The Brisbane Lions' drafting and trading history has lasted almost as long as the club's existence, with the club first drafting in 1996 and first trading in 1997. The club was founded in 1996 following a merger between the Fitzroy Football Club and the Brisbane Bears. This page does not include any drafts or trades performed by those two clubs. It includes drafts and trades from both the Australian Football League and the AFL Women's.
AFL
1996/97 off-season
Players from the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy Football Club
After the merger between the Bears and Fitzroy, the Brisbane Lions received a number of players from each club. These players formed most of the Lions' inaugural squad.
Players from the Brisbane Bears
Jason Akermanis Marcus Ashcroft Trent Bartlett Andrew Bews Daniel Bradshaw Richard Champion Nathan Chapman Matthew Clarke Danny Dickfos Adrian Fletcher Andrew Gowers Andrew Gowling Brent Green Shaun Hart Clark Keating Matthew Kennedy Craig Lambert Nigel Lappin Steven Lawrence Justin Leppitsch Alastair Lynch Tristan Lynch Scott McIvor Michael McLean Craig McRae Ben Robbins Chris Scott Dion Scott Nick Trask Brett Voss Michael Voss Darryl White Derek Wirth
Players from Fitzroy Football Club
Scott Bamford John Barker Brad Boyd Nick Carter Shane Clayton Simon Hawking Chris Johnson Jarrod Molloy
Drafting
DraftPickName 1996 national draft 3 Rory Hilton 26 Tim Notting
1997/98 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 1997 national draft 5 Luke Power 10 Shane O'Bree 31 Simon Black 51 Scott Ralph 58 Marcus Picken 73 Beau McDonald 1998 rookie draft 89 Tate Day
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out — Adrian Fletcher Pick 5 — Brad ScottPick 51 John BarkerNathan ChapmanPick 42 Pick 31 Brent GreenSimon Hawking
1998/99 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 1998 national draft 1 Des Headland 33 Craig Bolton 45 Aaron Shattock 1999 pre-season draft 1 David Calthorpe 1999 rookie draft 1 Shannon Rusca 44 Jeff Cooper 54 Trent Knobel 59 Scott Ralph
Rookie elevation
Tate Day
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 45 Nick Carter Adam Heuskes Pick 5 Martin McKinnon Scott BamfordTristan LynchPick 17Pick 24
1999/2000 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 1999 national draft 6 Damian Cupido 30 Jonathan Brown (father–son) 44 Shane Morrison (father–son) 2000 rookie draft 13 Ben Doherty 29 Jason Anthonisz 64 Nathan Clarke 66 Jeff Cooper 68 Stephen Kenna 70 Hayden Kluver
Rookie elevation
Trent Knobel
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 6 Matthew Clarke Stefan Carey Pick 21 Michael Martin Trent BartlettPick 32
2000/01 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2000 national draft 13 Ashley McGrath 22 Richard Hadley 29 Jamie Charman 33 Martin Pike 59 Luke Hammond 2001 pre-season draft 9 Dylan McLaren 2001 rookie draft 12 David Mapleston 63 Clint Alleway 66 Robert Copeland 67 Tom Tarrant 68 Luke Weller
Rookie elevations
Nathan Clarke Shannon Rusca
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Mal MichaelPick 22 Jarrod MolloyPick 44
2001/02 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2001 national draft 19 Jason Gram 35 Jarrad Wright 45 Nathan Clarke 2002 rookie draft 16 Darren Bradshaw 65 David Mapleston 66 Nick Raines 67 Luke Weller
Rookie elevation
Robert Copeland
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 45 Trent KnobelPick 49 Pick 49 Marcus PickenShannon Rusca
2002/03 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2002 national draft 3 Jared Brennan 19 Troy Selwood 30 Daniel Merrett 44 Anthony Corrie 2003 rookie draft 16 Daniel Pratt 32 Kevin Tandogac 70 Joel Macdonald 72 Paul Shelton 74 Luke Weller
