| 2002 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | 24 November 2002 |
| Network | Fox Sports |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
| First selection | Brendon Goddard (St Kilda) |
The2002 AFL draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and the elevation of rookies. TheAFL draft is the annual draft of talented players byAustralian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, theAustralian Football League.
In 2002 there were 88 picks to be drafted between 16 teams in the national draft.
Carlton forfeited its priority and first round draft picks due togross salary cap breaches (it would have also forfeited its second round pick, but they had already traded it to Port Adelaide forBarnaby French). Carlton's punishment came on the back of a dismal 2002 season in which it won its first ever wooden spoon after 105 years of competition. The first pick therefore went toSt Kilda, who finished second last during the2002 AFL season.
This was the first draft since their introduction in 1993 that no team received a priority pick, as St Kilda had a record of 5–16–1 (giving them 22 premiership points, above the 20.5 premiership points needed to qualify for a priority pick under the rules at the time).
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| * | Denotes player who has been a premiership player and been selected for at least one All-Australian team |
| + | Denotes player who has been a premiership player at least once |
| x | Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Australian team |
| ~ | Denotes player who has been selected asRising Star |
This list details 2002-listed rookies who were elevated to the senior list; it does not list players taken as rookies in the rookie draft which occurred during the 2002/03 off-season.