2008 National Draft
The 2008 National Draft was held on 29 November. Melbourne finished the 2008 AFL season in last position and had the first selection in the draft. As both Melbourne and West Coast Eagles won less than 5 games during the season, they were eligible for a priority pick. As this was the first year in which they qualified, the priority pick was allocated between the first and second rounds of selections.
Ayce Cordy was the first player selected in the draft as the only father-son selection. The Western Bulldogs had to use their 1st round selection, #14, to secure him after St Kilda bid their #1st round selection for him. His father, Brian, played 124 games for the Bulldogs in the 1980s.
The top two selections were widely tipped to be Jack Watts and Nic Naitanui, with Daniel Rich, Tyrone Vickery, Stephen Hill, Chris Yarran and Hamish Hartlett to fill the next few selections.
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jack Watts | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Melbourne |
| 1 | 2 | Nic Naitanui | Swan Districts | WAFL | West Coast |
| 1 | 3 | Stephen Hill | West Perth | WAFL | Fremantle |
| 1 | 4 | Hamish Hartlett | West Adelaide | SANFL | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 5 | Michael Hurley | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Essendon |
| 1 | 6 | Chris Yarran | Swan Districts | WAFL | Carlton |
| 1 | 7 | Daniel Rich | Subiaco | WAFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 8 | Tyrone Vickery | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Richmond |
| 1 | 9 | Jack Ziebell | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | North Melbourne |
| 1 | 10 | Phil Davis | North Adelaide | SANFL | Adelaide |
| 1 | 11 | Steele Sidebottom | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Collingwood |
| 1 | 12 | Lewis Johnston | North Adelaide | SANFL | Sydney |
| 1 | 13 | Tom Lynch | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | St Kilda |
| 1 | 14 (F/S) | Ayce Cordy | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 15 | Mitchell Brown | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 1 | 16 | Ryan Schoenmakers | Norwood | SANFL | Hawthorn |
| Priority | 17 | Sam Blease | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Melbourne |
| Priority | 18 | Luke Shuey | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | West Coast |
| 2 | 19 | James Strauss | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Melbourne |
| 2 | 20 | Tom Swift | Claremont | WAFL | West Coast |
| 2 | 21 | Hayden Ballantyne | Peel Thunder | WAFL | Fremantle |
| 2 | 22 | Jackson Trengove | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 23 | David Zaharakis | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Essendon |
| 2 | 24 | Nic Suban | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Fremantle |
| 2 | 25 | Jack Redden | Glenelg | SANFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 26 | Jayden Post | Western Jets | TAC Cup | Richmond |
| 2 | 27 | Sam Wright | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | North Melbourne |
| 2 | 28 | Shaun McKernan | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
| 2 | 29 | Dayne Beams | Southport | QAFL | Collingwood |
| 2 | 30 | Daniel Hannebery | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 2 | 31 | Jordan Roughead | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 32 | Liam Jones | North Hobart | TFL | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 33 | Thomas Gillies | Dandenong Stringrays | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 2 | 34 | Liam Shiels | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 35 | Jamie Bennell | Swan Districts | WAFL | Melbourne |
| 3 | 36 | Ashley Smith | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | West Coast |
| 3 | 37 | Zac Clarke | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Fremantle |
| 3 | 38 | Matthew Broadbent | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 39 | Steven Motlop | Wanderers | NTFL | Geelong |
| 3 | 40 | Mitch Robinson | Tasmanian Devils | VFL | Carlton |
| 3 | 41 | Todd Banfield | Swan Districts | WAFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 42 | Mitchell Banner | Western Jets | TAC Cup | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 43 | Liam Anthony | East Fremantle | WAFL | North Melbourne |
| 3 | 44 | Rory Sloane | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
| 3 | 45 | Jarrad Blight | Swan Districts | WAFL | Collingwood |
| 3 | 46 | Luke Rounds | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Collingwood |
| 3 | 47 | Rhys Stanley | West Adelaide | SANFL | St Kilda |
| 3 | 48 | Nicholas Heyne | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | St Kilda |
| 3 | 49 | Taylor Hunt | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 3 | 50 | Jordan Lisle | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Hawthorn |
| 4 | 51 | Neville Jetta | Swan Districts | WAFL | Melbourne |
| 4 | 52 | Jordan Jones | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | West Coast |
| 4 | 53 | Michael Walters | Swan Districts | WAFL | Fremantle |
| 4 | 54 | Jarrad Redden | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 55 | Michael Still | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Essendon |
| 4 | 56 | Ben Bucovaz | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Fremantle |
| 4 | 57 | Aaron Cornelius | Tasmanian Devils | VFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 58 | Tom Hislop | Essendon | AFL | Richmond |
| 4 | 59 | Nathan O'Keefe | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | North Melbourne |
| 4 | 60 | Tom Lee | Claremont | WAFL | Adelaide |
| 4 | 61 | Campbell Heath | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 4 | 62 | Alistair Smith | Perth | WAFL | St Kilda |
| 4 | 63 | Luke Lowden | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Hawthorn |
| 5 | 64 | Rohan Bail | Mount Gravatt | QAFL | Melbourne |
| 5 | 65 | Rhys O'Keeffe | North Adelaide | SANFL | Carlton |
| 5 | 66 | Glenn Dawson | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Port Adelaide |
| 5 | 67 | Tyson Slattery | West Adelaide | SANFL | Essendon |
| 5 | 68 | Tim Ruffles | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Fremantle |
| 5 | 69 | Bart McCulloch | South Launceston | TFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 5 | 70 | Pass | Richmond | ||
| 5 | 71 | Warren Benjamin | Claremont | WAFL | North Melbourne |
| 5 | 72 | Will Young | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
| 5 | 73 | Leigh Brown | North Melbourne | AFL | Collingwood |
| 5 | 74 | Paul Cahill | Sturt | SANFL | St Kilda |
| 5 | 75 | Shane Savage | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Hawthorn |
| 6 | 76 | Pass | Melbourne | ||
| 6 | 77 | Chris Hall | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Fremantle |
| 6 | 78 | Jason Davenport | Geelong | AFL | Port Adelaide |
| 6 | 79 | Pass | Essendon | ||
| 6 | 80 | Caleb Tiller | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Carlton |
| 6 | 81 | Kieran King | East Fremantle | WAFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 6 | 82 | Pass | Brisbane Lions | ||
| 6 | 83 | Colm Begley | Brisbane Lions | AFL | St Kilda |
| 7 | 84 | Pass | Port Adelaide | ||
| 7 | 85 | Pass | Carlton |
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