The 2010 AFL draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2010/11 Australian Football League off-season. These were the trade week; held between (5 October and 12 October), the national draft; held on the (18 November), the pre-season draft (7 December) and the rookie draft (also held on 7 December).
Gold Coast Suns concessions The Gold Coast Football Club was to join the AFL in 2011, and was provided with several draft concessions, including additional draft selections, early access to recruit 17-year-old players, and access to uncontracted and previously listed players in this offseason. These concessions were similar to those provided to the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the following season.
Gold Coast was permitted to recruit the following players directly, without the need for any draft: At the end of 2009, up to twelve 17-year-old players (born 1 January – 30 April 1992), who were too young to enter the 2009 AFL draft. These players were not eligible to play senior AFL football in 2010, and would continue to undergo junior development, either in Sydney or their home state. At the end of 2010, up to ten players who were not on an AFL list but had previously nominated for a national draft. Gold Coast could immediately trade any players recruited in this manner. At the end of 2010, up to sixteen players who were on an AFL list, but were out of contract at the end of the season. No more than one player recruited from any other club. Clubs who lost players in this manner received compensatory selections in the national draft; the number and value of these selections was determined based on age, contract size, on-field performance and draft order, and may be used in any year between 2011 and 2015. At the end of each season between 2010 and 2012 seasons, up to five players recruited from the Queensland zone, and prior to the 2010 draft, up to three players from the Northern Territory zone.
Then, in the drafts, Gold Coast had the following selections: In the 2010 national draft, the first selection in each round, and picks No. 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 in the first round. In the 2009 rookie draft, the first five selections.
Gold Coast began with an expanded list size of up to forty-eight senior players and nine rookies, to be gradually reduced to a standard list size of thirty-eight senior players and nine rookies by 2015.
Throughout the 2010 AFL season, much interest surrounded which out-of-contract players would sign with the new Gold Coast Football Club. Nathan Bock was the first to be announced, followed by Nathan Krakouer and Michael Rischitelli. Campbell Brown and Jarrod Harbrow were the next two to be announced, ending many months of speculation about their move.
On 29 September, after a year of constant speculation and rumour, Geelong star Gary Ablett, Jr. announced that he had signed a five-year deal with the Suns, which will make him the highest paid player in the league.
Then on 7 October, the Gold Coast also signed Collingwood's Josh Fraser and Brisbane's Jared Brennan. Brennan is the second player from the Brisbane Lions to be signed by the Gold Coast. As the Gold Coast were only able to sign one non-contracted player from each club, the Lions had to agree with the deal and work out a fair compensation.
Player movements Trades In the lead-up to trade week, Carlton's Sam Jacobs requested to be traded back to a South Australian club and Fremantle's Chris Tarrant returned to Melbourne. Shaun Grigg and Andrew Walker both requested to be traded from Carlton and Brisbane's Justin Sherman also wanted to leave Brisbane. Daniel Motlop, David Hale, Nathan Djerrkura and Will Thursfield were also mentioned as likely trade targets.
The timing of trade week was adjusted in 2010 to account for the un-contracted player announcements to be made by Gold Coast by Thursday 7 October. Whereas previous trade weeks had run from Monday to Friday, the 2010 trade week was originally scheduled to run from Monday 4 October to Monday 11 October. However, due to the 2010 Grand Final Replay, the start of trade week was delayed until Tuesday 5 October.
TradePlayerOriginal clubNew clubTraded for1Patrick Veszpremi and draft pick #91 Andrejs Everitt2Richard Tambling End of first round compensation pick & draft pick #513Peter Faulks and pick #61pick #554Andrew Krakouer, John Ceglar, picks #55, #78 and #95 pick #25 5 Nathan Djerrkura pick #57 6 David Hale and draft pick #52 End of first round compensation pick & draft pick #71 7 Rohan Bewick and Draft picks #5, #25 and #27 End of first round compensation pick & Draft picks #10 and #48 8 Ben McKinley draft pick # 86 9 Andrew Collins Shaun Grigg 10 Tendai Mzungu and draft pick #44 draft pick #38 11 Sam Jacobs draft picks #34 and #67 12 Justin Sherman End of first round compensation pick 13 Jonathon Griffin draft pick #61 14 Jeremy Laidler and draft pick #41 Draft picks #36 and #53 15 Kyle Cheney and pick #66 draft pick #52 16 Chris Tarrant and pick #44 draft pick #43 and #55 17 Cameron Richardson draft pick #35 18 draft pick #45 Third round compensation pick 19 Simon Philips and draft pick #35 Second round compensation pick 20 draft pick #15 Middle of first round compensation pick Source:AFL trade tracker Note: the numbering of the draft picks in this trades table is based on the original order prior to draft day. The final numbering of many of these draft picks was adjusted on draft day due to either the insertion of compensation draft picks in the early rounds, or clubs passing in the later rounds.
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2010 national draft The 2010 AFL national draft was held on 18 November at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, the first time in more than a decade that it has been held outside of Melbourne.
