2001 AFL Draft
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The '''2001 AFL Draft''' consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, and a trade period. The [[AFL Draft]] is the annual draft of talented players by [[Australian rules football]] teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the [[Australian Football League]].
In 2001 there were 83 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. The [[Fremantle Football Club|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 Football Club|Hawthorn]] for [[Trent Croad]].
The draft is known widely as the "superdraft" <sup>[http://westcoasteagles.com.au/default.asp?pg=featurestories&spg=display&articleid=232596]</sup> due to both the recruitment of modern star players such as [[Chris Judd|Judd]], [[Jimmy Bartel|Bartel]], [[Luke Hodge|Hodge]], [[Luke Ball|Ball]], [[Gary Ablett, Jr.|Ablett]], [[Nick Dal Santo|Dal Santo]], [[Steve Johnson (footballer)|S.Johnson]], and [[Sam Mitchell (footballer)|Mitchell]], as well as the depth of talent throughout all 83 picks. The [[2006 AFL Draft]] was considered to have comparable talent. <ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/AFL-draft-hailed-as-strongest-ever/2006/11/26/1164476063117.html AFL draft hailed as strongest ever - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Trades==
''In alphabetical order of new clubs''
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
|| '''Player''' || '''Original Club''' || '''[[:Category:Australian Football League clubs|New Club]]'''||'''Traded For'''
|-
| [[Ryan Fitzgerald]]
| [[Sydney Swans]]
| [[Adelaide Crows]]
| Draft Pick #28
|-
| [[Kris Massie]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| [[Adelaide Crows]]
| [[Andrew Eccles]]
|-
| [[Ben Nelson (footballer)|Ben Nelson]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| [[Adelaide Crows]]
| [[David Gallagher]]
|-
| [[Daniel Schell]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| [[Adelaide Crows]]
| [[Peter Vardy (footballer)|Peter Vardy]]
|-
| [[Andrew Eccles]]
| [[Adelaide Crows]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| [[Kris Massie]]
|-
| [[David Gallagher]]
| [[Adelaide Crows]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| [[Ben Nelson]]
|-
| [[Corey McKernan]]
| [[Kangaroos Football Club|Kangaroos]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| [[Mark Porter]] and Draft Picks #14 & #30
|-
| [[Justin Murphy (Australian rules footballer)|Justin Murphy]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| Draft Pick #23
|-
| [[Lindsay Smith]]
| [[Kangaroos Football Club|Kangaroos]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| Draft Pick #61
|-
| [[Trent Croad]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| Draft Picks #1, #20 & #36
|-
| [[Jeff Farmer (footballer)|Jeff Farmer]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| Draft Pick #17
|-
| [[Luke McPharlin]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| Draft Picks #1, #20 & #36
|-
| [[Troy Simmonds]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| [[Daniel Bandy]]
|-
| [[Brent Grgic]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| Draft Pick #55
|-
| [[David Bourke]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| [[Kangaroos Football Club|Kangaroos]]
| Draft Pick #68
|-
| [[Mark Porter]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
| [[Kangaroos Football Club|Kangaroos]]
| [[Corey McKernan]] and Draft Picks #23 & #39
|-
| [[Clint Bizzell]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| Draft Picks #17 & #41
|-
| [[Craig Ellis]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| [[Troy Simmonds]]
|-
| [[Peter Vardy (footballer)|Peter Vardy]]
| [[Adelaide Crows]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| Draft Pick #56
|-
| [[Damien Hardwick]]
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
| Draft Picks #31 & 47
|-
| [[Paul Hudson (Australian rules footballer)|Paul Hudson]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| Draft Pick #49
|-
| [[Greg Stafford (footballer)|Greg Stafford]]
| [[Sydney Swans]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| [[Nick Daffy]] and Draft Pick #17
|-
| [[Heath Black]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| [[St. Kilda Football Club|St. Kilda]]
| Draft Pick #17
|-
| [[Trent Knobel]]
| [[Brisbane Lions]]
| [[St. Kilda Football Club|St. Kilda]]
| Draft Pick #45
|-
| [[Nick Daffy]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| [[Sydney Swans]]
| [[Greg Stafford]]
|-
| [[Barry Hall]]
| [[St. Kilda Football Club|St. Kilda]]
| [[Sydney Swans]]
| Draft Pick #13, #17 & #45
|-
| [[Daniel Bandy]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| [[Craig Ellis]] and Draft Pick #26
|-
