2009 AFL draft
The 2009 AFL draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2009/10 Australian Football League off-season. These were the trade week, the national draft, the pre-season draft and the rookie draft.
Player movements
In the lead up to the trade week many high-profile players such as Brendan Fevola, Darren Jolly, Shaun Burgoyne, Luke Ball, Barry Hall, Andrew Lovett and Josh Gibson either requested to be traded or were suggested to be likely to be traded during the AFL's annual trading period. Of these players, only Luke Ball was unable to secure a trade by the end of the week.Trade week was significantly more active than the previous year. Four trades involving seven players, including a three-team, four-player trade, were completed on the first day of the trade week alone, compared to only six players traded in the entire 2008 trade week. Overall, twenty-three players changed clubs, and twenty-five draft picks were traded. Of the sixteen active clubs, only the Adelaide Crows did not make a trade.
This was the first season in which teams were permitted to trade rookie-listed players, with Geelong's Shane Mumford being the first player to be traded whilst still officially on the rookie list.
Fevola trade
The most widely anticipated trade during trade week was that of Carlton full forward and incumbent Coleman medallist Brendan Fevola. Carlton announced its intentions to trade the 28-year-old Fevola after his drunken behaviour at the 2009 Brownlow Medal Count, which served as the last straw in a long rap sheet of off-field indiscretions while at the club.The Brisbane Lions emerged as the likely destination. Brisbane initially offered 31-year-old full forward Daniel Bradshaw and 23-year-old midfielder Michael Rischitelli in the trade. Both players were flown to Melbourne to tour Carlton's facilities, but Rischitelli was not willing to relocate. On the final day of trade week, Brisbane agreed to give Carlton 19-year-old key position prospect Lachlan Henderson and a first round draft pick, in exchange for Fevola, a second-round draft pick, and for Carlton to pay $100,000 of Fevola's salary for each of the two years remaining on his existing contract.
Although considered reasonable at the time, the trade is now widely viewed as a complete disaster for the Brisbane Lions, because all players involved in the trade negotiations had left the club within eighteen months. Shortly after trade, Bradshaw walked out on the Lions, and was recruited to the Sydney Swans in the pre-season draft – either because his feelings were hurt by being offered to trade, or because Fevola's recruitment would have limited Bradshaw's own opportunities in the Lions' forward-line. Rischitelli left the club at the end of 2010, after signing a contract with league newcomers Gold Coast; some in the media speculated that he was also disgruntled about being offered in the Fevola trade, but this has never been confirmed. Finally, prior to the 2011 season, Brisbane sacked Fevola after further off-field incidents during the 2010/11 offseason.
Trades
Source:Retirements and delistings
2009 national draft
The 2009 national draft was held on 26 November, a Thursday evening, rather than the Saturday morning timeslot that has been used in the past years. For the first time, the top ten selections will be made prior to the telecast, and unveiled in a countdown manner from ten to one, rather than the usual counting up method.Melbourne finished the 2009 AFL season in last position and as they had won fewer than 5 games during each previous two seasons, they have the first two selections in the draft. Despite much discussion concerning tanking during the season, no other club qualified for a priority pick.
In the lead up to the draft, it was widely tipped that Tom Scully and Jack Trengove would be Melbourne's first two selections. The destination of former St Kilda captain Luke Ball was also subject to much debate, with Collingwood being the likely club after failing to secure a trade for him during the October trade week.
