AFL Draft
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The AFL Draft is the annual draft of young talent by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League. It was introduced in 1986, when the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL). This was in response to the increasing transfer fees and player salaries at the time, which in combination with declining attendances, threatened to derail the league. In the AFL Draft, clubs receive picks based on the position in which they finish on the ladder during the season. The draft is held in November, with a pre-season draft in December.
Priority draft pick rule
See Priority draft pick.Father-son rule
See father-son rule.Eligibility
Currently to be eligible for the draft, a player must be at least 17 years of age on or before April 30 in the year in which they are drafted. This has been slowly increased over the past few years due to concerns about school age players potentially having to leave home to play football in another state.[link]Number 1 draft picks
The number 1 draft pick is awarded to the bottom-placed team.Number 1 draft picks:
- 1986 - Martin Leslie (Brisbane Bears)
- 1987 - Richard Lounder (Richmond)
- 1988 - Alex McDonald (Hawthorn)
- 1989 - Anthony Banik (Richmond)
- 1990 - Stephen Hooper (Geelong)
- 1991 - John Hutton (Brisbane)
- 1992 - Drew Banfield (West Coast)
- 1993 - Darren Gaspar (Sydney)
- 1994 - Jeff White (Fremantle)
- 1995 - Clive Waterhouse (Fremantle)
- 1996 - Michael Gardiner (West Coast)
- 1997 - Travis Johnstone (Melbourne)
- 1998 - Des Headland (Brisbane Lions)
- 1999 - Josh Fraser (Collingwood)
- 2000 - Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
- 2001 - Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
- 2002 - Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
- 2003 - Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
- 2004 - Brett Deledio (Richmond)
- 2005 - Marc Murphy (Carlton)
Pre-season draft
See Pre-season draft.Rookie draft
Held at the same time as the pre-season draft, the rookie draft is a chance for clubs to recruit players under 23 for their Rookie list.International rookies
Rookies are also available to be selected from overseas countries and players on the list do not count towards the salary cap. An example of this is Irishman Setanta o'hAilpin.
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