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Blake Caracella Damian CupidoPick 15 Pick 3Pick 19 Des Headland
2003/04 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2003 national draft 18 Llane Spaanderman 23 Matthew Moody 33 Jed Adcock 49 Tom Logan 61 Michael Rischitelli 2004 rookie draft 16 Daniel Pratt 32 Matt Pardew 47 Josh Drummond 61 Jake Furfaro 67 Leigh Ryswyk 70 Jeremy Stiller
Rookie elevation
Joel Macdonald
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 23 Jason Gram
2004/05 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2004 national draft 18 Cameron Wood 27 Pat Garner 45 Justin Sherman 50 Jayden Attard 64 Luke Forsyth 2005 rookie draft 15 Travis Baird 60 Josh Drummond 62 Marcus Allan 64 Will Hamill 65 Marty Pask 66 Scott Harding
Rookie elevation
Leigh Ryswyk
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 27Pick 45 Aaron ShattockPick 34
2005/06 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2005 national draft 9 Mitch Clark 25 Wayde Mills 41 Rhan Hooper 56 Joel Patfull 2006 pre-season draft 6 Ben Fixter 2006 rookie draft 6 Jason Roe 22 Leonard Clark 37 Luke Forsyth 49 Cheynee Stiller 57 Colm Begley
Rookie elevation
Josh Drummond
2006/07 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2006 national draft 4 Matthew Leuenberger 22 Albert Proud 34 Chris Schmidt 38 James Hawksley 54 Matthew Tyler 70 Sam Sheldon 2007 rookie draft 4 Anthony Corrie 20 Scott Clouston 35 Daniel Dzufer 48 Haydn Kiel 57 Joel Tippett 61 Will Hamill
Rookie elevations
Marcus Allan Scott Harding Jason Roe Cheynee Stiller
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 34 Jason Akermanis
2007/08 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2007 national draft 8 Lachie Henderson 25 Tom Collier 41 James Polkinghorne 52 Bradd Dalziell 56 Matt Austin 2008 rookie draft 7 Phil Smith 23 Pat Garner 38 Pearce Hanley
Rookie elevation
Anthony Corrie
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 14 Cameron Wood Travis Johnstone Pick 14 Pick 52 Richard Hadley
2008/09 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2008 national draft 7 Daniel Rich 25 Jack Redden 41 Todd Banfield 57 Aaron Cornelius 69 Bart McCulloch 81 Kieran King 2009 pre-season draft 5 Tom Rockliff 2009 rookie draft 7 Daniel Murray 66 Adam Spackman 76 Daniel Dzufer 80 Joel Tippett
Rookie elevation
Scott Clouston
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 93 (pre-season draft pick 5) Anthony Corrie
2009/10 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2009 national draft 27 Callum Bartlett 47 Ryan Harwood 73 Jesse O'Brien 81 Bryce Retzlaff 91 Matt Maguire 93 Pearce Hanley (rookie elevation) 2010 rookie draft 16 Mitch Golby 32 Josh Dyson 67 Niall McKeever 74 Sean Yoshiura 76 Claye Beams 78 Broc McCauley
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Brendan FevolaPick 27 Lachie HendersonPick 12 Andrew Raines Pick 44 Xavier Clarke Pick 60 Brent StakerPick 39 Bradd Dalziell Amon Buchanan Pick 28 Pick 47 Pick 39
2010/11 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2010 national draft 5 Jared Polec 25 Patrick Karnezis 28 Ryan Lester 32 Josh Green 65 Claye Beams (rookie elevation) 2011 rookie draft 13 Brad Harvey 30 Bart McCulloch 47 Albert Proud 62 Broc McCauley
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Rohan BewickPick 5Pick 25Pick 27 Pick 10End of first round compensation pick (Jared Brennan, 2016 pick 21)Pick 49 End of first round compensation pick (Jarrod Harbrow, 2011 pick 30) Justin Sherman
Gold Coast uncontracted player signings
Upon the Gold Coast Football Club's entry into the AFL, the new club was allowed to sign one uncontracted player from each club in the league, and more with permission from a player's club.
