2008 AFL draft#Trades

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2008 AFL draft

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| date = 29 November 2008
16 December 2008

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| sponsor = National Australia Bank

| network = Fox Sports

| league = AFL

| first = Jack Watts ({{AFL Mel}})

| prev = 2007

| next = 2009

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The 2008 AFL draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week (held between 6 October and 10 October), the national draft (held on 29 November), the pre-season draft (16 December) and the rookie draft (16 December).[https://web.archive.org/web/20080718040037/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=63364 2008 Key Dates] It was considered to be the last uncompromised draft before the draft concessions given to the {{AFL GC}} and {{AFL GWS}} expansion teams restrict the existing AFL clubs' access to the best young players in the future years drafts.Gough, Paul; [http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/big-names-on-offer-58095 Lovett, O'Keefe the big prizes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009034753/http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/big-names-on-offer-58095 |date=9 October 2008 }}; Sportal; 6 October 2008

Player changes

=Trades=

Throughout the year there was much speculation about high-profile players such as Jonathan Brown, Alan Didak and Daniel Kerr being likely to be traded during the AFL's annual trading period, but each re-signed with their clubs before the trading period started.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24449870-23211,00.html|title=Clubs to tread carefully in trade week|last=AAP|date=2008-10-05|publisher=Foxsports|access-date=2008-10-08}} The main discussions during trade week were the surprise request by Ryan O'Keefe to be traded from Sydney, as well as the destination of young Fremantle ruckman Robert Warnock, both of whom wished to be traded back to their home city of Melbourne.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24452136-23211,00.html |title=O'Keefe keen to deal - at a price|last=Gullan|first=Scott|date=2008-10-06|publisher=Foxsports|access-date=2008-10-08}} Other players to request trades include Andrew Lovett, Brent Prismall, Mark Seaby, Farren Ray, Josh Carr and Daniel Harris.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

North Melbourne surprised many early in the week by naming Hamish McIntosh and Corey Jones as players available to trade, with McIntosh later being withdrawn from the offer after a backlash from his manager and club legend Glenn Archer.{{cite news|url=http://news.theage.com.au/sport/archer-baffled-by-mcintosh-trade-option-20081007-4vt0.html|title=Archer baffled by McIntosh trade option|last=AAP|date=2008-10-07|publisher=The Age|access-date=2008-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010171041/http://news.theage.com.au/sport/archer-baffled-by-mcintosh-trade-option-20081007-4vt0.html|archive-date=10 October 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|url=http://news.smh.com.au/sport/mcintosh-off-afl-trade-table-20081008-4wnn.html|title=McIntosh off AFL trade table|last=AAP|date=2008-10-08|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2008-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009061651/http://news.smh.com.au/sport/mcintosh-off-afl-trade-table-20081008-4wnn.html|archive-date=9 October 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

Like most years, no trades were completed during the first three days of the trade week and for the first time the AFL was requested to assist by providing a mediator to solve the stand-off between Fremantle and Carlton over the Warnock deal. Carlton had offered its second round selection, #24 overall, but Fremantle wanted its first round selection, the sixth overall.{{cite news|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/mediation-to-settle-score-between-blueing-clubs-20081008-4w7d.html|last=Prestipino|first=David|title=Mediation to Settle Score Between Blueing Clubs|date=2008-10-08|publisher=WA Today|access-date=2008-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008215011/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/mediation-to-settle-score-between-blueing-clubs-20081008-4w7d.html|archive-date=8 October 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/war-over-robbie-warnock/story-e6frf7jo-1111117701971|title=War over Robbie Warnock|author=Stevens, Mark|author2= Ralph, Jon|date=2008-10-09|publisher=Herald Sun|access-date=2008-10-08}} On the final day of trade week Warnock was traded. The deal included Fremantle's pick No. 69, in exchange for Carlton's picks 24, 56 and 72.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/prismall-a-bomber-warnock-a-blue/story-e6frf33l-1111117717310 |title=Prismall a Bomber, Warnock a Blue|work=Fox Sports|author=Adam Cooper|author2=Sam Lienert

|date=10 October 2008|access-date=4 November 2008}}

In total only six trades were completed, with O'Keefe, Lovett, Seaby, Carr and Harris unable to finalise deals during the week. The low number of completed trades prompted calls by the AFLPA for a form of free agency to be introduced, although it could be explained as a one-off event due to a combination of the high regard for the players available in year's draft and the impending concessions to be given to the expansion teams, {{AFL GC}} and {{AFL GWS}} in the coming years.{{cite news|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/players-union-renews-call-for-free-agency-20081010-4yan.html?page=-1|title=Players union renews call for free agency|last=AAP|publisher=WA Today|date=10 October 2008|access-date=4 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206223032/http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/players-union-renews-call-for-free-agency-20081010-4yan.html?page=-1|archive-date=6 February 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:19%;"|Player

