2007 AFL draft
| 2007 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | 24 November 2007 |
| Network(s) | Fox Sports |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
| First selection | Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton) |
The 2007 Australian Football League draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the national draft, which was held on 24 November 2007,[1] the pre-season draft and the rookie draft.
Contents
1 Player movements
1.1 Trades
1.2 Retirements and delistings
2 2007 national draft
3 2008 pre-season draft
4 2008 rookie draft
5 Draft firsts
6 Selections by league
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links
Player movements
Trades
| Player | Original club | New club | Traded for |
|---|---|---|---|
Martin Mattner | Adelaide | Sydney | draft pick #28 |
John Meesen | Adelaide | Melbourne | draft pick #37 |
Chris Judd and draft pick #46 | West Coast | Carlton | Josh Kennedy, draft picks #3 and #20 |
Josh Kennedy, draft picks #3 and #20 | Carlton | West Coast | Chris Judd and draft pick #46 |
Cameron Wood | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | draft pick #14 |
Travis Johnstone | Melbourne | Brisbane Lions | draft pick #14 |
Brad Moran | Kangaroos | Adelaide | draft pick #37 |
Brad Symes | Port Adelaide | Adelaide | draft pick #28 |
Jordan McMahon | Western Bulldogs | Richmond | draft pick #19 |
Henry Playfair | Geelong | Sydney | draft pick #44 |
Adam Schneider | Sydney | St Kilda | draft pick #26 |
Sean Dempster | Sydney | St Kilda | draft pick #26 |
Mitch Morton | West Coast | Richmond | draft pick #35 |
Steven King | Geelong | St Kilda | draft pick #90 |
Charlie Gardiner | Geelong | St Kilda | draft pick #90 |
Ben Hudson and draft pick #43 | Adelaide | Western Bulldogs | draft picks #30 & #38 |
Tim Callan and draft pick #66 | Geelong | Western Bulldogs | draft pick #62 |
Ben Davies | Collingwood | Kangaroos | draft pick #96 |
Sam Power | Western Bulldogs | Kangaroos | draft pick #48 |
Richard Hadley | Brisbane Lions | Carlton | draft pick #52 |
Additionally, the Western Bulldogs traded draft pick 22 to the West Coast Eagles for draft picks 30 and 35, with no player involved in the trade. This was the first year that clubs were allowed to trade picks without the trade involving a player.
Retirements and delistings
The 2007 AFL season is notable for the unusually large number of players who retired, particularly senior and "champion" players.
| Name | Club | Date Retired | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Hay | Kangaroos | 22 February | Contractual problems resulting from bi-polar issues.[2] |
Darren Gaspar | Richmond | 4 May | To help Richmond's younger players and go for a youth policy.[3] |
Brett Montgomery | Western Bulldogs | 25 May | Disk bulge in neck.[4] |
Rhys Archard | Adelaide | 29 July | Return to family in rural Victoria.[5] |
Luke Darcy | Western Bulldogs | 30 July | Frustrated and angry at game due to knee injuries.[6] |
Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton | 31 July | Hip injury; had already planned to retire at the end of the season.[7] |
Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide | 16 August | Body could no longer cope with AFL football.[8] |
Matthew Robbins | Western Bulldogs | 24 August | Struggled throughout the year despite having a ripping 2006 season.[9] |
Josh Mahoney | Port Adelaide | 24 August | Unable to hold down a regular position.[10] |
Troy Cook | Fremantle | 24 August | It seemed the right time for him to leave the game.[11] |
Shane Parker | Fremantle | 24 August | Was always going to struggle to play the year out and there was no way he could continue.[11] |
Chris Scott | Brisbane Lions | 25 August | Injury.[12] |
Ray Hall | Richmond | 28 August | Serious hip injury that had sidelined him for the entire 2007 season.[13] |
Trent Knobel | Richmond | 28 August | Persistent ankle injury.[13] |
Kent Kingsley | Richmond | 28 August | Injury.[13] |
Darryl Wakelin | Port Adelaide | 29 August | Struggled with injury.[14] |
Matthew Lappin | Carlton | 29 August | To help his club focus on playing younger players.[15] |
Nathan Brown | Melbourne | 29 August | Ready to start the next chapter of his life.[16] |
Clint Bizzell | Melbourne | 29 August | Right time to do so.[16] |
Byron Pickett | Melbourne | 31 August | Waning passion for the game.[17] |
