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
| image =
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| alt =
| caption =
| date = 29 November 2008
16 December 2008
| time =
| location =
| sponsor = National Australia Bank
| network = Fox Sports
| league = AFL
| first = Jack Watts ({{AFL Mel}})
| prev = 2007
| next = 2009
}}
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Hugh Minson
| {{AFL|PA}} | 9 April |
David Neitz
|{{AFL Mel}} |19 May |
Matthew Carr
| {{AFL Fre}} | 19 May |
Michael Braun
| {{AFL WC}} | 7 July (finished season) |
Peter Bell
| {{AFL Fre}} | 7 July |
Andrew McDougall
| {{AFL WB}} | 17 July |
Shaun McManus
| {{AFL Fre}} | 29 July |
Michael Wilson
| {{AFL|PA}} | 5 August |
Robert Harvey
| {{AFL StK}} | 6 August (finished season) |
Heath Black
| {{AFL Fre}} | 6 August |
Mal Michael
| {{AFL Ess}} | 15 August (finished season) |
Rhett Biglands
| {{AFL Ade}} | 18 August |
Nigel Lappin
| {{AFL BL}} | 19 August |
Mark Johnson
| {{AFL Fre}} | 20 August (finished season) |
Jason Johnson
| {{AFL Ess}} | 25 August |
Adam Ramanauskas
| {{AFL Ess}} | 25 August |
Shannon Grant
| {{AFL NM}} | 26 August (finished season) |
Luke Webster
| {{AFL Fre}} | 27 August |
Nathan Bassett
| {{AFL Ade}} | 27 August (finished season) |
Ben Holland
| {{AFL Mel}} | 30 August |
Jeff Farmer
| {{AFL Fre}} | 2 September |
Nathan Ablett
| {{AFL Gee}} | 2 September |
Ben Mathews
| {{AFL Syd}} | 2 September |
Jess Sinclair
| {{AFL NM}} | 10 September |
Peter Everitt
| {{AFL Syd}} | 12 September |
Fraser Gehrig
| {{AFL StK}} | 13 September |
Ryan Lonie
| {{AFL Col}} | 15 September |
Shane Wakelin
| {{AFL Col}} | 15 September |
Nathan Thompson
| {{AFL NM}} | 19 September |
Scott Burns
| {{AFL Col}} | 22 September |
Ken McGregor
| {{AFL Ade}} | 30 September |
Jason Saddington
| {{AFL Car}} | 13 October |
Shane Crawford
| {{AFL Haw}} | 8 November |
Courtney Johns
| {{AFL Ess}} | 15 August |
Damien Peverill
| {{AFL Ess}} | 25 August |
Jeff White
| {{AFL Mel}} | 26 August |
Adem Yze
| {{AFL Mel}} | 26 August |
Greg Tivendale
| {{AFL Ric}} | 28 August |
Ryley Dunn
| {{AFL Fre}} | 3 September |
Steven Armstrong
| {{AFL WC}} | 4 September |
Chad Jones
| {{AFL WC}} | 4 September |
James Thomson
| {{AFL WC}} | 4 September |
Jace Bode
| {{AFL Mel}} | 4 September |
Isaac Weetra
| {{AFL Mel}} | 4 September |
Robert Copeland
| {{AFL BL}} | 19 September |
Chris Schmidt
| {{AFL BL}} | 19 September |
Wayde Mills
| {{AFL BL}} | 19 September |
Haydn Kiel
| {{AFL BL}} | 19 September |
Brodie Holland
| {{AFL Col}} | 23 September |
Chris Egan
| {{AFL Col}} | 23 September |
Sam Iles
| {{AFL Col}} | 23 September |
Scott West
| {{AFL WB}} | 23 September |
Peter Street
| {{AFL WB}} | 23 September |
Nick Davis
| {{AFL Syd}} | 12 October |
Liam Bedford
| {{AFL Gee}} | 15 October |
Jason Davenport
| {{AFL Gee}} | 15 October |
Chris Kangars
| {{AFL Gee}} | 15 October |
Tim Clarke
| {{AFL Haw}} | 16 October |
Zac Dawson
| {{AFL Haw}} | 16 October |
Luke McEntee
