The 2004 AFL draft, concerning player acquisitions in the 2004/05 Australian Football League off-season, consisted of a trade period, a national draft, a pre-season draft, and the elevation of rookies. The AFL draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.
| 2004 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | 20 November 2004 |
| Location | Melbourne Park Function Centre |
| Network(s) | Fox Sports |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
| First selection | Brett Deledio (Richmond) |
In 2004 there were 78 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. Richmond received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the 2004 AFL season. Three teams were allocated priority draft picks for winning 5 or fewer games in the previous season, Richmond, Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs.[1] Carlton's two-year ban from the first and second rounds of the AFL draft expired in 2004 and they returned to the early part of the draft, with selections 9 and 25.[2] As it had traded away its first and second round draft picks in 2001, effectively the Blues' first and second round draft picks were its first since 2000. They finished the 2004 season 11th with 10 wins and 12 losses, too high to be eligible for a priority draft pick.
Key Dates
edit| Event | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Trade period | 4–8 October |
| National draft | 20 November |
| Pre-season draft | 14 December |
| Rookie draft | 14 December |
Trades
editIn alphabetical order of new clubs [3]
2004 national draft
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| * | Denotes player who has been a premiership player and been selected for at least one All-Australian team |
| + | Denotes player who has been a premiership player at least once |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Australian team |
| ~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rising Star |
2005 pre-season draft
edit| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Knobel | St Kilda | Richmond |
| 2 | Blake Caracella | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood |
| 3 | Eddie Betts | Calder Cannons | Carlton |
| 4 | Lance Picioane | Hawthorn | Kangaroos |
| 5 | Jarrad Schofield | Port Adelaide | Fremantle |
| 6 | Ty Zantuck | Richmond | Essendon |
| 7 | Elijah Ware | Central District Bulldogs | Port Adelaide |
| 8 | Pass | Richmond |
2005 rookie draft
editNotes
edit- ^ Heritier Lumumba was known as Harry O'Brien when drafted
Rookie elevation
editIn alphabetical order of professional clubs. This list contains 2004-listed rookies who were elevated in the off-season; it does not detail the rookie draft which took place in the 2004/05 off-season.
References
edit- ^ "AFL to alter priority pick order". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Carlton Crisis". Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2005). AFL Record Guide to Season 2005. AFL Publishing. p. 338. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.