2006 AFL draft

2006 AFL draft
Bryce Gibbs was the number one selection in the 2006 national draft
General information
Date(s)24 November 2006
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
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First selectionBryce Gibbs (Carlton)
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The 2006 AFL draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. 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.

The 2006 AFL draft is noted as being the second "superdraft" since the draft system's inception, due to the wealth and depth of talent.[1]

The AFL pre-season draft, rookie draft and trade week also occurred during the 2006/07 Australian Football League off-season.

Trades

Trade week was held from 9 to 13 October 2006.[2]

Table of trades in 2006
Clubs involved Trade Ref
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs 		to St Kilda
to Western Bulldogs
  • pick #59
 [3]
West Coast
Western Bulldogs 		to West Coast
  • pick #29
  • pick #59
 to Western Bulldogs
[4]
Brisbane Lions
Western Bulldogs 		to Brisbane Lions
  • pick #34
 to Western Bulldogs
[5]
Essendon
Fremantle 		to Essendon
  • pick #42
  • pick #47
 to Fremantle
[4]
Collingwood
Fremantle
Richmond 		to Fremantle (from Richmond)
  • pick #8
  • pick #42
 to Richmond (from Fremantle)
[6]
to Collingwood (from Fremantle)
to Fremantle (from Collingwood)
to Collingwood (from Richmond)
  • pick #63
 to Richmond (from Collingwood)
  • pick #60
Hawthorn
Sydney 		to Hawthorn
  • pick #33
 to Sydney
[7]
St Kilda
West Coast 		to St Kilda
to West Coast
  • pick #43
 [7]

2006 national draft

The 2006 national draft was held on 25 November 2006. Carlton Football Club had the first selection, choosing Bryce Gibbs from the Glenelg Football Club.[8]

