12 Players, 10 Clubs, 5 Minutes

G'Day Footy Fans -

The preseason and rookie drafts were held last week and, as expected, the Bulldogs picked Jade Rawlings and Carlton got Nick Stevens.
There is, along with the listed selections, a bit of news regarding the draft, some snippets about some of the players selected, the ones who were not drafted, and the now completed and finalized team lists for 2004.

Player Hide & Seek?
On the eve of the preseason and rookie drafts, the AFL examined whether clubs had used their VFL affiliates to "hide" draftable players from their rivals.
Clubs are required to list the players training with them prior to the December drafts. In recent weeks, the AFL has been asked to ensure that clubs don't encourage potential rookie list players to train, en masse, with their VFL club partner. For instance, Essendon could send 20 or more potential rookies to the Bendigo Bombers, shielding them from the view of their competitors, without listing them.
AFL football administration manager Rod Austin said the league would look into the issue following the rookie draft.

The Rookie Draft
All AFL clubs participated in the rookie draft, with the number of rookies chosen by each club depending on how many players each club has on its senior playing list.
To be listed as a rookie, a player has to be aged between 18 and 23 but can have had previous AFL experience.
However that player can only play in the AFL with his new club if a vacancy comes up on the senior playing list – either through a long-term injury, a delisting or midseason retirement.

Draft order:
Round One
(1) Western Bulldogs, (2) Carlton, (3) Melbourne, (4) Richmond, (5) Geelong, (6) Kangaroos, (7) Hawthorn, (8) Fremantle, (9) Adelaide, (10) Port Adelaide

Round Two
(11) Richmond, (12) Port Adelaide

Kangaroo coach Dean Laidley admits his club's decision not to select any rookies in the preseason draft will hurt the Roos in the short-term.
However he said it was a necessary measure to ensure the club's long-term financial stability.
While some of the AFL's wealthiest clubs such as Essendon, West Coast and Adelaide all took at least five rookies on Tuesday to add onto their senior list – the Roos were unable to afford to select even one.
That means the Roos will go into the 2004 season with only their primary senior list of 39 players and unlike other clubs will not be able to promote one of their rookies onto the senior list should they lose one of their senior players to a long-term injury.
However Laidley said the understood the club's decision and said it was just part and parcel of life at Arden Street.
The Roos last year uncovered two good players from their rookie list in Jeremy Clayton and Michael Firrito, who have since being promoted onto the club's senior list.
But they will not have that option available to them in 2004 - although Laidley is hoping it will not leave his club at too much of a disadvantage as few clubs could afford to take their full entitlement of rookies.
Laidley added that the main reason the Kangaroos could not afford to add any rookies onto their senior list in 2004 was due to the extra costs the club incurred in ensuring all their talented youngsters remained with the club next season after several came out of contract at the end of the 2003 season.

Reigning premiers the Brisbane Lions and St Kilda will go into next season with the bare minimum of 37 players on their lists after the AFL announced they could not participate in Tuesday's preseason draft.
The total player payments review indicated neither club had room under its salary cap for next season to draft a player.
The Saints could have had up to three selections, had they had room in their salary cap.
Collingwood, Essendon, Sydney and West Coast also didl not participate because each already has 38 on their primary lists, the maximum allowed.
Based on whether their veterans were listed either inside or outside their primary list, the Lions were entitled to only one selection anyway but the Saints could have had up to three selections, had they had room in their salary cap.
Four other clubs also did not participate in the preseason draft – Collingwood, Essendon, Sydney and West Coast – but this is because those clubs had no space available on their playing lists.
And whilst this does not sound many, it is a huge increase on the past two seasons – in which only five players have been selected on both occasions.
There were 10 clubs involved in the draft, with a total of 12 players to be selected. They were selected from the leftover pool of players who nominated for last month's national draft, plus those delisted since.
Richmond and Carlton will also go into next season a player short on their lists, following the AFL's review of all clubs' salary caps for next season.
The Tigers were entitled to have three selections following the recent delisting of Martin McGrath, but could afford to have only two, while Carlton was entitled to have two selections but had only one.
The Western Bulldogs and Carlton had the first two selections but were already committed to Jade Rawlings and Nick Stevens respectively – leaving Melbourne with the first ‘live' pick at selection three, followed by Richmond at pick four.
The other clubs which then had selections were Geelong, Kangaroos, Hawthorn, Fremantle, Adelaide and Port Adelaide – which was the only other team besides Richmond to have two selections.

Experienced players hoping for get a second chance:
former Eagle Phillip Read, Collingwood 2002 grand final player Rupert Betheras and veteran Sydney defender Brad Seymour.
Kristian De Pasquale (Coburg Tigers), Shane Harvey (Essendon), Clinton King (Richmond), McGrath (Richmond), Luke Molan (Melbourne), Rawlings (Hawthorn), Read (West Coast) and Nick Stevens (Port Adelaide) all nominated for the preseason draft.
Each of those players had not nominated for the National AFL Draft.