PlayerPermission required?Compensation Michael Rischitelli No End of first round (2012 pick 24) Jared Brennan Yes End of first round (2016 pick 21)
2011/12 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2011 national draft 8 Billy Longer 12 Sam Docherty 30 Elliot Yeo 47 Patrick Wearden 69 Mitch Golby (rookie elevation) 2012 rookie draft 4 Justin Clarke 22 Stephen Wrigley 40 Jack Crisp 57 Richard Newell (NSW scholarship) 96 Sam Michael (Qld priority)
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Ben Hudson Pick 70 Jordan Lisle Pick 29 Dayne ZorkoPick 47 Pick 34 — Pick 52 Pick 12 Mitch Clark Pick 69 Luke Power
2012/13 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2012 national draft 8 Sam Mayes 23 Marco Paparone 32 Michael Close 86 Jack Crisp (rookie elevation) 99 Niall McKeever (rookie elevation) 2013 rookie draft 6 Nick Hayes 21 Callum Bartlett 63 Jordan Bourke (academy pre-selection)
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Stefan Martin Pick 52Pick 71
Free agency
In/outClubPlayerTypeCompensation In Brent Moloney Restricted Third round (pick 49)
2013/14 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2013 national draft 7 James Aish 22 Darcy Gardiner 25 Daniel McStay 28 Lewis Taylor 33 Tom Cutler 34 Nick Robertson 62 Jonathan Freeman (academy bidding selection) 75 Justin Clarke (rookie elevation) 2014 rookie draft 6 Isaac Conway 23 Zac O'Brien 69 Archie Smith (academy pre-selection)
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Jackson Paine Patrick Karnezis Trent West Pick 41 Pick 33 Sam Docherty Pick 28 Elliot Yeo Pick 34 Jared PolecPick 45 Pick 22Pick 48 Pick 29 Pick 25Pick 41 Billy LongerPick 48
Free agency
In/outClubPlayerTypeCompensation In Luke McGuane Delisted None
2014/15 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2014 national draft 44 Liam Dawson (academy bidding selection) 61 Harris Andrews (academy bidding selection) 65 Josh Watts 73 Jaden McGrath 81 Josh McGuinness 86 Josh Clayton (father–son) 2015 rookie draft 4 Billy Evans 22 Hugh Beasley 56 Cian Hanley 75 Matthew Hammelmann (academy pre-selection)
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 21 Joel Patfull Allen Christensen Pick 21 Dayne BeamsPick 67 Jack CrispPick 5Pick 25
Free agency
In/outClubPlayerTypeCompensation In Mitch Robinson Delisted None
2015/16 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2015 national draft 2 Josh Schache 14 Eric Hipwood (academy bidding selection) 24 Ben Keays (academy bidding selection) 39 Rhys Mathieson 47 Sam Skinner 2016 rookie draft 2 Jackson Paine 20 Reuben William
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 17 Jack Redden Tom BellPick 41 Pick 21Pick 60 Josh WalkerJarrad Jansen Brisbane Lions 2016 third-round pick (pick 42) St Kilda 2016 second-round pick (pick 31) James Aish Ryan BastinacPick 38Pick 40North Melbourne 2016 third-round pick (pick 51) Pick 17
Free agency
In/outClubPlayerTypeCompensation Out Matthew Leuenberger Restricted End of second round (pick 39)
2016/17 off-season
Drafting
DraftPickName 2016 national draft 3 Hugh McCluggage 17 Jarrod Berry 23 Alex Witherden 24 Cedric Cox 55 Jacob Allison (academy bidding selection) 71 Corey Lyons 2017 rookie draft 2 Jake Barrett 20 Mitch Hinge 37 Oscar McInerney
Category B rookie selections
PlayerReason for Category B eligibility Matt Eagles Winner of The Recruit Blake Grewar Qld zone selection
Rookie elevation
Archie Smith
Trading
Club traded withPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) inPlayer(s) and/or draft pick(s) out Pick 3Pick 16 Pick 2Pick 31Pick 51Pick 60 Pick 22 Pearce Hanley Port Adelaide 2017 first-round pick (pick 12) Pick 19 Jack FrostPick 76Collingwood 2017 third-round pick (pick 43) Brisbane Lions 2017 third-round pick (pick 38)Brisbane Lions 2017 fourth-round pick (pick 56)
Free agency
In/outClubPlayerTypeCompensation Out Josh Green Delisted None
2017/18 off-season
Drafting