# 1999 AFL draft

The 1999 AFL draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period, a rookie draft and rookie elevation. 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.
In 1999 there were 93 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. The Collingwood Magpies received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the 1999 AFL season.

## Trades

| Player | Original club | Traded to | Traded for |
| Matthew Clarke | Brisbane Lions | Adelaide Crows | draft picks #6 and #21(#15 to Adelaide) |
| Scott Welsh | Kangaroos | Adelaide Crows | draft picks #15 and #77 |
| Stefan Carey | Sydney Swans | Brisbane Lions | draft pick #21 |
| Michael Martin | Western Bulldogs | Brisbane Lions | Trent Bartlett and draft pick #32 |
| Michael Mansfield | Geelong | Carlton | draft pick #31 |
| Steven McKee | Richmond | Collingwood | Clinton King and draft pick #3 |
| Andrew Ukovic | Essendon | Collingwood | Jonathon Robran and draft pick #40 |
| Jonathon Robran | Hawthorn | Essendon | draft pick #33 and #48 |
| Trent Bartlett | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs | Michael Martin |
| Nathan Eagleton | Port Adelaide | Western Bulldogs | Brett Montgomery and draft pick #28 |
| Troy Cook | Sydney Swans | Fremantle | draft pick #34 |
| Brendon Fewster | West Coast Eagles | Fremantle | draft pick #16 |
| Troy Longmuir | Melbourne | Fremantle | draft pick #19 |
| Cameron Mooney | Kangaroos | Geelong | Leigh Colbert and draft pick #53 |
| Lance Picioane | Adelaide Crows | Hawthorn | draft pick #79 |
| Stephen Powell | Western Bulldogs | Melbourne | draft pick #35 |
| David Calthorpe | Brisbane Lions | Kangaroos | draft pick #32 |
| Leigh Colbert | Geelong | Kangaroos | Cameron Mooney and draft picks #15, #17 & #47 |
| Matthew Bishop | Melbourne | Port Adelaide | draft pick #42 |
| Brett Montgomery | Western Bulldogs | Port Adelaide | Nathan Eagleton |
| Leon Cameron | Western Bulldogs | Richmond | draft picks #37 and #66 |
| Clinton King | Collingwood | Richmond | Steven McKee and draft pick #7 |
| Justin Plapp | Richmond | St Kilda | draft pick #39 |
| Jason Ball | West Coast Eagles | Sydney Swans | draft pick #11 and #41 |
| Andrew Schauble | Collingwood | Sydney Swans | Mark Kinnear and draft pick #34 |
| Mark Kinnear | Sydney Swans | Collingwood | Andrew Schauble |
| Stephen O'Reilly | Fremantle | Carlton | draft pick #16 and #46 |
In addition to the trades, Melbourne's first round draft pick (No. 5) was given to Fremantle, as part of penalties levied against Melbourne for breaches of the salary cap related to its recruitment of Jeff White from Fremantle two years earlier. Melbourne was also fined $600,000 and stripped of draft picks in the 2000 AFL draft.

