1998 AFL Draft

The 1998 AFL draft consisted of a trade period, a national draft, a pre-season draft, a rookie draft and a rookie elevation. The AFL draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the Australian Football League.

In 1998 there were 91 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft. The Brisbane Lions received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the 1998 AFL Season.

Trades

The pre-draft trade period was held in early October, closing at 2pm on 8 October.

Player(s)	Original club	Traded to	Traded for
Matthew Lappin Pick #58	St Kilda	Carlton	Pick #22 Pick #53
Che Cockatoo-Collins	Essendon	Port Adelaide	Pick #23
Paul Licuria Mark Orchard Pick #12 Pick #44	Sydney Swans	Collingwood	Pick #3
Ricky Olarenshaw Pick 41	Essendon	Collingwood	Pick #12
Rory Hilton	Brisbane	Richmond	Pick #24
Scott Chisholm	Fremantle	Melbourne	Pick #29
Tony Modra	Adelaide	Fremantle	Pick #29 Pick #34
Brett O'Farrell	Sydney	Hawthorn	Pick #4 Pick #36
Andrew Bomford	Essendon	Sydney	Pick #36
Tom Harley	Port Adelaide	Geelong	Pick #37
Simon Arnott	Sydney	Geelong	draft pick #52
Martin McKinnon Pick #5	Geelong	Brisbane	Scott Bamford Tristan Lynch Pick #17 Pick #24
Adam Heuskes	Port Adelaide	Brisbane	Pick #5
Nick Carter	Brisbane	Melbourne	Pick #45
Chad Rintoul	Adelaide	West Coast	Pick #80
Craig Biddiscombe	Geelong	Richmond	Pick #8
Jason Mooney	Sydney	Geelong	Pick #8
Kingsley Hunter	Fremantle	Western Bulldogs	Brad Wira
Scott Cummings	Port Adelaide	West Coast	Jarrad Schofield
Tyson Lane	Western Bulldogs	Collingwood	Josh Mahoney

1998 national draft

The 1998 national draft was held on 1 November.

