The 2019 AFL Draft has turned out to be one of the strongest drafts of the last decade, headlined by elite midfield talent, with five players earning All-Australian selections and four players being key pieces in premiership sides.
It's clear now that several teams got their selection wrong, but they didn't have the hindsight that we have today, six years later.
So here is a re-draft of the top 15 of the 2019 AFL Draft, factoring in their career to date, team success, personal awards, and also their future potential.
For context, this was the original order of the top 15 picks in the 2019 AFL Draft
- Matt Rowell (Gold Coast)
- Noah Anderson (Gold Coast)
- Luke Jackson (Melbourne)
- Lachlan Ash (GWS)
- Dylan Stephens (Sydney)
- Fischer McAsey (Adelaide)
- Hayden Young (Fremantle)
- Caleb Serong (Fremantle)
- Liam Henry (Fremantle)
- Tom Green (GWS)
- Sam Flanders (Gold Coast)
- Kysaiah Pickett (Melbourne)
- Will Day (Hawthorn)
- Miles Bergman (Port Adelaide)
- Cody Weightman (Western Bulldogs)
15Geelong select: Cody Weightman (-)
Cody Weightman missed all of 2025 through multiple injuries, but there is no doubt he is an elite small forward and can play in the air as well.
Weightman at the feet of Jemery Cameron and Tom Hawkins would have been a near-perfect forward line setup, along with Tyson Stengle and Brad Close.
The addition of the Dogs livewire would see the Cats' small forward group be one of, if not the best, across the league.
This is hilarious. Matt Rowell won a Brownlow and you have dropped him down below Serong.