# 2000 AFL draft

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The **2000 AFL draft** was the annual [draft](/source/Sports_draft) of talented [Australian rules football](/source/Australian_rules_football) players by teams that participate in the [Australian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League). It consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation.

In 2000 there were 87 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. The [St Kilda Football Club](/source/St_Kilda_Football_Club) received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the [2000 AFL season](/source/2000_AFL_season).

## Trades

*In alphabetical order of new clubs*

Player Original Club New club Traded for Matthew Bode Port Adelaide Adelaide Crows draft pick #12 Evan Hewitt Kangaroos Adelaide Crows draft pick #23 Mal Michael Collingwood Brisbane Lions Jarrod Molloy and draft pick #44 Sam Cranage St Kilda Carlton Aaron Hamill James Clement Fremantle Collingwood draft pick #8, #39 Brodie Holland Fremantle Collingwood draft pick #8, #39 Jarrod Molloy Brisbane Lions Collingwood Mal Michael and draft pick #22 Carl Steinfort Geelong Collingwood draft pick #44 Peter Bell Kangaroos Fremantle Jess Sinclair, draft picks #6, #37 Matthew Carr St Kilda Fremantle Craig Callaghan Daniel Metropolis West Coast Eagles Fremantle Greg Harding Dwayne Simpson Sydney Swans Fremantle draft pick #52 Kent Kingsley Kangaroos Geelong draft pick #42 Justin Murphy Carlton Geelong draft pick #11 Mitchell White West Coast Eagles Geelong draft picks #27, #45, #57 Shaun Rehn Adelaide Crows Hawthorn draft pick #12 Joe McLaren St Kilda Kangaroos Matthew Capuano Ricky Olarenshaw Collingwood Kangaroos draft pick #37 Jess Sinclair Fremantle Kangaroos Peter Bell Darryl Wakelin St Kilda Port Adelaide draft pick #4 Craig Callaghan Fremantle St Kilda Matthew Carr Matthew Capuano Kangaroos St Kilda Joe McLaren Fraser Gehrig West Coast Eagles St Kilda David Sierakowski. draft pick #18 Aaron Hamill Carlton St Kilda Sam Cranage, draft pick #4 Steven Lawrence Brisbane Lions St Kilda draft pick #33 Paul Williams Collingwood Sydney Swans draft pick #8, #39 Michael Collica Hawthorn West Coast Eagles draft pick #21 Greg Harding Fremantle West Coast Eagles Daniel Metropolis, draft pick #51 Mark Merenda Richmond West Coast Eagles draft pick #57 Michael Prior Essendon West Coast Eagles draft pick #27 David Sierakowski St Kilda West Coast Eagles Fraser Gehrig Richard Taylor Hawthorn West Coast Eagles draft pick #21 Ben Harrison Richmond Western Bulldogs draft pick #41