Round Pick Player Recruited from League Club 1 1David Swallow East Fremantle WAFL 1 2Harley Bennell Peel Thunder WAFL 1 3Sam Day Sturt SANFL 1 4Andrew Gaff Oakleigh ChargersTAC Cup 1 5Jared Polec Woodville-West Torrens SANFL 1 6Reece Conca Perth WAFL 1 7Josh Caddy Northern KnightsTAC Cup 1 8Dyson Heppell Gippsland PowerTAC Cup 1 9Dion Prestia Calder CannonsTAC Cup 1 10Daniel Gorringe Norwood SANFL 1 11Thomas Lynch Dandenong StingraysTAC Cup 1 12Lucas Cook North Ballarat RebelsTAC Cup 1 13Seb Tape Glenelg SANFL 1 14Brodie Smith Woodville-West Torrens SANFL 1 15Billie Smedts Geelong FalconsTAC Cup 1 16 Ben Jacobs Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 1 17Shaun Atley Murray BushrangersTAC Cup 1 18Matthew WatsonCalder CannonsTAC Cup 1 19Isaac SmithNorth Ballarat VFL 1 20Jayden PittGeelong Falcons TAC Cup 1 21Jed LambGippsland PowerTAC Cup 1 22 Mitch Wallis (F/S) Calder CannonsTAC Cup 1 23Cameron GuthrieCalder CannonsTAC Cup 1 24Jamie CrippsEast Fremantle WAFL 1 25Patrick KarnezisOakleigh ChargersTAC Cup Priority 26Jack DarlingWest Perth WAFL Compensation 27Kieran HarperEastern Ranges TAC Cup228Ryan LesterOakleigh Chargers TAC Cup229Scott LycettPort Magpies SANFL230Jake BatchelorDandenong StingraysTAC Cup231Ariel SteinbergBendigo PioneersTAC Cup232Josh GreenClarenceTSL233Jeremy HoweHobart Football ClubTSL234Patrick McCarthyGlenelg SANFL235Ben NewtonSouth Fremantle WAFL236Aaron YoungEastern RangesTAC Cup237George Horlin-SmithSturt SANFL238Mitchell HallahanDandenong StingraysTAC Cup239Jeremy TaylorGeelong FalconsTAC Cup240Luke ParkerDandenong StingraysTAC Cup241Tom Liberatore (F/S)Calder CannonsTAC Cup242Luke MitchellCalder CannonsTAC Cup243Sam CrockerOakleigh ChargersTAC Cup244Viv MichieOakleigh ChargersTAC Cup345Alex FasoloEast Fremantle WAFL346Daniel FarmerSandringham DragonsTAC Cup347Bradley HelbigWest Adelaide SANFL348Alex BrowneOakleigh ChargersTAC Cup349Jacob GillbeeLauderdaleTSL350Troy DavisGeelong FalconsTAC Cup351Dean MacDonaldGippsland PowerTAC Cup352Cam O'SheaEastern RangesTAC Cup353Tom McDonaldNorth Ballarat RebelsTAC Cup354Jordan SchroderCalder CannonsTAC Cup355Angus LitherlandClaremont WAFL356Josh MellingtonMurray BushrangersTAC Cup357Alex JohnsonOakleigh ChargersTAC Cup358James Podsiadly(Promoted rookie)359Tom LedgerClaremont WAFL360Kirk UgleSwan Districts WAFL461Jarryd LyonsSandringham DragonsTAC Cup462Jacob Brennan (F/S)East Fremantle WAFL463Tom DerickxClaremont WAFL464Luke DavisWest Adelaide SANFL465Claye Beams(Promoted rookie)466Paul PuopoloNorwood SANFL467Andrew McInnesDandenong StingraysTAC Cup468Cameron Hitchcock(Promoted rookie)469Cameron DelaneyGeelong FalconsTAC Cup470Nicholas DuiganNorwood SANFL471Ben MabonNorth Ballarat RebelsTAC Cup472Pass473Matthew Spangher AFL474Jayden SchofieldEast Fremantle WAFL475Arryn SipossDandenong StingraysTAC Cup476Paul SeedsmanEastern RangesTAC Cup577Trent StubbsEast CoastSydney AFL578Lewis Stevenson(Promoted rookie)579Pass580Michael RossGippsland PowerTAC Cup581Jordie McKenzie(Promoted rookie)582Ricky Henderson(Promoted rookie)583Danny Meyer(Promoted rookie)584Callum Wilson(Promoted rookie)585Jeff Garlett(Promoted rookie)586Pass587Michael Barlow(Promoted rookie)588Zephaniah SkinnerNightcliff TigersNTFL589Tom HillNorthern KnightsTAC Cup590Ryan Gamble AFL591Jarryd Blair(Promoted rookie)692Lachlan Keeffe(Promoted rookie)693Andrew Strijk(Promoted rookie)694David Gourdis(Promoted rookie)695Pass696Jake Spencer(Promoted rookie)697Matthew Jaensch(Promoted rookie)698Ben Speight(Promoted rookie)699David Ellard(Promoted rookie)6100Matt de Boer(Promoted rookie)6101Mike Pyke(Promoted rookie)6102Brodie Moles(Promoted rookie)6103Dean Polo AFL6104Tom YoungNSW AFL scholarship7105Pass7106Ben Howlett(Promoted rookie)7107Luke Thompson(Promoted rookie)7108Simon White(Promoted rookie)7109Alex Silvagni(Promoted rookie)7110Andrew Hooper(Promoted rookie)7111Tom Simpkin(Promoted rookie)8112Jay van Berlo(Promoted rookie)
2011 pre-season draft The 2011 AFL Pre-season Draft was held on 7 December 2010.