! style="width:11%;"|Original club

! style="width:11%;"|New club

! style="width:19%;"|Traded for

Adam Thomson

|{{AFL|PA}}

|{{AFL Ric}}

| draft pick #42

Rhyce Shaw and draft pick #61

| {{AFL Col}}

| {{AFL Syd}}

| draft pick #46

Anthony Corrie

| {{AFL BL}}

| {{AFL Col}}

| draft pick #93

Farren Ray and draft pick #48

| {{AFL WB}}

| {{AFL StK}}

| draft pick #31

Brent Prismall

| {{AFL Gee}}

| {{AFL Ess}}

| draft pick #39

Robert Warnock and draft pick #69

| {{AFL Fre}}

| {{AFL Car}}

| draft pick #24, #56 and #72

=Retirements and delistings=

class="wikitable sortable"
Name

! Club

! Date Retired

! Reason

Beau McDonald

| {{AFL BL}}

| 14 February

| Retired due to ongoing injury{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23209010-5003410,00.html|title=Injuries end it for Big Beau|publisher=The Courier Mail|date=14 February 2008 |access-date=14 February 2008 | first=Andrew | last=Hamilton}}

Danny Jacobs

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 12 March

| Retired due to a hip injury.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=56126|title=Danny Jacobs Announces Retirement|publisher=AFL|date=12 March 2008 |access-date=12 March 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080313233010/http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=56126| archive-date= 13 March 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Hugh Minson

| {{AFL|PA}}

| 9 April

| Retired due to knee problems.{{cite news|url=http://portadelaidefc.com.au/tabid/6038/default.aspx?newsid=57629|title=Hugh Minson retires|publisher=Port Adelaide Football Club|date=9 April 2008|access-date=17 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080826072504/http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/tabid/6038/Default.aspx?newsid=57629|archive-date=26 August 2008|url-status=dead}}

David Neitz

|{{AFL Mel}}

|19 May

| Retired due to neck problems.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=59840|title=Neitz announces immediate retirement|publisher=AFL website|date=19 May 2008 |access-date=19 May 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080520014207/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=59840| archive-date= 20 May 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Matthew Carr

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 19 May

| Retired due to leg problems.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=59858|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827163125/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=59858|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 August 2008|title=Matthew Carr pulls pin on Freo career|publisher=AFL website|date=19 May 2008 |access-date=19 May 2008}}

Michael Braun

| {{AFL WC}}

| 7 July (finished season)

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62822|title=Eagle champ Braun announces retirement|publisher=AFL website|date=7 July 2008 |access-date=7 July 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080710113126/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62822| archive-date= 10 July 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Peter Bell

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 7 July

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62841|title=Bell calls an end to a glittering career|publisher=AFL website|date=7 July 2008 |access-date=7 July 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080710074513/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=62841| archive-date= 10 July 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Andrew McDougall

| {{AFL WB}}

| 17 July

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://westernbulldogs.com.au/tabid/4112/Default.aspx?newsid=63540|title=Bulldog McDougall calls it quits|publisher=WB website|date=17 July 2008|access-date=17 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113611/http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/tabid/4112/Default.aspx?newsid=63540|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

Shaun McManus

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 29 July

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=64312|title=McManus to retire after Sunday's derby|publisher=AFL website|date=29 July 2008 |access-date=29 July 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080803020607/http://afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=64312| archive-date= 3 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Michael Wilson

| {{AFL|PA}}

| 5 August

| Retired due to ongoing injury.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64821|title=Power veteran Wilson calls it quits|publisher=AFL website|date=5 August 2008 |access-date=5 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080807042733/http://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64821| archive-date= 7 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Robert Harvey

| {{AFL StK}}

| 6 August (finished season)

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64904|title=Robert Harvey retires|publisher=AFL website|date=6 August 2008 |access-date=6 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080826115112/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64904| archive-date= 26 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Heath Black

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 6 August

| Retired due to ongoing injury{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64943|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524180732/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=64943|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2011|title=Freo defender Black announces retirement|publisher=AFL website|date=6 August 2008 |access-date=6 August 2008}}

Mal Michael

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 15 August (finished season)

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65563|title=Mal Michael retires .. again|publisher=AFL website|date=15 August 2008 |access-date=15 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080817130423/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65563| archive-date= 17 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Rhett Biglands

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 18 August

| Retired due to knee injury{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65743|title=Knee injury forces Biglands to retire|publisher=AFL website|date=18 August 2008 |access-date=18 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080821234024/http://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65743| archive-date= 21 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Nigel Lappin

| {{AFL BL}}

| 19 August

| Retired due to an achilles injury .{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65815 |title=Nigel Lappin calls it quits |publisher=AFL website |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=19 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820100656/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65815 |archive-date=20 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}

Mark Johnson

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 20 August (finished season)

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65923|title=Freo's Johnson will retire at end of season|publisher=AFL website|date=20 August 2008 |access-date=20 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080823013859/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65923| archive-date= 23 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Jason Johnson

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 25 August

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66247|title=Johnson and Rama retire|publisher=AFL website|date=25 August 2008 |access-date=25 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080828030609/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66247| archive-date= 28 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Adam Ramanauskas

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 25 August

| Retired

Shannon Grant

| {{AFL NM}}

| 26 August (finished season)

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66308|title=Shannon Grant calls it quits|publisher=AFL website|date=26 August 2008 |access-date=26 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080826095533/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66308| archive-date= 26 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Luke Webster

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 27 August

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/sport/afl/story/0,26633,24250044-5016215,00.html|title=Luke Webster latest Docker to quit|publisher=PerthNow|date=27 August 2008 |access-date=31 August 2008}}