## 2000 national draft

Round Pick Player Recruited from Recruited to Priority 1 Nick Riewoldt Southport Sharks St Kilda 1 2 Justin Koschitzke Murray Bushrangers St Kilda 1 3 Alan Didak Port Adelaide Magpies Collingwood 1 4 Luke Livingston Bendigo Pioneers Carlton 1 5 Andrew McDougall Perth Football Club West Coast 1 6 Dylan Smith Sandringham Dragons Kangaroos 1 7 Laurence Angwin Dandenong Stingrays Adelaide 1 8 Daniel Motlop North Adelaide Roosters Kangaroos 1 9 Kayne Pettifer Murray Bushrangers Richmond 1 10 Jordan McMahon Glenelg Western Bulldogs 1 11 Trent Sporn North Adelaide Roosters Carlton 1 12 Shaun Burgoyne Port Adelaide Magpies Port Adelaide 1 13 Ashley McGrath South Fremantle Football Club Brisbane Lions 1 14 Daniel Harris Bendigo Bombers Kangaroos 1 15 Simon Wiggins Tasmanian Devils Football Club/Glenorchy Football Club Carlton 1 16 Scott Thompson Port Adelaide Magpies Melbourne 1 17 James Davies Xavier College Essendon 2 18 Daniel Kerr East Fremantle Football Club West Coast Eagles 2 (F/S) 19 Jason Cloke Eastern Ranges Collingwood 2 20 Kane Cornes Glenelg Football Club Port Adelaide 2 21 Nick Ries Sandringham Dragons Hawthorn 2 22 Richard Hadley East Fremantle Football Club Brisbane Lions 2 23 Drew Petrie North Ballarat Rebels Kangaroos 2 24 Luke Ablett Gippsland Power Sydney Swans 2 25 Mark Coughlan Perth Football Club Richmond 2 26 Shane Birss Gippsland Power Western Bulldogs 2 27 Ted Richards Sandringham Dragons Essendon 2 (F/S) 28 Steven Greene Sandringham Dragons Hawthorn 2 29 Jamie Charman Northern Eagles Brisbane Lions 2 30 Saverio Rocca Collingwood Kangaroos 2 31 Blake Campbell Murray Bushrangers Carlton 2 32 Sam Hunt Geelong Falcons Essendon 2 33 Martin Pike Kangaroos Brisbane Lions 3 34 Ryan Lonie Dandenong Stingrays Collingwood 3 35 Allan Murray Murray Bushrangers Port Adelaide 3 36 Jeremy Humm North Ballarat Rebels West Coast Eagles 3 37 Guy Richards Eastern Ranges Collingwood 3 38 Michael Handby Dandenong Stingrays Adelaide Crows 3 39 Adam McPhee Dandenong Stingrays Fremantle 3 40 Chris Hyde Murray Bushrangers Richmond 3 41 Andrew Krakouer South Fremantle Football Club Richmond 3 42 Daniel Pratt Northern Eagles Kangaroos 3 43 Mark Williams South Fremantle Football Club Hawthorn 3 44 Josh Hunt Bendigo Pioneers Geelong 3 45 Trent Carroll Claremont Football Club West Coast Eagles 3 46 Sean O'Keeffe Murray Bushrangers Carlton 3 47 Jordan Bannister Calder Cannons Essendon 3 48 Matthew Smith Oakleigh Chargers Adelaide Crows 4 49 Shane Wakelin St Kilda Collingwood 4 50 Domenic Cassisi East Fremantle Port Adelaide 4 51 Dion Woods Perth Fremantle 4 52 Amon Buchanan Geelong Falcons Sydney Swans 4 53 Hayden Skipworth Woodville-West Torrens Adelaide Crows 4 54 Jarrad Sundqvist Glenelg Sydney Swans 4 55 Chris Newman Dandenong Stingrays Richmond 4 56 Daniel Cross Murray Bushrangers Western Bulldogs 4 57 Steven Sziller St Kilda Richmond 4 58 Nathan Lonie Dandenong Stingrays Hawthorn 4 59 Luke Hammond Sandringham Dragons Brisbane Lions 4 60 Corey Jones Sturt Football Club Kangaroos 4 61 Callan Beasy Bendigo Pioneers Carlton 4 62 Daniel Breese Eastern Ranges Melbourne 4 63 Marc Bullen Murray Bushrangers Essendon 5 64 Mark Gale Fremantle St Kilda 5 65 Pass Collingwood 5 66 Scott Thornton Sandringham Dragons Fremantle 5 67 Graham Johncock Port Adelaide Magpies Adelaide Crows 5 68 Pass Sydney Swans 5 69 Pass Richmond 5 70 Wayde Skipper West Perth Western Bulldogs 5 71 Daniel Lowther Geelong Football Club Geelong 5 72 Pass Hawthorn 5 73 Ross Funcke North Ballarat Melbourne 5 74 Michael Davis Sandringham Dragons Essendon 6 75 Robert Powell Richmond St Kilda 6 76 Pass Fremantle 6 77 Pass Adelaide Crows 6 78 Pass Western Bulldogs 6 79 Hamish Simpson Geelong Football Club Geelong 6 80 Mitchell Craig Eastern Ranges Melbourne 6 81 Pass Essendon 7 82 Daniel Wulf St Kilda St Kilda 7 83 Pass Western Bulldogs 7 84 Pass Melbourne 8 85 Pass St Kilda 9 86 Pass St Kilda 10 87 Pass St Kilda

