We've re-drafted the first round of the 2004 AFL draft.
It was the draft that created the core of Hawthorn's success throughout the 2010s, also unearthing a host of other prominent stars of the game.
Here is Zero Hanger's re-drafted first round of the 2004 AFL national draft, including those picked up in the rookie draft:
3. Eddie Betts (Western Bulldogs)
Arguably the best small forward of the modern era, Eddie Betts is the only player to feature on the list who was selected from the pre-season draft. Carlton picked up the mercurial small forward with pick three from Calder Cannons and he is the only other player, alongside Jordan Lewis, who has played over 300 AFL games.
Betts spent nine years at Carlton, kicking 290 goals in 184 games, winning the club's best first-year player award in 2005 and leading the goal-kicking in 2010 and 2012. But its been his time at the Adelaide Crows which has put Betts in the discussion for the best small forward in the game's history. Betts has kicked over 300 goals in just 130 games for the Crows, leading the goal-kicking for four straight years from 2014-2017.
During his time in South Australia, Betts has also been rewarded with three All-Australian selections, in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and was a vital cog in the club's 2017 Finals campaign which took them to the Grand Final. Betts is a magician who can conjure up goals that no other player even dares to attempt and is perhaps the only player on this list who could reach 350 games, he currently sits on 314.
