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:
4. Dane Swan (Fremantle)
Swan is one of the game's best characters off the field, which seems to overshadow just how good he was on it.
The superstar midfielder was originally selected by Collingwood with pick 58 in what has proven to be one of the biggest draft steals of all time. After a slow start to his career, Swan eventually worked his way into the club's best 22, going on to play 258 games in the black and white.
Swan has some sort of football resume and from 2008 onwards, was one of the league's best players. The tattooed onballer won three best and fairests and five All-Australian selections between 2008 and 2013. In that same period, he won a Premiership in 2010 and a Brownlow in 2011.
An unstoppable accumulator, Swan led the league in disposals for four consecutive seasons from 2009 and 2013. He retired in n 2016 with a career disposal average of 26.85 per game, which was then the second highest average of all-time.