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | :Category:Australian Football League clubs|Club |
| Priority | 1 | Tom Scully | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 2 | Jack Trengove | Sturt | SANFL | |
| 1 | 3 | Dustin Martin | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 4 | Anthony Morabito | Peel | WAFL | |
| 1 | 5 | Ben Cunnington | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 6 | Gary Rohan | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 7 | Brad Sheppard | East Fremantle | WAFL | |
| 1 | 8 | John Butcher | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 9 | Andrew Moore | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 10 | Jake Melksham | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 11 | Jordan Gysberts | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 12 | Kane Lucas | East Fremantle | WAFL | |
| 1 | 13 | Daniel Talia | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 14 | Lewis Jetta | Swan Districts | WAFL | |
| 1 | 15 | Christian Howard | Glenelg | SANFL | |
| 1 | 16 | Jasper McMillan-Pittard | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 17 | Daniel Menzel | Central District | SANFL | |
| 2 | 18 | Luke Tapscott | North Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 2 | 19 | Benjamin Griffiths | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 20 | Nathan Fyfe | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 2 | 21 | Ryan Bastinac | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 22 | Gerrick Weedon | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 2 | 23 | Koby Stevens | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 24 | Jake Carlisle | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 25 | Aaron Black | Peel | WAFL | |
| 2 | 26 | Travis Colyer | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 2 | 27 | Callum Bartlett | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 28 | Mitch Duncan | East Perth | WAFL | |
| 2 | 29 | Jack Gunston | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 30 | Luke Ball | St Kilda | AFL | |
| 2 | 31 | Jason Tutt | Ainslie | NEAFL | |
| 2 | 32 | Nicholas Winmar | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 2 | 33 | Anthony Long | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 34 | Max Gawn | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 35 | David Astbury | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 36 | Joel Houghton | Perth | WAFL | |
| 3 | 37 | Jamie MacMillan | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 38 | Sam Reid | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 39 | Sam Grimley | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 40 | Allen Christensen | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 41 | Ayden Kennedy | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 42 | Nathan Vardy | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 43 | Marcus Davies | North Hobart | TSL | |
| 3 | 44 | Matthew Dea | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 45 | Sam Shaw | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 46 | Ben Stratton | East Perth | WAFL | |
| 3 | 47 | Ryan Harwood | Glenorchy | TSL | |
| 3 | 48 | Jesse Crichton | North Launceston | TSL | |
| 3 | 49 | Dylan Roberton | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | |
| 4 | 50 | Jack Fitzpatrick | Western Jets | TAC Cup | |
| 4 | 51 | Troy Taylor | South Alice Springs | CAFL | |
| 4 | 52 | Justin Bollenhagen | South Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 4 | 53 | Brayden Norris | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | |
| 4 | 54 | Byron Sumner | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | |
| 4 | 55 | Trent Dennis-Lane | Subiaco | WAFL | |
| 4 | 56 | Josh Cowan | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | |
| 4 | 57 | Jordan Williams | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | |
| 4 | 58 | Rhan Hooper | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |
| 4 | 59 | Rohan Kerr | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | |
| 4 | 60 | Jesse W. Smith | North Melbourne | AFL | |
| 4 | 61 | James Craig | North Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 4 | 62 | Ben Sinclair | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | |
| 4 | 63 | Lukas Markovic | Box Hill Hawks | VFL | |
| 4 | 64 | Adam Pattison | Richmond | AFL | |
| 4 | 65 | Jeremy Laidler | |||
