The Brisbane Lions will head into the 2013 AFL National Draft, which will be held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on Thursday 21 November, with the intention of securing a selection of the best young football talent in the country.

The Lions hold a prized first round selection (Pick No.7 overall) and are set to be big players in the second round with a further five picks inside the top 34 – Picks 22, 25, 28, 33, and 34 – most of which were acquired during the recent Trade Period. 

Stay tuned to lions.com.au in the lead-up to the 2013 AFL National Draft for some more Lions-related draft stories.

Fans are also encouraged to log onto lions.com.au on the night of Thursday 21 November for a comprehensive update of how the Draft unfolds - complete with in-depth profiles and video footage of the Club’s latest recruits.

In the meantime, please find below a history of who the Lions have drafted in each year since officially forming as a merged entity in 1996.

LIONS DRAFT HISTORY* 

2012

National Draft Pick No.8 - Sam Mayes (North Adelaide, SA)
18 Games, 12 goals

National Draft Pick No.23 - Marco Paparone (East Fremantle, WA)
5 games, 5 goals

National Draft Pick No.32 - Michael Close (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
0 games, 0 goals

National Draft Pick No.86 - Jack Crisp (Brisbane Lions)
Rookie Elevation
12 games, 4 goals

National Draft Pick No.99 - Niall McKeever (Brisbane Lions)
Rookie Elevation
22 games, 2 goals

2011

National Draft Pick No.8 - Billy Longer (Northern Knights U18, VIC)
9 Games, 0 goals

National Draft Pick No.12 - Sam Docherty (Gippsland U18, VIC)
13 games, 1 goal

National Draft Pick No.30 - Elliot Yeo (East Fremantle, WA)
27 games, 1 goal

National Draft Pick No.47 - Patrick Wearden (Murray U18, VIC)
0 games, 0 goals

National Draft Pick No.69 - Mitch Golby (Brisbane Lions)
Rookie Elevation
39 games, 6 goals

2010

National Draft Pick No.5 - Jared Polec (Woodville-West Torrens, SA)
16 Games, 9 goals

National Draft Pick No.25 - Patrick Karnezis (Oakleigh U18, VIC)
21 games, 24 goals

National Draft Pick No.28 - Ryan Lester (Oakleigh U18, VIC)
38 games, 9 goals

National Draft Pick No.32 - Josh Green (Tasmania U18, TAS)
34 games, 39 goals

National Draft Pick No.65 - Claye Beams (Brisbane Lions)
Rookie Elevation 
15 Games, 12 Goals

2009

National Draft Pick No.27 - Callum Bartlett (Geelong U18, VIC)
0 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.47 - Ryan Harwood (Tasmania U18, TAS)
42 Games, 4 Goals

National Draft Pick No.73 - Jesse O’Brien (North Adelaide, SA)
17 Games, 4 Goals

National Draft Pick No.81 - Bryce Retzlaff (Labrador, QLD)
11 games, 6 goals

National Draft Pick No.91 - Matt Maguire (St Kilda)
56 Games, 1 Goal

National Draft Pick No.93 - Pearce Hanley (Brisbane Lions)
Rookie Elevation 
76 Games, 29 Goals

2008

National Draft Pick No.7 - Daniel Rich (Subiaco, WA)
98 Games, 67 Goals

National Draft Pick No.25 - Jack Redden (Glenelg, SA)
98 Games, 44 Goals

National Draft Pick No.41 - Todd Banfield (Swan Districts, WA)
53 Games, 57 Goals

National Draft Pick No.57 - Aaron Cornelius (Tasmania U18, TAS)
25 Games, 35 Goals

National Draft Pick No.69 - Bart McCulloch (Tasmania U18, TAS)
0 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.81 - Kieran King (East Fremantle, WA)
0 Games, 0 Goals

Pre-Season Draft Pick No.5 - Tom Rockliff (Murray U18, VIC)
83 Games, 41 Goals

2007

National Draft Pick No.8 - Lachlan Henderson (Geelong U18, VIC)
15 Games, 3 Goals

National Draft Pick No.25 - Tom Collier (Tasmania U18, TAS)
27 Games, 4 Goals

National Draft Pick No.41 - James Polkinghorne (Calder U18, VIC)
92 Games, 53 Goals

National Draft Pick No.52 - Bradd Dalziell (East Fremantle, WA)
15 Games, 4 Goals

National Draft Pick No.56 - Matt Austin (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
15 Games, 2 Goals

2006

 

National Draft Pick No.4 - Matthew Leuenberger (East Perth, WA)
89 Games, 20 Goals

National Draft Pick No.22 - Albert Proud (Mt Gravatt, QLD)
29 Games, 10 Goals

National Draft Pick No.34 - Chris Schmidt (West Adelaide, SA)
2 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.38 - James Hawksley (Peel Thunder, WA)
32 Games, 6 Goals