Bryce Gibbs, pick 1
Lachlan Hansen, pick 3
Matthew Leuenberger, pick 4
Travis Boak, pick 5
Joel Selwood, pick 7
* Denotes player who has been a premiership player and been selected for at least one All-Australian team
+ Denotes player who has been a premiership player at least once
x Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Australian team
# Denotes player who has never played in a VFL/AFL home and away season or finals game
~ Denotes player who has been selected as Rising Star
Table of national draft selections
Round Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Bryce Gibbs Carlton Glenelg SANFL
1 2 Scott Gumbleton Essendon Peel Thunder WAFL
1 3 Lachlan Hansen Kangaroos Gippsland Power TAC Cup
1 4 Matthew Leuenberger Brisbane Lions East Perth WAFL
1 5 Travis Boak Port Adelaide Geelong Falcons TAC Cup
1 6 Mitch Thorp Hawthorn Tassie Mariners TAC Cup
1 7 Joel Selwood Geelong Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup
1 8 Ben Reid Collingwood Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup
1 9 David Armitage St Kilda Morningside QAFL
1 10 Nathan Brown Collingwood North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup
1 11 Andrejs Everitt Western Bulldogs Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup
1 12 James Frawley Melbourne North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup
1 13 Jack Riewoldt Richmond Tassie Mariners TAC Cup
1 14 James Sellar Adelaide Glenelg SANFL
1 15 Daniel O'Keefe Sydney Geelong Falcons TAC Cup
1 16 Mitch Brown West Coast North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup
Priority 17 Shaun Hampson Carlton Mount Gravatt QAFL
Priority 18 Leroy Jetta Essendon South Fremantle WAFL
2 19 Shaun Grigg Carlton North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup
2 20 Tom Hislop Essendon Tassie Mariners TAC Cup
2 21 Gavin Urquhart Kangaroos Morningside QAFL
2 22 Albert Proud Brisbane Lions Mount Gravatt QAFL
2 23 Paul Stewart Port Adelaide Woodville-West Torrens SANFL
2 24 Brent Renouf Hawthorn Southport QAFL
2 25 Nathan Djerrkura Geelong Wanderers NTFL
2 26 Shane Edwards Richmond North Adelaide SANFL
2 27 Brad Howard St Kilda Redland QAFL
2 28 Chris Dawes Collingwood Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup
2 29 Eric MacKenzie West Coast Claremont WAFL
2 30 Ricky Petterd Melbourne Broadbeach QAFL
2 31 Clayton Collard Fremantle South Fremantle WAFL
2 32 Kurt Tippett Adelaide Southport QAFL
2 33 Jarryd Morton Hawthorn Claremont WAFL
2 34 Chris Schmidt Brisbane Lions West Adelaide SANFL
3 35 Mark Austin Carlton Glenelg SANFL
3 36 Alwyn Davey Essendon South Adelaide SANFL
3 37 Todd Goldstein Kangaroos Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
3 38 James Hawksley Brisbane Lions Peel Thunder WAFL
3 39 Nathan Krakouer Port Adelaide Claremont WAFL
3 40 Josh Kennedy Hawthorn Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Father–son rule
3 41 Tom Hawkins Geelong Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Father–son rule
3 42 Bachar Houli Essendon Western Jets TAC Cup
3 43 Tim Houlihan West Coast North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup
3 44 Brad Dick Collingwood East Fremantle WAFL
3 45 Brennan Stack Western Bulldogs Perth WAFL
3 46 Colin Garland Melbourne Tassie Mariners TAC Cup
3 47 Kyle Reimers Essendon Peel Thunder WAFL
3 48 David Mackay Adelaide Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
3 49 Daniel Currie Sydney Northern Knights TAC Cup
3 50 Will Schofield West Coast Geelong Falcons TAC Cup
4 51 Clint Benjamin Carlton Claremont WAFL
4 52 Brock O'Brien Fremantle Peel Thunder WAFL
4 53 Lindsay Thomas Kangaroos Port Adelaide SANFL
4 54 Matt Tyler Brisbane Lions North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup
4 55 Robbie Gray Port Adelaide Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
4 56 Garry Moss Hawthorn East Perth WAFL
4 57 Simon Hogan Geelong Geelong Falcons TAC Cup
4 58 Daniel Connors Richmond Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup
4 59 Jarryd Allen St Kilda Calder Cannons TAC Cup
4 60 Carl Peterson Richmond Claremont WAFL
4 61 Josh Hill Western Bulldogs Claremont WAFL
4 62 Isaac Weetra Melbourne Port Adelaide SANFL
4 63 Tyson Goldsack Collingwood Gippsland Power TAC Cup
4 64 Nick Gill Adelaide North Adelaide SANFL
4 65 Peter Faulks Sydney Calder Cannons TAC Cup
4 66 Malcolm Lynch Western Bulldogs NSW/ACT Rams TAC Cup
5 67 Joe Anderson Carlton Darwin NTFL
5 68 Pass Essendon — —
5 69 Ben Warren Kangaroos Zillmere Eagles QAFL
5 70 Sam Sheldon Brisbane Lions Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
5 71 Justin Westhoff Port Adelaide Central District SANFL
5 72 Pass Hawthorn — —
5 73 Andrew Collins Richmond Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup
5 74 Matthew Ferguson St Kilda St Kilda AFL redrafted
5 75 Pass Collingwood — —
5 76 Paul O'Shea Western Bulldogs Redland QAFL
5 77 Calib Mourish Fremantle East Fremantle WAFL
5 78 Bryce Campbell Adelaide Norwood SANFL
5 79 Jesse White Sydney Southport QAFL
5 80 James Thomson West Coast Claremont WAFL
6 81 Pass Carlton — —
6 82 Aaron Edwards Kangaroos Frankston VFL
6 83 Ryan Williams Port Adelaide Geelong Falcons TAC Cup
6 84 Pass Richmond — —
6 85 Pass St Kilda — —
7 86 David Rodan Port Adelaide Richmond AFL
7 87 Pass St Kilda — —
8 88 Pass Port Adelaide — —
8 89 Pass St Kilda — —

Rookie elevations

Table of rookie elevations
Player Club
Scott Harding Brisbane Lions
Jason Roe Brisbane Lions
Cheynee Stiller Brisbane Lions
Craig Flint Carlton
Shannon Cox Collingwood
Harry O'Brien Collingwood
Alan Toovey Collingwood
Paul Duffield Fremantle
Sam Hunt Geelong
Stephen Gilham Hawthorn
Ben McGlynn Hawthorn
Ed Lower Kangaroos
Scott McMahon Kangaroos
Djaran Whyman Kangaroos
Matthew Warnock Melbourne
Greg Bentley Port Adelaide
Tom Logan Port Adelaide
Simon Phillips Sydney
Jonathan Simpkin Sydney
Steven Armstrong West Coast
Matt Priddis West Coast

