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The 2004 Draft players have now had 4 years in the system to develop.
In anyone's view, 4 years in the AFL system is a fair time to give a judgement.

Below is the entire 2004 draft from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_AFL_Draft

What value do we place on the 2004 draft now?
How do we now compare it to other draft years?
Were the trades worth it? NDs? PSDs? Rookies?
All reasonable views welcome.

Trades
In alphabetical order of new clubs

Player Original Club New Club Traded For
Scott Thompson Melbourne Adelaide Crows Draft Pick #12
Callum Chambers West Coast Eagles Carlton Draft Pick #57
Troy Longmuir Fremantle Carlton Draft Pick #67
Chad Morrison West Coast Eagles Collingwood Draft Pick #37
Heath Black St. Kilda Fremantle Troy Simmonds
Josh Carr Port Adelaide Fremantle Draft Picks #11, #27 and #45
Brad Ottens Richmond Geelong Draft Picks #12 and #16
Bo Nixon and pick #7 Collingwood Hawthorn Draft Picks #10 and #37
Nathan Thompson Hawthorn Kangaroos Draft Picks #10 and #26
Brent Moloney Geelong Melbourne Draft Pick #12
Aaron Shattock Brisbane Lions Port Adelaide Draft Pick #43
Troy Simmonds Fremantle Richmond Aaron Fiora
Aaron Fiora Richmond St. Kilda Heath Black
Darren Jolly Melbourne Sydney Swans Draft Pick #15
Tyson Stenglein Adelaide Crows West Coast Eagles Draft Picks #12 and #28


National Draft
Round Pick Player Recruited from Club
Priority 1 Brett Deledio Murray Bushrangers Richmond
Priority 2 Jarryd Roughead Gippsland Power Hawthorn
Priority 3 Ryan Griffen South Adelaide Football Club Western Bulldogs
1 4 Richard Tambling Southern Districts Football Club Richmond
1 5 Lance Franklin Perth Football Club Hawthorn
1 6 Tom Williams Morningside Football Club Western Bulldogs
1 7 Jordan Lewis Geelong Falcons Hawthorn
1 8 John Meesen Geelong Falcons Adelaide
1 9 Jordan Russell West Adelaide Football Club Carlton
1 10 Chris Egan Murray Bushrangers Collingwood
1 11 Adam Thomson Sturt Football Club Port Adelaide
1 12 Danny Meyer Glenelg Football Club Richmond
1 13 Matthew Bate Eastern Ranges Melbourne
1 14 Angus Monfries Sturt Football Club Essendon
1 15 Lynden Dunn Calder Cannons Melbourne
1 16 Adam Pattison Northern Knights Richmond
1 17 Andrew McQualter Gippsland Power St. Kilda
1 18 Cameron Wood West Adelaide Football Club Brisbane Lions
1 19 Ryan Willits Northern Knights Port Adelaide
2 20 Dean Polo Gippsland Power Richmond
2 21 Thomas Murphy Sandringham Dragons Hawthorn
2 22 Jesse Wells Tasmanian Devils Football Club Western Bulldogs
2 23 Sean Rusling West Adelaide Football Club Collingwood
2 24 Nathan Van Berlo West Perth Football Club Adelaide
2 25 Adam Hartlett West Adelaide Football Club Carlton
2 26 Matthew Little Calder Cannons Hawthorn
2 27 Pat Garner Western Magpies Brisbane Lions
2 28 Chad Gibson Norwood Football Club Adelaide
2 29 Matt Rosa North Ballarat Football Club West Coast Eagles
2 30 Andrew Lee Tasmanian Devils Football Club Essendon
2 31 Jarred Moore Dandenong Stingrays Sydney Swans
2 32 Brent Prismall Western Jets Geelong
2 33 Cain Ackland Port Adelaide Football Club St. Kilda
2 34 James Ezard Calder Cannons Port Adelaide
2 35 Fabian Deluca Eastern Ranges Port Adelaide
3 36 Luke McGuane Broadbeach Football Club Richmond
3 37 Mark LeCras West Perth Football Club West Coast Eagles
3 38 Damien McCormack Dandenong Stingrays Western Bulldogs
3 39 Travis Cloke Eastern Ranges Collingwood
3 40 Ivan Maric Calder Cannons Adelaide
3 41 Luke Blackwell Swan Districts Football Club Carlton
3 42 Jesse W. Smith (father-son) Calder Cannons Kangaroos
3 43 Michael Newton Murray Bushrangers Melbourne
3 44 Mitch Morton Claremont Football Club West Coast Eagles
3 45 Justin Sherman Clarence Football Club Brisbane Lions
3 46 Henry Slattery West Adelaide Football Club Essendon
3 47 David Spriggs Geelong Sydney Swans
3 48 Nathan Ablett Modewarre Geelong
3 49 Mark McGough Collingwood St Kilda
3 50 Jayden Attard Dandenong Stingrays Brisbane Lions
3 51 Ben Eckermann Sturt Football Club Port Adelaide
4 52 Dean Limbach Calder Cannons Richmond
4 53 Simon Taylor Box Hill Hawks Hawthorn
4 54 Stephen Tiller West Adelaide Football Club Western Bulldogs
4 55 Adam Iacobucci Calder Cannons Collingwood
4 56 Chris Knights Eastern Ranges Adelaide
4 57 Bradley P. Smith Subiaco Football Club West Coast Eagles
4 58 Brad Moran Southport Sharks Kangaroos
4 59 Benet Copping Sturt Football Club Fremantle
4 60 Paul Thomas Central District Bulldogs Essendon
4 61 Heath James Sydney Swans Sydney Swans
4 62 Matthew Egan Geelong VFL Geelong
4 63 James Gwilt Noble Park Football Club St. Kilda
4 64 Luke Forsyth Dandenong Stingrays Brisbane Lions
5 65 Mark Graham Hawthorn Richmond
5 66 Pass  Collingwood
5 67 Toby Stribling North Adelaide Football Club Fremantle
5 68 Ben Schwarze Port Melbourne Football Club Kangaroos
5 69 Daniel Haines Fremantle Fremantle
5 70 Pass  Essendon
5 71 Pass  St. Kilda
6 72 Pass  Richmond
6 73 Chris Bryan Frankston Dolphins Carlton
6 74 Daniel Pratt Brisbane Lions (rookie list) Kangaroos
6 75 Pass  Fremantle
6 76 Pass  St. Kilda
6 77 Anthony Raso Dandenong Stingrays Carlton


