The 2005 AFL draft was the 2005 event of the AFL draft, the annual draft of players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League. The 2005 draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation.
In 2005, there were 76 picks to be drafted amongst 16 teams in the national draft. The Carlton Blues received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the 2005 AFL season. This was their first ever priority draft pick after the drama of 2002 when they lost draft picks for breaching the salary cap.
In addition to the national draft, the 2005/06 off-season featured trade week (prior to the national draft) and pre-season and rookie drafts (following the national draft).
Key dates
+ Table of key datesEventDate(s)Trade period 3–7 OctoberNational draft 24 NovemberPre-season draft13 DecemberRookie draft13 December
Trades Player nameOriginal clubNew clubTraded for Fergus Watts Adelaide St Kilda draft pick #17 Richard Cole Collingwood Essendon draft pick #23 Ted Richards Essendon Sydney Swans draft picks #19 & #50 Jonathan Hay Hawthorn Kangaroos draft pick #18 Nathan Lonie Hawthorn Port Adelaide draft pick #14 Daniel Motlop Kangaroos Port Adelaide draft picks #28 & #46 Byron Pickett and picks #54 & #62 Port Adelaide Melbourne draft picks #28, #44 & #60 Jason Saddington Sydney Swans Carlton draft pick #52 Mark Powell Sydney Swans Kangaroos draft pick #61 Daniel McConnell and pick #18 West Coast Eagles Kangaroos draft picks #13 & #29 Jade Rawlings and pick #43 Western Bulldogs Kangaroos draft picks #46 Patrick Bowden Western Bulldogs Richmond draft pick #56
2005 national draft
RoundPickPlayerRecruited fromClub Priority 1Marc Murphy Oakleigh Chargers Carlton Priority 2Dale Thomas Gippsland Power Collingwood Priority 3Xavier Ellis Gippsland Power Hawthorn 1 4Josh Kennedy East Fremantle Carlton 1 5Scott Pendlebury Gippsland Power Collingwood 1 6 Beau Dowler Oakleigh Chargers Hawthorn 1 7Paddy Ryder East Fremantle Essendon 1 8 Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls East Perth Richmond 1 9 Mitch Clark East Fremantle Brisbane Lions 1 10 Marcus Drum Murray Bushrangers Fremantle 1 11Shaun Higgins Geelong Falcons Western Bulldogs 1 12 Nathan Jones Dandenong Stingrays Melbourne 1 13Shannon Hurn Central District West Coast 1 14Grant Birchall Tassie Mariners Hawthorn 1 15Travis Varcoe Central District Geelong 1 16 Richard Douglas Calder Cannons Adelaide 1 17 Darren Pfeiffer Norwood Adelaide 1 18Max Bailey West Perth Hawthorn 1 19 Courtenay Dempsey Morningside Essendon 2 20 Paul Bower Peel Thunder Carlton 2 21 Danny Stanley Geelong Falcons Collingwood 2 22 Beau Muston Murray Bushrangers Hawthorn 2 23 Ryan Cook Dandenong Stingrays Collingwood 2 24 Cleve Hughes Norwood Richmond 2 25 Wayde Mills Southport Brisbane Lions 2 26 Garrick Ibbotson East Fremantle Fremantle 2 27 Dylan Addison St George Western Bulldogs 2 28 Matt Riggio Peel Thunder Kangaroos 2 29 Ben McKinley Northern Knights West Coast 2 30 Nick Lower Norwood Port Adelaide 2 31Trent West Gippsland Power Geelong 2 32 Bernie Vince Woodville-West Torrens Adelaide 2 33 Samuel Gilbert Southport St Kilda 2 34Matthew Spangher Eastern Ranges West Coast 2 35 Stephen Owen North Ballarat Rebels Geelong 3 36 Jake Edwards Western Jets Carlton 3 37 Jack Anthony Northern Knights Collingwood 3 (F/S) 38 Travis Tuck Dandenong Stingrays Hawthorn 3 (F/S) 39 Jay Neagle Gippsland Power Essendon 3 40 Travis Casserly Swan Districts Richmond 3 41 Rhan Hooper Mt Gravatt Brisbane Lions 3 42 Robert Warnock Sandringham Dragons Fremantle 3 43 Andrew Swallow East Fremantle Kangaroos 3 44 Alipate Carlile Murray Bushrangers Port Adelaide 3 45 Kasey Green West Coast Kangaroos 3 46 Travis Baird Brisbane Lions Western Bulldogs 3 47 Ryan Gamble Glenelg Geelong 3 48 Alan Obst Central District Adelaide 3 49 Michael Rix Coburg St Kilda 3 50 Sam Lonergan Tassie Mariners Essendon 4 51 Matthew Laidlaw Oakleigh Chargers Sydney 4 52 Pass Collingwood 4 53 Simon Buckley Sandringham Dragons Melbourne 4 54 Kristin Thornton Peel Thunder Sydney 4 55 Brett Montgomery Port Adelaide Western Bulldogs 4 56 Joel Patfull Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions 4 57 Michael West Tassie Mariners Western Bulldogs 4 58 Hugh Minson Norwood Port Adelaide 4 59 Ryan Brabazon Claremont Sydney 4 60 Clint Bartram Geelong Falcons Melbourne 4 61Mathew Stokes Woodville-West Torrens Geelong 4 62 Pass Adelaide 4 63 Phillip Raymond Glenelg St Kilda 5 64 Pass Carlton 5 65 Pass Hawthorn 5 66 Austin Lucy Suncoast Lions Essendon 5 67 Pass Richmond 5 68 Heath Neville Tassie Mariners Melbourne 5 69 Tim Hutchison Port Adelaide Magpies Kangaroos 5 70 Jonathan Giles Central District Port Adelaide 5 71 Justin Sweeney Tyabb St Kilda 6 72 Pass Essendon 6 73 Pass Kangaroos 6 74 Pass Port Adelaide 6 75 Pass St Kilda 6 76 Pass Essendon
2006 pre-season draft
The 2006 pre-season draft was held on 13 December 2005. For the pre-season draft held in 2004, known as the 2005 pre-season draft, see 2004 AFL draft.