THE SELECTIONS
Preseason draft
1. WB -Jade Rawlings (Haw); 2. CARL- Nick Stevens (PA); 3. MELB - Phillip Read (WCE);
4. RICH - Ben Marsh (Ade); 5. GEEL - Paul Koulouriotis (PA); 6. KANG - Shane Harvey (Ess); 7. HAW - Doug Scott (Box Hill Hawks); 8. FRE - Michael Johnson (Perth);
9. ADE - Pass; 10. PA - Jacob Surjan (So.Fre); 11. RICH - Luke Weller (Bris rookie);
12. PA - Josh Mahoney (Williamstown)

1. WB - James Condos (Werribee); 2. CARL - Andrew Carrazzo (Geel); 3. MELB - Aaron Davey (Port Melbourne); 4. RICH - Nathan Foley (Geelong Falcons); 5. GEEL - Luke Buckland (Geelong Falcons); 6. StK - Dylan Pfitzner (Central Districts); 7. KANG - Pass;
8. HAW - Ben Clifton (Calder Cannons); 9. WCE - Brett Jones (Claremont); 10. FRE -Paul Duffield (S. Fre); 11. ESS - Ben Cosgriff (Murray Bushrangers); 12. ADE - Tim Hazell (Haw); 13. PA - Adam Grocke (North Ade); 14. SYD - Aaron Rogers (Melb); 15. COL - Zane Leonard (Dandenong Stingrays); 16. BRIS - Daniel Pratt (North Melb); 17. WB - Pass;
18. CARL - Murray Boyd (Western Jets); 19. MELB - Paul Newman (Kyabram);
20. RICH - Marc Dragicevic (Rich); 21. GEEL - James Allan - (Geelong Falcons);
22. StK - Nick Stone (Haw); 23. KANG - Pass; 24. HAW - Michael Rix (Box Hill Hawks);
25. WCE - Michael Embley (Swan Districts); 26. FRE - Dylan Smith (KANG);
27. ESS - Nathan Lovett-Murray (Williamstown); 28. ADE - Rowan Andrews (Tassie Mariners); 29. PA - Salim Hassan (West Ade); 30. SYD - Scott McGlone (Syd);
31. COL - David Fanning (Aberfeldie); 32. BRIS - Matthew Pardew (Morningside);
33.WB - Pass; 34. CARL -Adam Bentick (Calder Cannons); 35. MELB Luke Molan (Melb)
36. RICH - Pass; 37. StK - Pass; 38. KANG - Pass; 39. HAW - Josh Thurgood (North Ballarat Rebels); 40. WCE - Jaymie Graham (So. Fre); 41. FRE - Michael Warren (Claremont); 42. ESS - Andrew Lovett (East Perth); 43. ADE - Brad Dabrowski (West Ade);
44. PA - Dale Ellis (Woodville-West Torrens); 45. SYD - Daniel Hunt (Syd); 46. COL - Dean Benson (Oakleigh Chargers); 47. BRIS - Josh Drummond (Northern Eagles);
48. WB - Pass; 49. CARL - Sam Pleming (Gippsland Power); 50. MELB - Joel Campbell (Pioneers); 51. StK - Pass; 52. KANG - Pass; 53. HAW - Shaun Bergin (Bendigo Pioneers); 54. WCE - Clancy Rudeforth (Claremont); 55. FRE - Ben Colreavy (Claremont);
56. ESS - Peter Summers (Northern Bullants); 57. ADE - Matthew Smith (Ade);
58. PA - Pass; 59. SYD - Luke Taylor (Murray Bushrangers); 60. COL - Justin Crow (COL);
61. BRIS - Jacob Furfaro (Mt Gravatt); 62. CARL - Setanta O'hAilpin (Ireland);
KANG - Pass; 64. HAW - Paul Shelton (Morningside); 65. ESS - James Davies (Ess);
66. SYD - Nick Potter (Pennant Hills); 67. BRIS - Leigh Ryswyk (Southport);
68. ESS - Adrian Wilson (Ess); 69. SYD - Pass; 70. BRIS - Jeremy Stiller (Northern Eagles)

CARLTON
Setanta O'hAilpin, Carlton's Irish rookie, was a champion Gaelic footballer and hurler before being recruited to Carlton. He was spotted by recruiters several years ago in Ireland, but the club had to bide its time as he is now just 20 year old.
He was named best hurler of 2003 and was named to the All-Star team. His brother Sean is also a champion hurler and also made the All-Star team.
He is still getting used to the Sherrin and working on his fitness levels, but received a call from Sydney's Tadhg Kennelly and, because of his first name, has already been nicknamed Carlos - after rocker Carlos Santana.
O'hAilpin has a fascinating background. Born in Sydney in 1983, he moved to Ireland when he was five years old. His father was born in Ireland and his mother was born in Fiji, yet his parents met in Fiji, before they settled in Sydney, where they lived for 20 years.

