How many Rookies does each team need?

[Streaker]

West Coast have 4 spots available and Freo have 3. How many spots do other clubs have available?

 

[Longy413]

Essendon has 2.

 

[HighReeve]

4....

 

[Benno_900]

Kangas have 5.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

How do Sydney have 4? They delisted Hunt, McGlone, Rodgers and Taylor (all on rookie list in 2004) and promoted Paul Bevan. Nick Potter was retained on the rookie list.

However, Sydney and Brisbane are also allowed to carry 3 extra rookies than the other clubs - so I think the Swans may have up to 8 selections.

In reality they'll use the 3 priority picks (which for some strange reason are listed at the end of the rookie draft) and 2-3 of their 'normal' picks and pass, because 8 rookies is probably too many.

As usual, afl.com.au has been completely friggin useless when it comes to letting us know the picks, but this is my take on it. The final 3 rounds are the priority picks. If anyone thinks their club has more/less selections let us know.

Round 1
1 Richmond
2 Hawthorn
3 Western Bulldogs
4 Collingwood
5 Adelaide
6 Carlton
7 Kangaroos
8 Fremantle
9 West Coast
10 Melbourne
11 Essendon
12 Sydney
13 Geelong
14 St Kilda
15 Brisbane Lions
16 Port Adelaide

Round 2
17 Richmond
18 Hawthorn
19 Western Bulldogs
20 Collingwood
21 Adelaide
22 Carlton
23 Kangaroos
24 Fremantle
25 West Coast
26 Melbourne
27 Essendon
28 Sydney
29 Geelong
30 St Kilda
31 Brisbane Lions
32 Port Adelaide

Round 3
33 Richmond
34 Hawthorn
35 Western Bulldogs
36 Adelaide
37 Carlton
38 Kangaroos
39 Fremantle
40 West Coast
41 Melbourne
42 Sydney
43 Geelong
44 St Kilda
45 Brisbane Lions
46 Port Adelaide

Round 4
47 Richmond
48 Hawthorn
49 Western Bulldogs
50 Carlton - Aisake O'hAilpin (Ireland)
51 Kangaroos
52 West Coast
53 Melbourne
54 Sydney
55 St Kilda
56 Brisbane Lions

Round 5
57 Kangaroos
58 Melbourne
59 Brisbane Lions

Round 6
60 Brisbane Lions

Round 7
61 Sydney
62 Brisbane Lions

Round 8
63 Sydney
64 Brisbane Lions

Round 9
65 Sydney
66 Brisbane Lions

 

[Streaker]

According to the Adelaide Advertiser, Port will probably only take 1 more rookie to bring their total to 2

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/footy03/story_page/0,8747,11643864%5E21545,00.html

 

[Russian]

If anyone thinks their club has more/less selections let us know.

Port only have 3 picks

 

[HighReeve]

How do Sydney have 4? They delisted Hunt, McGlone, Rodgers and Taylor (all on rookie list in 2004) and promoted Paul Bevan. Nick Potter was retained on the rookie list.

Matthew Nicks is a veteran.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Matthew Nicks is a veteran.

You are correct. So they have 4 selections plus the 3 "priority" selections. But as I said before they'll use those 3 priority picks and probably only take 1 rookie in the draft proper.

Correct on Port and fixed.

 

[HighReeve]

You are correct. So they have 4 selections plus the 3 "priority" selections. But as I said before they'll use those 3 priority picks and probably only take 1 rookie in the draft proper.

Correct on Port and fixed.

So Sydney and Brisbane have the priority selections and the other selections?

 

[Ragingbull]

Craig Cameron has stated that the Demons will only have use two picks.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

So Sydney and Brisbane have the priority selections and the other selections?

That's how I understand it, but until I see the final list (probably tomorrow during the draft!) I can't say for certain.

For example, in 2002 Sydney had 8 rookie selections.
3 were used on locals and 1 on an International rookie. Of the 4 "proper" selections 1 was used and the other 3 passed on. So although both can be used, in reality it never happens because carrying 8-9 rookies is pointless.

The bit I don't understand is why the AFL don't name the zone selections before the draft rather than after it - just complicates things.

 

[Portia]

If it doesn't look like a concession that limits other clubs, its less likely to be removed.

 

[crowsarethebest]

We have 3

 

[Nightwolf]

How many picks can the hawks use GOALden?? Whose already on the rookie list?

 

[Russian]

How many picks can the hawks use GOALden?? Whose already on the rookie list?

According to afl.com.au Hawthorn have an empty rookie list so they can have 4 picks. It also says there's 66 picks so that order is probably correct now although a lot will be passed

 

[Snickers]

saints have 2