Nathan Bassett

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 27 August (finished season)

| Retired due to health concerns.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66396|title=Veteran Crow calls it quits|publisher=AFL website|date=27 August 2008 |access-date=27 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080827163032/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66396| archive-date= 27 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Ben Holland

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 30 August

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66634|title=Demon Holland announces retirement|publisher=AFL website|date=30 August 2008 |access-date=30 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080918052747/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66634| archive-date= 18 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Jeff Farmer

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 2 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66909|title=Farmer, 'The Wizard' calls it quits|publisher=AFL website|date=2 September 2008 |access-date=2 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080903173925/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66909| archive-date= 3 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Nathan Ablett

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 2 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66910|title=Nathan Ablett to stop playing football|publisher=AFL website|date=2 September 2008 |access-date=2 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080903173930/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66910| archive-date= 3 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Ben Mathews

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 2 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67092|title=No more for Swan Mathews|publisher=AFL website|date=4 September 2008 |access-date=4 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080905215151/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67092| archive-date= 5 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Jess Sinclair

| {{AFL NM}}

| 10 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67442|title=Roo Sinclair to bound no more|publisher=AFL website|date=10 September 2008 |access-date=10 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080910200933/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67442| archive-date= 10 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Peter Everitt

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 12 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67590|title=Sad swansong for spida|publisher=AFL website|date=12 September 2008 |access-date=12 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080914225437/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67590| archive-date= 14 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Fraser Gehrig

| {{AFL StK}}

| 13 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67621|title=End of the line for the G-Train|publisher=AFL website|date=13 September 2008 |access-date=13 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080915225813/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67621| archive-date= 15 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Ryan Lonie

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15 September

| Retired due to ongoing injury{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67654|title=Lonie quits, Burns ponders future|publisher=AFL website|date=15 September 2008 |access-date=15 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080915102406/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67654| archive-date= 15 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Shane Wakelin

| {{AFL Col}}

| 15 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/wakelin-calls-it-a-day-as-pies-look-ahead/2008/09/14/1221330651747.html|title=Wakelin calls it a day as Pies look ahead|publisher=Realfooty website|date=15 September 2008 |access-date=15 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080915122154/http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/wakelin-calls-it-a-day-as-pies-look-ahead/2008/09/14/1221330651747.html| archive-date= 15 September 2008 | url-status= live}}

Nathan Thompson

| {{AFL NM}}

| 19 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67934|title=North's Thompson announces retirement|publisher=AFL website|date=19 September 2008 |access-date=19 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080922030353/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67934| archive-date= 22 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Scott Burns

| {{AFL Col}}

| 22 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68028|title=Burns calls an end to career|publisher=AFL website|date=22 September 2008 |access-date=22 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080923210643/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68028| archive-date= 23 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Ken McGregor

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 30 September

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68463|title=McGregor calls end to AFL career|publisher=AFL website|date=30 September 2008 |access-date=30 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081002114328/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68463| archive-date= 2 October 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Jason Saddington

| {{AFL Car}}

| 13 October

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68961|title=Six and out for Blues|publisher=AFL website|date=13 October 2008 |access-date=13 October 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081015044400/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68961| archive-date= 15 October 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Shane Crawford

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 8 November

| Retired{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=69611|title=Hawks shock: Veteran retires|publisher=AFL website|date=8 November 2008 |access-date=8 November 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081211201717/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=69611| archive-date= 11 December 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Courtney Johns

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 15 August

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65589|title=Johns axed|publisher=AFL Website|date=15 August 2008 |access-date=15 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080818062906/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=65589| archive-date= 18 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Damien Peverill

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 25 August

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66268|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524185119/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66268|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 May 2011|title=Delisted Peverill hopes to play elsewhere|publisher=AFL Website|date=25 August 2008 |access-date=25 August 2008}}

Jeff White

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 26 August

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66326|title=Melbourne dumps Yze and White|publisher=AFL Website|date=26 August 2008 |access-date=26 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080829125600/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66326| archive-date= 29 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Adem Yze

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 26 August

|Delisted

Greg Tivendale

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 28 August

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66503|title=Tivendale's Tiger days over|publisher=AFL Website|date=28 August 2008 |access-date=28 August 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080830003658/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66503| archive-date= 30 August 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Ryley Dunn

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 3 September

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://fremantlefc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7009/Default.aspx?newsId=66998|title=Ryley Dunn Departs|publisher=AFL Website|date=3 September 2008|access-date=3 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104234/http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7009/Default.aspx?newsId=66998|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

Steven Armstrong

| {{AFL WC}}

| 4 September

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67093 |title=Eagles axe three |publisher=AFL Website |date=4 September 2008 |access-date=4 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905215156/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67093 |archive-date=5 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}

Chad Jones

| {{AFL WC}}

| 4 September

|Delisted

James Thomson

| {{AFL WC}}

| 4 September

|Delisted

Jace Bode

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 4 September

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/tabid/7415/Default.aspx?newsid=67035|title=Bode and Weetra delisted|publisher=Melbourne fc.com.au|date=4 September 2008|access-date=4 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013040726/http://www.melbournefc.com.au/tabid/7415/Default.aspx?newsid=67035|archive-date=13 October 2009|url-status=dead}}

