The 2005 AFL draft was the 2005 event of the AFL draft, the annual draft of players by

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teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the

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. The 2005 draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. In 2005, there were 76 picks to be drafted amongst 16 teams in the national draft. The

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received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the

2005 AFL season The 2005 AFL season was the 109th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixt ...

. This was their first ever priority draft pick after the drama of 2002 when they lost draft picks for breaching the salary cap. In addition to the national draft, the 2005/06 off-season featured trade week (prior to the national draft) and pre-season and rookie drafts (following the national draft).

Key Dates

Trades

2005 national draft

2006 pre-season draft

The 2006 pre-season draft was held on 13 December 2005. For the pre-season draft held in 2004, known as the 2005 pre-season draft, see 2004 AFL draft.

2006 rookie draft

References

AFL Draft HistoryNational draft listPre-season draft listRookie draft list
{{afldraft Australian Football League draft AFL Draft