2006 AFL draft | |
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Bryce Gibbs was the number one selection in the 2006 national draft | |
General information | |
Date(s) | 24 November 2006 |
Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
Overview | |
League | AFL |
First selection | Bryce Gibbs (Carlton) |
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The 2006 AFL draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. 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.
The 2006 AFL draft is noted as being the second "superdraft" since the draft system's inception, due to the wealth and depth of talent.
The AFL pre-season draft, rookie draft and trade week also occurred during the 2006/07 Australian Football League off-season.
Trades
Trade week was held from 9 to 13 October 2006.
Clubs involved | Trade | Ref | |
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St Kilda Western Bulldogs |
to St Kilda
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to Western Bulldogs
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West Coast Western Bulldogs |
to West Coast
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to Western Bulldogs
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Brisbane Lions Western Bulldogs |
to Brisbane Lions
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to Western Bulldogs
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Essendon Fremantle |
to Essendon
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to Fremantle
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Collingwood Fremantle Richmond |
to Fremantle (from Richmond)
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to Richmond (from Fremantle)
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to Collingwood (from Fremantle)
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to Fremantle (from Collingwood)
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to Collingwood (from Richmond)
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to Richmond (from Collingwood)
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Hawthorn Sydney |
to Hawthorn
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to Sydney
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St Kilda West Coast |
to St Kilda
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to West Coast
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2006 national draft
The 2006 national draft was held on 25 November 2006. Carlton Football Club had the first selection, choosing Bryce Gibbs from the Glenelg Football Club.
* | 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 | |
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Australian team | |
Denotes player who has never played in a VFL/AFL home and away season or finals game | |
Denotes player who has been selected as Rising Star |
Rookie elevations
2007 pre-season draft
Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
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Club | League | ||||
1 | Cain Ackland | Carlton | St Kilda | AFL | |
2 | Mal Michael | Essendon | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |
3 | Ben Ross | Kangaroos | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | |
4 | Adam Cockshell | Port Adelaide | Norwood | SANFL | |
5 | Josh Thurgood | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | AFL | redrafted |
6 | Kent Kingsley | Richmond | Geelong | AFL | |
7 | Matthew Clarke | St Kilda | Adelaide | AFL | |
8 | Chris Bryan | Collingwood | Carlton | AFL | |
9 | Cameron Cloke | Carlton | Collingwood | AFL |
2007 rookie draft
References
- "AFL draft hailed as strongest ever". The Age. 26 November 2006. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016.
- "Everitt and Akermanis head trading frenzy". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Australian Associated Press. 9 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- "St Kilda list & Football Department changes". saints.com.au. BigPond. 21 October 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Trade week factbox". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Australian Associated Press. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- Brodie, Will (1 June 2010). "Jason Akermanis, a colourful life". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "Collingwood's trade history". collingwoodfc.com.au. Telstra Media. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Hinds, Richard (14 October 2006). "Swans snare Spida". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax Media. AAP. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "2006 National Draft selections" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010.
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