PickPlayerRecruited fromClub1Dylan McLarenBrisbane LionsCarlton2Sam IlesTassie MarinersCollingwood3Brent GuerraSt KildaHawthorn4Scott CamporealeCarltonEssendon5Matthew WhiteCalder CannonsRichmond6Ben FixterSydney SwansBrisbane Lions7Cameron ThurleyGeelongKangaroos8Matt ThomasSandringham DragonsPort Adelaide9Jason PorplyziaWest AdelaideAdelaide10Chris HeffernanMelbourneEssendon
2006 rookie draft RoundPickPlayerRecruited fromClub 1 1 Ryan Jackson Northern Knights Carlton 1 2Alan Toovey Claremont Collingwood 1 3 Luke McEntee North Adelaide Hawthorn 1 4 Lachlan McKinnon Calder Cannons Essendon 1 5 Angus Graham Tassie Mariners Richmond 1 6 Jason Roe North Adelaide Brisbane Lions 1 7 Paul Duffield Fremantle Fremantle 1 8 Tom Davidson Collingwood Western Bulldogs 1 9 Jace Bode Sturt Melbourne 1 10 Ed Lower Norwood Kangaroos 1 11 Thomas Rischbieth Sturt Port Adelaide 1 12 Todd Grima Tassie Mariners Geelong 1 13 Brad Sugars Glenelg Adelaide 1 14 Cathal Corr Northern Knights St Kilda 1 15 Steven Armstrong Melbourne West Coast 1 16Jonathan Simpkin Geelong Sydney 2 17 Craig Flint Gippsland Power Carlton 2 18 Daniel Nicholls Dandenong Stingrays Collingwood 2 19 Lukas Markovic Eastern Ranges Hawthorn 2 20 Heath Hocking East Ringwood Essendon 2 21 Jeremy Humm West Coast Richmond 2 22 Leonard Clark West Adelaide Brisbane Lions 2 23 Toby Stribling Fremantle Fremantle 2 24 Pass Western Bulldogs 2 25 Daniel Hughes Sandringham Dragons Melbourne 2 26 Djaran Whyman North Ballarat Kangaroos 2 27 Greg Bentley Dandenong Stingrays Port Adelaide 2 28 Will Slade Geelong Geelong 2 29 Tom Redden Glenelg Adelaide 2 30 Dylan Pfitzner St Kilda St Kilda 2 31Matthew Priddis Subiaco West Coast 2 32 James Wall Calder Cannons Sydney 3 33 Shannon Cox South Fremantle Collingwood 3 34Stephen Gilham Port Adelaide Hawthorn 3 35 Matthew Firman Belconnen Essendon 3 36 Cameron Howat Oakleigh Chargers Richmond 3 37 Luke Forsyth Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions 3 38 Pass Western Bulldogs 3 39 Shane Neaves Calder Cannons Melbourne 3 40 Tim Looby Murray Bushrangers Port Adelaide 3 41 Sam Hunt Essendon Geelong 3 42 Adrian Bonaddio Oakleigh Chargers Adelaide 3 43 Pass St Kilda 3 44 Michael Embley West Coast West Coast 3 45 Paul Currie Northern Knights Sydney 4 46 Ben Kane Hawthorn Hawthorn 4 47 Tim O'Keefe Calder Cannons Essendon 4 48 Pass Richmond 4 49 Cheynee Stiller Northern Eagles Brisbane Lions 4 50 Pass Western Bulldogs 4 51 Andre Gianfagna Northern Knights Melbourne 4 52 Tom Logan Brisbane Lions Port Adelaide 4 53 Sam Elliott South Adelaide Adelaide 4 54 Simon Phillips Sandringham Dragons Sydney 5 55 Ben McGlynn Box Hill Hawks Hawthorn 5 56 Pass Richmond 5 57 Colm Begley Ireland Brisbane 5 58Kieren Jack NSW-ACT Rams Sydney 6 59 Brendan Quigley Ireland Brisbane 6 60 Ed Barlow Oakleigh Chargers Sydney 7 61 Adam Prior Murray Bushrangers Sydney 8 62 Sam Rowe Murray Bushrangers Sydney
References AFL Draft History National draft list Pre-season draft list Rookie draft list