| {{AFL Haw}} | 16 October |
Garry Moss
| {{AFL Haw}} | 16 October |
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 |
Michael Rix
| {{AFL StK}} | 22 October |
Shane Birss
| {{AFL StK}} | 22 October |
Charlie Gardiner
| {{AFL StK}} | 22 October |
Glenn Chivers
| {{AFL StK}} | 22 October |
Luke Van Rheenen
| {{AFL StK}} | 22 October |
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 |
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 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Mel}} |
1
| 2 | bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Nic Naitanui | WAFL | {{AFL WC}} |
1
| 3 | WAFL | {{AFL Fre}} |
1
| 4 | SANFL | {{AFL|PA}} |
1
| 5 | bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Michael Hurley | TAC Cup | {{AFL Ess}} |
1
| 6 | WAFL | {{AFL Car}} |
1
| 7 | bgcolor="#CCCCFF"|Daniel Rich x | Subiaco | WAFL | {{AFL BL}} |
1
| 8 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Ric}} |
1
| 9 | TAC Cup | {{AFL NM}} |
1
| 10 | SANFL | {{AFL Ade}} |
1
| 11 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Steele Sidebottom | TAC Cup | {{AFL Col}} |
1
| 12 | SANFL | {{AFL Syd}} |
1
| 13 | TAC Cup | {{AFL StK}} |
1
| 14 (F/S) | TAC Cup | {{AFL WB}} |
1
| 15 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Gee}} |
1
| 16 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Ryan Schoenmakers | Norwood | SANFL | {{AFL Haw}} |
Priority
| 17 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Mel}} |
Priority
| 18 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Luke Shuey | TAC Cup | {{AFL WC}} |
2
| 19 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Mel}} |
2
| 20 | WAFL | {{AFL WC}} |
2
| 21 | bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Hayden Ballantyne | WAFL | {{AFL Fre}} |
2
| 22 | TAC Cup | {{AFL|PA}} |
2
| 23 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Ess}} |
2
| 24 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Fre}} |
2
| 25 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Jack Redden | Glenelg | SANFL | {{AFL BL}} |
2
| 26 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Ric}} |
2
| 27 | TAC Cup | {{AFL NM}} |
2
| 28 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Ade}} |
2
| 29 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Dayne Beams | QAFL | {{AFL Col}} |
2
| 30 | bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Dan Hannebery | TAC Cup | {{AFL Syd}} |
2
| 31 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Jordan Roughead | TAC Cup | {{AFL WB}} |
2
| 32 | TFL | {{AFL WB}} |
2
| 33 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Gee}} |
2
| 34 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Liam Shiels | TAC Cup | {{AFL Haw}} |
3
| 35 | WAFL | {{AFL Mel}} |
3
| 36 | TAC Cup | {{AFL WC}} |
3
| 37 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Fre}} |
3
| 38 | SANFL | {{AFL|PA}} |
3
| 39 | NTFL | {{AFL Gee}} |
3
| 40 | VFL | {{AFL Car}} |
3
| 41 | WAFL | {{AFL BL}} |
3
| 42 | TAC Cup | {{AFL|PA}} |
3
| 43 | WAFL | {{AFL NM}} |
