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:

17. David Hale (Geelong)

Hale is the first player to slip down the rankings after being selected by North Melbourne with pick seven. The 201cm ruckman played 237 games in his 13-year career including 129 at the Kangaroos.

But it was at Hawthorn where Hale thrived, becoming a triple-premiership player after featuring in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 three-peat, featuring as a ruckman and tall forward. The Hobart native retired in 2015 after 108 games and 98 goals at the Hawks.