Isaac Weetra

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 4 September

|Delisted

Robert Copeland

| {{AFL BL}}

| 19 September

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67930 |title=Brisbane Lions discard premiership player Copeland |publisher=AFL Website |date=19 September 2008 |access-date=19 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922012252/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67930 |archive-date=22 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}

Chris Schmidt

| {{AFL BL}}

| 19 September

|Delisted

Wayde Mills

| {{AFL BL}}

| 19 September

|Delisted

Haydn Kiel

| {{AFL BL}}

| 19 September

|Delisted

Brodie Holland

| {{AFL Col}}

| 23 September

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68129|title=Magpies cut Holland, Egan and Iles|publisher=AFL Website|date=23 September 2008 |access-date=23 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080924162503/http://afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68129| archive-date= 24 September 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Chris Egan

| {{AFL Col}}

| 23 September

|Delisted

Sam Iles

| {{AFL Col}}

| 23 September

|Delisted

Scott West

| {{AFL WB}}

| 23 September

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/scott-west-to-part-ways-with-bulldogs-20080923-4mgr.html|title=Scott West 'to part ways with Bulldogs'|publisher=Real Footy Website|date=23 September 2008 |access-date=23 September 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080924075414/http://news.realfooty.com.au/sport/scott-west-to-part-ways-with-bulldogs-20080923-4mgr.html| archive-date= 24 September 2008 | url-status= live}}

Peter Street

| {{AFL WB}}

| 23 September

|Delisted

Nick Davis

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 12 October

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24482013-19742,00.html|title=Sydney says Rhyce Shaw in, Nick Davis out|publisher=Heraldsun Website|date=12 October 2008 |access-date=12 October 2008 | first=Jackie | last=Epstein}}

Liam Bedford

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 15 October

|Delisted{{cite news|title=Nathan Ablett cut as player culls continue|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24499572-19766,00.html|work=Herald Sun |location=Australia|date=15 October 2008|access-date=27 September 2008}}

Jason Davenport

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 15 October

|Delisted

Chris Kangars

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 15 October

|Delisted

Tim Clarke

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 16 October

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=69039|title=Hawthorn delists four|publisher=Official AFL Website|date=16 October 2008 |access-date=9 November 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081019031933/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=69039| archive-date= 19 October 2008 | url-status= dead}}

Zac Dawson

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 16 October

|Delisted

Luke McEntee

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 16 October

|Delisted

Garry Moss

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 16 October

|Delisted

Jayden Attard

| {{AFL StK}}

| 22 October

|Delisted{{cite news

|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24531902-19742,00.html

|title=St Kilda boots seven ahead of AFL National Draft

|publisher=Heraldsun Website

|date=22 October 2008

|access-date=22 October 2008

|first=Sam

|last=Edmund

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024141540/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0%2C26576%2C24531902-19742%2C00.html

|archive-date=24 October 2008

|url-status=dead

}}

Matthew Ferguson

| {{AFL StK}}

| 22 October

|Delisted

Michael Rix

| {{AFL StK}}

| 22 October

|Delisted

Shane Birss

| {{AFL StK}}

| 22 October

|Delisted

Charlie Gardiner

| {{AFL StK}}

| 22 October

|Delisted

Glenn Chivers

| {{AFL StK}}

| 22 October

|Delisted

Luke Van Rheenen

| {{AFL StK}}

| 22 October

|Delisted

Aaron Fiora

| {{AFL StK}}

| 31 October

|Delisted{{cite news

|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24580238-19742,00.html

|title=Saints Axe Fiora

|publisher=Heraldsun Website

|date=31 October 2008

|access-date=31 October 2008

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102130633/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0%2C26576%2C24580238-19742%2C00.html

|archive-date=2 November 2008

|url-status=dead

}}

Chris Johnson

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 31 October

|Delisted{{cite news|url=http://www.melbournefc.com.au/tabid/7415/Default.aspx?newsid=69495|title=Bailey speaks out at Johnson loss|publisher=Melbournefc.com.au|date=31 October 2008|access-date=31 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011020739/http://www.melbournefc.com.au/tabid/7415/Default.aspx?newsid=69495|archive-date=11 October 2009|url-status=dead}}

2008 national draft

The 2008 national draft was held on 29 November. Melbourne finished the 2008 AFL season in last position and had the first selection in the draft. As both Melbourne and West Coast Eagles won less than 5 games during the season, they were eligible for a priority pick. As this was the first year in which they qualified, the priority pick was allocated between the first and second rounds of selections.

