# 2001 AFL draft

The 2001 AFL draft consisted of a state draft, a body draft, a pre-season draft and a trade period. The AFL draft is the annual draft of players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League (AFL).
In 2001 there were 83 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. The Fremantle Dockers originally received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder in the 2001 AFL season but they traded it to Hawthorn for Trent Croad. The No.1 draft pick was Luke Hodge, who became the first No.1 draft pick in many seasons to play in a premiership side.
The draft is known widely as the "superdraft" due to the recruitment of modern star players such as Luke Hodge, Luke Ball, Chris Judd, Jimmy Bartel, Nick Dal Santo, Steve Johnson, Sam Mitchell, Leigh Montagna, Gary Ablett, Brian Lake, Matthew Boyd, James Kelly, Dane Swan, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Campbell Brown, and David Hale. All of the aforementioned players have played in at least one Grand Final; all but Dal Santo and Montagna have played in a premiership team; and Judd, Mitchell, and Hodge (three times) have captained their respective teams to victories in the 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2015 grand finals. Furthermore, Judd (2004, 2010), Bartel (2007), Ablett (2009, 2013), Swan (2011) and Mitchell (2012) have also won the Brownlow Medal, the award for the best and fairest player in a season, while Judd (2005), Johnson (2007), Hodge (2008 and 2014), Bartel (2011) and Lake (2013) have all won a Norm Smith Medal, which is awarded to the best player on-field in the AFL Grand Final.

## Trades

In alphabetical order of new clubs
| Player | Original club | New club | Traded for |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | Sydney Swans | Adelaide Crows | draft pick #28 |
| Kris Massie | Carlton | Adelaide Crows | Andrew Eccles |
| Ben Nelson | Carlton | Adelaide Crows | David Gallagher |
| Daniel Schell | Fremantle | Adelaide Crows | draft pick #56 |
| Andrew Eccles | Adelaide Crows | Carlton | Kris Massie |
| David Gallagher | Adelaide Crows | Carlton | Ben Nelson |
| Corey McKernan | Kangaroos | Carlton | Mark Porter and draft picks #14 & #30 |
| Justin Murphy | Geelong | Carlton | draft pick #23 |
| Lindsay Smith | Kangaroos | Carlton | draft pick #61 |
| Trent Croad | Hawthorn | Fremantle | draft picks #1, #20 & #36 |
| Jeff Farmer | Melbourne | Fremantle | draft pick #17 |
| Luke McPharlin | Hawthorn | Fremantle | draft picks #1, #20 & #36 |
| Troy Simmonds | Melbourne | Fremantle | Daniel Bandy (3-way trade with Western Bulldogs) |
| Brent Grgic | Melbourne | Geelong | draft pick #55 |
| David Bourke | Richmond | Kangaroos | draft pick #68 |
| Mark Porter | Carlton | Kangaroos | Corey McKernan and draft picks #23 & #39 |
| Clint Bizzell | Geelong | Melbourne | draft picks #17 & #41 |
| Craig Ellis | Western Bulldogs | Melbourne | Troy Simmonds (3-way trade with Fremantle) |
| Peter Vardy | Adelaide Crows | Melbourne | draft pick #56 |
| Damien Hardwick | Essendon | Port Adelaide | draft picks #31 & 47 |
| Paul Hudson | Western Bulldogs | Richmond | draft pick #49 |
| Greg Stafford | Sydney Swans | Richmond | Nick Daffy and draft pick #17 |
| Heath Black | Fremantle | St Kilda | draft pick #17 |
| Trent Knobel | Brisbane Lions | St Kilda | draft pick #45 |
| Nick Daffy | Richmond | Sydney Swans | Greg Stafford |
| Barry Hall | St Kilda | Sydney Swans | draft pick #13, #17 & #45 |
| Daniel Bandy | Fremantle | Western Bulldogs | Craig Ellis & draft pick #26 (3-way trade with Melbourne) |
| Marcus Picken | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs | draft pick #49 |
| Shannon Rusca | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs | draft pick #49 |