2007 pre-season draft

Table of pre-season draft selections
Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 Cain Ackland Carlton St Kilda AFL
2 Mal Michael Essendon Brisbane Lions AFL
3 Ben Ross Kangaroos Gippsland Power TAC Cup
4 Adam Cockshell Port Adelaide Norwood SANFL
5 Josh Thurgood Hawthorn Hawthorn AFL redrafted
6 Kent Kingsley Richmond Geelong AFL
7 Matthew Clarke St Kilda Adelaide AFL
8 Chris Bryan Collingwood Carlton AFL
9 Cameron Cloke Carlton Collingwood AFL

2007 rookie draft

Table of rookie draft selections
Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 Sam Jacobs Carlton Woodville-West Torrens SANFL
2 Dean Dick Essendon Perth WAFL
3 Leigh Adams Kangaroos Eastern Ranges TAC Cup
4 Anthony Corrie Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions AFL redrafted
5 Alex Lee Port Adelaide Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup
6 Brett Collins Hawthorn St Bedes VAFA
7 Joel Reynolds Geelong Essendon AFL
8 Tasman Clingan Richmond North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup
9 Clinton Jones St Kilda South Fremantle WAFL
10 Sharrod Wellingham Collingwood Perth WAFL
11 Gavin Hughes Western Bulldogs Norwood SANFL
12 Daniel Hayes Melbourne Eastern Ranges TAC Cup
13 Chris Smith Fremantle Mount Gravatt QAFL
14 Andrew McIntyre Adelaide North Adelaide SANFL
15 Nick Smith Sydney Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
16 Jamie McNamara West Coast East Fremantle WAFL
17 Michael Jamison Carlton North Ballarat VFL
18 Danny Chartres Essendon Peel Thunder WAFL
19 Ben Hughes Kangaroos Gippsland Power TAC Cup
20 Scott Clouston Brisbane Lions Morningside QAFL
21 Gavin Grose Port Adelaide Mount Gravatt QAFL
22 Matt Suckling Hawthorn Wagga Tigers RFNL
23 Liam Bedford Geelong Claremont WAFL
24 Jake King Richmond Coburg VFL
25 Luke van Rheenen St Kilda Scoresby EFL
26 Brent Macaffer Collingwood Gippsland Power TAC Cup
27 Jarrod Harbrow Western Bulldogs Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup
28 Andrew Foster Fremantle East Fremantle WAFL
29 James Turner Adelaide South Adelaide SANFL
30 Matthew O'Dwyer Sydney Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
31 Llane Spaanderman West Coast East Perth WAFL
32 Ross Young Carlton Northern Bullants VFL
33 Adam Ramanauskas Essendon Essendon AFL redrafted
34 Matt Campbell Kangaroos Pioneers CAFL
35 Daniel Dzufer Brisbane Lions Suncoast Lions QAFL
36 Nathan Batsanis Port Adelaide Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
37 Sam Gibson Hawthorn Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup
38 Jason Davenport Geelong Geelong VFL
39 Robert Eddy St Kilda Gippsland Power TAC Cup
40 Martin Clarke Collingwood International rookie —
41 Marty Pask Western Bulldogs Brisbane Lions AFL
42 Darren Rumble Fremantle Subiaco WAFL
43 Rhys Archard Adelaide South Adelaide SANFL
44 Luke Brennan Sydney Hawthorn AFL
45 Chad Jones West Coast Kangaroos AFL
46 Pass Carlton — —
47 Tim Hutchison Kangaroos Kangaroos AFL redrafted
48 Haydyn Kiel Brisbane Lions Southport QAFL
49 Peter Hardy Port Adelaide Geelong Falcons TAC Cup
50 Tom Lonergan Geelong Geelong AFL redrafted
51 James Wall St Kilda Sydney AFL
52 Michael West Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs AFL redrafted
53 Benet Copping Fremantle Fremantle AFL redrafted
54 Greg Gallman Adelaide North Adelaide SANFL
55 Matthew Davis Sydney Sydney AFL redrafted
56 Ben Sharp West Coast West Coast AFL redrafted
57 Joel Tippett Brisbane Lions Southport QAFL
58 Jarryn Geary St Kilda Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup
59 Earl Shaw Sydney Sydney AFL redrafted
60 Ashley Thornton West Coast West Coast AFL redrafted
61 Will Hamill Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions AFL redrafted
62 Jayden Attard St Kilda Brisbane Lions AFL
63 Pass Sydney — —
64 Beau Maister West Coast West Coast AFL redrafted

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