| 5 | 66 | Pass | |||
| 5 | 67 | Jeromey Webberley | Clarence | TSL | |
| 5 | 68 | Pass | |||
| 5 | 69 | Taylor Duryea | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | |
| 5 | 70 | Matt Suckling | |||
| 5 | 71 | Ben Nason | Central District | SANFL | |
| 5 | 72 | Sam Jacobs | |||
| 5 | 73 | Jesse O'Brien | North Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 5 | 74 | Brodie Martin | |||
| 5 | 75 | Josh Thomas | Redland | QAFL | |
| 5 | 76 | Shane Thorne | Wanderers | NTFL | |
| 5 | 77 | Will Johnson | Sandringham | VFL | |
| 6 | 78 | Pass | |||
| 6 | 79 | Greg Broughton | |||
| 6 | 80 | Cruize Garlett | |||
| 6 | 81 | Pass | |||
| 6 | 82 | Daniel Stewart | |||
| 6 | 83 | Aaron Joseph | |||
| 6 | 84 | Bryce Retzlaff | Labrador | QAFL | |
| 6 | 85 | Simon Buckley | Melbourne | AFL | |
| 6 | 86 | Liam Picken | |||
| 6 | 87 | Zac Dawson | |||
| 6 | 88 | Wade Thompson | |||
| 7 | 89 | Robin Nahas | |||
| 7 | 90 | Kristin Thornton | |||
| 7 | 91 | Matt Maguire | St Kilda | AFL | |
| 7 | 92 | James Mulligan | |||
| 7 | 93 | Luke Miles | |||
| 8 | 94 | Andrew Browne | |||
| 8 | 95 | Pearce Hanley |
2010 pre-season draft
The 2010 pre-season draft was held on Tuesday 15 December. Unlike the national draft, it is an online meeting using Microsoft Office Live Meeting software.| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | :Category:Australian Football League clubs|Club |
| 1 | 1 | Joel Macdonald | AFL | ||
| 1 | 2 | Dylan Grimes | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 3 | Adam McPhee | AFL | ||
| 1 | 4 | Daniel Bradshaw | AFL | ||
| 1 | 5 | Ryan Neates | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 1 | 6 | Scott Harding | AFL | ||
| 1 | 7 | Kyle Hardingham | East Fremantle | WAFL |
2010 rookie draft
The 2010 rookie draft was held on Tuesday 15 December, immediately after the pre-season draft. Unlike the national draft, it is an online meeting using Microsoft Office Live Meeting software. The rookie draft rules allow each club to have up to eight rookies, and for the first time allowed clubs to retain rookies for a third year and be able to draft two mature age rookies, without the restriction that they must not have been previously listed by an AFL club. The Gold Coast Football Club was allocated the first five selections, despite the new club only competing in the Victorian Football League for the 2010 season, before entering the AFL for the 2011 season.| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Selection category | :Category:Australian Football League clubs|Club |
| 1 | 1 | Daniel Harris | North Melbourne | AFL | Mature age rookie | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 2 | Michael Coad | Sturt | SANFL | Mature age rookie | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 3 | Sam Iles | Box Hill Hawks | TAC Cup | Gold Coast | |
| 1 | 4 | Roland Ah Chee | Norwood | SANFL | Gold Coast | |
| 1 | 5 | Danny Stanley | Collingwood | AFL | Gold Coast | |
| 1 | 6 | Michael Newton | Melbourne | AFL | Mature age rookie | Melbourne |
| 1 | 7 | Robert Hicks | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Richmond | |
| 1 | 8 | Michael Barlow | Werribee | VFL | Fremantle | |
| 1 | 9 | Majak Daw | Western Jets | TAC Cup | North Melbourne | |
| 1 | 10 | Henry Playfair | Sydney Swans | AFL | Mature age rookie | Sydney Swans |
| 1 | 11 | Lewis Broome | Claremont | WAFL | West Coast | |
| 1 | 12 | Cameron Hitchcock | Glenelg | SANFL | Port Adelaide | |
| 1 | 13 | Wayde Skipper | Western Bulldogs | AFL | Mature age rookie | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 14 | Taite Silverlock | West Adelaide | SANFL | Essendon | |
| 1 | 15 | Jaryd Cachia | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Carlton | |
| 1 | 16 | Mitchell Golby | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Brisbane Lions | |
| 1 | 17 | Luke Thompson | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Adelaide | |
| 1 | 18 | Tom Hunter | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Collingwood | |
| 1 | 19 | Brodie Moles | Geelong | AFL | Mature age rookie | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 20 | Mark Hutchings | East Perth | WAFL | St Kilda | |
| 1 | 21 | Jack Weston | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Geelong | |
| 2 | 22 | John Meesen | Melbourne | AFL | Mature age rookie | Melbourne |
| 2 | 23 | Pat Contin | Glenelg | SANFL | Richmond | |
