2006 AFL draft
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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
| Player Name | Original club | New club | Traded For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Akermanis | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs | pick #34 |
| Andrew McDougall and pick #34 | West Coast Eagles | Western Bulldogs | pick #29 and #59 |
| Shane Birss | Western Bulldogs | St Kilda | pick #59 |
| Graham Polak, pick #13 and #73 | Fremantle | Richmond | pick #8 and #42 |
| Paul Medhurst and pick #8 | Fremantle | Collingwood | Chris Tarrant |
| Chris Tarrant | Collingwood | Fremantle | pick #8 and Paul Medhurst |
| Peter Everitt | Hawthorn | Sydney Swans | pick #33 |
| Michael Gardiner and pick #59 | West Coast Eagles | St Kilda | pick #43 |
| Dean Solomon and pick #52 | Essendon | Fremantle | pick #42 and #47 |
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.[2]
2007 pre-season draft
| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cain Ackland | St Kilda | Carlton |
| 2 | Mal Michael | Brisbane Lions | Essendon |
| 3 | Ben Ross | Gippsland Power | Kangaroos |
| 4 | Adam Cockshell | Norwood | Port Adelaide |
| 5 | Josh Thurgood | Hawthorn | Hawthorn |
| 6 | Kent Kingsley | Geelong | Richmond |
| 7 | Matthew Clarke | Adelaide | St Kilda |
| 8 | Chris Bryan | Carlton | Collingwood |
| 9 | Cameron Cloke | Collingwood | Carlton |
2007 rookie draft
References
- ↑ AFL draft hailed as strongest ever
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