Another who missed out was Brent Bosustow, son of Peter and grandson of Robert, who trained with the club prior to the draft.
The 18-year-old, a powerfully built midfielder, flew into Melbourne from Perth for a stint with the club his grandfather played 20 games for in the 1950s and his father, the mercurial "Buzz", left an incredible impact upon in a 65-game career between 1981 and 1983.
Bosustow won the South Fremantle colts best and fairest award this year, ahead of the likes of national draftees Matthew Moody (No.23 Brisbane) and Brent Hall (No. 35 Collingwood), and tied for second in the WAFL colts award, the Jack Clarke medal, with Llane Spaanderman (No.18 Brisbane).
Carlton communications manager Ian Coutts confirmed that Bosustow had been offered the opportunity to train with the club until the Christmas break.
The club was unable to select him under the father/son rule, which stipulates a 100-game minimum for the father.

COLLINGWOOD
Collingwood has secured a bit of everything – pace, height and energy – with its selections.
The Magpies also delved into other sports, with elite junior level performers in athletics and basketball among those who will be part of Collingwood in 2004.
With their first selection, the Pies drafted 19 year old Zane Leonard from the TAC Cup's Dandenong Stingrays, who at 178cm is a running wingman, but also a former underage champion in the 100 metres, long jump, triple jump and hurdles.
With pick 31, the club selected 204cm beanpole David Fanning, an NBL player with the Cairns Taipans in 2001 and 2002 and a starter with Dandenong in the SEABL in 2003. Fanning, whose father played six games between 1968 and 1970 is a project player touted as a ruckman and plays football for Aberfeldie.
With pick no.46, the club's third pick overall in the rookie draft, 18 year old Dean Benson was selected. Benson, from the Oakleigh Chargers, measures 179cm and has good pace, good hands and is a lively midfielder.
With pick no.60, the Pies redrafted Justin Crow, while Nick Maxwell has also accepted an offer from the club to remain on the rookie list for another season.

HAWTHORN
He is the son of one of Hawthorn's greatest ever ruckman but don't expect to see Doug Scott playing in that role any time soon for the Hawks.
Scott, 23 – the son of the Hawks' 1976 and 1978 premiership captain Don – was drafted by Hawthorn at pick seven in the preseason draft.
In a move sure to create great excitement amongst the brown and gold faithful – Scott was the Hawks' only pick after impressing in his first year this season with the club's VFL affiliate Box Hill.
However while Scott is just as tall as his famous father – who at 192cm was short for a ruckman – the Hawks do not anticipate him having to fill that role at Glenferrie.
"They are different players but he has got his father's athleticism I'd say," Hawthorn's long-time football operations manager John Hook said of Scott.
Instead the Hawks are hoping Scott can develop into a key defender – a role he played at Box Hill in 2003 as the club reached the VFL grand final.
Hook said Scott's own performances and not his famous Hawthorn surname had been what had most impressed the club during his first season at Box Hill.
The Hawks are fast developing a real affinity with their affiliate club – having already enjoyed one spectacular recruiting success from Box Hill after snaring this year's AFL Rising Star winner Sam Mitchell from there.
And in the recent national draft, the Hawks picked up Box Hill's 2003 best and fairest winner Matthew Ball, the Blues acquired midfielder/forward Steve Kenna, while another recent former Box Hill player John Baird is now a fixture in the Kangaroos' defence.
Hook said Scott's progress in the VFL this year convinced them that like Mitchell he would be capable of making the step up.

RICHMOND
A month after Richmond delisted him, Marc Dragicevic is back at Punt Road and again on the comeback trail, but this time he will have to do it all from the rookie list.
The Tigers delisted him in November, losing patience with his slow recovery from two knee reconstructions and suggesting he try his luck at other clubs.
Dragicevic did dip his toe in the water elsewhere in the off-season, but it was Richmond which presented a second chance.
Richmond's director of football Greg Miller admitted the club still had some doubts but believed Dragicevic was worth the risk.
The inclusion of former Crow ruckman Ben Marsh provides a cushion against injury to the ruck duo of Brad Ottens and Greg Stafford, while allowing them to play the spare ruckman as a marking forward.

PORT ADELAIDE
After starting out at Collingwood in 1997, Josh Mahoney was traded to the Western Bulldogs for Tyson Lane two years later, and delisted at the end of 2000. He spent two years as a top-up player for the Essendon reserves, captaining the 2002 team, and this year helped Williamstown, his original club, win a flag.
"There's a bit of a joke going with the general manager down there, that I only have to spend a year at Williamstown and I'll get drafted," he said. "I played there in 1996 and got drafted to Collingwood. And now this."
The move to Adelaide, though, will not be a simple one. The 26-year-old has a job, as a medical representative for a pharmaceutical company, that he must leave behind. His wife, Kellie, is expecting the couple's first child in late January.
But he sees the move as one more chance to revive his career

