
PickPlayerRecruited fromAFL club
1Jason Dylan{{SANFL Por}}Port Adelaide
2Adam Contessa{{AFL NM}} reservesWestern Bulldogs
3Nathan Bassett{{SANFL Nor}}Melbourne
4Cameron Venables{{WAFL|Sub}}Fremantle
5Ben Marsh{{SANFL WestA}}Adelaide
6Mal Michael{{AFL Col}} reservesCollingwood
7Justin PlappBurnieRichmond
8Brad L. CampbellKyabramHawthorn
9Michael Brown{{AFL Fit}} reservesGeelong
10Mark Porter{{VFL Cob}}Carlton
11Paul Blair{{WAFL|Sub}}West Coast
12Mark JohnsonCalder U18Essendon
13PassBrisbane
14Nathan TresizeMurray U18Sydney
15Julian Kirzner{{AFL Car}} reservesNorth Melbourne
16Luke Ottens{{SANFL Gle}}Port Adelaide
17Jason Lappin{{AFL WB}} reservesWestern Bulldogs
18Daniel Ward{{AFL Fit}} reservesMelbourne
19Matthew Richter{{WAFL|Cla}}Fremantle
20Steven Coghill{{SANFL WestA}}Adelaide
21Andrew PugsleyEastern U18Collingwood
22Jason Ramsey{{AFL Fit}}Richmond
23PassHawthorn
24Shawn Lewfatt{{AFL Ess}}Geelong
25PassCarlton
26Ryan Webb{{WAFL|WP}}West Coast
27Gary Moorcroft{{AFL Ess}} reservesEssendon
28PassBrisbane
29PassSydney
30Bryan Beinke{{SANFL Por}}North Melbourne
31PassPort Adelaide
32PassWestern Bulldogs
33Matthew Bishop{{VFL Box}}Melbourne
34Rupert Betheras{{WAFL|EP}}Fremantle
35PassAdelaide
36Michael Polley{{AFL Mel}}Collingwood
37PassRichmond
38PassHawthorn
39PassGeelong
40PassCarlton
41Trent Simpson{{WAFL|Sub}}West Coast
42Andrew RamsdenOld TrinityEssendon
43PassBrisbane
44PassSydney
45PassNorth Melbourne
46PassPort Adelaide
47PassWestern Bulldogs
48Russell Robertson{{AFL Mel}}Melbourne
49Scott Gooch{{AFL Fre}}Fremantle
50PassAdelaide
51Brett Warburton{{AFL Car}} reservesCollingwood
52PassRichmond
53PassHawthorn
54PassGeelong
55PassCarlton
56Todd Nener{{WAFL|EP}}West Coast
57Luke Trew{{AFL WB}}Essendon
58PassBrisbane
59Steven MaharBelconnenSydney
60PassNorth Melbourne
61PassPort Adelaide
62PassWestern Bulldogs
63Duncan O'Toole{{AFL Mel}}Melbourne
64Gavin Milentis{{WAFL|Cla}}Fremantle
65PassAdelaide
66Peter O'BrienOld MelburniansCollingwood
67PassRichmond
68PassHawthorn
69PassGeelong
70PassCarlton
71PassWest Coast
72Andrew HendersonUniversity BluesEssendon
73PassBrisbane
74Leigh Marshall{{AFL Syd}}Sydney
75PassNorth Melbourne
76PassPort Adelaide
77PassWestern Bulldogs
78James McDonaldOld XaveriansMelbourne
79PassFremantle
80PassAdelaide
81Mark OxleyCastlemaineCollingwood
82PassRichmond
83PassHawthorn
84PassGeelong
85PassCarlton
86PassWest Coast
87Damien FrankenDonvaleEssendon
88PassBrisbane
89Adam RyderBelconnenSydney
90PassNorth Melbourne

Port Adelaide zone selections

As part of Port Adelaide's entry to the AFL they were entitled to recruit some uncontracted players from other AFL clubs and players from the SANFL prior to the national draft. Clubs that lost players were entitled to compensation selections before both the first and second rounds of the 1996 national draft.

= Uncontracted player selection=

=Zone selections=

class= "wikitable sortable"
PlayerRecruited from
Nathan EagletonWest Adelaide
Tom HarleyNorwood
Peter BurgoynePort Adelaide
Stuart DewCentral District
Fabian FrancisPort Adelaide
Josh FrancouNorth Adelaide
Roger JamesNorwood
Brendon LadeSouth Adelaide
Darren MeadPort Adelaide
Nathan SteinbernerCentral District
Warren TredreaPort Adelaide
Michael WilsonPort Adelaide
Stephen DanielsNorwood
Donald DickieNorwood
Paul EvansPort Adelaide
Scott BassettNorwood
Rhett BiglandsWoodville-West Torrens
Tom CarrPort Adelaide
Stephen CarterPort Adelaide
Mark ConwayCentral District
Jarrod CottonCentral District
Nigel FiegertPort Adelaide
Scott FreebornWoodville-West Torrens
Jake LynchWoodville-West Torrens
Scott MathewsWoodville-West Torrens
Andrew OsbornSouth Adelaide
Darryl PoolePort Adelaide
Damian SquireNorth Adelaide
Jonathon YerburyNorwood

Brisbane Lions pre-draft selections

As part of the conditions of the merger between Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Football Club, Brisbane was able to recruit up to eight players from Fitzroy into the newly created Brisbane Lions.

References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite book|title=AFL Record Season Guide 2010|year=2010 |pages=442–444, 471–472|publisher=G. Slattery |editor=Lovett, Michael|isbn=978-0-9806274-5-9}}

{{1996 AFL national draft}}

{{1997 AFL pre-season draft}}

{{1997 AFL rookie draft}}

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