## 2001 national draft

| * | 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 |
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
| Priority | 1 | Luke Hodge | Geelong Falcons | Hawthorn |
| Priority | 2 | Luke Ball | Sandringham Dragons | St Kilda |
| Priority | 3 | Chris Judd | Sandringham Dragons | West Coast Eagles |
| 1 | 4 | Graham Polak | East Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 1 | 5 | Xavier Clarke | St Mary's | St Kilda |
| 1 | 6 | Ashley Sampi | South Fremantle | West Coast Eagles |
| 1 | 7 | David Hale | Broadbeach | Kangaroos |
| 1 | 8 | Jimmy Bartel | Geelong Falcons | Geelong |
| 1 | 9 | Luke Molan | Geelong Falcons | Melbourne |
| 1 | 10 | Sam Power | Oakleigh Chargers | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 11 | Richard Cole | Eastern Ranges | Collingwood |
| 1 | 12 | Brent Reilly | Calder Cannons | Adelaide |
| 1 | 13 | Nick Dal Santo | Bendigo Pioneers | St Kilda |
| 1 | 14 | Ashley Watson | Bendigo Pioneers | Kangaroos |
| 1 | 15 | Barry Brooks | Tassie Mariners | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 16 | Rick Ladson | Bendigo Pioneers | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 17 | James Kelly | Calder Cannons | Geelong |
| 1 | 18 | Shane Harvey | Northern Knights | Essendon |
| 1 | 19 | Jason Gram | Gippsland Power | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 20 | Daniel Elstone | Bendigo Pioneers | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 21 | Matt Maguire | Geelong Falcons | St Kilda |
| 2 | 22 | Mark Seaby | West Perth | West Coast |
| 2 | 23 | Charlie Gardiner | Sandringham Dragons | Geelong |
| 2 | 24 | Steve Johnson | Murray Bushrangers | Geelong |
| 2 | 25 | Steven Armstrong | Perth | Melbourne |
| 2 | 26 | Aaron Rogers | NSW/ACT Rams | Melbourne |
| 2 | 27 | Tom Davidson | Geelong Falcons | Collingwood |
| 2 | 28 | Mark Powell | Murray Bushrangers | Sydney |
| 2 | 29 | Lewis Roberts-Thomson | NSW/ACT Rams | Sydney |
| 2 | 30 | Rod Crowe | Sandringham Dragons | Kangaroos |
| 2 | 31 | Joel Reynolds | Geelong Falcons | Essendon |
| 2 | 32 | Campbell Brown | Oakleigh Chargers | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 33 | David Rodan | Calder Cannons | Richmond |
| 2 | 34 | Simon O'Keefe | Murray Bushrangers | Essendon |
| 2 | 35 | Jarrad Wright | Woodville-West Torrens | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 36 | Sam Mitchell | Box Hill Hawks | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 37 | Leigh Montagna | Northern Knights | St Kilda |
| 3 | 38 | Ashley Hansen | Oakleigh Chargers | West Coast Eagles |
| 3 | 39 | Justin Davies | Murray Bushrangers | Carlton |
| 3 | 40 (F/S) | Gary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong Falcons | Geelong |
| 3 | 41 | Henry Playfair | NSW/ACT Rams | Geelong |
| 3 | 42 | Kieran McGuinness | Eastern Ranges | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 43 | Mark McGough | Murray Bushrangers | Collingwood |
| 3 | 44 | Ben Finnin | Northern Knights | Adelaide |
| 3 | 45 | Nathan Clarke | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 46 (F/S) | Jarrad Waite | Murray Bushrangers | Carlton |
| 3 | 47 | Andrew Welsh | Calder Cannons | Essendon |
| 3 | 48 | Simon Cox | Western Bulldogs | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 49 | Josh Houlihan | Murray Bushrangers | St Kilda |
| 3 | 50 | Paul Salmon | Hawthorn | Essendon |
| 3 | 51 | Pass | - | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 52 | Andrew Browne | Claremont | Fremantle |
| 4 | 53 | Daniel Hunt | South Fremantle | Sydney |
| 4 | 54 | Ben Robbins | Brisbane Lions | Kangaroos |
| 4 | 55 | Brad Miller | Mt Gravatt | Melbourne |
| 4 | 56 | Paul Medhurst | Claremont | Fremantle |
| 4 | 57 | Brent Colbert | Northern Knights | Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | 58 | Dane Swan | Calder Cannons | Collingwood |
| 4 | 59 | Jacob Schuback | Gippsland Power | Adelaide |
| 4 | 60 | Adam Schneider | NSW/ACT Rams | Sydney |
| 4 | 61 | Mick Martyn | Kangaroos | Kangaroos |
| 4 | 62 | Damon White | Perth | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 63 | Adam Houlihan | Geelong | Richmond |
| 4 | 64 | Daniel McAlister | Essendon | Essendon |
| 5 | 65 | Pass | - | Brisbane Lions |
| 5 | 66 | Pass | - | Fremantle |
| 5 | 67 | Pass | - | St Kilda |
| 6 | 68 | Chris Hyde | Richmond | Richmond |
| 6 | 69 | Matthew McCarthy | Old Xaverians | Geelong |
| 6 | 70 | Pass | - | Melbourne |
| 6 | 71 | Brian Lake | Woodville-West Torrens | Western Bulldogs |
| 6 | 72 | Tristen Walker | Claremont | Collingwood |
| 6 | 73 | Pass | - | Adelaide |
| 6 | 74 | Ricky Mott | South Fremantle | Sydney |
| 6 | 75 | Sam Cranage | Carlton | Carlton |
| 6 | 76 | Jared Poulton | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 6 | 77 | Marty McGrath | South Fremantle | Richmond |
| 6 | 78 | Pass | - | Essendon |
| 7 | 79 | Pass | - | St Kilda |
| 7 | 80 | Hugh Foott | Bendigo Pioneers | Kangaroos |
| 7 | 81 | David Johnson | Essendon Rookies | Geelong |
| 7 | 82 | Pass | - | Melbourne |
| 8 | 83 | Aaron James | Richmond | Western Bulldogs |
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