## 1999 national draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | Recruited to |
| Priority | 1 | Josh Fraser | Murray Bushrangers | Collingwood |
| Priority | 2 | Paul Hasleby | East Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 1 | 3 | Aaron Fiora | Port Adelaide Magpies | Richmond |
| 1 | 4 | Matthew Pavlich | Woodville-West Torrens | Fremantle |
| 1 | 5 | Leigh Brown | Gippsland Power | Fremantle |
| 1 | 6 | Damian Cupido | Eastern Ranges | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 7 | Danny Roach | Tassie Mariners | Collingwood |
| 1 | 8 | Joel Corey | East Perth | Geelong |
| 1 | 9 | Caydn Beetham | Oakleigh Chargers | St Kilda |
| 1 | 10 | Luke McPharlin | East Fremantle | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 11 | Darren Glass | Perth | West Coast Eagles |
| 1 | 12 | Paul Koulouriotis | Calder Cannons | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 13 | Robert Murphy | Gippsland Power | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 14 | Travis Gaspar | South Fremantle | West Coast Eagles |
| 1 | 15 | David Spriggs | Prahran Dragons | Geelong |
| 1 | 16 | David Haynes | Geelong Falcons | West Coast Eagles |
| 1 | 17 | Ezra Bray | Calder Cannons | Geelong |
| 2 | 18 (F/S) | Rhyce Shaw | Preston Knights | Collingwood |
| 2 | 19 | Brad Green | Tassie Mariners | Melbourne |
| 2 | 20 | Paul Wheatley | Preston Knights | Melbourne |
| 2 | 21 | Scott Stevens | Perth | Sydney |
| 2 | 22 | Ezra Poyas | Prahran Dragons | Richmond |
| 2 | 23 | Daniel Foster | Port Adelaide | Geelong |
| 2 | 24 | Jason Blake | Prahran Dragons | St Kilda |
| 2 | 25 | Brett Johnson | Swan Districts | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 26 (F/S) | Stephen Doyle | South Adelaide | Sydney |
| 2 | 27 | Cain Ackland | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 28 | Brent Guerra | Bendigo Pioneers | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 29 | Adam Hunter | Swan Districts | West Coast Eagles |
| 2 | 30 (F/S) | Jonathan Brown | Geelong Falcons | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 31 | Paul Chapman | Calder Cannons | Geelong |
| 2 | 32 | Daniel Giansiracusa | Western Jets | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 33 | Tim Clarke | Geelong Falcons | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 34 | Leon Davis | Perth | Collingwood |
| 3 | 35 | Patrick Wiggins | Tassie Mariners | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 36 | Rhett Biglands | Woodville-West Torrens | Adelaide |
| 3 | 37 | Mitch Hahn | Northern Eagles | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 38 | Cameron Ling | Geelong Falcons | Geelong |
| 3 | 39 | Scott Homewood | Eastern Ranges | Richmond |
| 3 | 40 | David Hille | Dandenong Stingrays | Essendon |
| 3 | 41 | Kane Munro | Bendigo Pioneers | West Coast Eagles |
| 3 | 42 | Michael Clark | Eastern Ranges | Melbourne |
| 3 | 43 | Lindsay Gilbee | Eastern Ranges | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 44 (F/S) | Shane Morrison | Northern Eagles | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 45 | Marcus Pickett | Port Adelaide | Essendon |
| 3 | 46 | Adam Butler | Murray Bushrangers | Fremantle |
| 3 | 47 | Corey Enright | Port Adelaide | Geelong |
| 3 | 48 | Chance Bateman | Perth | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 49 | Ben Cunningham | Claremont | Fremantle |
| 3 | 50 | Matthew Whelan | Woodville-West Torrens | Melbourne |
| 4 | 51 | Ricky O'Loughlin | Port Adelaide | Adelaide |
| 4 | 52 | Andrew Mills | Murray Bushrangers | Richmond |
| 4 | 53 | Clayton Lassock | West Perth | Kangaroos |
| 4 | 54 | Murray Pitts | St Kilda Reserves | St Kilda |
| 4 | 55 | Tim Hazell | Southern Districts | Hawthorn |
| 4 | 56 | Ryan O'Keefe | Calder Cannons | Sydney |
| 4 | 57 | Steven Brosnan | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 58 | Patrick Bowden | Rovers | Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | 59 | John Barnes | Geelong | Essendon |
| 4 | 60 | Richard Kelly | Perth | Carlton |
| 4 | 61 | Mark Ainley | Prahran Dragons | Kangaroos |
| 4 | 62 | Ben Johnson | Preston Knights | Collingwood |
| 4 | 63 | Shannon O'Brien | Gippsland Power | Melbourne |
| 4 | 64 | Cameron Bruce | Melbourne Reserves | Melbourne |
| 4 | 65 | Justin Cicolella | Woodville-West Torrens | Adelaide |
| 4 | 66 | Ryan Hargrave | Perth | Western Bulldogs |
| 5 | 67 | Robert Shirley | Woodville-West Torrens | Adelaide |
| 5 | 68 | Tony Delaney | Fremantle | St Kilda |
| 5 | 69 | Bill Nicholls | Geelong Falcons | Hawthorn |
| 5 | 70 | Brett Allison | Kangaroos | Sydney |
| 5 | 71 | Not utilised | – | Port Adelaide |
| 5 | 72 | Robert Forster-Knight | Murray Bushrangers | Essendon |
| 5 | 73 | Ryan Houlihan | Murray Bushrangers | Carlton |
| 5 | 74 | Matthew Burton | Fremantle | Kangaroos |
| 5 | 75 | Dale Baynes | East Fremantle | Collingwood |
| 5 | 76 | Not utilised | – | Fremantle |
| 5 | 77 | Lindsay Smith | Glenelg | Kangaroos |
| 5 | 78 | Ty Zantuck | Western Jets | Richmond |
| 5 | 79 | Balraj Singh | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
| 5 | 80 | Jeremy Dukes | Prahran Dragons | Carlton |
| 5 | 81 | Troy Makepeace | Kangaroos Reserves | Kangaroos |
| 5 | 82 | Nick Stone | Prahran Dragons | Collingwood |
| 6 | 83 | Matthew Shir | Murray Bushrangers | Adelaide |
| 6 | 84 | Not utilised | – | Richmond |
| 6 | 85 | Not utilised | – | Hawthorn |
| 6 | 86 | Trent Hotton | East Burwood | Carlton |
| 6 | 87 | Christian Woodley | Subiaco | Kangaroos |
| 6 | 88 | Michael W. Clark | Fremantle | Collingwood |
| 6 | 89 | Not utilised | – | Adelaide |
| 6 | 90 | Andrew Merrington | St Bernards | Carlton |
| 6 | 91 | Not utilised | – | Adelaide |
| 6 | 92 | Adam Mathews | Murray Bushrangers | Carlton |
| 6 | 93 | Joe Allen | Gippsland Power | Carlton |

