2004 AFL draft
| 2004 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | 20 November 2004 |
| Location | Melbourne Park Function Centre |
| Network(s) | Fox Sports |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
| First selection | Brett Deledio (Richmond) |
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The 2004 AFL draft, concerning player acquisitions in the 2004/05
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 2004 there were 78 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft.
2001, effectively the Blues' first and second round draft picks were its first since 2000
. They finished the 2004 season 11th with 10 wins and 12 losses, too high to be eligible for a priority draft pick.
Key Dates
| Event | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Trade period | 4–8 October |
| National draft | 20 November |
| Pre-season draft | 14 December |
| Rookie draft | 14 December |
Trades
In alphabetical order of new clubs [3]
| Trade | Player | Original club | New club | Traded for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Thompson | Hawthorn | Kangaroos
|
draft picks #10 and #26 |
| 2 | Bo Nixon and pick #7 | Collingwood | Hawthorn | draft picks #10 and #37 |
| 3 | Josh Carr and draft pick #43 | Port Adelaide | Fremantle | draft picks #11, #27 and #45 |
| 4 | Scott Thompson
|
Melbourne | Adelaide | draft pick #12 |
| 5 | Brent Moloney | Geelong | Melbourne | draft pick #12 |
| 6 | Brad Ottens | Richmond | Geelong | draft picks #12 and #16 |
| 7 | Tyson Stenglein | Adelaide | West Coast | draft picks #12 and #28 |
| 8 | Darren Jolly | Melbourne | Sydney Swans | draft pick #15 |
| 9 | Aaron Shattock and pick #34 | Brisbane Lions | Port Adelaide | draft pick #27 and #45 |
| 10 | Paul Johnson
|
West Coast | Melbourne | draft pick #29 |
| 11 | Chad Morrison | West Coast | Collingwood | draft pick #37 |
| 12 | Peter Walsh and pick #45 | Melbourne | Port Adelaide | draft pick #43 |
| 13 | Callum Chambers | West Coast | Carlton | draft pick #57 |
| 14 | Troy Longmuir | Fremantle | Carlton | draft pick #67 |
| 15 | Aaron Fiora | Richmond | St Kilda | Troy Simmonds |
| Troy Simmonds | Fremantle | Richmond | Heath Black | |
| Heath Black | St Kilda | Fremantle | Aaron Fiora |
2004 national draft
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| * | 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 been selected as Rising Star
|
2005 pre-season draft
| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Knobel | St Kilda | Richmond |
| 2 | Blake Caracella | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood |
| 3 | Eddie Betts | Calder Cannons | Carlton |
| 4 | Lance Picioane | Hawthorn | Kangaroos
|
| 5 | Jarrad Schofield | Port Adelaide | Fremantle |
| 6 | Ty Zantuck | Richmond | Essendon |
| 7 | Elijah Ware | Central District Bulldogs
|
Port Adelaide |
| 8 | Pass | Richmond |
2005 rookie draft
Notes
- ^ Heritier Lumumba was known as Harry O'Brien when drafted
Rookie elevation
In alphabetical order of professional clubs. This list contains 2004-listed rookies who were elevated in the off-season; it does not detail the rookie draft which took place in the 2004/05 off-season.
| Player | Recruited from | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Smith | Oakleigh U18
|
Adelaide |
| Leigh Ryswyk | Southport Sharks
|
Brisbane Lions |
| Adam Bentick | Calder Cannons | Carlton |
| Andrew Carrazzo | Geelong | Carlton |
| Nick Maxwell | North Ballarat Football Club | Collingwood |
| Steven Dodd | East Fremantle Football Club | Fremantle |
| Dylan Smith | Kangaroos
|
Fremantle |
| Shannon Byrnes | Murray Bushrangers | Geelong |
| Josh Thurgood | North Ballarat Roosters
|
Hawthorn |
| Aaron Davey | Port Melbourne Boroughs
|
Melbourne |
| Kelvin Moore | Yarra Valley Football Club | Richmond |
| Dylan Pfitzner | Central District Bulldogs
|
St Kilda |
Nick Stone
|
Hawthorn | St Kilda |
| Paul Bevan | NSW-ACT U18
|
Sydney Swans |
| Brett Jones | Claremont Football Club | West Coast Eagles |
References
- ^ "AFL to alter priority pick order". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Carlton Crisis". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.