| [[Marcus Picken]]
| [[Brisbane Lions]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| Draft Pick #49
|-
| [[Shannon Rusca]]
| [[Brisbane Lions]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| Draft Pick #49
|}
==National Draft==
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
|| '''Round''' || '''Pick''' || '''Player''' || '''Recruited from''' || '''[[:Category:Australian Football League clubs|Club]]'''
|-
| [[Priority draft pick|Priority]]
| 1
| [[Luke Hodge]]
| [[Geelong Falcons]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|-
| [[Priority draft pick|Priority]]
| 2
| [[Luke Ball]]
| [[Sandringham Dragons]]
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|-
| [[Priority draft pick|Priority]]
| 3
| [[Chris Judd]]
| [[Sandringham Dragons]]
| [[West Coast Eagles]]
|-
| 1
| 4
| [[Graham Polak]]
| [[East Fremantle Football Club]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
|-
| 1
| 5
| [[Xavier Clarke]]
| [[St Mary's Football Club]]
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|-
| 1
| 6
| [[Ashley Sampi]]
| [[South Fremantle Football Club]]
| [[West Coast Eagles]]
|-
| 1
| 7
| [[David Hale (footballer)|David Hale]]
| [[Broadbeach]]
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
|-
| 1
| 8
| [[James Bartel]]
| [[Geelong Falcons]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|-
| 1
| 9
| [[Luke Molan]]
| [[Geelong Falcons]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|-
| 1
| 10
| [[Sam Power]]
| [[Oakleigh Chargers]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
|-
| 1
| 11
| [[Richard Cole (footballer)|Richard Cole]]
| [[Eastern Rangers]]
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|-
| 1
| 12
| [[Brent Reilly]]
| [[Calder Cannons]]
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|-
| 1
| 13
| [[Nick Dal Santo]]
| [[Bendigo Pioneers]]
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|-
| 1
| 14
| [[Ashley Watson]]
| [[Bendigo Pioneers]]
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
|-
| 1
| 15
| [[Barry Brooks]]
| [[Tasmania Mariners]]
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
|-
| 1
| 16
| [[Rick Ladson]]
| [[Bendigo Pioneers]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|-
| 1
| 17
| [[James Kelly (Australian rules footballer)|James Kelly]]
| [[Calder Cannons]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|-
| 1
| 18
| [[Shane Harvey]]
| [[Northern Knights]]
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|-
| 1
| 19
| [[Jason Gram]]
| [[Gippsland Power]]
| [[Brisbane Lions]]
|-
| 2
| 20
| [[Daniel Elstone]]
| [[Bendigo Pioneers]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|-
| 2
| 21
| [[Matt Maguire]]
| [[Geelong Falcons]]
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|-
| 2
| 22
| [[Mark Seaby]]
| [[West Perth Football Club]]
| [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
|-
| 2
| 23
| [[Charlie Gardiner]]
| [[Sandringham Dragons]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|-
| 2
| 24
| [[Steve Johnson (footballer)|Steve Johnson]]
| [[Murray Bushrangers]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|-
| 2
| 25
| [[Steven Armstrong]]
| [[Perth Football Club]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|-
| 2
| 26
| [[Aaron Rogers]]
| [[NSW/ACT Rams]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|-
| 2
| 27
| [[Tom Davidson]]
| [[Geelong Falcons]]
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|-
| 2
| 28
| [[Mark Powell]]
| [[Murray Bushrangers]]
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
|-
| 2
| 29
| [[Lewis Roberts-Thomson]]
| [[NSW/ACT Rams]]
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
|-
| 2
| 30
| [[Rod Crowe]]
| [[Sandringham Dragons]]
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
|-
| 2
| 31
| [[Joel Reynolds]]
| [[Geelong Falcons]]
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|-
| 2
| 32
| [[Campbell Brown]]
| [[Oakleigh Chargers]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|-
| 2
| 33
| [[David Rodan]]
| [[Calder Cannons]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|-
| 2
| 34
| [[Simon O'Keefe]]
| [[Murray Bushrangers]]
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|-
| 2
| 35
| [[Jarrad Wright]]
| [[Woodville-West Torrens]]
| [[Brisbane Lions]]
|-
| 3
| 36
| [[Sam Mitchell (footballer)|Sam Mitchell]]
| [[Box Hill Hawks]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|-
| 3
| 37
| [[Leigh Montagna ]]
| [[Northern Knights]]
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|-
| 3
| 38
| [[Ashley Hansen]]
| [[Oakleigh Chargers]]
| [[West Coast Eagles]]
|-
| 3
| 39
| [[Justin Davies]]
| [[Murray Bushrangers]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
|-
| 3
| 40 (F/S)
| [[Gary Ablett, Jr.]]
