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2003 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)24 November 2003
Network(s)Fox Sports
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
LeagueAFL
First selectionAdam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
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The 2003 AFL draft was the 2003 instance of the AFL draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League. The 2003 draft consisted of a trade period, the national, pre-season and rookie drafts and the elevation of previously drafted rookies to the senior list.

There were 83 draft selections between the 16 teams in the national draft. The Western Bulldogs received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the 2003 AFL season. The Bulldogs and Melbourne both received a priority selection for having earned 20 premiership points of less during the preceding season. Carlton also received a priority selection, despite being banned from the first two rounds of this year's draft, owing to salary cap breaches discovered the previous year.

This draft is considered one of the weaker drafts, with almost half of the 16 club's first picks delisted within the following 4 years.[1] It has produced one Brownlow Medallist, Adam Cooney, who is the first and, as of 2021, only number-one draft pick to win the award.

The main trades that occurred involved Nathan Brown switching from the Bulldogs to Richmond and Trent Croad returning to Hawthorn after spending two years with Fremantle. The trading period also contained The Veale Deal, where unknown youngster Lochlan Veale was traded by Hawthorn to the Western Bulldogs in a lopsided three-way deal involving Essendon. In the deal Hawthorn gained Danny Jacobs, Essendon gained Mark Alvey and the number six selection in the draft and the Bulldogs officially only received Veale, and had an understanding Hawthorn that they would not trade Jade Rawlings to any other club, allowing the Bulldogs to select him with the first selection in the pre-season draft.[2]

Trades

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Trade Player Original club New club Traded for
1 Trent Croad Fremantle Hawthorn draft pick #10
2 Steven Koops Fremantle Western Bulldogs draft pick #19
3 Peter Street Geelong Western Bulldogs draft pick #20
4 David Haynes and draft pick #42 West Coast Eagles Geelong draft pick #20
5 Ben Holland Richmond Melbourne draft pick #21
6 Jason Gram Brisbane Lions St Kilda draft pick #23
7 Scott Stevens and draft pick #31 Sydney Swans Adelaide Crows draft picks #29 and #45
8 Adam Morgan Port Adelaide Western Bulldogs draft pick #34
9 Heath Scotland Collingwood Carlton draft pick #35
10 Brent Guerra Port Adelaide St Kilda draft pick #39
11 Daniel Harford and Brett Johnson Hawthorn Carlton draft pick #51
12 Matthew Allan Carlton Essendon draft pick #57
13 Nathan Brown Western Bulldogs Richmond draft picks #6 and #20
14 Corey McKernan Carlton Kangaroos Digby Morrell and David Teague
15 Justin Murphy Carlton Essendon Cory McGrath
16 Lochlan Veale Hawthorn Essendon Danny Jacobs
Danny Jacobs Essendon Western Bulldogs Mark Alvey
draft pick #6
Mark Alvey
draft pick #6
Western Bulldogs Hawthorn Lochlan Veale
17 Simon Beaumont Carlton Hawthorn David Clarke
David Clarke Geelong Carlton David Loats
David Loats Hawthorn Geelong Simon Beaumont

