1998 AFL draft
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The 1998 AFL draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. The AFL draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, 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.
National draft
The national draft was held on 1 November 1998.
Trades
Pre-season draft
| Pick | Player | Recruited from | Recruited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Calthorpe | Essendon | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | Ashley Prescott | Richmond | Fremantle |
| 3 | Glenn Freeborn | Kangaroos | Collingwood |
| 4 | Anthony Rock | Kangaroos | Hawthorn |
| 5 | Jared Poulton | Port Adelaide Magpies | Port Adelaide |
| 6 | Clay Sampson | Adelaide Crows | Richmond |
| 7 | Tony Francis | Collingwood | St. Kilda |
| 8 | Scott Russell | Collingwood | Sydney Swans |
| 9 | Troy Simmonds | Box Hill Hawks | Melbourne |
| 10 | Cameron McKenzie-McHarg | Oakleigh U18 | Western Bulldogs |
| 11 | John Spaull | Rosebud | Kangaroos |
| 12 | Darryl Wintle | North Adelaide | Adelaide Crows |
| 13 | Cameron Venables | Claremont | Collingwood |
| 14 | Pass | Hawthorn | |
| 15 | Pass | Richmond | |
| 16 | Daniel Wulf | Dandenong U18 | Western Bulldogs |
Rookie elevation
This list details 1998-listed rookies who were elevated to the senior list; it does not list players taken as rookies in the rookie draft which occurred during the 1998/99 off-season.
See also
- WikiProject AFL for more AFL information
- Official AFL Draft page
