Revisiting the 2000 AFL draft

[Power King]

I was having a look at the 2000 AFL draft because it's probably Port's best (or one of) AFL draft since entering the competition.

However, after looking at it, it seems to be a good draft year in itself overall, but overshadowed by the greatest draft year ever in the following year.

Anyway, just curious about your thoughts on the draft?

Best bargains and worst blunders from it?

How would you re-write the top 10 picks today?

1. St Kilda - Nick Riewoldt (Southport)
2. St Kilda - Justin Koscitzke (Murray Bushrangers)
3. Collingwood - Alan Didak (Port Adelaide Magpies)
4. Carlton - Luke Livingston (Bendigo Pioneers)
5. West Coast - Andrew McDougall (Perth)
6. Kangaroos - Dylan Smith (Sandringham Dragons)
7. Adelaide - Laurence Angwin (Dandenong Stingrays)
8. Kangaroos - Daniel Motlop (Wanderers/North Adelaide)
9. Richmond - Kayne Pettifer (Murray Bushrangers)
10. Western Bulldogs - Jordon McMahon (Glenelg)
11. Carlton - Trent Sporn (North Adelaide)
12. Port Adelaide - Shaun Burgoyne (Port Adelaide Magpies)
13. Brisbane Lions - Ashley McGrath (South Fremantle)
14. Kangaroos - Daniel Harris (Bendigo Pioneers)
15. Carlton - Simon Wiggins (Tassie Mariners)
16. Melbourne - Scott Thompson (Port Adelaide Magpies)
17. Essendon - James Davies (Xavier College)
18. West Coast - Daniel Kerr (East Fremantle)
19. Collingwood - Jason Cloke (Eastern Ranges)
20. Port Adelaide - Kane Cornes (Glenelg)
21. Hawthorn - Nick Ries (Sandringham Dragons)
22. Brisbane Lions - Richard Hadley (Brisbane Lions)
23. Kangaroos - Drew Petrie (North Ballarat Rebels)
24. Sydney - Luke Ablett (Gippsland Power)
25. Richmond - Mark Coughlan (Perth)
26. Western Bulldogs - Shane Birss (Gippsland Power)
27. Essendon - Ted Richards (Xavier College/Sandringham Dragons)
28. Hawthorn - Steven Greene (Sandringham Dragons)
29. Brisbane Lions - Jamie Charman (Cairns Saints/Northern Eagles)
30. Kangaroos - Saverio Rocca (Collingwood)
31. Carlton - Blake Campbell (Murray Bushrangers)
32. Essendon - Sam Hunt (Geelong Falcons)
33. Brisbane Lions - Martin Pike (Kangaroos)
34. Collingwood - Ryan Lonie (Dandenong Stingrays)
35. Port Adelaide - Alan Murray (Murray Bushrangers)
36. West Coast - Jeremy Humm (North Ballarat Rebels)
37. Collingwood - Guy Richards (Eastern Ranges)
38. Adelaide - Michael Handby (Dandenong Stingrays)
39. Fremantle - Adam McPhee (Dandenong Stingrays)
40. Richmond - Chris Hyde (Murray Bushrangers)
41. Richmond - Andrew Krakouer (South Fremantle)
42. Kangaroos - Daniel Pratt (Northern Eagles)
43. Hawthorn - Mark Williams (South Fremantle)
44. Geelong - Joshua Hunt (Bendigo Pioneers)
45. West Coast - Trent Carroll (Fremantle)
46. Carlton - Sean O'Keeffe (Murray Bushrangers)
47. Essendon - Jordon Bannister (Calder Cannons)
48. Adelaide - Matthew Smith (Oakleigh Chargers)
49. Collingwood - Shane Wakelin (St.Kilda)
50. Port Adelaide - Domenic Cassisi (East Fremantle)
51. Fremantle - Dion Woods (Perth)
52. Sydney - Amon Buchanan (Geelong Falcons)
53. Adelaide - Hayden Skipworth (Woodville West Torrens)
54. Sydney - Jarrad Sundqvist (Glenelg)
55. Richmond - Chris Newman (Dandenong Stingrays)
56. Western Bulldogs - Daniel Cross (Murray Bushrangers)
57. Richmond - Steven Sziller (St.Kilda)
58. Hawthorn - Nathan Lonie (Dandenong Stingrays)
59. Brisbane Lions - Luke Hammond (Caulfield Grammar/Sandringham Dragons)
60. Kangaroos - Corey Jones (Sturt)
61. Carlton - Callan Beasy (Bendigo Pioneers)
62. Melbourne - Daniel Breese (Eastern Ranges)
63. Essendon - Marc Bullen (Murray Bushrangers)
64. St Kilda - Mark Gale (Fremantle)
65. Collingwood - Pass
66. Fremantle - Scott Thornton (Sandringham Dragons)
67. Adelaide - Graham Johncack (Port Adelaide Magpies)
68. Sydney - Pass
69. Richmond - Pass
70. Western Bulldogs - Wade Skipper (West Perth)
71. Geelong - Daniel Lowther (Geelong)
72. Hawthorn - Pass
73. Melbourne - Ross *** e (North Ballarat Roosters)
74. Essendon - Michael Davis (Morningside/Sandringham Dragons)
75. St Kilda - Robert Powell (Richmond)
76. Fremantle - Pass
77. Adelaide - Pass
78. Western Bulldogs - Pass
79. Geelong - Hamish Simpson (Geelong)
80. Melbourne - Mitchell Craig (Eastern Ranges)
81. Essendon - Pass
82. St Kilda - Daniel Wulf (St Kilda Supp List)
83. Western Bulldogs - Pass
84. Melbourne - Pass
85. St Kilda - Pass
86. St Kilda - Pass
87. St Kilda - Pass