Rd	Pick	Player	Recruited from	Recruited to	Notes
1	1	Des Headland	Subiaco	Brisbane Lions
1	2	Justin Longmuir	West Perth	Fremantle
1	3	Nic Fosdike	Norwood	Sydney Swans	From Collingwood
1	4	Ryan Fitzgerald	South Adelaide	Sydney Swans	From Hawthorn
1	5	Michael Stevens	Murray Bushrangers	Port Adelaide	From Geelong via Brisbane
1	6	Murray Vance	Murray Bushrangers	Carlton
1	7	Josh Carr	East Fremantle	Port Adelaide
1	8	Jude Bolton	Calder Cannons	Sydney Swans	From Richmond via Geelong
1	9	Mark McVeigh	NSW-ACT Rams	Essendon
1	10	Brandon Hill	Peel Thunder	West Coast
1	11	Lenny Hayes	NSW-ACT Rams	St Kilda
1	12	Adam Ramanauskas	Dandenong Stingrays	Essendon	From Sydney via Collingwood
1	13	Chris Lamb	Murray Bushrangers	Melbourne
1	14	Luke Penny	Oakleigh Chargers	Western Bulldogs
1	15	Brady Rawlings	Tassie Mariners	North Melbourne
1	16	Brett Burton	Woodville-West Torrens	Adelaide
2	17	Peter Street	Tassie Mariners	Geelong	From Brisbane
2	18	Daniel Schell	Central District	Fremantle
2	19	Nick Davis	NSW-ACT Rams	Collingwood	Father-son selection
2	20	Michael Collica	East Fremantle	Hawthorn
2	21	David Clarke	Geelong Falcons	Geelong	Father-son selection
2	22	James Begley	Sturt	St Kilda	From Carlton
2	23	Chris Ladhams	North Adelaide	Essendon	From Port Adelaide
2	24	David Wojcinski	Gippsland Power	Geelong	From Richmond via Brisbane
2	25	Aaron Henneman	Murray Bushrangers	Essendon
2	26	Michael O'Brien	Bendigo Pioneers	West Coast
2	27	Steven Baker	Geelong Falcons	St Kilda
2	28	Heath James	Port Magpies	Sydney Swans	Father-son selection
2	29	Tyson Stenglein	Subiaco	Adelaide	From Melbourne via Fremantle
2	30	Nicky Winmar	St Kilda	Western Bulldogs
2	31	Gary Dhurrkay	Fremantle	North Melbourne
2	32	David Gallagher	Prahran Dragons	Adelaide
3	33	Craig Bolton	NSW-ACT Rams	Sydney Swans
3	34	Bryan Beinke	Port Magpies	Adelaide	From Fremantle
3	35	Brad Oborne	Preston Knights	Collingwood
3	36	Danny Jacobs	Prahran Dragons	Essendon	From Hawthorn via Sydney
3	37	Adam Morgan	Oakleigh Chargers	Port Adelaide	From Geelong
3	38	Brendan Fevola	Dandenong Stingrays	Carlton
3	39	Toby Thurstans	Dandenong Stingrays	Port Adelaide
3	40	James White	Dandenong Stingrays	Collingwood
3	41	Craig Jacotine	Dandenong Stingrays	Collingwood	From Essendon
3	42	Forfeited	due to salary cap breach	West Coast
3	43	Damien Ryan	Richmond	St Kilda
3	44	Heath Scotland	Western Jets	Collingwood	From Sydney
3	45	Aaron Shattock	Woodville-West Torrens	Brisbane Lions	From Melbourne
3	46	Jay Solomon	Geelong Falcons	Western Bulldogs
3	47	Nick Lowther	Preston Knights	North Melbourne
3	48	Lucas Herbert	North Adelaide	Adelaide
4	49	Garth Taylor	Swan Districts	Fremantle
4	50	Damien Adkins	Gippsland Power	Collingwood
4	51	David Loats	Geelong Falcons	Hawthorn
4	52	Ryan O'Connor	Essendon	Sydney Swans	From Geelong
4	53	Troy Schwarze	Prahran Dragons	St Kilda	From Carlton
4	54	Derek Murray	Murray Bushrangers	Port Adelaide
4	55	Marc Dragicevic	Geelong Falcons	Richmond
4	56	Ilija Grgic	West Coast	Essendon
4	57	Andrew Embley	Swan Districts	West Coast
4	58	Ian Prendergast	Oakleigh Chargers	Carlton	From St Kilda
4	59	Dwayne Simpson	East Fremantle	Sydney Swans
4	60	Luke Speers	Tassie Mariners	Melbourne
4	61	Rick Symes	Murray Bushrangers	Western Bulldogs
4	62	Tim Van Der Klooster	Geelong Falcons	North Melbourne
4	63	Clint Kirey	East Fremantle	Adelaide
5	64	Andrew Shipp	Springvale	Fremantle
5	65	Lee Walker	Collingwood (redrafted)	Collingwood
5	66	Steven Rode	Dandenong Stingrays	Hawthorn
5	67	Brett Backwell	Northern Eagles	Carlton
5	68	Matthew Greig	Richmond VSFL	Richmond
5	69	Scott Bennett	East Fremantle	West Coast
5	70	Kurt Heazlewood	Tassie Mariners	St Kilda
5	71	Simon Feast	Sturt	Sydney Swans
5	72	Luke Taylor	Port Magpies	Melbourne
5	73	Christin Macri	Western Bulldogs VSFL	Western Bulldogs
5	74	Adam Lange	Sturt	North Melbourne
5	75	Ken McGregor	Woodville-West Torrens	Adelaide
6	76	Rupert Betheras	Collingwood VSFL	Collingwood
6	77	Adrian Cox	Gippsland Power	Hawthorn
6	78	Passed		Carlton
6	79	Ray Hall	NSW-ACT Rams	Richmond
6	80	Brodie Atkinson	Sturt	Adelaide	From West Coast
6	81	Jacob Anstey	Carlton	St Kilda
6	82	Passed		Sydney Swans
6	83	Passed		Melbourne
6	84	Passed		Western Bulldogs
6	85	Shannon Motlop	North Adelaide	North Melbourne
7	86	Kris Barlow	Hawthorn VSFL	Hawthorn
7	87	Passed		Carlton
7	88	Passed		Richmond
7	89	Joel Duckworth	East Fremantle	West Coast
7	90	Shane Clayton	Brisbane Lions	North Melbourne
8	91	Passed		Hawthorn

1999 pre-season draft

The 1999 national draft was held on 9 February.

Pick	Player	Recruited from	Recruited to
1	David Calthorpe	Essendon	Brisbane Lions
2	Ashley Prescott	Richmond	Fremantle
3	Glenn Freeborn	North Melbourne	Collingwood
4	Anthony Rock	North Melbourne	Hawthorn
5	Jared Poulton	Port Magpies	Port Adelaide
6	Clay Sampson	Adelaide	Richmond
7	Tony Francis	Collingwood	St Kilda
8	Scott Russell	Collingwood	Sydney Swans
9	Troy Simmonds	Box Hill	Melbourne
10	Cam McKenzie-McHarg	Oakleigh Chargers	Western Bulldogs
11	John Spaull	Rosebud, Vic	North Melbourne
12	Darryl Wintle	North Adelaide	Adelaide
13	Cameron Venables	Claremont	Fremantle
14	Passed		Hawthorn
15	Passed		Richmond
16	Daniel Wulf	Dandenong Stingrays	Western Bulldogs