## 2000 pre-season draft

| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Recruited to |
| 1 | Shane O'Bree | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood |
| 2 | Brad Bootsma | South Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 3 | James Cook | Western Bulldogs | Melbourne |
| 4 | James Byrne | Glenelg | Adelaide |
| 5 | Fred Campbell | Sydney Swans | St Kilda |
| 6 | Barry Young | Essendon | Hawthorn |
| 7 | Ben Fixter | NSW/ACT Rams | Sydney Swans |
| 8 | Wade Chapman | Sydney Swans | Port Adelaide |
| 9 | Andrew Wills | Fremantle | Western Bulldogs |
| 10 | Simon Hawking | Sydney Swans | Collingwood |
| 11 | Steven Pitt | Norwood | Melbourne |
| 12 | Andrew Crowell | Woodville-West Torrens | Adelaide |
| 13 | Damian Monkhorst | Collingwood | St Kilda |
| 14 | Simon Godfrey | Melbourne Reserves | Melbourne |
| 15 | Sean Charles | Woorinen | St Kilda |

## 2000 rookie draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
| 1 | 1 | Damien Lyon | Prahran Dragons | Collingwood |
| 1 | 2 | Nathan Carroll | Claremont | Fremantle |
| 1 | 3 | Mark Bradly | Melbourne | Melbourne |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Doughty | South Adelaide | Adelaide |
| 1 | 5 | Ben Haynes | Western Jets | Richmond |
| 1 | 6 | Marcus Baldwin | Hawthorn (reserves) | Geelong |
| 1 | 7 | Mark Wittison | Prahran Dragons | St Kilda |
| 1 | 8 | Ryan Ablett | Beaconsfield | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 9 | Tadhg Kennelly | Kerry | Sydney |
| 1 | 10 | Darren Burton | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 11 | Matthiue Lucas | St Kevins | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 12 | Toby McGrath | South Fremantle | West Coast |
| 1 | 13 | Ben Doherty | Morningside | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 14 | Cory McGrath | South Fremantle | Essendon |
| 1 | 15 | Adam Pickering | Calder Cannons | Carlton |
| 1 | 16 | Nick Lowther | Kangaroos (reserves) | Kangaroos |
| 2 | 17 | Leigh Sheehan | Gippsland Power | Collingwood |
| 2 | 18 | Robbie Haddrill | Perth | Fremantle |
| 2 | 19 | Luke Taylor | Melbourne (reserves) | Melbourne |
| 2 | 20 | Josh Coulter | Central District | Adelaide |
| 2 | 21 | Royce Vardy | Devon-Welshpool-Wron Wron-Woodside | Richmond |
| 2 | 22 | Shane Ryan | Oakleigh Chargers | Geelong |
| 2 | 23 | Stephen Milne | Essendon (reserves) | St Kilda |
| 2 | 24 | Shane Tuck | Dandenong Stingrays | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 25 | Brett White | North Adelaide | Sydney |
| 2 | 26 | Dean Brogan | South Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 27 | Brad Fuller | Collingwood | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 28 | Dean Cox | East Perth | West Coast |
| 2 | 29 | Jason Anthonisz | Northern Eagles | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 30 | David Johnson | Calder Cannons | Essendon |
| 2 | 31 | Craig Clarke | Springvale | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 32 | Michael Ablett | Dandenong Stingrays | Kangaroos |
| 3 | 33 | Andrew Dimattina | Essendon (reserves) | Collingwood |
| 3 | 34 | Luke Newick | Subiaco | Fremantle |
| 3 | 35 | Passed | N/A | Melbourne |
| 3 | 36 | Chris Robertson | North Adelaide | Adelaide |
| 3 | 37 | Robbie Taylor | Richmond (reserves) | Richmond |