2003 national draft

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Adam Cooney, pick 1
Andrew Walker, pick 2
Colin Sylvia, pick 3
* 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 Adam Cooney West Adelaide Football Club Western Bulldogs
Priority 2 Andrew Walker Bendigo Pioneers Carlton
Priority 3 Colin Sylvia Bendigo Pioneers Melbourne
1 4 Farren Ray Peel Thunder Football Club Western Bulldogs
1 5 Brock McLean Calder Cannons Melbourne
1 6 Kepler Bradley West Perth Football Club Essendon
1 7 Kane Tenace Murray Bushrangers Geelong
1 8 Raphael Clarke St Mary's Football Club St Kilda
1 9 David Trotter Calder Cannons Kangaroos
1 10 Ryley Dunn Murray Bushrangers Fremantle
1 11 Beau Waters West Adelaide Football Club West Coast Eagles
1 12 Ryan Murphy Gippsland Power Fremantle
1 13 Brent Stanton Northern Knights Essendon
1 14 Fergus Watts Sandringham Dragons Adelaide Crows
1 15 Troy Chaplin North Ballarat Rebels Port Adelaide
1 16 Josh Willoughby Glenelg Football Club Sydney Swans
1 17 Billy Morrison Tassie Mariners Collingwood
1 18 Llane Spaanderman East Perth Football Club Brisbane Lions
2 19 David Mundy Murray Bushrangers Fremantle
2 20 Sam Butler Central District Bulldogs West Coast Eagles
2 21 Alex Gilmour Tassie Mariners Richmond
2 22 Cameron Thurley Tasmanian Devils Football Club Geelong
2 23 Matthew Moody South Fremantle Football Club Brisbane Lions
2 24 Chad Jones Claremont Football Club Kangaroos
2 25 Harry Miller Port Adelaide (SANFL) Hawthorn
2 26 Daniel McConnell Eastern Ranges West Coast Eagles
2 27 Adam Campbell North Ballarat Rebels Fremantle
2 28 Jay Nash Central District Bulldogs Essendon
2 29 Tim Schmidt West Adelaide Football Club Sydney Swans
2 30 Brad Symes Central District Bulldogs Port Adelaide
2 31 Joshua Krueger Glenelg Football Club Adelaide Crows
2 (f/s) 32 Brayden Shaw Northern Knights Collingwood
2 33 Jed Adcock North Ballarat Rebels Brisbane Lions
3 34 Luke Peel Sandringham Dragons Port Adelaide
3 35 Brent Hall South Fremantle Football Club Collingwood
3 (f/s) 36 Chris Johnson East Fremantle Football Club Melbourne
3 (f/s) 37 Thomas Roach Oakleigh Chargers Richmond
3 (f/s) 38 Mark Blake Geelong Falcons Geelong
3 39 Robert Forster-Knight Essendon Port Adelaide
3 40 Eddie Sansbury Central District Bulldogs Kangaroos
3 41 Zac Dawson Calder Cannons Hawthorn
3 42 Matthew Spencer Swan Districts Football Club Geelong
3 (f/s) 43 Brett Peake East Fremantle Football Club Fremantle
3 44 Ricky Dyson Northern Knights Essendon
3 45 Amon Buchanan Sydney Swans Sydney Swans
3 46 Michael Pettigrew West Perth Football Club Port Adelaide
3 47 Andrew Eriksen Sandringham Dragons Sydney Swans
3 (f/s) 48 Heath Shaw Northern Knights Collingwood
3 49 Tom Logan Waratah Football Club Brisbane Lions
4 50 Izaac Thomson Woodville-West Torrens Football Club Western Bulldogs
4 51 Matthew Ball Box Hill Hawks Hawthorn
4 52 Pass Melbourne
4 53 Daniel Jackson Oakleigh Chargers Richmond
4 54 Pass Geelong
4 55 Sam Fisher West Adelaide Football Club St Kilda
4 56 Brent LeCras West Perth Football Club Kangaroos
4 57 Ricky Mott Fremantle rookie list Carlton
4 58 Ben Hudson Werribee Football Club Adelaide Crows
4 59 Matthew Davis North Adelaide Football Club Sydney Swans
4 60 Julian Rowe Oakleigh Chargers Collingwood
4 61 Michael Rischitelli Western Jets Brisbane Lions
5 62 Pass Western Bulldogs
5 63 Glen Bowyer Hawthorn Carlton
5 64 Shane Morrison Brisbane Lions Richmond
5 65 Craig Callaghan St Kilda St Kilda
5 66 Pass Kangaroos
5 67 Pass Adelaide Crows
5 68 Clinton Thomas Eastern Ranges Brisbane Lions
6 69 Jordan Bannister Essendon Carlton
6 70 Brent Hartigan Calder Cannons Richmond
6 71 Pass St Kilda
7 72 Adrian Deluca Port Melbourne Football Club Carlton
7 73 Shane Tuck West Adelaide Football Club Richmond
7 74 Pass St Kilda
8 75 Stephen Kenna Box Hill Hawks Carlton
8 76 Andrew Raines Southport Australian Football Club Richmond
8 77 Pass St Kilda
9 78 Pass Carlton
9 79 Simon Fletcher Carlton Richmond
10 80 Pass Carlton
10 81 Kyle Archibald NSW/ACT Rams Richmond
11 82 Pass Richmond
12 83 Pass Richmond

2004 pre-season draft

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Pick Player Recruited from Recruited to
1 Jade Rawlings Hawthorn Western Bulldogs
2 Nick Stevens Port Adelaide Carlton
3 Phillip Read West Coast Eagles Melbourne
4 Ben Marsh Adelaide Crows Richmond
5 Paul Koulouriotis Port Adelaide Geelong
6 Shane Harvey Essendon Kangaroos
7 Doug Scott Box Hill Hawks Hawthorn
8 Michael Johnson Perth Football Club Fremantle
9 Pass Adelaide Crows
10 Jacob Surjan South Fremantle Football Club Port Adelaide
11 Luke Weller Brisbane Lions Richmond
12 Josh Mahoney Williamstown Football Club Port Adelaide