Chris Johnson | Brisbane Lions | 31 August | Decided to leave the game – he was the last ever Fitzroy player in the AFL.[18] |
Andrew Thompson | St Kilda | 1 September | Right time to do so.[19] |
Matthew Clarke | St Kilda | 1 September | One year contract expired; he decided to leave the game.[20] |
James Hird | Essendon | 1 September | Right time to do so. |
Josh Wooden | West Coast | 5 September | Nagging hip injury.[21] |
Richie Vandenberg | Hawthorn | 6 September | Due to a troublesome back injury, his body could not cope any more.[22] |
Brett Voss | St Kilda | 18 September | Made the most of his time as an AFL footballer.[23] |
Ben Dixon | Hawthorn | 19 September | Inability of his body to prepare well enough for senior football.[24] |
Rowan Jones | West Coast | 19 September | Right time to do so.[25] |
Glenn Archer | Kangaroos | 22 September | Right time to do so.[26] |
James Clement | Collingwood | 23 September | Family health; right time to do so.[27] |
Joel Smith | Hawthorn | 25 September | Thought the time was right, it was time to move on.[28] |
Kasey Green | Kangaroos | 26 September | Wanted to move back to Perth.[29] |
Chris Heffernan | Essendon | 2 October | His opportunities to play senior football beyond 2007 were limited.[30] |
Scott Camporeale | Essendon | 2 October | Injury.[31] |
Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs | 2 October | Injury and right time to do so.[32] |
Aaron Hamill | St Kilda | 2 October | Injury and right time to do so; he felt it was in the best interest of the club moving forward.[33] |
Mark Bolton | Essendon | 3 October | Had been struggling to make the starting 22 in 2007 and recognised the right time to do so.[34] |
Nathan Buckley | Collingwood | 5 October | Chronic hamstring injuries had curtailed his ability to remain fit for selection.[35] |
Paul Licuria | Collingwood | 5 October | Battled injury and form problems this season.[36] |
Nathan Ablett | Geelong | 5 October | Ending career after winning 2007 Premiership.[36] |
Justin Longmuir | Fremantle | 31 October | Chronic knee injury.[37] |
Stephen Doyle | Sydney | 31 October | Series of knee injuries.[38] |
Lance Whitnall | Carlton | 12 November | Knee injury.[39] |
| Player | Club | Date |
|---|---|---|
Craig Flint[40] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
Dylan McLaren[40] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
Anthony Raso[40] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
David Teague[40] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
Ross Young[40] | Carlton | 6 September 2007 |
Simon Godfrey[41] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
Daniel Hayes (rookie)[41] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
Shane Neaves (rookie)[41] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
Heath Neville[41] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
Daniel Ward[41] | Melbourne | 11 September 2007 |
Travis Baird[42] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
Cameron Faulkner[42] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
Damian McCormack[42] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
Marty Pask (rookie)[42] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
Tim Walsh[42] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
Michael West (rookie)[42] | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2007 |
Marcus Allan[43] | Brisbane Lions | 22 September 2007 |
Ben Fixter[43] | Brisbane Lions | 22 September 2007 |
Ben Hughes (rookie)[44][45] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
Tim Hutchison (rookie)[44][45] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
Daniel McConnell[44][45] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
Callum Urch[44][45] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
Djaran Whyman[44][45] | Kangaroos | 26 September 2007 |
Phillip Raymond[46][47] | St Kilda | 4 October 2007 |
Justin Sweeney[46][47] | St Kilda | 4 October 2007 |
Matthew Bode[48] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
John Hinge[48] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
Ian Perrie[48] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
Darren Pfeiffer[48] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
Jason Torney[48] | Adelaide | 12 October 2007 |
Richard Cole[49] | Essendon | 12 October 2007 |
Lance Whitnall[50] | Carlton | 12 October 2007 |
Mark Johnson[51] | Essendon | 15 October 2007 |