Also interesting is Didak, Burgoyne, Thompson and Johncock all from the Magoos in the one year.

 

[AG]

1. Nick Riewoldt
2. Daniel Kerr
3. Alan Didak
4. Kane Cornes
5. Daniel Cross
6. Scott Thompson
7. Justin Koschitzke
8. Shaun Burgoyne
9. Graham Johncock
10. Adam McPhee

 

[smiddaz123]

Riewoldt
Kerr
Didak
Thompson
Cross
Koschitzke
Cornes
S Burgoyne
Johncock
Petrie

 

[weagles_fan]

1. Riewoldt
2. Thompson
3. Kerr
4. Didak
5. S.Burgoyne
6. K.Cornes
7. Cross
8. Newman
9. Pratt
10. Johncock

Going by best picks from their position these spring to mind. Johncock, Cross, Newman, Williams and Cassisi were good picks for their numbers. Pratt and McPhee good as well.

Kosi is overated. Very average player.

 

[folester41]

Kosi is overated. Very average player.

spot on

 

[bombermick]

James Davies one pick in front of Daniel Kerr. Ouch.

 

[JD11]

James Davies one pick in front of Daniel Kerr. Ouch.

Lol we killed that draft

 

[Cuzz09]

5. West Coast - Andrew McDougall (Perth)
36. West Coast - Jeremy Humm (North Ballarat Rebels)
45. West Coast - Trent Carroll (Fremantle)

Oh dear......

 

[Wizard]

39. Fremantle - Adam McPhee (Dandenong Stingrays) - GOOD PICK
51. Fremantle - Dion Woods (Perth) - PERFECT PICK = DANIEL CROSS
66. Fremantle - Scott Thornton (Sandringham Dragons) PERFECT PICK = GRAHAM JOHNCOCK
Not a bad draft for us pick wise really. McPhee was a steal at 39, wish we kept him.
Dion Woods would have been a gun had his Dad not passes.
At 66 Thornton has done as much out of a player picked that late as you would have hoped. Would have been better if he wasn't sick his entire career.

 

[jonesy86]

Shane Wakelin @ 49 ended up a bargain.

 

[TassieSaint]

biggest blunders are everyone in the top 10 except the top 3 and Motlop. Kosi isn't close to the 2nd best player from the draft, but he's still the 2nd best key forward and without him we wouldn't be a chance of the flag this year so happy with that.

best pickup is Johncock at 67 although he could be one of those blokes that is never as good as they should have been. Cross, Newman, Casissi also good value down the bottom.

couple of great recycled players as well in Pike (probably the most successful bloke from this draft) and Wakelin (wtf did we delist him?)

 

[placebo]

Besides Kerr...what a terrible draft for West Coast.

 

[kosifantutti]

1. Riewoldt
2. Thompson
3. Kerr
4. Didak
5. S.Burgoyne
6. K.Cornes
7. Cross
8. Newman
9. Pratt
10. Johncock

Going by best picks from their position these spring to mind. Johncock, Cross, Newman, Williams and Cassisi were good picks for their numbers. Pratt and McPhee good as well.

Kosi is overated. Very average player.

Daniel Pratt? Ahead of Kosi. Seriously?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

1. Riewoldt
2. Kerr
3. Didak
4. Cross
5. Cornes
6. Thompson
7. Johncock
8. Burgoyne
9. Koschitzke
10. McPhee