2007 AFL draft
| 2007 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | 24 November 2007 |
| Network(s) | Fox Sports |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
| First selection | Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton) |
The 2007 Australian Football League 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.
Player movements[edit]
Trades[edit]
2007 was the first year that clubs were allowed to trade picks without the trade involving a player.
Retirements and delistings[edit]
The 2007 AFL season is notable for the unusually large number of players who retired, particularly senior and "champion" players.
| Name | Club | Date Retired | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hay | Kangaroos | 22 February | Contractual problems resulting from bi-polar issues.[2] |
| Darren Gaspar | Richmond | 4 May | To help Richmond's younger players and go for a youth policy.[3] |
| Brett Montgomery | Western Bulldogs | 25 May | Disk bulge in neck.[4] |
| Rhys Archard | Adelaide | 29 July | Return to family in rural Victoria.[5] |
| Luke Darcy | Western Bulldogs | 30 July | Frustrated and angry at game due to knee injuries.[6] |
| Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton | 31 July | Hip injury; had already planned to retire at the end of the season.[7] |
| Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide | 16 August | Body could no longer cope with AFL football.[8] |
| Matthew Robbins | Western Bulldogs | 24 August | Struggled throughout the year despite having a ripping 2006 season.[9] |
| Josh Mahoney | Port Adelaide | 24 August | Unable to hold down a regular position.[10] |
| Troy Cook | Fremantle | 24 August | It seemed the right time for him to leave the game.[11] |
| Shane Parker | Fremantle | 24 August | Was always going to struggle to play the year out and there was no way he could continue.[11] |
| Chris Scott | Brisbane Lions | 25 August | Injury.[12] |
| Ray Hall | Richmond | 28 August | Serious hip injury that had sidelined him for the entire 2007 season.[13] |
| Trent Knobel | Richmond | 28 August | Persistent ankle injury.[13] |
| Kent Kingsley | Richmond | 28 August | Injury.[13] |
| Darryl Wakelin | Port Adelaide | 29 August | Struggled with injury.[14] |
| Matthew Lappin | Carlton | 29 August | To help his club focus on playing younger players.[15] |
| Nathan Brown | Melbourne | 29 August | Ready to start the next chapter of his life.[16] |
| Clint Bizzell | Melbourne | 29 August | Right time to do so.[16] |
| Byron Pickett | Melbourne | 31 August | Waning passion for the game.[17] |
| Chris Johnson | Brisbane Lions | 31 August | Decided to leave the game – he was the last ever Fitzroy player in the AFL.[18] |
| Andrew Thompson | St Kilda | 1 September | Right time to do so.[19] |
| Matthew Clarke | St Kilda | 1 September | One year contract expired; he decided to leave the game.[20] |
| James Hird | Essendon | 1 September | Right time to do so. |
| Josh Wooden | West Coast | 5 September | Nagging hip injury.[21] |
| Richie Vandenberg | Hawthorn | 6 September | Due to a troublesome back injury, his body could not cope any more.[22] |
| Brett Voss | St Kilda | 18 September | Made the most of his time as an AFL footballer.[23] |
| Ben Dixon | Hawthorn | 19 September | Inability of his body to prepare well enough for senior football.[24] |
| Rowan Jones | West Coast | 19 September | Right time to do so.[25] |
| Glenn Archer | Kangaroos | 22 September | Right time to do so.[26] |
| James Clement | Collingwood | 23 September | Family health; right time to do so.[27] |
| Joel Smith | Hawthorn | 25 September | Thought the time was right, it was time to move on.[28] |
| Kasey Green | Kangaroos | 26 September | Wanted to move back to Perth.[29] |
| Chris Heffernan | Essendon | 2 October | His opportunities to play senior football beyond 2007 were limited.[30] |
| Scott Camporeale | Essendon | 2 October | Injury.[31] |
| Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs | 2 October | Injury and right time to do so.[32] |
| Aaron Hamill | St Kilda | 2 October | Injury and right time to do so; he felt it was in the best interest of the club moving forward.[33] |
| Mark Bolton | Essendon | 3 October | Had been struggling to make the starting 22 in 2007 and recognised the right time to do so.[34] |
| Nathan Buckley | Collingwood | 5 October | Chronic hamstring injuries had curtailed his ability to remain fit for selection.[35] |
| Paul Licuria | Collingwood | 5 October | Battled injury and form problems this season.[36] |
| Nathan Ablett | Geelong | 5 October | Ending career after winning 2007 Premiership.[36] |
| Justin Longmuir | Fremantle | 31 October | Chronic knee injury.[37] |
| Stephen Doyle | Sydney | 31 October | Series of knee injuries.[38] |
| Lance Whitnall | Carlton | 12 November | Knee injury.[39] |
2007 national draft[edit]
| * | 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 |
2008 pre-season draft[edit]
| 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[edit]
Draft firsts[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Ben Cousins was sacked by the West Coast after he was arrested on drug charges.[55]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Wakelin's season sacrifice". AFL.com.au. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ^ "Matthew Lappin calls it a day". The Australian Football League. 29 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Demons defenders call it quits". The Australian Football League. 29 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ "Pickett adds to the exodus". The Australian Football League. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
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- ^ "Hawks skipper Richie Vandenberg to retire after finals". The Australian Football League. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
- ^ "Saint Brett Voss retires". The Heraldsun newspaper. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2007.
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- ^ "Rowan Jones retires". The Australian Football League. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ^ "Part of club has died with Archer retirement". The Australian Football League. 22 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
- ^ "Clement announces retirement". The Australian Football League. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Hawks' Joel Smith retires". The Australian Football League. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ^ "Green joins Archer in retirement". The Australian Football League. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
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- ^ a b c d e "Melbourne axes five players". AFL BigPond Network. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
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- ^ a b c d e "Sydney delist five players". AFL BigPond Network. 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ a b "West Coast Eagles sack Cousins". Herald Sun. Australia. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Horan, Michael (18 October 2007). "Delisted Joel Reynolds upbeat". Herald Sun. Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
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- ^ a b c d "One change to list". portadelaidefc.com.au. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
External links[edit]
- "2007 AFL national draft". The Age. 25 November 2007.[permanent dead link]
- Burgan, Matt (12 October 2007). "Club-by-club trade week analysis". Archived from the original on 14 January 2008.