Pre-season Draft
| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Club |
| 1 | Jamie Shanahan | St Kilda | Melbourne |
| 2 | Joel Smith | St Kilda | Hawthorn |
| 3 | Matthew Bode | Glenelg Football Club | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | Adam Coughlan | Sandringham Zebras | Sydney Swans |
| 5 | Damian Houlihan | Tatura Football Club | North Melbourne |
| 6 | Scott Taylor | Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs |
| 7 | Matthew Carr | East Fremantle Football Club | St Kilda |
| 8 | Pass | Adelaide Crows | |
| 9 | Jason Daniltchenko | North Melbourne | Hawthorn |
| 10 | Brady Anderson | East Perth Football Club | North Melbourne |
| 11 | Jamie Elliott | St Kilda | St Kilda |
| 12 | Haydon Kilmartin | East Fremantle Football Club | Hawthorn |
| 13 | Pass | St Kilda | |
| 14 | Pass | Hawthorn |
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