Pre-Season Draft
Pick Player Recruited from Club
1 Trent Knobel St. Kilda Richmond
2 Blake Caracella Brisbane Lions Collingwood
3 Eddie Betts Calder Cannons Carlton
4 Lance Picioane Hawthorn Kangaroos
5 Jarrad Schofield Port Adelaide Fremantle
6 Ty Zantuck Richmond Essendon
7 Elijah Ware Central District Bulldogs Port Adelaide
8 Pass  Richmond


Rookie Elevation
In alphabetical order of professional clubs. This list contains 2004-listed rookies who were elevated in the off-season; it does not detail the rookie draft which took place in the 2004/05 off-season.

Player Recruited from Club
Matthew Smith Oakleigh U18 Adelaide Crows
Leigh Ryswyk Southport Sharks Brisbane Lions
Adam Bentick Calder Cannons Carlton
Andrew Carrazzo Geelong Carlton
Nick Maxwell North Ballarat Football Club Collingwood
Steven Dodd East Fremantle Football Club Fremantle
Dylan Smith Kangaroos Fremantle
Shannon Byrnes Murray Bushrangers Geelong
Josh Thurgood North Ballarat Roosters Hawthorn
Aaron Davey Port Melbourne Boroughs Melbourne
Kelvin W. Moore Yarra Valley Football Club Richmond
Dylan Pfitzner Central District Bulldogs St. Kilda
Nick Stone Hawthorn St. Kilda
Paul Bevan NSW-ACT U18 Sydney Swans
Brett Jones Claremont Football Club West Coast Eagles