2008 AFL draft
Round Pick Player Recruited from Club
1 1 Jordie McKenzie Geelong Falcons Melbourne
1 2 Liam Bedford Geelong Football Club West Coast
1 3 Casey Sibosado Oakleigh Chargers Fremantle
1 4 Wade Thompson North Adelaide Port Adelaide
1 5 Bryce Carroll Western Jets Essendon
1 6 Jeff Garlett Swan Districts Carlton
1 7 Daniel Murray East Perth Brisbane Lions
1 8 Robin Nahas Oakleigh Chargers Richmond
1 9 Marcus White Calder Cannons North Melbourne
1 10 Ricky Henderson Trentham Adelaide
1 11 Tristan Francis Gippsland Power Collingwood
1 12 Kristin Thornton Sydney Swans Sydney
1 13 Zac Dawson Hawthorn St Kilda
1 14 Jamason Daniels Murray Bushrangers Western Bulldogs
1 15 Adam Varcoe Central District Geelong
1 16 Riley Milne Murray Bushrangers Hawthorn
2 17 Rhys Healey Bendigo Pioneers Melbourne
2 18 Adam Cockie Subiaco West Coast
2 19 Matt de Boer Claremont Fremantle
2 20 Danny Meyer Richmond Port Adelaide
2009 rookie draft
Due to the expansion in the number of rookie places available for clubs to use - from the previous maximum of six players to the maximum of eight rookies and veteran listed players combined - the 2009 rookie draft featured more selections than usual .
The 2008 AFL draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week (held between 6 October and 10 October), the national draft (held on 29 November), the pre-season draft (16 December) and the rookie draft (16 December). It was considered to be the last uncompromised draft before the draft concessions given to the Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney expansion teams restrict the existing AFL clubs' access to the best young players in the future years drafts.