With Luke Hodge retiring and Gary Ablett Jnr in the twilight of his career, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to take a look back at the 2001 AFL 'Super' Draft.
The 'Super' Draft is widely regarded as one of the best of all time, boasting a number of stars all the way through it. It was also the draft that formed the nucleus of Geelong's triple-premiership side, one of the greatest teams of the modern era.
Heck, we couldn't even squeeze in names like Jason Gram, Adam Schneider, Andrew Carrazzo and Brett Thornton this draft was so deep!
Here is Zero Hanger's re-drafted first round of the 2001 AFL 'Super' Draft, including players taken in the Rookie Draft:
10. Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)
The former number 23 rookie draft pick was an absolute steal for the Bulldogs and at the time of his retirement, he held the record for the most games played by a rookie drafted player (292).
The hard-running defender and midfielder won three club best-an-fairest and three All-Australian selections during his distinguished career, also serving as club captain from 2011 to 2013. But it was the 2016 Premiership which was the most rewarding accolade of his career, after 14 years at the highest level, Boyd had finally tasted the ultimate glory.
After a 10-game season in 2017, Boyd decided to call it quits and retired as one of the Bulldogs' greatest ever players.