1999 rookie draft

The 1999 rookie draft was held on 9 February, after the pre-season draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Recruited from	Club
1	1	Shannon Rusca	Southern Districts, NT	Brisbane Lions
1	2	Darren Bolton	Peel Thunder	Fremantle
1	3	Jeremy Sharpen	North Shore, Vic	Collingwood
1	4	John Baird	Eastern Ranges	Hawthorn
1	5	Derek Wirth	Brisbane Lions	Geelong
1	6	Heath Culpitt	Castlemaine, Vic	Carlton
1	7	Scott Bassett	Port Adelaide (redrafted)	Port Adelaide
1	8	Robert Taylor	Richmond VSFL	Richmond
1	9	Simon Duckworth	West Perth	West Coast
1	10	James Gowans	Werribee	St Kilda
1	11	Gerrard Bennett	Geelong	Sydney Swans
1	12	Troy Broadbridge	Port Magpies	Melbourne
1	13	Chris Dunne	Assumption College, Vic	Western Bulldogs
1	14	Winis Imbi	Essendon	North Melbourne
1	15	Stuart Bown	Norwood	Adelaide
2	16	Passed		Brisbane Lions
2	17	Ashley Clancy	Subiaco	Fremantle
2	18	Matthew Manfield	Richmond	Collingwood
2	19	Glen Bowyer	Hawthorn VSFL	Hawthorn
2	20	Danny O'Brien	Gippsland Power	Geelong
2	21	Damian Lang	Carlton (redrafted)	Carlton
2	22	Tim Masierowski	Central District	Port Adelaide
2	23	Teghan Henderson	Calder Cannons	Richmond
2	24	Mark Pearson	West Perth	West Coast
2	25	Chris Gowans	Werribee	St Kilda
2	26	Paul Allison	North Hobart	Sydney Swans
2	27	Cameron Ramsay	Oakleigh Chargers	Melbourne
2	28	Matthew Pearce	Western Jets	Western Bulldogs
2	29	Kent Kingsley	North Melbourne (redrafted)	North Melbourne
2	30	Dean Howard	West Adelaide	Adelaide
3	31	Passed		Brisbane Lions
3	32	Antoni Grover	Subiaco	Fremantle
3	33	Craig Anderson	Essendon VSFL	Collingwood
3	34	Passed		Hawthorn
3	35	Kaine Marsh	North Shore, Vic	Geelong
3	36	Don Webb	Gippsland Power	Port Adelaide
3	37	Passed		Richmond
3	38	Andrew Taylor	Perth	West Coast
3	39	Garth Pickford	North Ballarat	St Kilda
3	40	Brett Kirk	North Albury, NSW	Sydney Swans
3	41	Adam Contessa	Western Bulldogs (redrafted)	Western Bulldogs
3	42	Marcus Nalder	Bendigo Pioneers	North Melbourne
3	43	Matthew Golding	Glenelg	Adelaide
4	44	Jeff Cooper	Northern Eagles, Qld	Brisbane Lions
4	45	Andrew Smith	Subiaco	Fremantle
4	46	Troy Kirwen	Collingwood (redrafted)	Collingwood
4	47	Passed		Hawthorn
4	48	Passed		Port Adelaide
4	49	Chad Davis	Oakleigh Chargers	St Kilda
4	50	Jeremy Jacques	NSW-ACT Rams	Sydney Swans
4	51	Passed		Western Bulldogs
4	52	Ryan Pagan	North Melbourne VSFL	North Melbourne
4	53	Jarrod Twitt	Sturt	Adelaide
5	54	Trent Knobel	Broadbeach	Brisbane Lions
5	55	Passed		Hawthorn
5	56	Passed		Port Adelaide
5	57	Passed		St Kilda
5	58	Linden Stevens	Adelaide (redrafted)	Adelaide
6	59	Scott Ralph	Morningside	Brisbane Lions
6	60	Passed		Hawthorn
6	61	Passed		St Kilda
6	62	Scott Mathews	Port Adelaide	Adelaide

Rookie elevation

The following 1998 rookie-listed players were elevated to the senior list for the 1999 season.

Player	Club
Ben Marsh	Adelaide
Tate Day	Brisbane Lions
Scott Freeborn	Carlton
Tarkyn Lockyer	Collingwood
Mark Johnson	Essendon
Brad Dodd	Fremantle
Paul Maher	Fremantle
Matthew Bishop	Melbourne
Peter Walsh	Melbourne
Daniel Ward	Melbourne
Barnaby French	Port Adelaide
Greg Tivendale	Richmond
Jason McPherson	Sydney
Laurie Bellotti	West Coast
Chad Fletcher	West Coast