We have all read stories of young footballers leaving hearth and home in search of their AFL dreams. One of those is new Power rookie Aaron Davey, who left Palmerston, near Darwin, to try his luck with Port Melbourne. But his Palmerstown – and now Port - teammate Salim Hassan probably tops the story list.
Hassan was born in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. His Lebanese father, Mounaf, had met his mother, Natalia, while studying computer science in the former Soviet republic.
In 1990, Mounaf Hassan heeded the invitations of his brother, a resident in Australia for 30 years, to leave Kiev and join him. And so the Hassan family packed up and came to Australia and settled in Hastings, the home town of John Coleman. Salim took up the local code of football and showed great promise. At 16, he was playing senior football with Hastings in the Mornington Peninsula league, overcoming his lack of height with slabs of cheek, but by 18, he was restless.
Jason Conlin, Salim's junior coach and the current Hastings president, said the star teenager appeared to lose interest after running with the flight of the ball and colliding with a Frankston opponent. Hassan, thinking that his opponent had broken his neck, sat out the second half and seemed distracted for the rest of the season.
Hassan admitted he was upset by the collision, from which the Frankston player received a broken collarbone and a pinched nerve, but denied that it had prompted his decision to leave Hastings and play in Darwin. He headed north only because Hastings teammate Jamie Rhodes asked him to go and, having finished year 12, there seemed nothing to hold him. Little did he realize the move would herald three years of constant football.
In Darwin, the Palmerston coach, former St Kilda defender Russell Jeffrey, was impressed by Hassan's energy and willingness to learn, but it was courage that set him apart. "He puts his head in where others fear to put their feet."
Jeffrey believed the only drawback to a career at the top level was his height, just 174 centimetres. However, according to Jeffrey, what Salim lacks in height is compensated for by a great leap.
Hassan has returned to Palmerston the past three summers, playing in three grand finals for two premierships. Jeffrey described his performance in the 2001-02 grand final against Nightcliff, in which he tackled and set up attacks with equal relish, as almost the perfect game.
In between Top End seasons, Hassan has returned to country Victoria, joining Palmerston teammates at Robinvale, where he played in a grand final, and Donald, where he played in a premiership. In one game for Donald, he had 35 possessions by half-time. "He was virtually getting the ball and kicking it to himself," said Donald president Kevin Anderson.
Back in the Top End, Hassan's Palmerston connections were pushing him to aim higher. Jock McLeod, the father of Adelaide champion Andrew, rang former Adelaide ruckman Shaun Rehn, by now coaching West Adelaide, and urged him to take a chance on the small midfielder with the big leap.
Hassan's debut season at West Adelaide culminated in a grand final against Central District before a crowd of 30,000, which included his family. His mother Natalia was struck by the bravery of the second of her five children, but also worried about her son playing against much bigger opponents.
Despite West Adelaide's loss, the game was a worthy finish to a whirlwind three years in which Hassan had played in six grand finals for three flags. West's general manager Doug Thomas was glowing in his praise of Hassan's football, but mostly he was taken by his unpredictable streak. "He does the unusual things," Thomas said.
In the Darwin grand final in which Hassan dominated against Nightcliff, I saw him do a most unusual thing when he denied his team a goal. Mark Tyrell, the Palmerston captain, thought his shot was through when Hassan lashed out with his foot in the fashion of a soccer defender and hoiked the ball back into play.
Hassan was indulging in a practice he had worked on at training: booting the ball back just after it had gone over the goal-line. But the goal umpire kept his arms by his side, indicating that Hassan's intervention was premature. Tyrell stood at centre half-forward with his hands on his hips, not believing his eyes.
Two months later, amid a torrential downpour at Donald, Hassan gained kick after kick and pay no heed to the horrible conditions.
Both in the Darwin grand final and at Donald, Hassan was easily best on ground.

BRISBANE
Josh Drummond – is a 20-year-old originally from Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast who has played state league football with the Northern Eagles for the past three years. A tall defender who played at the national under 18 championships, he was best afield in the interstate game between Queensland and the ACT in June, winning the Zane Taylor Medal.

Jake Furfaro – is an 18-year-old who played in Mt Gravatt's AFLQ premiership side in 2002. He earned All-Australian selection at the National under 18 championships last July as a medium sized defender and was solid again at state league level later in the year.

Matt Pardew – like Copeland, he was unsuccessful in his first try-out for a rookie list spot last summer, but earned recognition after a strong season at state league level with premiers Morningside. A strong, athletic defender, the 19-year-old originally moved to the city from Cairns to pursue a football career as a full-forward.

Daniel Pratt – was prominent with the seniors when given a run during the 2002 Wizard Cup preseason series and was a strong performer with the Lions Reserves through the early part of the season. Represented Queensland against the ACT but missed the last half of the year after damaging ligaments in his finger. The 20 year-old is a former Kangaroos senior list player and first came to notice as a 17-year-old grand final player with the Northern Eagles.

Leigh Ryswyck – the 18-year-old speedster came under notice with a series of eye-catching performances on a wing for Southport in the state league season, dominating one game against the Lions Reserves. He also represented Queensland at this year's National under 18 titles.