Kepler Bradley[51] | Essendon | 15 October 2007 |
Lachlan McKinnon (rookie)[51] | Essendon | 15 October 2007 |
Ryan Ferguson[52] | Melbourne | 15 October 2007 |
Matthew Little[53] | Hawthorn | 16 October 2007 |
Josh Thurgood[53] | Hawthorn | 16 October 2007 |
Matthew Davis (rookie)[54] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
Simon Phillips[54] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
Earl Shaw (rookie)[54] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
Jonathan Simpkin[54] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
Luke Vogels[54] | Sydney | 17 October 2007 |
Barry Brooks[47] | St Kilda | 17 October 2007 |
Fergus Watts[47] | St Kilda | 17 October 2007 |
Ben Cousins[55][note 1] | West Coast | 17 October 2007 |
Todd Grima (rookie)[56] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
Joel Reynolds (rookie)[56] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
Sam Hunt[56] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
Stephen Owen[56] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
Matthew Spencer[56] | Geelong | 18 October 2007 |
Patrick Bowden[57][58] | Richmond | 22 October 2007 |
Tasman Clingan (rookie)[58] | Richmond | 22 October 2007 |
Brent Hartigan[57][58] | Richmond | 22 October 2007 |
Andrew Krakouer[57][58] | Richmond | 22 October 2007 |
Clayton Collard[58] | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
Ryley Dunn[58] | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
Robert Haddrill[58] | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
Calib Mourish[58] | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
James Walker | Fremantle | 22 October 2007 |
David Trotter[45] | Kangaroos | 23 October 2007 |
Ashley Sampi[59] | West Coast | 30 October 2007 |
Daniel Chick[60] | West Coast | 31 October 2007 |
Guy Richards[60] | Collingwood | 31 October 2007 |
Nathan Batsanis (rookie)[61] | Port Adelaide | 16 November 2007 |
Peter Hardy (rookie)[61] | Port Adelaide | 16 November 2007 |
Alex Lee (rookie)[61] | Port Adelaide | 16 November 2007 |
Ryan Willits[61] | Port Adelaide | 16 November 2007 |
2007 national draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Priority | 1 | Matthew Kreuzer | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Carlton |
| 1 | 2 | Trent Cotchin | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Richmond |
| 1 | 3 | Chris Masten | East Fremantle | WAFL | West Coast |
| 1 | 4 | Cale Morton | Claremont | WAFL | Melbourne |
| 1 | 5 | Jarrad Grant | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 6 | David Myers | Perth | WAFL | Essendon |
| 1 | 7 | Rhys Palmer | East Fremantle | WAFL | Fremantle |
| 1 | 8 | Lachlan Henderson | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 9 | Ben McEvoy | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | St Kilda |
| 1 | 10 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
| 1 | 11 | Patrick Veszpremi | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 1 | 12 | Cyril Rioli | St Mary's | NTFL | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 13 | Brad Ebert | Port Adelaide Magpies | SANFL | West Coast |
| 1 | 14 | Jack Grimes | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Melbourne |
| 1 | 15 | Robbie Tarrant | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | Kangaroos |
| 1 | 16 | Matthew Lobbe | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 17 | Harry Taylor | East Fremantle | WAFL | Geelong |
Priority | 18 | Alex Rance | Swan Districts | WAFL | Richmond |
| 2 | 19 | Callan Ward | Western Jets | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 20 | Tony Notte | Swan Districts | WAFL | West Coast |
| 2 | 21 | Addam Maric | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Melbourne |
| 2 | 22 | Scott Selwood | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | West Coast |
| 2 | 23 | Tayte Pears | East Perth | WAFL | Essendon |
| 2 | 24 | Clayton Hinkley | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Fremantle |
| 2 | 25 | Tom Collier | Tassie Mariners | TAC Cup | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 26 | Brett Meredith | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 2 | 27 | Andy Otten | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
| 2 | 28 | Marlon Motlop | Wanderers | NTFL | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 29 | Brendan Whitecross | Zillmere | QAFL | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 30 | Jarrhan Jacky | Subiaco | WAFL | Adelaide |