2004 rookie draft

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Pick Player Recruited from Recruited to
1 James Condos Werribee Western Bulldogs
2 Andrew Carrazzo Geelong Carlton
3 Aaron Davey Port Melbourne Melbourne
4 Nathan Foley Geelong Falcons Richmond
5 Luke Buckland Geelong Falcons Geelong
6 Dylan Pfitzner Central District St Kilda
7 Pass North Melbourne
8 Ben Clifton Calder Cannons Hawthorn
9 Brett Jones Claremont West Coast
10 Paul Duffield South Fremantle Fremantle
11 Ben Cosgriff Murray Bushrangers Essendon
12 Tim Hazell Hawthorn Adelaide
13 Adam Grocke North Adelaide Port Adelaide
14 Aaron Rogers Melbourne Sydney
15 Zane Leonard Dandenong Stingrays Collingwood
16 Daniel Pratt North Melbourne Brisbane
17 Pass Western Bulldogs
18 Murray Boyd Western Jets Carlton
19 Paul Newman Kyabram Melbourne
20 Marc Dragicevic Richmond Richmond
21 James Allan Geelong Falcons Geelong
22 Nick Stone Hawthorn St Kilda
23 Pass North Melbourne
24 Michael Rix Box Hill Hawks Hawthorn
25 Michael Embley Swan Districts West Coast
26 Dylan Smith North Melbourne Fremantle
27 Nathan Lovett-Murray Williamstown Essendon
28 Rowan Andrews Tassie Mariners Adelaide
29 Salim Hassan West Adelaide Port Adelaide
30 Scott McGlone Sydney Swans Sydney
31 David Fanning Aberfeldie Collingwood
32 Matthew Pardew Morningside Brisbane
33 Pass Western Bulldogs
34 Adam Bentick Calder Cannons Carlton
35 Luke Molan Melbourne Melbourne
36 Pass Richmond
37 Pass St Kilda
38 Pass North Melbourne
39 Josh Thurgood North Ballarat Rebels Hawthorn
40 Jaymie Graham South Fremantle West Coast
41 Michael Warren Claremont Fremantle
42 Andrew Lovett East Perth Essendon
43 Brad Dabrowski West Adelaide Adelaide
44 Dale Ellis Woodville-West Torrens Port Adelaide
45 Daniel Hunt Sydney Swans Sydney
46 Dean Benson Oakleigh Chargers Collingwood
47 Josh Drummond Northern Eagles Brisbane
48 Pass Western Bulldogs
49 Sam Pleming Gippsland Power Carlton
50 Joel Campbell Pioneers Melbourne
51 Pass St Kilda
52 Pass North Melbourne
53 Shaun Bergin Bendigo Pioneers Hawthorn
54 Clancy Rudeforth Claremont West Coast
55 Ben Colreavy Claremont Fremantle
56 Peter Summers Northern Bullants Essendon
57 Matthew Smith Adelaide Adelaide
58 Pass Port Adelaide
59 Luke Taylor Murray Bushrangers Sydney
60 Justin Crow Collingwood Collingwood
61 Jacob Furfaro Mt Gravatt Brisbane
62 Setanta O'hAilpin Ireland Carlton
63 Pass North Melbourne
64 Paul Shelton Morningside Hawthorn
65 James Davies Essendon Essendon
66 Nick Potter Pennant Hills Sydney
67 Leigh Ryswyk Southport Brisbane
68 Adrian Wilson Essendon Essendon
69 Pass   Sydney
70 Jeremy Stiller Northern Eagles Brisbane
71 Pass Sydney
72 Pass Brisbane
73 Pass Sydney
74 Pass Brisbane
75 Pass Brisbane

Rookie elevation

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In alphabetical order of professional clubs. This list details 2003-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 2003/04 off-season.

Player Recruited from Club
Hayden Skipworth Woodville-West Torrens Adelaide Crows
Joel Macdonald Mt Gravatt Brisbane Lions
Jonathan McCormack Murray Kangaroos Carlton
Ben Haynes Western Jets Essendon
Courtney Johns East Fremantle Essendon
Luke Webster East Perth Fremantle
Daniel Gilmore South Fremantle Fremantle
Will Slade Oakleigh Chargers Geelong
Ben Kane Eastern Ranges Hawthorn
Brad Sewell North Ballarat Hawthorn
Jeremy Clayton North Ballarat Kangaroos
Michael Firrito Eastern Ranges Kangaroos
Nathan Carroll Claremont Melbourne
Allan Murray Port Adelaide St Kilda
Heath James Port Adelaide Magpies Sydney Swans
James Meiklejohn NSW/ACT Rams Sydney Swans
Zac Beeck East Perth West Coast Eagles
Mark Nicoski Subiaco West Coast Eagles
Matthew Boyd Frankston Western Bulldogs

References

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  1. ^ Healy, G; 2003 Draft is a blight on recruiters; The Herald Sun; 2008-04-04
  2. ^ Niall, Jake (18 October 2003). "Veale deal a fitting end to the trade game".