Jeremy Stiller – a classy, tallish utility, the 21-year-old won the Northern Eagles' best and fairest award in 2002 and earned senior state selection against the ACT this year. One of the AFLQ's leading players for the last few years.

And the ones who missed out:
Rupert Betheras: Was outstanding for the Pies in 2002 as they surged to the Grand Final but fell behind in 2003 and could only manage nine games. Overall, Betheras played 85 games in five seasons for Collingwood and would be disappointed at not being given a look in after training at Richmond for much of the preseason.

Stephen Paxman: Another Fitzroy player bites the dust. A sturdy backman for the Lions for 102 games between 1991 and 1996, he then moved to Port Adelaide when it entered the AFL and gave that club excellent service at full-back over 137 games before age and injury started to take their toll. Had been linked with Carlton in some circles but at 32, was always going to be unlikely to continue in AFL football after having his card marked by Port.

Che Cockatoo-Collins: A gifted, but erratic forward who played some great football for Essendon between 1994 and 1998 and then for Port Adelaide. He booted 214 goals in 159 games, but in the end, was another victim of Port's push to weed-out some of its veterans.

Brad Seymour: A staple for the Swans over 133 games since joining the club from the Wagga Tigers in 1994. Seymour played some fine football across half-back and was a member of the club's 1996 Grand Final team. However injury started to take effect late in his career and he managed only 13 games in 2002 and just two in 2003. Moved to Melbourne for family reasons at the end of the season, but a career in the VFL perhaps now beckons.

Shannon Motlop: The older Motlop burst on to the AFL scene in 1999 and played in the Kangaroos premiership side of that year. However that was about the highlight, as he managed just 54 games in those five seasons. Was tried all over the ground by the Roos but spent most of 2003 with Port Melbourne while younger brother Daniel went close to cementing a regular senior berth.

Clinton King: Played 89 games in eight years with Sydney, Richmond and Collingwood and it can be said that King extracted just about everything he could from his small, wiry frame. King lacked pace but knew how to get the footy and probably was at his best early-on at Richmond in 2000 and 2001 after being swapped for Steve McKee.

Martin McGrath: Set Richmond alight with five goals on debut against the Western Bulldogs this year, but played just three more games in the yellow and black. According to the Tigers, McGrath's talent was undeniable, but he failed to come to terms with some aspects of the game.

Glenn Manton: Rejected by Essendon after 21 games in three years, he moved to Carlton in 1995 and established himself as a fine second defender, who formed an excellent understanding with teammates such as Stephen Silvagni and Andrew McKay. He played 157 games for Carlton and was part of the all-conquering flag-winning team in '95. Calf injuries restricted him in 2002 and he was never really part of Denis Pagan's plans in 2003. A colorful and engaging personality off the field, a future in the football media beckons if that is what he chooses.

Anthony Jones: One of the foundation Dockers, Jones was a reliable defender for club – when not hobbled by various injuries. He only managed six games in 2002 and one in 2003, a shame given how good the Dockers have become.

Gary Moorcroft: Moorcroft's Melbourne sting went awry, with just three games in 2003 – his only season at the club. However, he was a handy goalsneak and impact player in 95 games for Essendon before that and will be forever remembered for taking that mark for the Dons in 2001 in a Telstra Dome clash against the Western Bulldogs. He also played in the brilliant Essendon premiership team of 2000.

Steve Lawrence: Lawrence was a tough and determined defender for Brisbane and St.Kilda, playing 120 games for both clubs between 1995 and 2003. But he never quite got the best of himself, leaving the Lions at the end of 2000 just before the club won three straight flags and then crashing his car in 2003 prompting his departure from St.Kilda, just as the Saints were developing an awesome team of their own.
Meanwhile, it is understood that the Hawks will recruit Doug Scott, the son of club legend and former captain Don Scott, in the upcoming preseason draft. Scott, who will turn 24 in March, is training with the Hawks but is too old to be rookie-listed by the club.

While they were not selected this time, these players still have a shot at AFL level if they decide to again. For now, they would have to play for any team, whether it be VFL or another competition, which will take them. They can then nominate for next year's draft.

WA club after Saint, Tiger
Former St Kilda ruckman Matthew Capuano and recently delisted Tiger Royce Vardy have been approached to play in the Western Australian Football League next season.
Capuano was controversially sacked by St Kilda midway through last season after 107 AFL matches. A dual AFL premiership player with the Kangaroos, Capuano is travelling overseas but has indicated he would like to resume his playing career next year.
Vardy was delisted by Richmond at the end of the 2003 season after 34 matches in four seasons.
Both have been approached by Claremont, which will be coached next season by Ashley Prescott, who played 90 games for Richmond and 28 for Fremantle.
Capuano is expected to make a decision about his playing future on his return from London early in 2004. One bonus for Claremont is they wouldn't have to help him find work as he works in IT and would be able to find a job in Perth. Capuano is also a good friend of Peter Bell from their Kangaroo days.
Vardy was not selected in the preseason draft and is free to persue his career elsewhere.