| 2 | 31 | John McCarthy | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Collingwood |
| 2 | 32 | Levi Greenwood | Port Adelaide Magpies | SANFL | Kangaroos |
| 2 | 33 | Matthew Westhoff | Central District | SANFL | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 34 | Dawson Simpson | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 3 | 35 | Sam Reid | Zillmere | QAFL | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 36 | Steven Browne | West Perth | WAFL | Carlton |
| 3 | 37 | Scott Thompson | Geelong | VFL | Kangaroos |
| 3 | 38 | Myke Cook | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
| 3 F/S | 39 | Darcy Daniher | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Essendon |
| 3 | 40 | Chris Mayne | Perth | WAFL | Fremantle |
| 3 | 41 | James Polkinghorne | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 42 | Jack Steven | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | St Kilda |
| 3 | 43 | Easton Wood | Camperdown/Geelong Grammar School | HFNL | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 44 | Scott Simpson | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 3 | 45 | Stuart Dew | Port Adelaide | AFL | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 46 | Dennis Armfield | Swan Districts | WAFL | Carlton |
| 3 | 47 | Toby Thoolen | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | Collingwood |
| 3 | 48 | Jarrad Boumann | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 49 | Mitchell Farmer | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 50 | Dan McKenna | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 4 | 51 | Dean Putt | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Richmond |
| 4 | 52 | Bradd Dalziell | East Fremantle | WAFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 53 | Kyle Cheney | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Melbourne |
| 4 | 54 | Cale Hooker | East Fremantle | WAFL | Essendon |
| 4 | 55 | Mark Johnson | Essendon | AFL | Fremantle |
| 4 | 56 | Matt Austin | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 57 | Fraser Gehrig | St Kilda(ret.) | AFL | St Kilda |
| 4 | 58 | Tony Armstrong | NSW/ACT Rams/Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
| 4 | 59 | Craig Bird | NSW/ACT Rams/Nelson Bay | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 4 F/S | 60 | Adam Donohue | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 4 F/S | 61 | Jaxson Barham | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Collingwood |
| 4 | 62 | Josh Smith | West Perth | WAFL | Kangaroos |
| 4 | 63 | Guy O'Keefe | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs |
| 5 | 64 | Pass | Richmond | ||
| 5 | 65 | Pass | Carlton | ||
| 5 | 66 | Tom McNamara | South Adelaide | SANFL | Melbourne |
| 5 | 67 | Pass | Western Bulldogs | ||
| 5 | 68 | Pass | Essendon | ||
| 5 | 69 | Kepler Bradley | Essendon | AFL | Fremantle |
| 5 | 70 | Eljay Connors | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | St Kilda |
| 5 | 71 | Aaron Kite | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
| 5 | 72 | Blake Grima | Kangaroos | AFL | Kangaroos |
| 6 | 73 | Pass | Melbourne | ||
| 6 | 74 | Jason D'urso | Essendon | ||
| 6 (NSW SP) | 75 | Taylor Walker | NSW/ACT Rams/North Broken Hill | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
2008 pre-season draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | David Gourdis | Subiaco | WAFL | Richmond |
| 1 | 2 | Darren Pfeiffer | Adelaide | AFL | Carlton |
| 1 | 3 | Stefan Martin | Sandringham | VFL | Melbourne |
| 1 | 4 | Scott Welsh | Adelaide | AFL | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 5 | John Williams | Morningside | QAFL | Essendon |
| 1 | 6 | Joshua Head | South Fremantle | WAFL | Fremantle |
| 1 | 7 | Patrick McGinnity | Claremont | WAFL | West Coast |
| 1 | 8 | Tom Bellchambers | Launceston | NTFL (Tas) | Essendon |
2008 rookie draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Clayton Collard | Fremantle | Richmond |
| 1 | 2 | Aaron Joseph | Tassie Mariners | Carlton |
| 1 | 3 | Trent Zomer | Eastern Ranges | Melbourne |
| 1 | 4 | James Mulligan | Southport | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 5 | Rhys Magin | Zillmere | Essendon |
| 1 | 6 | Brent Connelly | Gippsland Power | Fremantle |
| 1 | 7 | Phil Smith | Calder Cannons | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 8 | Glenn Chivers | Oakleigh Chargers | St Kilda |
