2007 AFL draft
The 2007 AFL draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the national draft, which was held on 24 November 2007,[1] the pre-season draft and the rookie draft.
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Trades
Additionally, the Western Bulldogs traded draft pick 22 to the West Coast Eagles for draft picks 30 and 35, with no player involved in the trade. This was the first year that clubs were allowed to trade picks without the trade involving a player.
2007 national draft
2008 pre-season draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David Gourdis | Subiaco | WAFL | Richmond |
| 1 | 2 | Darren Pfeiffer | Adelaide | AFL | Carlton |
| 1 | 3 | Stefan Martin | Sandringham | VFL | Melbourne |
| 1 | 4 | Scott Welsh | Adelaide | AFL | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 5 | John Williams | Morningside | QAFL | Essendon |
| 1 | 6 | Joshua Head | South Fremantle | WAFL | Fremantle |
| 1 | 7 | Patrick McGinnity | Claremont | WAFL | West Coast |
| 1 | 8 | Tom Bellchambers | Launceston | NTFL (Tas) | Essendon |
2008 rookie draft
Draft firsts
This draft has been the first ever draft where elevated NSW scholarship players (Taylor Walker, Craig Bird, Ryan Davis, James Wilsen, Khan Haretuku) were drafted to their respective clubs by the draft under the rule, clubs must give up their last selection in either rookie or senior draft in order to draft that elevated scholarship player.
Selections by league
National and Pre-season draft selection totals by leagues:
| League | Players selected |
State |
|---|---|---|
| TAC Cup | 40 | VIC |
| WAFL | 18 | WA |
| SANFL | 4 | SA |
| QAFL | 3 | QLD |
| VFL | 2 | VIC |
| NTFL | 2 | NT |
| HFNL | 1 | VIC |
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