FINAL CLUB LISTS
Following this draft, all AFL club lists are effectively locked-in for the new season.

ADELAIDE
Nathan Bassett, James Begley, Rhett Biglands, Nathan Bock, Matthew Bode, Ronnie Burns, Brett Burton, Wayne Carey, Matthew Clarke, Michael Doughty, Tyson Edwards, James A. Gallagher, Simon Goodwin, Ben Hart, , Trent Hentschel, Benjamin Hudson, Luke Jericho, Graham Johncock, Joshua Krueger, Chris Ladhams, Kris Massie, Martin Mattner, Ken McGregor, Andrew McLeod, Ian Perrie, Brent Reilly, Mark Ricciuto, Ben Rutten, Jacob Schuback, Robert Shirley, Hayden Skipworth, Nigel Smart, Tyson Stenglein, Mark Stevens,
Scott Stevens, Jason Torney, Fergus Watts, Scott Welsh
Rookies: Rowan Andrews, Brad Dabrowski, Tim Hazell, Aidan Parker, Matthew Smith,

BRISBANE
Jed Adcock, Jason Akermanis, Simon Black, Daniel Bradshaw, Jared Brennan, Jonathan Brown, Blake Caracella, Jamie Charman, Robert Copeland, Anthony Corrie, Richard Hadley, Shaun Hart, Chris L. Johnson, Clark Keating, Nigel Lappin, Justin Leppitsch, Tom Logan, Alastair Lynch, Joel Macdonald, Beau McDonald, Ashley McGrath, Dylan McLaren, Craig McRae, Daniel Merrett, Mal Michael, Matthew Moody, Tim Notting, Martin Pike, Luke Power, Michael Rischitelli, Brad Scott, Chris Scott, Troy Selwood, Aaron Shattock, Llane Spaanderman, Michael Voss, Darryl White
Rookies: Josh Drummond, Jacob Furfaro, Matthew Pardew, Daniel Pratt, Leigh Ryswyk, Jeremy Stiller

CARLTON
Jordon Bannister, Callan Beasy, Glen Bowyer, Blake Campbell, Scott Camporeale, David A. Clarke, Cameron Croad, Justin Davies, Adrian Deluca, Brendan Fevola, Brad Fisher, Anthony Franchina, Barnaby French, Daniel Harford, Ryan Houlihan, Darren Hulme, Brett Johnson, Stephen Kenna, Anthony Koutoufides, Matthew Lappin, Luke Livingston, Jonathon McCormick, Cory McGrath, Digby Morrell, Ricky Mott, Karl Norman, Ian Prendergast, Heath Scotland, Kade Simpson, Trent Sporn, Nick Stevens, David Teague, Bret Thornton, Jarrad Waite, Andrew Walker, Lance Whitnall, Simon Wiggins
Rookies: Laurence Angwin, Adam Bentick, Murray Boyd, Andrew Carrazzo, Setanta O'hAilpin (international rookie from Ireland), Sam Pleming

COLLINGWOOD
Nathan Buckley, Scott Burns, James Clement, Cameron Cloke, Jason Cloke, Richard Cole, Tom Davidson, Leon Davis, Alan Didak, Josh Fraser, Brent Hall, Brodie Holland, Ben Johnson, David D. King, Ben Kinnear, Paul Licuria, Tarkyn Lockyer, Matthew Lokan, Ryan Lonie, Mark McGough, Steven McKee, Billy Morrison, Luke Mullins, Bo Nixon, Shane O'Bree, Simon Prestigiacomo, Guy Richards, Anthony Rocca, Julian Rowe, Luke Shackleton, Brayden Shaw, Heath Shaw, Rhyce Shaw, Dane Swan, Chris Tarrant, Shane Wakelin, Tristen Walker, Andrew Williams, Shane Woewodin
Rookies: Dean Benson, Justin Crow, David Fanning, Zane Leonard, Nick Maxwell

ESSENDON
Matthew Allan, Mark Alvey, Mark Bolton, Kepler Bradley, Marc Bullen, Tristan Cartledge,
Damian Cupido, Ricky Dyson, Dustin Fletcher, Ben Haynes, Aaron Henneman, David Hille,
James Hird, Sam Hunt, Courtney Johns, Jason Johnson, Mark Johnson, Jason Laycock, Matthew J. Lloyd, Scott Lucas, Adam McPhee, Mark McVeigh, Mark Mercuri, Joe Misiti, Justin Murphy, Jay Nash, Damien Peverill, Adam Ramanauskas, Joel Reynolds, Ted Richards, Dean Rioli, Dean Solomon, Brent Stanton, Darren D. Walsh, Jobe Watson, Sean Wellman, Andrew Welsh, Jason Winderlich
Rookies: Ben Cosgriff, James Davies, Andrew Lovett, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Peter Summers, Adrian Wilson