## 2001 pre-season draft

Pick Player Recruited from Recruited to 1 Brett Voss Brisbane Lions St Kilda 2 Chad Rintoul West Coast Eagles Collingwood 3 Troy Wilson East Perth Football Club West Coast Eagles 4 Simon Eastaugh Essendon Fremantle 5 Chris Ladhams Essendon Reserves Adelaide Crows 6 Stephen Tingay Melbourne Sydney Swans 7 Nick Bruton Diggers Rest Football Club Western Bulldogs 8 Matthew Dent Western Bulldogs Hawthorn 9 Dylan McLaren Gippsland Power Brisbane Lions 10 Nick Gill Oakleigh Chargers Melbourne 11 Pass St Kilda 12 Adam Richardson West Adelaide Football Club Adelaide Crows

## 2001 rookie draft

Round Pick Player Recruited from Club 1 1 Chris Oliver NSW/ACT Rams 1 2 Chris Odell Dandenong U18 1 3 Chris Hall 1 4 Dean Buszan 1 5 Keren Ugle 1 6 Kane McLean 1 7 Michael Swan 1 8 Garth Taylor 1 9 Bernie Collins Ireland 1 10 Paul Chambers Western U18 1 11 Michael Osborne 1 12 David Mapleston 1 13 Leigh Harding 1 14 Ian Prendergast (VFL) 1 15 Kevin Devine Ireland 1 16 Marcus Kenny Eastern U18 2 17 Justin Berry Cranbourne 2 18 Jason Heath Eastern U18 2 19 Ben Hollands 2 20 Zachary Beeck 2 21 Roger Hayden 2 22 Justin Cicolella 2 23 Passed N/A 2 24 Adrian Burgiel (VFL) 2 25 Damien Skurrie Sebastopol 2 26 Sam Chapman Geelong U18 2 27 Robert Campbell Murray U18 2 28 Passed N/A 2 29 Rod Tregenza 2 30 Tim Fleming Old Xaverians 2 31 Darren Jolly 2 32 Damien Peverill (VFL) 3 33 Nathan Lovett-Murray North Ballarat U18 3 34 Steven Brosnan 3 35 Andrew McCarrey 3 36 Daniel Haines 3 37 Matthew Golding (SANFL) 3 38 Passed N/A 3 39 Michael Barker Dandenong U18 3 40 David Sheahan Springvale 3 41 Max Rooke Casterton 3 42 Matthew Ball Sandringham 3 43 Passed N/A 3 44 Digby Morrell 3 45 Jim Plunkett 3 46 Mark Berts Palmerston 3 47 Andrew Hill 3 48 Kris Miller 4 49 Andrew Siegert Geelong U18 4 50 James Gallagher 4 51 Passed N/A 4 52 Craig Ednie Murray U18 4 53 Leigh Harrison Sandringham U18 4 54 Tim Clark (VFL) 4 55 Passed N/A 4 56 Passed N/A 4 57 David Teague Murray Kangaroos 4 58 Ben Doherty (reserves) 4 59 Steven Rode 4 60 Brent Plitz North Albury 4 61 Brad Fuller (reserves) 4 62 Passed N/A 4 63 Clinton Alleway 4 64 Tom Marshall Tassie Mariners 5 65 Scott Muller (reserves) 5 66 Robert Copeland Northern Eagles 5 67 Tom Tarrant 5 68 Luke Weller Northern Eagles

## Rookie elevation

*In alphabetical order of professional clubs. This list details 2000-listed rookies who were elevated to the senior list; it does not list players taken as rookies in the rookie draft which occurred during the 2000/01 off-season.*

Player Recruited from Recruited to Stuart Bown Norwood Football Club Adelaide Crows Michael Doughty South Adelaide Football Club Adelaide Crows Nathan Clarke Maroochydore Football Club Brisbane Lions Shannon Rusca Southern Districts Football Club Brisbane Lions Jordan Doering Essendon Reserves Carlton Cory McGrath South Fremantle Essendon Adam Switala Central District Essendon Marcus Baldwin Hawthorn Reserves Geelong Danny O'Brien Gippsland Power Geelong Ryan Pagan Kangaroos Reserves Kangaroos Football Club Troy Broadbridge Port Adelaide Magpies Melbourne Ben Haynes Western Jets Richmond Royce Vardy Devon-Welshpool Football Club Richmond Brett Moyle St Kilda Reserves St Kilda Dean Cox East Perth West Coast Eagles Kasey Green East Fremantle West Coast Eagles

## References

- [Official AFL draft history page](http://www.afl.com.au/draft/draft-history) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160219220346/http://www.afl.com.au/draft/draft-history) 19 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- [2000 Pre-season draft](http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_drafts?year=2000&t=P&s=P)

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