Most Successful Rookies
Some of the most successful players (having played over 100 AFL games and/or kicked over 100 goals in the AFL) originally drafted into the AFL via the rookie system are:
- Nathan Bassett
- Nathan Bock
- Matthew Boyd
- Shannon Byrnes
- Andrew Carrazzo
- Robert Copeland
- Dean Cox
- Aaron Davey
- Michael Doughty
- Dean Brogan
- Aaron Edwards
- Michael Firrito
- Chad Fletcher
- Nathan Foley
- Josh Gibson
- Antoni Grover
- Heath Grundy
- Jarrod Harbrow
- Leigh Harding
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- Roger Hayden
- Kieren Jack
- Mark Jamar
- Mark Johnson
- Darren Jolly
- Brett Jones
- Tadhg Kennelly
- Brett Kirk
- Tarkyn Lockyer
- Nathan Lovett-Murray
- Quinten Lynch
- Martin Mattner
- Nick Maxwell
- James McDonald
- Ben McGlynn
- Mal Michael
- Stephen Milne
- Dale Morris
- Mark Nicoski
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- Harry O'Brien
- Michael Osborne
- Joel Patfull
- Danyle Pearce
- Damien Peverill
- James Podsiadly
- Jason Porplyzia
- Matt Priddis
- Dean Rioli
- Russell Robertson
- Max Rooke
- Ben Rutten
- Aaron Sandilands
- Brad Sewell
- Cheynee Stiller
- Bret Thornton
- Greg Tivendale
- Shane Tuck
- Clinton Young
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