3
| 44 | bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Rory Sloane | TAC Cup | {{AFL Ade}} |
3
| 45 | WAFL | {{AFL Col}} |
3
| 46 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Col}} |
3
| 47 | SANFL | {{AFL StK}} |
3
| 48 | TAC Cup | {{AFL StK}} |
3
| 49 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Gee}} |
3
| 50 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Haw}} |
4
| 51 | WAFL | {{AFL Mel}} |
4
| 52 | TAC Cup | {{AFL WC}} |
4
| 53 | bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Michael Walters | WAFL | {{AFL Fre}} |
4
| 54 | SANFL | {{AFL|PA}} |
4
| 55 | Michael Still | TAC Cup | {{AFL Ess}} |
4
| 56 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Fre}} |
4
| 57 | VFL | {{AFL BL}} |
4
| 58 | Essendon | AFL | {{AFL Ric}} |
4
| 59 | TAC Cup | {{AFL NM}} |
4
| 60 | Tom Lee | WAFL | {{AFL Ade}} |
4
| 61 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Syd}} |
4
| 62 | Perth | WAFL | {{AFL StK}} |
4
| 63 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Haw}} |
5
| 64 | QAFL | {{AFL Mel}} |
5
| 65 | SANFL | {{AFL Car}} |
5
| 66 | SANFL | {{AFL|PA}} |
5
| 67 | SANFL | {{AFL Ess}} |
5
| 68 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Fre}} |
5
| 69 | TFL | {{AFL BL}} |
5
| 70 | Pass | | | {{AFL Ric}} |
5
| 71 | WAFL | {{AFL NM}} |
5
| 72 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Ade}} |
5
| 73 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Leigh Brown | AFL | {{AFL Col}} |
5
| 74 | Sturt | SANFL | {{AFL StK}} |
5
| 75 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Haw}} |
6
| 76 | Pass | | | {{AFL Mel}} |
6
| 77 | SANFL | {{AFL Fre}} |
6
| 78 | Geelong | AFL | {{AFL|PA}} |
6
| 79 | Pass | | | {{AFL Ess}} |
6
| 80 | TAC Cup | {{AFL Car}} |
6
| 81 | WAFL | {{AFL BL}} |
6
| 82 | Pass | | | {{AFL BL}} |
6
| 83 | 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 | Yuendumu | CAFL | {{AFL Mel}} |
1
| 2 | {{AFL Fre}} | AFL | {{AFL|PA}} |
1
| 3 | VFL | {{AFL Ess}} |
1
| 4 | {{AFL Mel}} | AFL | {{AFL Car}} |
1
| 5 | bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Tom Rockliff | TAC Cup | {{AFL BL}} |
1
| 6 | 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 |{{AFL Mel}} |
1
|2 |{{AFL|WC}} |
1
|3 |{{AFL Fre}} |
1
|4 |{{AFL|PA}} |
1
|5 |{{AFL Ess}} |
1
|6 |{{AFL Car}} |
1
|7 |{{AFL BL}} |
1
|8 |{{AFL Ric}} |
1
|9 |{{AFL NM}} |
1
|10 |{{AFL Ade}} |
1
|11 |{{AFL Col}} |
1
|12 |{{AFL Syd}} |
1
|13 |{{AFL StK}} |
1
|14 |{{AFL WB}} |
1
|15 |{{AFL Gee}} |
1
|16 |{{AFL Haw}} |
2
|17 |{{AFL Mel}} |
2
|18 |{{AFL WC}} |
2
|19 |{{AFL Fre}} |
2
|20 |{{AFL|PA}} |
2
|21 |{{AFL Ess}} |
2
|22 |{{AFL Car}} |
2
|23 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL BL}} |
2
|24 |{{AFL Ric}} |
2
|25 |{{AFL NM}} |
2
|26 |{{AFL Ade}} |
2
|27 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Jarryd Blair |{{AFL Col}} |
2
|28 |{{AFL Syd}} |
2
|29 |{{AFL StK}} |
2
|30 |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Liam Picken |{{AFL WB}} |
2
|31 |{{AFL Gee}} |
2