FREMANTLE
Peter F. Bell, Andrew Browne, Adam Campbell, Matthew Carr, Troy Cook, Ryan Crowley, Ben Cunningham, Brett Doswell, Ryley Dunn, Greg Edgcumbe, Jeff Farmer, Daniel Gilmore, Antoni Grover, Robert Haddrill, Daniel Haines, Paul Hasleby, Roger Hayden, Des Headland, Michael Johnson, Justin Longmuir, Troy Longmuir, Shaun McManus, Luke McPharlin, Paul Medhurst, David Mundy, Ryan Murphy, Shane Parker, Matthew Pavlich, Brett Peake, Graham Polak, Aaron Sandilands, Byron Schammer, Andrew Siegert, Troy Simmonds, Scott Thornton, James Walker, Clive Waterhouse, Luke Webster, Dion Woods
Rookies: Ben Colreavy, Steven Dodd, Paul Duffield, Dylan Smith, Michael Warren

GEELONG
Gary Ablett junior, James Bartel, Mark Blake, Tim Callan, Paul Chambers, Paul Chapman, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, Daniel Foster, Charlie Gardiner, Ben Graham, Tom Harley, David Haynes, Josh Hunt, David Johnson, Steve Johnson, James Kelly, Steven King, Kent Kingsley, Paul Koulouriotis, Cameron Ling, David Loats, Tom Lonergan, Andrew Mackie, Matthew McCarthy, Darren Milburn, Brent Moloney, Cameron Mooney, Henry Playfair, James Rahilly, Peter Riccardi, Jarad Rooke, Brenton Sanderson, Matthew Scarlett, Will Slade, Martthew Spencer, David Spriggs, Kane Tenace, Cameron Thurley, David Wojcinski
Rookies: James Allan, Luke Buckland, Shannon Byrnes, Jeff Smith

HAWTHORN
Matthew Ball, John C. Barker, Kris Barlow, Chance Bateman, Simon Beaumont, Tim Boyle,
Luke Brennan, Campbell Brown, Robert Campbell, Tim Clarke, Adrian Cox, Shane Crawford, Trent Croad, Zac Dawson, Ben Dixon, Peter Everitt, Mark Graham, Steven Greene, Jonathan Hay, Luke Hodge, Nick Holland, Danny Jacobs, Ben Kane, Rick Ladson, Angelo Lekkas, Nathan Lonie. Luke McCabe, Harry Miller, Sam Mitchell, Michael Osborne, Lance Picioane, Nick Ries, Doug Scott, Brad Sewell, Joel Smith, Rayden Tallis, Nathan Thompson, Richard Vandenberg, Mark L. Williams
Rookies: Shaun Bergin, Ben Clifton, Michael Rix, Paul Shelton, Josh Thurgood

KANGAROOS
Glenn Archer, John Baird, Leigh Brown, Jeremy Clayton, Shane Clayton, Leigh Colbert, Michael Firrito, Shannon Grant, Blake Grima, David Hale, Leigh Harding, Daniel Harris, Brent Harvey, Shane Harvey, Chad Jones, Corey Jones, David A. King, Brent Le Cras, Troy Makepeace, Hamish McIntosh, Corey McKernan, Daniel Motlop, Joel Perry, Drew Petrie, Mark Porter, Brady Rawlings, Ben Robbins, Saverio Rocca, Edward Sansbury, Kris Shore, Adam Simpson, Jess Sinclair, Anthony Stevens, Michael Stevens, David Trotter, Callum Urch, Ashley Watson, Shannon Watt, Daniel Wells
Rookies: None

MELBOURNE
Steven Armstrong, Daniel Bell, Clint Bizzell, Troy Broadbridge, Nathan D. Brown, Cameron Bruce, Nathan Carroll, Ryan Ferguson, Simon Godfrey, Brad Green, Chris Heffernan, Ben Holland, Cameron Hunter, Mark Jamar, Chris A. Johnson, Travis Johnstone, Darren Jolly, Chris Lamb, James I. McDonald, Brock McLean, Brad J. Miller, David Neitz, Alistair Nicholson, Phillip Read, Guy Rigoni, Jared Rivers, Russell Robertson, Nicholas Smith, Colin Sylvia, Scott Thompson, Peter Vardy, Peter Walsh, Daniel Ward, Paul Wheatley, Matthew Whelan, Jeff White, Luke Williams, Adem Yze
Rookies: Joel Campbell, Dale Carson, Aaron Davey, Adam Fisher, Luke Molan, Paul Newman

PORT ADELAIDE
Cain Ackland, Matthew Bishop, Dean Brogan, Peter Burgoyne, Shaun Burgoyne, Josh Carr, Domenic Cassisi, Wade Champion, Troy Chaplin, Stuart Cochrane, Chad Cornes, Kane Cornes, Stuart Dew, Brett Ebert, Robert Forster-Knight, Josh Francou, Stephen Gilham, Chris Hall, Damien Hardwick, Roger James, Adam Kingsley, Brendon Lade, Josh Mahoney, Brett Montgomery, Luke Peel, Michael Pettigrew, Byron Pickett, Jared Poulton, Matthew Primus, Steven Salopek, Jarrad Schofield, Jacob Surjan, Brad Symes, Toby Thurstans, Warren Tredrea, Darryl Wakelin, Gavin Wanganeen, Damon White, Michael Wilson
Rookies: Dale Ellis, Adam Grocke, Salim Hassan, Joel Patfull