Ayce Cordy was the first player selected in the draft as the only father–son selection. The Western Bulldogs had to use their 1st round selection, #14, to secure him after St Kilda bid their #1st round selection for him. His father, Brian, played 124 games for the Bulldogs in the 1980s.{{cite news|url=http://news.theage.com.au/sport/afl-bulldogs-have-ayce-up-their-sleeve-20081006-4um4.html |title=AFL Bulldogs have Ayce up their sleeve |last=AAP |date=2008-10-06 |publisher=The Age |access-date=2008-10-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206205641/http://news.theage.com.au/sport/afl-bulldogs-have-ayce-up-their-sleeve-20081006-4um4.html |archive-date=6 February 2009 }}

The top two selections were widely tipped to be Jack Watts and Nic Naitanui, with Daniel Rich, Ty Vickery, Stephen Hill, Chris Yarran and Hamish Hartlett to fill the next few selections.{{cite news|url=http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/the-four-tops/2008/10/01/1222651177545.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2|title=The four tops|date=2008-10-01|publisher=Realfooty.com.au|access-date=2008-10-08| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081005035845/http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/the-four-tops/2008/10/01/1222651177545.html?page=fullpage| archive-date= 5 October 2008 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/AFLBlogs/BlogArticle/tabid/8123/Default.aspx?newsId=70169|title=It's here! 2008 Phantom Draft|last=Burgin|first=Matt|date=26 November 2008|publisher=afl.com.au|access-date=2008-11-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081207135013/http://www.afl.com.au/News/AFLBlogs/BlogArticle/tabid/8123/Default.aspx?newsId=70169| archive-date= 7 December 2008 | url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/judgement-day/2008/11/23/1226770818997.html|title=Judgement Day|last=Quayle|first=Emma|date=23 November 2008|publisher=Realfooty.com.au|access-date=2008-11-27}}

{{AFL Draft legend|1=|2=y|3=y|4=y|5=y|6=y}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Round

! Pick

! Player

! Recruited from

! League

! Club

1

| 1

| Jack Watts

| Sandringham Dragons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Mel}}

1

| 2

| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Nic Naitanui

| Swan Districts

| WAFL

| {{AFL WC}}

1

| 3

| Stephen Hill

| West Perth

| WAFL

| {{AFL Fre}}

1

| 4

| Hamish Hartlett

| West Adelaide

| SANFL

| {{AFL|PA}}

1

| 5

| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Michael Hurley

| Northern Knights

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Ess}}

1

| 6

| Chris Yarran

| Swan Districts

| WAFL

| {{AFL Car}}

1

| 7

| bgcolor="#CCCCFF"|Daniel Rich x

| Subiaco

| WAFL

| {{AFL BL}}

1

| 8

| Ty Vickery

| Sandringham Dragons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Ric}}

1

| 9

| Jack Ziebell

| Murray Bushrangers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL NM}}

1

| 10

| Phil Davis

| North Adelaide

| SANFL

| {{AFL Ade}}

1

| 11

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Steele Sidebottom

| Murray Bushrangers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Col}}

1

| 12

| Lewis Johnston

| North Adelaide

| SANFL

| {{AFL Syd}}

1

| 13

| Tom Lynch

| Sandringham Dragons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL StK}}

1

| 14 (F/S)