| 2 | 24 | Alex Silvagni | Casey Scorpions | VFL | Mature age rookie | Fremantle |
| 2 | 25 | Matthew Scott | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | North Melbourne | |
| 2 | 26 | Pass | Sydney Swans | |||
| 2 | 27 | Andrew Strijk | West Perth | WAFL | West Coast | |
| 2 | 28 | Daniel Webb | West Adelaide | SANFL | Port Adelaide | |
| 2 | 29 | Jarrod Kayler-Thomson | Perth | WAFL | Mature age rookie | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 30 | Ben Howlett | Peel Thunder | WAFL | Essendon | |
| 2 | 31 | Joe Dare | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Carlton | |
| 2 | 32 | Josh Dyson | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Brisbane Lions | |
| 2 | 33 | Matthew Wright | North Adelaide | SANFL | Adelaide | |
| 2 | 34 | Jack Carter | West Adelaide | SANFL | Collingwood | |
| 2 | 35 | Andrew Hooper | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs | |
| 2 | 36 | Daniel Archer | Clarence | TSL | St Kilda | |
| 2 | 37 | Ben Johnson | Geelong | VFL | Geelong | |
| 3 | 38 | Relton Roberts | Wanderers | NTFL | Mature age rookie | Richmond |
| 3 | 39 | Pass | Sydney Swans | |||
| 3 | 40 | Ashton Hams | South Fremantle | WAFL | West Coast | |
| 3 | 41 | Cameron Cloke | Carlton | AFL | Mature age rookie | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 42 | Michael Johnston | East Coast Eagles | Sydney AFL | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 43 | Stewart Crameri | Bendigo Bombers | VFL | Essendon | |
| 3 | 44 | Levi Casboult | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Carlton | |
| 3 | 45 | Pass | Brisbane Lions | |||
| 3 | 46 | Matthew Jaensch | Sturt | SANFL | Adelaide | |
| 3 | 47 | Seamus McNamara | Milwaukee | USA | International selection | Collingwood |
| 3 | 48 | Matthew Panos | Norwood | SANFL | Western Bulldogs | |
| 3 | 49 | Jarryd Allen | St Kilda | AFL | St Kilda | |
| 3 | 50 | James Podsiadly | Geelong VFL | VFL | Mature age rookie | Geelong |
| 4 | 51 | Nicholas Westhoff | West Adelaide | SANFL | Richmond | |
| 4 | 52 | Pass | Sydney Swans | |||
| 4 | 53 | Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls | Richmond | AFL | Mature age rookie | West Coast |
| 4 | 54 | Glenn Dawson | Port Adelaide | AFL | Port Adelaide | |
| 4 | 55 | Marcus Marigliani | Frankston | VFL | Mature age rookie | Essendon |
| 4 | 56 | Simon White | Subiaco | WAFL | Carlton | |
| 4 | 57 | Pass | Brisbane Lions | |||
| 4 | 58 | Aidan Riley | Wollongong Lions | Sydney AFL | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | Adelaide |
| 4 | 59 | Eddie Prato | Maryborough | BFL | Western Bulldogs | |
| 4 | 60 | Leigh Fisher | St Kilda | AFL | St Kilda | |
| 4 | 61 | Jesse Stringer | Port Adelaide Magpies | SANFL | Geelong | |
| 5 | 62 | Graham Polak | Richmond | AFL | Mature age rookie | Richmond |
| 5 | 63 | Chrissy McKaigue | Derry | GAA | International selection | Sydney Swans |
| 5 | 64 | Daniel Bass | non-registered | 3-year non-registered selection | Port Adelaide | |
| 5 | 65 | John Williams | Essendon | AFL | Essendon | |
| 5 | 66 | Joshua Donaldson | West Perth | WAFL | Carlton | |
| 5 | 67 | Niall McKeever | Antrim | GAA | International selection | Brisbane Lions |
| 5 | 68 | Patrick Rose | Williamstown | VFL | Western Bulldogs | |
| 5 | 69 | Tommy Walsh | Kerry | GAA | International selection | St Kilda |
| 6 | 70 | Jamie O'Reilly | Down | GAA | International selection | Richmond |
| 6 | 71 | Nathan Gordon | East Coast Eagles | Sydney AFL | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | Sydney Swans |
| 6 | 72 | Jordon Johns | South Broken Hill | BHFL | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | Port Adelaide |
| 6 | 73 | Zach Tuohy | Laois | GAA | International selection | Carlton |
| 6 | 74 | Sean Yoshuira | Mt Gravatt | QAFL | QLD pre-selection | Brisbane Lions |
| 7 | 75 | Dylan McNeil | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | NSW pre-selection | Sydney Swans |
| 7 | 76 | Claye Beams | Labrador | QAFL | QLD pre-selection | Brisbane Lions |
| 8 | 77 | Pass | NSW pre-selection | Sydney Swans | ||
| 8 | 78 | Broc McCauley | Southport | QAFL | QLD pre-selection | Brisbane Lions |
Selections by league
National and pre-season draft selection totals by leagues:| League | Players selected | State |
| TAC Cup | 37 | VIC |
| WAFL | 15 | WA |
| SANFL | 9 | SA |
| TSL | 4 | TAS |
| VFL | 2 | VIC |
| QAFL | 2 | QLD |
| NTFL | 1 | NT |
| CAFL | 1 | NT |
| NEAFL | 1 |