Top 10 best ever 21st century draft hauls / Richmond 2009 ranked #4 (afl site)

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RANKED: The 10 best draft hauls of the 21st century

afl.com.au
21 November 2021

1. GEELONG 2001
Draft picks: Jimmy Bartel (No.8, 305 games), James Kelly (No.17, 273 games), Charlie Gardiner (No.23, 51 games), Steve Johnson (No.24, 253 games), Gary Ablett (No.40, 247 games), Henry Playfair (No.41, 52 games), Matthew McCarthy (No.69, 22 games), David Johnson (No.81, 79 games), Aaron Lord (PSD No.2, 25 games), Andrew Carrazzo (Rookie No.5, zero games), Will Slade (Rookie No.21, 17 games), Adam Chatfield (Rookie No.36, zero games)

2. HAWTHORN 2004
Draft picks: Jarryd Roughead (No.2, 283 games), Lance Franklin (No.5, 182 games), Jordan Lewis (No.7, 264 games), Tom Murphy (No.21, 95 games), Matthew Little (No.26, 1 game), Simon Taylor (No.53, 85 games), Ruory Kirkby (Rookie No.2, zero games), Clinton Young (Rookie No.18, 116 games), Thomas Willday (Rookie No.34, zero games), Kristan Height (Rookie No.48, zero games)

3. HAWTHORN 2001
Draft picks: Luke Hodge (No.1, 305 games), Rick Ladson (No.16, 125 games), Daniel Elstone (No.20, zero games), Campbell Brown (No.32, 159 games), Sam Mitchell (No.36, 307 games), Simon Cox (No.48, 35 games), Ben Kane (Rookie No.13, 23 games), Djaran Whyman (Rookie No.29, 3 games), Nick Stone (Rookie No.44, 20 games), Michael Georgiadis (Rookie No.55, zero games)

4. RICHMOND 2009
Draft picks:
Dustin Martin (No.3, 260 games), Ben Griffiths (No.19, 63 games), David Astbury (No.35, 155 games), Matt Dea (No.44, 31 games), Troy Taylor (No.51, 4 games), Jeromey Webberley (No.67, 16 games), Ben Nason (No.71, 23 games), Dylan Grimes (PSD No.2, 192 games), Robert Hicks (Rookie No.7, 3 games), Pat Contin (Rookie No.23, zero games)
 
NET ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE TIGERS
Premierships: 9
Brownlow Medals: 1
Norm Smiths: 3
All-Australians: 5
Best & Fairests: 3

It's hard to think of a more significant draft pick in AFL history than the Tigers taking Dusty in 2009. The superstar is the game's greatest ever finals performer with three Norm Smith Medals and helped turn Richmond back into a powerhouse. Astbury and Grimes were also key members of the three flags with the latter also winning a best and fairest this year.

5. WEST COAST 2001
Draft picks: Chris Judd (No.3, 134 games), Ashley Sampi (No.6, 78 games), Mark Seaby (No.22, 102 games), Ashley Hansen (No.38, 78 games), Brent Tuckey (Rookie No.3, 3 games), Quinten Lynch (Rookie No.19, 209 games), Clancy Rudeforth (Rookie No.35, zero games)

6. SYDNEY 2002
Draft picks: Jarrad McVeigh (No.5, 325 games), Sean Dempster (No.34, 54 games), Josh Thewlis (No.50, 2 games), Nick Malceski (No.64, 176 games), Craig Bolton (PSD No.3, 170 games), Heath James (Rookie No.6, 13 games), Paul Bevan (Rookie No.64, 129 games), James Meiklejohn (Rookie No.71, six games), Ryan Crawford (Rookie No.69), Declan O'Mahoney (Rookie No.73)

7. WEST COAST 2010
Draft picks: Andrew Gaff (No.4, 236 games), Jack Darling (No.26, 236 games), Scott Lycett (No.29, 75 games), Jacob Brennan (No.62, 28 games), Anton Hamp (Rookie No.27), Jeremy McGovern (Rookie No.44, 153 games)

8. PORT ADELAIDE 2000
Draft picks: Shaun Burgoyne (No.12, 157 games), Kane Cornes (No.20, 300 games), Allan Murray (No.35, 1 game), Domenic Cassisi (No.50, 228 games), Chris Hall (Rookie No.3, 2 games), Ben Hollands (Rookie No.19), Steven Brosnan (Rookie No.34, one game)

9. MELBOURNE 2014
Draft picks: Christian Petracca (No.2, 127 games), Angus Brayshaw (No.3, 119), Alex Neal-Bullen (No.40, 105 games), Billy Stretch (No.42, 47 games), Oscar McDonald (No.53, 81 games), Aaron vandenBerg (Rookie No.2, 49 games), Mitchell White (Rookie No.20, 4 games)

10. WESTERN BULLDOGS 2012
Draft picks: Jake Stringer (No.5, 89 games), Jack Macrae (No.6, 185 games), Nathan Hrovat (No.21, 30 games), Lachie Hunter (No.49, 163 games), Josh Prudden (No.50, 4 games), Brett Goodes (Rookie No.4, 22 games)

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