| Ayce Cordy

| Geelong Falcons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL WB}}

1

| 15

| Mitchell Brown

| Sandringham Dragons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Gee}}

1

| 16

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Ryan Schoenmakers

| Norwood

| SANFL

| {{AFL Haw}}

Priority

| 17

| Sam Blease

| Eastern Ranges

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Mel}}

Priority

| 18

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Luke Shuey

| Oakleigh Chargers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL WC}}

2

| 19

| James Strauss

| Oakleigh Chargers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Mel}}

2

| 20

| Tom Swift

| Claremont

| WAFL

| {{AFL WC}}

2

| 21

| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Hayden Ballantyne

| Peel Thunder

| WAFL

| {{AFL Fre}}

2

| 22

| Jackson Trengove

| Calder Cannons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL|PA}}

2

| 23

| David Zaharakis

| Northern Knights

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Ess}}

2

| 24

| Nick Suban

| North Ballarat Rebels

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Fre}}

2

| 25

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Jack Redden

| Glenelg

| SANFL

| {{AFL BL}}

2

| 26

| Jayden Post

| Western Jets

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Ric}}

2

| 27

| Sam Wright

| Murray Bushrangers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL NM}}

2

| 28

| Shaun McKernan

| Calder Cannons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Ade}}

2

| 29

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Dayne Beams

| Southport

| QAFL

| {{AFL Col}}

2

| 30

| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Dan Hannebery

| Oakleigh Chargers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Syd}}

2

| 31

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Jordan Roughead

| North Ballarat Rebels

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL WB}}

2

| 32

| Liam Jones

| North Hobart

| TFL

| {{AFL WB}}

2

| 33

| Tom Gillies

| Dandenong Stringrays

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Gee}}

2

| 34

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Liam Shiels

| Eastern Ranges

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Haw}}

3

| 35

| Jamie Bennell

| Swan Districts

| WAFL

| {{AFL Mel}}

3

| 36

| Ashley Smith

| Dandenong Stingrays

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL WC}}

3

| 37

| Zac Clarke

| Oakleigh Chargers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Fre}}

3

| 38

| Matthew Broadbent

| Woodville-West Torrens

| SANFL

| {{AFL|PA}}

3

| 39

| Steven Motlop

| Wanderers

| NTFL

| {{AFL Gee}}

3

| 40

| Mitch Robinson

| Tasmanian Devils

| VFL

| {{AFL Car}}

3

| 41

| Todd Banfield

| Swan Districts

| WAFL

| {{AFL BL}}

3

| 42

| Mitch Banner

| Western Jets

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL|PA}}

3

| 43

| Liam Anthony

| East Fremantle

| WAFL

| {{AFL NM}}

3

| 44

| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Rory Sloane

| Eastern Ranges

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Ade}}

3

| 45

| Jarrad Blight

| Swan Districts

| WAFL

| {{AFL Col}}

3

| 46

| Luke Rounds

| Geelong Falcons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Col}}

3

| 47

| Rhys Stanley

| West Adelaide

| SANFL

| {{AFL StK}}

3

| 48

| Nicholas Heyne

| Gippsland Power

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL StK}}

3

| 49

| Taylor Hunt

| Sandringham Dragons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Gee}}

3

| 50

| Jordan Lisle

| Oakleigh Chargers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Haw}}

4

| 51

| Neville Jetta

| Swan Districts

| WAFL

| {{AFL Mel}}

4

| 52

| Jordan Jones

| Geelong Falcons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL WC}}

4

| 53

| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Michael Walters

| Swan Districts

| WAFL

| {{AFL Fre}}

4

| 54

| Jarrad Redden

| Woodville-West Torrens

| SANFL

| {{AFL|PA}}

4

| 55

| Michael Still

| Northern Knights

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Ess}}

4

| 56

| Ben Bucovaz

| Geelong Falcons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Fre}}

4

| 57

| Aaron Cornelius

| Tasmanian Devils

| VFL

| {{AFL BL}}

4

| 58

| Tom Hislop

| Essendon

| AFL

| {{AFL Ric}}

4

| 59

| Nathan O'Keefe

| Eastern Ranges

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL NM}}

4

| 60

| Tom Lee

| Claremont

| WAFL

| {{AFL Ade}}

4

| 61

| Campbell Heath

| Gippsland Power

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Syd}}

4

| 62

| Alistair Smith

| Perth

| WAFL

| {{AFL StK}}

4

| 63

| Luke Lowden

| Sandringham Dragons

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Haw}}

5

| 64

| Rohan Bail

| Mount Gravatt

| QAFL

| {{AFL Mel}}

5

| 65

| Rhys O'Keeffe

| North Adelaide

| SANFL

| {{AFL Car}}

5

| 66

| Glenn Dawson

| Woodville-West Torrens

| SANFL

| {{AFL|PA}}

5

| 67

| Tyson Slattery

| West Adelaide

| SANFL

| {{AFL Ess}}

5

| 68

| Tim Ruffles

| North Ballarat Rebels

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Fre}}

5

| 69

| Bart McCulloch

| South Launceston

| TFL

| {{AFL BL}}

5

| 70

| Pass

|

|

| {{AFL Ric}}

5

| 71

| Warren Benjamin

| Claremont

| WAFL

| {{AFL NM}}

5

| 72

| Will Young

| North Ballarat Rebels

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Ade}}

5

| 73

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Leigh Brown

| North Melbourne

| AFL

| {{AFL Col}}

5

| 74

| Paul Cahill

| Sturt

| SANFL

| {{AFL StK}}

5

| 75

| Shane Savage

| Dandenong Stingrays

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Haw}}

6

| 76

| Pass

|

|

| {{AFL Mel}}

6

| 77

| Chris Hall

| Woodville-West Torrens

| SANFL

| {{AFL Fre}}

6

| 78

| Jason Davenport

| Geelong

| AFL

| {{AFL|PA}}

6

| 79

| Pass

|

|

| {{AFL Ess}}

6

| 80

| Caleb Tiller

| Murray Bushrangers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL Car}}

6

| 81

| Kieran King

| East Fremantle

| WAFL

| {{AFL BL}}

6

| 82

| Pass

|

|

| {{AFL BL}}

6

| 83

| Colm Begley

| Brisbane Lions

| AFL

| {{AFL StK}}

7

| 84

| Pass

|

|

| {{AFL|PA}}

7

| 85

| Pass

|

|

| {{AFL Car}}

2009 pre-season draft

The pre-season draft was held on 16 December 2008 (but is referred to as the 2009 pre-season draft in continuation from the early years of the AFL draft when it was held in January or February) and most pre-draft interest was on whether or not former West Coast Eagles captain and Brownlow Medal winner Ben Cousins would be selected by the Richmond Football Club. Richmond, the only club to show interest in recruiting Cousins, had one selection in the pre-season draft (because it had only one space left on its senior list). In the week leading up to the pre-season draft, Richmond requested to have Graham Polak (who had been hit by a tram the previous season, with it not clear at this stage whether or not the resulting injuries would end his career) moved to the rookie list, to free up an additional list space and give them a second selection in the pre-season draft. The request was similar to one made by and granted to the Essendon Football Club a few years earlier with respect to Adam Ramanauskas, but there were key differences which led to Richmond's request being rejected by the AFL and a majority of rival clubs on 15 December.[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24802125-23211,00.html Ben Cousins denied AFL return]; 15 December 2008 Although Richmond had maintained throughout the previous week that it would draft Cousins only if its request to put Polak on the rookie list was granted, they selected Cousins anyway with their only selection in the pre-season draft. Josh Carr's return to Port Adelaide was the other major player move.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090211011356/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=70852 2009 NAB AFL Pre-Season and rookie drafts]

class="wikitable sortable"
Round

! Pick

! Player

! Recruited from

! League

! Club

1

| 1

| Liam Jurrah

| Yuendumu

| CAFL

| {{AFL Mel}}

1

| 2

| Josh Carr

| {{AFL Fre}}

| AFL

| {{AFL|PA}}

1

| 3

|Hayden Skipworth

|Bendigo Bombers

| VFL

| {{AFL Ess}}

1

| 4

| Chris Johnson

| {{AFL Mel}}

| AFL

| {{AFL Car}}

1

| 5

| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Tom Rockliff

|Murray Bushrangers

| TAC Cup

| {{AFL BL}}

1

| 6

| Ben Cousins

| West Coast Eagles

| AFL

| {{AFL Ric}}

2009 rookie draft

Due to the expansion in the number of rookie places available for clubs to use - from the previous maximum of six players to the maximum of eight rookies and veteran listed players combined - the 2009 rookie draft featured more selections than usual.