National Draft Pick No.54 - Matthew Tyler (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
0 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.70 - Sam Sheldon (Oakleigh U18, VIC)
43 Games, 11 Goals

2005

National Draft Pick No.9 - Mitch Clark (East Fremantle, WA)
82 Games, 61 Goals

National Draft Pick No.25 - Wayde Mills (Southport, QLD)
16 Games, 3 Goals

National Draft Pick No.41 - Rhan Hooper (Mt Gravatt, QLD)
48 Games, 49 Goals

National Draft Pick No.56 - Joel Patfull (Port Adelaide Rookie)
161 Games, 22 Goals

Pre-Season Draft Pick No.6 - Ben Fixter (Sydney)
27 Games, 3 Goals

2004

National Draft Pick No.18 - Cameron Wood (West Adelaide, SA)
16 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.27 - Pat Garner (Western Magpies, QLD)
0 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.45 - Justin Sherman (Clarence, TAS)
114 Games, 85 Goals

National Draft Pick No.50 - Jayden Attard (Dandenong U18, VIC)
5 Games, 1 Goal

National Draft Pick No.64 - Luke Forsyth (Dandenong U18, VIC)
0 Games, 0 Goals

2003

National Draft Pick No.18 - Llane Spanderman (East Perth, WA)
3 Games, 1 Goal

National Draft Pick No.23 - Matthew Moody (South Fremantle, WA)
34 Games, 14 Goals

National Draft Pick No.33 - Jed Adcock (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
163 Games, 39 Goals

National Draft Pick No.49 - Tom Logan (Waratahs, NT)
3 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.61 - Michael Rischitelli (Western U18, VIC)
111 Games, 47 Goals

2002

National Draft Pick No.3 - Jared Brennan (Southern Districts, NT)
119 Games, 75 Goals

National Draft Pick No.19 - Troy Selwood (Bendigo U18, VIC)
75 Games, 11 Goals

National Draft Pick No.30 - Daniel Merrett (Southport, QLD)
152 Games, 57 Goals

National Draft Pick No.44 - Anthony Corrie (Nightcliff, NT)
53 Games, 48 Goals

2001

National Draft Pick No.19 - Jason Gram (Gippsland U18, VIC)
2 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.35 - Jarrad Wright (Woodville-West Torrens, SA)
0 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.45 - Nathan Clarke (Brisbane Lions)
6 Games, 4 Goals

Pre-Season Draft Pick No.9 - Dylan McLaren (Gippsland U18, VIC)
46 Games, 6 Goals

2000

National Draft Pick No.13 - Ashley McGrath (South Fremantle, WA)
208 Games, 165 Goals

National Draft Pick No.22 - Richard Hadley (East Fremantle, WA)
41 Games, 10 Goals

National Draft Pick No.29 - Jamie Charman (Northern Eagles, QLD)
129 Games, 55 Goals

National Draft Pick No.33 - Martin Pike (North Melbourne)
106 Games, 67 Goals

National Draft Pick No.59 - Luke Hammond (Sandringham U18, VIC)
0 Games, 0 Goals

1999

National Draft Pick No.6 - Damian Cupdio (Eastern U18, VIC)
13 Games, 16 Goals

National Draft Pick No.30 - Jonathan Brown (Geelong U18, VIC)
Father/Son 
245 Games, 573 Goals

National Draft Pick No.44 - Shane Morrison (Northern Eagles, QLD) - Father/Son 
5 Games, 0 Goals

Pre-Season Draft Pick No.1 - David Calthorpe (Essendon)
9 Games, 2 Goals

1998

National Draft Pick No.1 - Des Headland (Subiaco, WA)
52 Games, 52 Goals

National Draft Pick No.33 - Craig Bolton (NSW-ACT U18, ACT)
29 Games, 10 Goals

National Draft Pick No.45 - Aaron Shattock (Woodville West-Torrens, SA)
57 Games, 15 Goals

1997

National Draft Pick No.5 - Luke Power (Oakleigh U18, VIC)
282 Games, 226 Goals

National Draft Pick No.10 - Shane O’Bree (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
19 Games, 3 Goals

National Draft Pick No.31 - Simon Black (East Fremantle, WA)
322 Games, 171 Goals

National Draft Pick No.51 - Scott Ralph (Morningside, QLD)
0 Games, 0 Goals

National Draft Pick No.58 - Marcus Picken (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
25 Games, 9 Goals

National Draft Pick No.73 - Beau McDonald (Swan Districts, WA)
91 Games, 19 Goals

1996

National Draft Pick No.3 - Rory Hilton (Murray U18, VIC)
9 Games, 3 Goals

National Draft Pick No.26 - Tim Notting (Ballarat U18, VIC)
208 Games, 138 Goals


*Draft history taken from 2011 AFL Record Season Guide. Includes National and Pre-Season Draft selections only (not Rookie Draft selections) 

Where each player was recruited from is denoted in the brackets. 

Maroon represents players who are still currently at the Club.