|32 |{{AFL Haw}} |
3
|33 |{{AFL Mel}} |
3
|34 |{{AFL Fre}} |
3
|35 |{{AFL|PA}} |
3
|36 |Christian Bock |{{AFL Ess}} |
3
|37 |{{AFL Car}} |
3
|38 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL BL}} |
3
|39 |{{AFL Ric}} |
3
|40 |{{AFL NM}} |
3
|41 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL Ade}} |
3
|42 |{{AFL Col}} |
3
|43 |{{AFL Syd}} |
3
|44 |{{AFL StK}} |
3
|45 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL WB}} |
3
|46 |{{AFL Gee}} |
3
|47 |bgcolor="#FBCEB1"|Luke Breust |{{AFL Haw}} |
4
|48 |{{AFL Fre}} |
4
|49 |{{AFL|PA}} |
4
|50 |{{AFL Ess}} |
4
|51 |{{AFL Car}} |
4
|52 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL BL}} |
4
|53 |{{AFL Ric}} |
4
|54 |{{AFL NM}} |
4
|55 |{{AFL Ade}} |
4
|56 |{{AFL Col}} |
4
|57 |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Mike Pyke |Canada (international rookie) |{{AFL Syd}} |
4
|58 |{{AFL StK}} |
4
|59 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL WB}} |
4
|60 |Ranga Ediriwickrama |{{AFL Gee}} |
4
|61 |{{AFL Haw}} |
5
|62 |{{AFL Fre}} |
5
|63 |{{AFL|PA}} |
5
|64 |{{AFL Ess}} |
5
|65 |{{AFL Car}} |
5
|66 |{{AFL BL}} |
5
|67 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL Ric}} |
5
|68 |{{AFL NM}} |
5
|69 |3-year non-registration |{{AFL Col}} |
5
|70 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL Syd}} |
5
|71 |{{AFL StK}} |
5
|72 |{{AFL WB}} |
5
|73 |{{AFL Haw}} |
6
|74 |{{AFL Fre}} |
6
|75 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL|PA}} |
6
|76 |{{AFL Car}} |
6
|77 |{{AFL BL}} |
6
|78 |{{AFL Col}} |
6
|79 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL Syd}} |
6
|80 |{{AFL StK}} |
6
|81 |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Matt Suckling |{{AFL Haw}} |
7
|82 |{{AFL BL}} |
7
|83 |colspan=2|Pass |{{AFL Syd}} |
7
|84 |{{AFL StK}} |
7
|85 |{{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 |
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{{sortname|Jared|Petrenko|Jared Petrenko}}
| {{AFL Ade}} |
{{sortname|Scott|Clouston|Scott Clouston}}
| {{AFL BL}} |
{{sortname|Michael|Jamison|Michael Jamison}}
| {{AFL Car}} |
{{sortname|Brent|Macaffer|Brent Macaffer}}
| {{AFL Col}} |
{{sortname|Sharrod|Wellingham|Sharrod Wellingham}}
| Perth | {{AFL Col}} |
{{sortname|Jarrod|Atkinson|Jarrod Atkinson}}
| {{AFL Ess}} |
{{sortname|Austin|Wonaeamirri|Austin Wonaeamirri}}
| Norwood | {{AFL Mel}} |
{{sortname|Nathan|Grima|Nathan Grima}}
| {{AFL NM}} |
{{sortname|Michael|Wundke|Michael Wundke}}
| {{AFL NM}} |
{{sortname|Nick|Salter|Nick Salter}}
| {{AFL|PA}} |
{{sortname|Robert|Eddy|Robert Eddy}}
| {{AFL StK}} |
{{sortname|Andrew|McQualter|Andrew McQualter}}
| {{AFL StK}} |
{{sortname|Matt|O'Dwyer|Matt O'Dwyer (Australian footballer)}}
| {{AFL Syd}} |
{{sortname|Nick|Smith|Nick Smith (footballer born 1988)}}
| {{AFL Syd}} |
{{sortname|Beau|Wilkes|Beau Wilkes}}
| {{AFL|WC}} |
Selections by league
References
{{reflist}}
{{2008 AFL national draft}}
{{2009 AFL pre-season draft}}
{{2009 AFL rookie draft}}
{{afldraft}}