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:
12. Aaron Sandilands (Adelaide)
The tallest player to ever play AFL, the 211cm giant has been a crucial member for Fremantle since his debut back in 2003.
Sandilands was taken with pick 33 in the draft and spent his rookie year developing in the WAFL. The ruckman would go onto play 271 games for the Dockers, earning four All-Australian jackets (2008-10, 2011) and two best-and-fairest awards (2009 and 2015).
Sandliands led the league in hit-outs per game in six seasons and played a crucial role in taking Fremantle to their first grand final in 2013. He retired at the end of 2019, with injury marring his final few years in the league.
Arguably the second best ruckman of the century.