class="wikitable sortable"
Round

! Pick

! Player

! Recruited from

! Club

1

|1

|Jordie McKenzie

|Geelong Falcons

|{{AFL Mel}}

1

|2

|Liam Bedford

|Geelong Football Club

|{{AFL|WC}}

1

|3

|Casey Sibosado

|Oakleigh Chargers

|{{AFL Fre}}

1

|4

|Wade Thompson

|North Adelaide

|{{AFL|PA}}

1

|5

|Bryce Carroll

|Western Jets

|{{AFL Ess}}

1

|6

|Jeff Garlett

|Swan Districts

|{{AFL Car}}

1

|7

|Daniel Murray

|East Perth

|{{AFL BL}}

1

|8

|Robin Nahas

|Oakleigh Chargers

|{{AFL Ric}}

1

|9

|Marcus White

|Calder Cannons

|{{AFL NM}}

1

|10

|Ricky Henderson

|Trentham

|{{AFL Ade}}

1

|11

|Tristan Francis

|Gippsland Power

|{{AFL Col}}

1

|12

|Kristin Thornton

|Sydney Swans

|{{AFL Syd}}

1

|13

|Zac Dawson

|Hawthorn

|{{AFL StK}}

1

|14

|Jamason Daniels

|Murray Bushrangers

|{{AFL WB}}

1

|15

|Adam Varcoe

|Central District

|{{AFL Gee}}

1

|16

|Riley Milne

|Murray Bushrangers

|{{AFL Haw}}

2

|17

|Rhys Healey

|Bendigo Pioneers

|{{AFL Mel}}

2

|18

|Adam Cockie

|Subiaco

|{{AFL WC}}

2

|19

|Matt de Boer

|Claremont

|{{AFL Fre}}

2

|20

|Danny Meyer

|Richmond

|{{AFL|PA}}

2

|21

|Thomas German

|Calder Cannons

|{{AFL Ess}}

2

|22

|Luke Stanton

|Northern Knights

|{{AFL Car}}

2

|23

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL BL}}

2

|24

|David Gourdis

|Richmond

|{{AFL Ric}}

2

|25

|Luke Delaney

|Geelong Falcons

|{{AFL NM}}

2

|26

|Chris Schmidt

|Brisbane Lions

|{{AFL Ade}}

2

|27

| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Jarryd Blair

|Gippsland Power

|{{AFL Col}}

2

|28

|Taylor Gilchrist

|Sandringham Dragons

|{{AFL Syd}}

2

|29

|Tom Simpkin

|Geelong Falcons

|{{AFL StK}}

2

|30

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Liam Picken

|Williamstown

|{{AFL WB}}

2

|31

|Bryn Weadon

|North Ballarat Rebels

|{{AFL Gee}}

2

|32

|Haydn Kiel

|Brisbane Lions

|{{AFL Haw}}

3

|33

|Daniel Hughes

|Melbourne

|{{AFL Mel}}

3

|34

|Hamish Shepheard

|East Perth

|{{AFL Fre}}

3

|35

|Daniel Stewart

|Labrador

|{{AFL|PA}}

3

|36

|Christian Bock

|Woodville-West Torrens

|{{AFL Ess}}

3

|37

|Greg Bentley

|Port Adelaide

|{{AFL Car}}

3

|38

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL BL}}

3

|39

|Andrew Browne

|Murray Bushrangers

|{{AFL Ric}}

3

|40

|Ben Speight

|Norwood

|{{AFL NM}}

3

|41

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL Ade}}

3

|42

|Johnny Bennell

|Peel Thunder

|{{AFL Col}}

3

|43

|Kyle Coney

|Tyrone GAA (Ireland)

|{{AFL Syd}}

3

|44

|Brad Howard

|St Kilda

|{{AFL StK}}

3

|45

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL WB}}

3

|46

|Tom Allwright

|North Hobart Demons

|{{AFL Gee}}

3

|47

|bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Luke Breust

|Temora

|{{AFL Haw}}

4

|48

|Clancee Pearce

|Swan Districts

|{{AFL Fre}}

4

|49

|Matthew Martin

|West Adelaide

|{{AFL|PA}}

4

|50

|Kade Klemke

|Murray Bushrangers

|{{AFL Ess}}

4

|51

|Darren Pfeiffer

|Carlton

|{{AFL Car}}

4

|52

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL BL}}

4

|53

|Alroy Gilligan

|Claremont

|{{AFL Ric}}

4

|54

|Alan Obst

|North Melbourne

|{{AFL NM}}

4

|55

|Brian Donnelly

|Louth GAA (Ireland)