| [[Geelong Falcons]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|-
| 3
| 41
| [[Henry Playfair]]
| [[NSW/ACT Rams]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|-
| 3
| 42
| [[Kieran McGuinness]]
| [[Eastern Rangers]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
|-
| 3
| 43
| [[Mark McGough]]
| [[Murray Bushrangers]]
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|-
| 3
| 44
| [[Ben Finnin]]
| [[Northern Knights]]
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|-
| 3
| 45
| [[Nathan Clarke]]
| [[Brisbane]]
| [[Brisbane Lions]]
|-
| 3
| 46
| [[Jarrad Waite]]
| [[Murray Bushrangers]]
| [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]]
|-
| 3
| 47
| [[Andrew Welsh]]
| [[Calder Cannons]]
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|-
| 3
| 48
| [[Simon Cox (AFL)|Simon Cox]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
|-
| 3
| 49
| [[Josh Houlihan]]
| [[Murray Bushrangers]]
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|-
| 3
| 50
| [[Paul Salmon]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|-
| 3
| 51
| Pass
| -
| [[Brisbane Lions]]
|-
| 4
| 52
| [[Andrew Browne]]
| [[Claremont Football Club|Claremont]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
|-
| 4
| 53
| [[Daniel Hunt]]
| [[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]]
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
|-
| 4
| 54
| [[Ben Robbins]]
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
| [[Brisbane Lions]]
|-
| 4
| 55
| [[Brad Miller]]
| [[Mt Gravatt]]
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|-
| 4
| 56
| [[Paul Medhurst]]
| [[Claremont Football Club|Claremont]]
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
|-
| 4
| 57
| [[Brent Colbert]]
| [[Northern Knights]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
|-
| 4
| 58
| [[Dane Swan]]
| [[Calder Cannons]]
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|-
| 4
| 59
| [[Jacob Schuback]]
| [[Gippsland Power]]
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|-
| 4
| 60
| [[Adam Schneider]]
| [[NSW/ACT Rams]]
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
|-
| 4
| 61
| [[Mick Martyn]]
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
|-
| 4
| 62
| [[Damon White]]
| [[Perth Football Club|Perth]]
| [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]
|-
| 4
| 63
| [[Adam Houlihan]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|-
| 4
| 64
| [[Daniel McAlister]]
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
| [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]]
|-
| 5
| 65
| Pass
| -
| [[Brisbane Lions]]
|-
| 5
| 66
| Pass
| -
| [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]
|-
| 5
| 67
| Pass
| -
| [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
|-
| 6
| 68
| [[Chris Hyde]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|-
| 6
| 69
| [[Matthew McCarthy]]
| [[Old Xavierians]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|-
| 6
| 70
| Pass
| -
| [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|-
| 6
| 71
| [[Brian Lake|Brian Harris]]
| [[Woodville-West Torrens]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
|-
| 6
| 72
| [[Tristen Walker]]
| [[Claremont Football Club|Claremont]]
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|-
| 6
| 73
| Pass
| -
| [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]]
|-
| 6
| 74
| [[Ricky Mott]]
| [[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]]
| [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]
|-
| 6
| 75
| [[Sam Cranage]]
| [[Carlton Blues|Carlton]]
| [[Carlton Blues|Carlton]]
|-
| 6
| 76
| [[Jared Poulton]]
| [[Port Adelaide Power|Port Adelaide]]
| [[Port Adelaide Power|Port Adelaide]]
|-
| 6
| 77
| [[Martin McGrath]]
| [[South Fremantle Football Club|South Fremantle]]
| [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
|-
| 6
| 78
| Pass
| -
| [[Essendon Bombers|Essendon]]
|-
| 7
| 79
| Pass
| -
| [[St Kilda FC|St Kilda]]
|-
| 7
| 80
| [[Hugh Foott]]
| [[Bendigo Pioneers]]
| [[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
|-
| 7
| 81
| [[David Johnson (Australian rules footballer)|David Johnson]]
| [[Essendon Bombers|Essendon Rookies]]
| [[Geelong Cats|Geelong]]
|-
| 7
| 82
| Pass
| -
| [[Melbourne Demons|Melbourne]]
|-
| 8
| 83
| [[Aaron James]]
| [[Richmond Tigers|Richmond]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
|}
==Pre-season Draft==
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
|| '''Pick''' || '''Player''' || '''Recruited from''' || '''[[:Category:Australian Football League clubs|Club]]'''
|-
| 1
| Pass
|
| [[St. Kilda Football Club|St. Kilda]]
|-
| 2
| [[Aaron Lord]]
| [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]]
| [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
|-
| 3
| [[Nathan Saunders]]
| [[Werribee Football Club]]
| [[Western Bulldogs]]
|-
| 4
| [[Scott Cummings]]
| [[West Coast Eagles]]
| [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]
|-
| 5
| [[Trent Hentschel]]
| [[Woodville-West Torrens Football Club]]
| [[Adelaide Crows]]
|-
| 6
| [[Tony Lockett]]
| [[Sydney Swans]]
| [[Sydney Swans]]
|-
| 7
| Pass
|
| [[St. Kilda Football Club|St. Kilda]]
|-
| 8
| Pass
|
| [[St. Kilda Football Club|St. Kilda]]
|}
== See also ==
* [[WP:AFL|WikiProject AFL]] for more AFL information
* [http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=draft Official AFL Draft page]
==Footnotes==
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