| 1 | 9 | James Moss | Central District | Adelaide |
| 1 | 10 | Matthew O'Dwyer | Sydney | Sydney |
| 1 | 11 | Hugh Sandilands | Oakleigh Chargers | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 12 | Lewis Stevenson | Claremont | West Coast |
| 1 | 13 | Luke Casey-Leigh | Sandringham Dragons | Collingwood |
| 1 | 14 | Nathan Grima | Central District | Kangaroos |
| 1 | 15 | Nick Salter | Woodville-West Torrens | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 16 | Brodie Moles | Tasmania | Geelong |
| 2 | 17 | Jarrod Silvester | Coburg Tigers | Richmond |
| 2 | 18 | Lachlan Hill | Oakleigh Chargers | Carlton |
| 2 | 19 | Austin Wonaeamirri | St Mary's Football Club | Melbourne |
| 2 | 20 | Henry White | North Adelaide | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 21 | Jarrod Atkinson | Bendigo Bombers | Essendon |
| 2 | 22 | Luke Pratt | Swan Districts | Fremantle |
| 2 | 23 | Pat Garner | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 24 | Luke Miles | Swan Districts | St Kilda |
| 2 | 25 | Jared Petrenko | Woodville-West Torrens | Adelaide |
| 2 | 26 | Brendan Murphy | County Carlow (Gaelic football) | Sydney |
| 2 | 27 | Timothy Walsh | Port Adelaide Magpies | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 28 | Ashley Arrowsmith | Calder Cannons | West Coast |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Dyas | County Armagh (Gaelic football) | Collingwood |
| 2 | 30 | Cruize Garlett | Perth | Kangaroos |
| 2 | 31 | Daniel Boyle | Murray Bushrangers | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 32 | Jeremy Laidler | Calder Cannons | Geelong |
| 3 | 33 | Tristan Cartledge | Essendon | Richmond |
| 3 | 34 | David Ellard | Swan Districts | Carlton |
| 3 | 35 | Jake Spencer | Redland Bombers | Melbourne |
| 3 | 36 | John Shaw | Sandringham Dragons | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 37 | Calib Mourish | Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 3 | 38 | Pearce Hanley | County Mayo (Gaelic football) | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 39 | Andrew McQualter | St Kilda | St Kilda |
| 3 | 40 | Ed Curnow | Geelong Falcons | Adelaide |
| 3 | 41 | Jake Orreal | Unregistered | Sydney |
| 3 | 42 | Alex Grima | Tassie Mariners | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 43 | Will Sullivan | Western Jets | West Coast |
| 3 | 44 | Alan Obst | Adelaide | Kangaroos |
| 3 | 45 | Ryan Willits | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 46 | Chris Kangars | Geelong Falcons | Geelong |
| 4 | 47 | Cameron Howat | Richmond | Richmond |
| 4 | 48 | Michael Shields | County Cork (Gaelic football) | Carlton |
| 4 | 49 | Shane Valenti | Sandringham Zebras | Melbourne |
| 4 | 50 | Ryley Dunn | Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 4 | 51 | Khan Haretuku | UNSW Eastern Suburbs | St Kilda |
| 4 | 52 | Brodie Martin | Sturt | Adelaide |
| 4 | 53 | Matthew Beckmans | Turvey Park | Sydney |
| 4 | 54 | Cameron Stokes | Darwin | Hawthorn |
| 4 | 55 | Callum Wilson | South Fremantle | West Coast |
| 4 | 56 | Michael Wundke | North Adelaide | Kangaroos |
| 4 | 57 | Shane Mumford | Geelong (VFL) | Geelong |
| 5 | 58 | Aaron Bruce | Eastlake | Sydney |
| 5 | 59 | Beau Wilkes | West Coast | West Coast |
| 5 | 60 | James Wilsen | St George | Kangaroos |
| 6 | 61 | Dean Terlich | Murray Bushrangers | Sydney |
| 6 | 62 | Ryan Davis | North Shore Bombers | West Coast |
Draft firsts
This draft has been the first ever draft where elevated NSW scholarship players (Taylor Walker, Craig Bird, Ryan Davis, James Wilsen, Khan Haretuku) were drafted to their respective clubs by the draft under the rule, clubs must give up their last selection in either rookie or senior draft in order to draft that elevated scholarship player.
Selections by league
National and Pre-season draft selection totals by leagues:
| League | Players selected | State |
|---|---|---|
TAC Cup | 40 | VIC |
WAFL | 18 | WA |
SANFL | 4 | SA |
QAFL | 3 | QLD |
VFL | 2 | VIC |
NTFL | 2 | NT |
HFNL | 1 | VIC |
Notes
^ Ben Cousins was sacked by the West Coast after he was arrested on drug charges.[55]
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"2007 AFL national draft". The Sunday Age. 25 November 2007.
Burgan, Matt (12 October 2007). "Club-by-club trade week analysis". Archived from the original on 14 January 2008.
