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2007 AFL Draft
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| 2007 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | 24 November 2007 |
| Network(s) | Fox Sports |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
| First selection | Matthew Kreuzer (Carlton) |
The 2007 Australian Football League draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the national draft, which was held on 24 November 2007,[1] the pre-season draft and the rookie draft.
Player movements
Trades
2007 was the first year that clubs were allowed to trade picks without the trade involving a player.
Retirements and delistings
The 2007 AFL season is notable for the unusually large number of players who retired, particularly senior and "champion" players.
| Name | Club | Date Retired | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Hay | Kangaroos | 22 February | Contractual problems resulting from bi-polar issues.[2] |
| Darren Gaspar | Richmond | 4 May | To help Richmond's younger players and go for a youth policy.[3] |
| Brett Montgomery | Western Bulldogs | 25 May | Disk bulge in neck.[4] |
| Rhys Archard | Adelaide | 29 July | Return to family in rural Victoria.[5] |
| Luke Darcy | Western Bulldogs | 30 July | Frustrated and angry at game due to knee injuries.[6] |
| Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton | 31 July | Hip injury; had already planned to retire at the end of the season.[7] |
| Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide | 16 August | Body could no longer cope with AFL football.[8] |
| Matthew Robbins | Western Bulldogs | 24 August | Struggled throughout the year despite having a ripping 2006 season.[9] |
| Josh Mahoney | Port Adelaide | 24 August | Unable to hold down a regular position.[10] |
| Troy Cook | Fremantle | 24 August | It seemed the right time for him to leave the game.[11] |
| Shane Parker | Fremantle | 24 August | Was always going to struggle to play the year out and there was no way he could continue.[11] |
| Chris Scott | Brisbane Lions | 25 August | Injury.[12] |
| Ray Hall | Richmond | 28 August | Serious hip injury that had sidelined him for the entire 2007 season.[13] |
| Trent Knobel | Richmond | 28 August | Persistent ankle injury.[13] |
| Kent Kingsley | Richmond | 28 August | Injury.[13] |
| Darryl Wakelin | Port Adelaide | 29 August | Struggled with injury.[14] |
| Matthew Lappin | Carlton | 29 August | To help his club focus on playing younger players.[15] |
| Nathan Brown | Melbourne | 29 August | Ready to start the next chapter of his life.[16] |
| Clint Bizzell | Melbourne | 29 August | Right time to do so.[16] |
| Byron Pickett | Melbourne | 31 August | Waning passion for the game.[17] |
| Chris Johnson | Brisbane Lions | 31 August | Decided to leave the game – he was the last ever Fitzroy player in the AFL.[18] |
| Andrew Thompson | St Kilda | 1 September | Right time to do so.[19] |
| Matthew Clarke | St Kilda | 1 September | One year contract expired; he decided to leave the game.[20] |
| James Hird | Essendon | 1 September | Right time to do so. |
| Josh Wooden | West Coast | 5 September | Nagging hip injury.[21] |
| Richie Vandenberg | Hawthorn | 6 September | Due to a troublesome back injury, his body could not cope any more.[22] |
| Brett Voss | St Kilda | 18 September | Made the most of his time as an AFL footballer.[23] |
| Ben Dixon | Hawthorn | 19 September | Inability of his body to prepare well enough for senior football.[24] |
| Rowan Jones | West Coast | 19 September | Right time to do so.[25] |
| Glenn Archer | Kangaroos | 22 September | Right time to do so.[26] |
| James Clement | Collingwood | 23 September | Family health; right time to do so.[27] |
| Joel Smith | Hawthorn | 25 September | Thought the time was right, it was time to move on.[28] |
| Kasey Green | Kangaroos | 26 September | Wanted to move back to Perth.[29] |
| Chris Heffernan | Essendon | 2 October | His opportunities to play senior football beyond 2007 were limited.[30] |
| Scott Camporeale | Essendon | 2 October | Injury.[31] |
| Chris Grant | Western Bulldogs | 2 October | Injury and right time to do so.[32] |
| Aaron Hamill | St Kilda | 2 October | Injury and right time to do so; he felt it was in the best interest of the club moving forward.[33] |
| Mark Bolton | Essendon | 3 October | Had been struggling to make the starting 22 in 2007 and recognised the right time to do so.[34] |
| Nathan Buckley | Collingwood | 5 October | Chronic hamstring injuries had curtailed his ability to remain fit for selection.[35] |
| Paul Licuria | Collingwood | 5 October | Battled injury and form problems this season.[36] |
| Nathan Ablett | Geelong | 5 October | Ending career after winning 2007 Premiership.[36] |
| Justin Longmuir | Fremantle | 31 October | Chronic knee injury.[37] |
| Stephen Doyle | Sydney | 31 October | Series of knee injuries.[38] |
| Lance Whitnall | Carlton | 12 November | Knee injury.[39] |