RICHMOND
Kyle Archibald, Justin Blumfield, Joel Bowden, Nathan G. Brown, Wayne Campbell, Mark Chaffey, Mark Coughlan, Aaron Fiora, Tim Fleming, Simon Fletcher, Darren Gaspar, Alex Gilmore, Ray Hall, Brent Hartigan, Rory Hilton, Adam Houlihan, Chris Hyde, Daniel Jackson, Kane Johnson, Andrew Kellaway, Duncan Kellaway, Andrew J. Krakouer, Ben Marsh, Marty McGrath, Shane Morrison, Chris Newman, Bill Nicholls, Brad Ottens, Kayne Pettifer, Andrew Raines, Matthew Richardson, Tom Roach, David Rodan, Matthew Rogers, Jay Schulz, Greg Stafford, Greg Tivendale, Shane Tuck, Luke Weller, Ty Zantuck
Rookies: Marc Dragicevic, Nathan Foley, Kelvin W. Moore

ST KILDA
Steven Baker, Luke Ball, Heath Black, Jason Blake, Barry Brooks, Craig Callaghan, Raphael Clarke, Xavier Clarke, Nick Dal Santo, Matthew Ferguson, Leigh Fisher, Sam Fisher, Fraser Gehrig, Brendon Goddard, Jason Gram, Brent Guerra, Aaron Hamill, Robert Harvey, Lenny Hayes, Josh Houlihan, Max Hudghton, Austinn Jones, Trent Knobel, Justin Koschitzke, Matt Maguire, Stephen Milne, Leigh Montagna, Brett Moyle, Allan Murray, Justin Peckett, Luke Penny, Stephen Powell, Nick Riewoldt, Troy Schwarze, Andrew Thompson, Brett Voss, Daniel Wulf
Rookies: Dylan Pfitzner, Nick Stone

SYDNEY
Luke Ablett, Jason Ball, Leo Barry, Craig Bolton, Jude Bolton, Amon Buchanan, Jared Crouch, Matthew Davis, Nick Davis, Sean Dempster, Stephen Doyle, Andrew Ericksen, Ben Fixter, Nic Fosdike, Adam Goodes, Barry Hall, Heath James, Tadhg Kennelly, Brett Kirk, Nick Malceski, Ben Mathews, Stuart Maxfield, Jarrad McVeigh, James Meiklejohn, Matthew Nicks, Ryan O'Keefe, Michael K. O'Loughlin, Mark Powell, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Jason Saddington, Andrew Schauble, Tim Schmidt, Adam Schneider, Jarrad Sundqvist, Josh Thewlis, Rowan Warfe, Paul Williams, Josh Willoughby
Rookies: Paul Bevan, Daniel Hunt, Scott McGlone, Nick Potter, Aaron Rogers, Luke Taylor

WEST COAST
Damien Adkins, Drew Banfield, Zachary Beeck, Michael Braun, Sam Butler, Trent Carroll, Callum Chambers, Daniel Chick, Michael Collica, Ben Cousins, Dean Cox, Andrew Embley, Chad Fletcher, Michael S. Gardiner, Travis Gaspar, Darren Glass, Kasey Green, Ashley Hansen, Jeremy Humm, Adam Hunter, Glen Jakovich, Paul Johnson, Rowan Jones, Chris Judd, Daniel Kerr, Quinten Lynch, Phillip Matera, Daniel McConnell, Andrew McDougall, Chad Morrison, Kane Munro, Mark Nicoski, Ashley Sampi, Mark Seaby, Adam Selwood, Brent Staker, Beau Waters, David Wirrpunda, Josh Wooden
Rookies: Aaron Edwards, Michael Embley, Jaymie Graham, Brett Jones, Clancy Rudeforth

WESTERN BULLDOGS
Daniel Bandy, Scott Bassett, Shane Birss, Patrick Bowden, Matthew Boyd, Adam Cooney, Matthew Croft, Daniel Cross, Luke Darcy, Nathan Eagleton, Cameron Faulkner, Simon Garlick, Daniel Giansiracusa, Lindsay Gilbee, Chris Grant, Mitch Hahn, Ryan Hargrave, Brian Harris, Ben Harrison, Brad Johnson, Steven Koops, Kieran McGuinness, Jordan McMahon, Will Minson, Adam Morgan, Brad Murphy, Robert Murphy, Sam Power, Jade Rawlings, Farren Ray, Matthew Robbins, Wayde Skipper, Rohan H. Smith, Peter Street, Iszac Thompson, Lochlan Veale, Tim Walsh, Scott West, Patrick Wiggins, Cameron Wight
Rookie: James Condos

And that's it for now. See you next week with all the December news

Best wishes to everyone for the holiday.

GO BLUES!!

Lisa