| 3 | 38 | Brent Cowell | St Kilda (reserves) | Geelong |
| 3 | 39 | Olly Trand | Prahran Dragons | St Kilda |
| 3 | 40 | Timothy Malseed | Hawthorn (reserves) | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 41 | Leigh Brockman | Geelong | Sydney |
| 3 | 42 | Tom Carr | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 43 | Justin Wood | Geelong | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 44 | Kasey Green | East Fremantle | West Coast |
| 3 | 45 | Passed | N/A | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 46 | Adam Switala | Central District | Essendon |
| 3 | 47 | Jordan Doering | Essendon (reserves) | Carlton |
| 3 | 48 | Mark Hilton | North Albury | Kangaroos |
| 4 | 49 | Dale Walkingshaw | Peel Thunder | Fremantle |
| 4 | 50 | Jonathan Yerbury | Norwood | Adelaide |
| 4 | 51 | Teghan Henderson | Richmond (reserves) | Richmond |
| 4 | 52 | Brett Moyle | St Kilda (reserves) | St Kilda |
| 4 | 53 | Passed | N/A | Hawthorn |
| 4 | 54 | Passed | N/A | Sydney |
| 4 | 55 | Scott Hahn | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 56 | Luke Donaldson | Dandenong Stingrays | Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | 57 | Passed | N/A | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 58 | James Podsiadly | Western Jets | Essendon |
| 4 | 59 | Mark Passador | Springvale | Carlton |
| 4 | 60 | Ryan Pagan | Kangaroos (reserves) | Kangaroos |
| 5 | 61 | Troy Kirwen | Collingwood (reserves) | Richmond |
| 5 | 62 | Passed | N/A | Hawthorn |
| 5 | 63 | Passed | N/A | Sydney |
| 5 | 64 | Nathan Clarke | Maroochydore | Brisbane Lions |
| 6 | 65 | David Le Pavoux | NSW/ACT Rams | Sydney |
| 6 | 66 | Jeff Cooper | Northern Eagles | Brisbane Lions |
| 7 | 67 | Peter McGrath | NSW/ACT Rams | Sydney |
| 7 | 68 | Stephen Kenna | Morningside | Brisbane Lions |
| 8 | 69 | Scott Muller | NSW/ACT Rams | Sydney |
| 8 | 70 | Hayden Kluver | Sherwood | Brisbane Lions |

## Rookie elevation

In alphabetical order of professional clubs. This list details 1999-listed rookies who were elevated to the senior list; it does not list players taken as rookies in the rookie draft which occurred during the 1999/2000 off-season.
| Player | Recruited from | Recruited to |
| Matthew Golding | Glenelg | Adelaide Crows |
| Dean Howard | West Adelaide | Adelaide Crows |
| Trent Knobel | Broadbeach | Brisbane Lions |
| Heath Culpitt | Castlemaine | Carlton |
| Simon Fletcher | Geelong Reserves | Carlton |
| Dean Rioli | South Fremantle | Essendon |
| Ashley Clancy | Subiaco | Fremantle |
| Antoni Grover | Subiaco | Fremantle |
| Darren Bolton | Peel Thunder | Fremantle |
| Paul Lindsay | East Fremantle | Geelong |
| Kent Kingsley | Woodville-West Torrens | Kangaroos |
| Glen Bowyer | Murray Bushrangers | Hawthorn |
| Ben Beams | Tassie Mariners | Melbourne |
| Luke Williams | Oakleigh Chargers | Melbourne |
| Scott Bassett | Port Adelaide Magpies | Port Adelaide |
| Ben Hollands | Sydney Reserves | Richmond |
| Chad Davis | Oakleigh Chargers | St Kilda |
| James Gowans | Werribee | St Kilda |
| Gerrard Bennett | Geelong Reserves | Sydney Swans |
| Brett Kirk | North Albury | Sydney Swans |
| Adam Contessa | Kangaroos Reserves | Western Bulldogs |
| Shaun Tinsley | Port Melbourne | Western Bulldogs |