|{{AFL Ade}}

4

|56

|Tobais Thoolen

|Collingwood

|{{AFL Col}}

4

|57

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Mike Pyke

|Canada (international rookie)

|{{AFL Syd}}

4

|58

|Steven Gaertner

|Dandenong Stingrays

|{{AFL StK}}

4

|59

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL WB}}

4

|60

|Ranga Ediriwickrama

|NSW AFL scholarship program

|{{AFL Gee}}

4

|61

|Carl Peterson

|Richmond

|{{AFL Haw}}

5

|62

|Jay van Berlo

|West Perth

|{{AFL Fre}}

5

|63

|Jesse Laurie

|Claremont

|{{AFL|PA}}

5

|64

|Michael Quinn

|Longford GAA (Ireland)

|{{AFL Ess}}

5

|65

|Lachie Hill

|Carlton

|{{AFL Car}}

5

|66

|Adam Spackman

|Morningside

|{{AFL BL}}

5

|67

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL Ric}}

5

|68

|Conor Meredith

|Laois GAA (Ireland)

|{{AFL NM}}

5

|69

|Lachlan Keeffe

|3-year non-registration

|{{AFL Col}}

5

|70

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL Syd}}

5

|71

|Ross Tungatulum

|St Mary's

|{{AFL StK}}

5

|72

|Christopher Ogle

|NSW AFL scholarship program

|{{AFL WB}}

5

|73

|Garry Moss

|Hawthorn

|{{AFL Haw}}

6

|74

|Greg Broughton

|Subiaco

|{{AFL Fre}}

6

|75

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL|PA}}

6

|76

|Sam Jacobs

|Carlton

|{{AFL Car}}

6

|77

|Daniel Dzufer

|Brisbane Lions

|{{AFL BL}}

6

|78

|Scott Reed

|NSW AFL scholarship program

|{{AFL Col}}

6

|79

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL Syd}}

6

|80

|Samuel McGarry

|Sandringham Dragons

|{{AFL StK}}

6

|81

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Matt Suckling

|Sandringham Dragons

|{{AFL Haw}}

7

|82

|Joel Tippett

|Brisbane Lions

|{{AFL BL}}

7

|83

|colspan=2|Pass

|{{AFL Syd}}

7

|84

|Blake McGrath

|NSW AFL scholarship program

|{{AFL StK}}

7

|85

|Will Sierakowski

|NSW AFL scholarship program

|{{AFL Haw}}

Rookie elevation

A total of 15 players were promoted from their respective clubs' rookie lists to the club's primary lists at the conclusion of the 2008 season.{{cite book|editor=Michael Lovett|title=AFL Record Season Guide 2009|year=2009|publisher=The Slattery Media Group|isbn=978-0-9805162-6-5|pages=341, 458|chapter=The Draft}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Player

! Recruited from

! Club

{{sortname|Jared|Petrenko|Jared Petrenko}}

| Woodville-West Torrens

| {{AFL Ade}}

{{sortname|Scott|Clouston|Scott Clouston}}

| Morningside

| {{AFL BL}}

{{sortname|Michael|Jamison|Michael Jamison}}

| North Ballarat

| {{AFL Car}}

{{sortname|Brent|Macaffer|Brent Macaffer}}

| Gippsland Power

| {{AFL Col}}

{{sortname|Sharrod|Wellingham|Sharrod Wellingham}}

| Perth

| {{AFL Col}}

{{sortname|Jarrod|Atkinson|Jarrod Atkinson}}

| Bendigo Bombers

| {{AFL Ess}}

{{sortname|Austin|Wonaeamirri|Austin Wonaeamirri}}

| Norwood

| {{AFL Mel}}

{{sortname|Nathan|Grima|Nathan Grima}}

| Central District

| {{AFL NM}}

{{sortname|Michael|Wundke|Michael Wundke}}

| North Adelaide

| {{AFL NM}}

{{sortname|Nick|Salter|Nick Salter}}

| Woodville-West Torrens

| {{AFL|PA}}

{{sortname|Robert|Eddy|Robert Eddy}}

| Gippsland Power

| {{AFL StK}}

{{sortname|Andrew|McQualter|Andrew McQualter}}

| Gippsland Power

| {{AFL StK}}

{{sortname|Matt|O'Dwyer|Matt O'Dwyer (Australian footballer)}}

| Calder Cannons

| {{AFL Syd}}

{{sortname|Nick|Smith|Nick Smith (footballer born 1988)}}

| Oakleigh Chargers

| {{AFL Syd}}

{{sortname|Beau|Wilkes|Beau Wilkes}}

| Claremont

| {{AFL|WC}}

Selections by league

National and pre-season draft selection totals by leagues:

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League

! Players
selected

! State

TAC Cup

| 40

| VIC

WAFL

| 16

| WA

SANFL

| 13

| SA

VFL

| 3

| VIC

TFL

| 2

| TAS

QAFL

| 2

| QLD

NTFL

| 1

| NT

CAFL

| 1

| NT

References

{{reflist}}

{{2008 AFL national draft}}

{{2009 AFL pre-season draft}}

{{2009 AFL rookie draft}}

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