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Nat Fyfe
Nat Fyfe
	Fyfe playing for Fremantle in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Fyfe
Date of birth	18 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Lake Grace, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Claremont (WAFL)
Draft	No. 20, 2009 national draft
Debut	Round 5, 2010, Fremantle vs. Richmond, at Subiaco Oval
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder / forward
Club information
Current club	Fremantle
Number	7
Playing career1
Years	Club
2010–	Fremantle
Representative team honours
Years	Team
2020	All Stars
International team honours
2017	Australia
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2020.
Career highlights
	Fremantle captain: 2017–2022; 2× Brownlow Medal: 2015, 2019; 2× Leigh Matthews Trophy: 2014, 2015; 3× All-Australian team: 2014, 2015, 2019 (c); 3× Doig Medal: 2013, 2014, 2019; Jim Stynes Medal: 2017; AFLCA best young player of the year: 2011; AFL Rising Star nominee: 2010;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Nathan Fyfe (born 18 September 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Fyfe is a dual Brownlow Medallist, dual Leigh Matthews Trophy recipient, three-time All-Australian (including as captain in the 2019 team) and three-time Doig Medallist. He received a nomination for the 2010 AFL Rising Star award in round 9 of the 2010 season. Fyfe served as Fremantle captain from 2017 to 2022.

Early life

Fyfe grew up in Lake Grace, Western Australia, and went to school as a boarder at Aquinas College in Perth. In 2009, he played in the West Australian Football League colts for Claremont, his highlights of the season being his eight-goal, 34 possession effort against East Fremantle^[1] and six goals in the Colts Grand Final. In 2010, he made his league debut, kicking 4 goals against Peel Thunder.^[2]

He was also selected for Western Australia in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships and played four of the five games, kicking nine goals. His best return came in the game against Vic Metro in which he scored four goals.^[3]

AFL career

2010–2012: Early career

Fyfe was selected by the Fremantle Dockers with the 20th pick in the 2009 national draft. Fyfe made his debut in Fremantle's 39-point win over the Richmond Tigers in the annual Len Hall ANZAC Day game at Subiaco Oval in 2010.^[4] He announced his arrival in the AFL with a soaring pack mark. A week later he was nominated for Goal of the Week after a brilliant snap against West Coast. Fyfe became the 150th player to represent the Fremantle Dockers at AFL level.^[5] He was awarded the AFL Rising Star nomination for Round 9 in the 2010 AFL season after performing well in Fremantle's first victory over the Sydney Swans in Sydney since 1996.^[6] He collected 23 possessions, four clearances, five tackles and seven marks and played on senior Sydney player Ryan O'Keefe for most of the game.^[7]

Fyfe continued to improve and had a sensational second season in the AFL, finishing a close second to Matthew Pavlich in the Doig Medal. He featured in the top five in almost every key performance indicator category at Fremantle in 2011. Fyfe topped the club in disposals per game (25.1), total disposals (527), contested possessions (262), hard ball gets (107), total effective handballs (186), contested marks (43), smothers (19) and Dream Team points (98.4 per game).^[8] His form led him to be considered as a potential All-Australian team selection and gained comparisons to past champion James Hird. Fyfe polled an equal team high 13 Brownlow Medal votes and was selected in the initial All-Australian squad of 40 but did not make the final team.^[9]^[10] At the end of the 2011 season, Fyfe resigned with Fremantle on a three-year deal, set to expire in 2014.

Fyfe made a strong start to the 2012 AFL Season with a best-on-ground performance against Geelong in their Round 1 match at Patersons Stadium, recording 30 disposals and 2 goals in the 4-point win over the Cats.^[11] Fyfe began dealing with a shoulder injury during April, and attempted to play through it, but was forced out and underwent surgery in May after dislocating it at training.^[12] Fyfe missed the majority of the season, being sidelined from Round 6 until 18. He returned to Fremantle in Round 18 against Port Adelaide, returning to his previous form by recording, 26 disposals. Fyfe only missed one game for the remainder of the season, missing a game against Adelaide in Round 20 due to an ankle injury incurred on the morning of the match in his hotel room.^[13] Despite playing only nine games in the home and away season – two of which were compromised because of his shoulder, Fyfe still polled the second-most Brownlow Medal votes (14) at Fremantle. On a per game basis, Fyfe was clearly Fremantle's best contested possession winner (12.5), which was also 14th overall in the AFL.^[14]

2013–2015: Grand final appearance and first Brownlow Medal

Fyfe continued to improve throughout the 2013 AFL Season, increasing his average disposals from the previous two years (25.9) and winning his first Doig Medal, beating out David Mundy.^[15] Fyfe had a hand in leading Fremantle to a 16-1-5 win–loss record, helping them finish third on the ladder, and reaching their first ever AFL Grand Final in club history, but despite having an equal game-high 28 disposals in the match, the Dockers were defeated by Hawthorn by 15 points, ending the club's best season in their 19-year history just short of their first premiership success.^[16] Fyfe had a strong final's series, averaging 26.0 disposals. Fyfe announced early in 2014 that he would not consider extending his contract with Fremantle until later in the year, leading to speculation that he might change clubs when his contract expired at the end of the season.^[17] However, he agreed to extend his contract with Fremantle for a further three years in late June.^[18]

Fyfe started the 2014 AFL Season strongly, but was controversially suspended for two weeks in Round 2 for a bump on Gold Coast player Michael Rischitelli. He was one of the first players to be suspended under a new rule that penalised the player for any head contact as a result of choosing to bump instead of tackle. Throughout the season, Fyfe was considered to be one of the favourites to win the Brownlow Medal, but was ineligible due to the suspension.^[19] Fyfe played in his 100th senior appearance for Fremantle in Round 8 against North Melbourne, Fyfe recorded 37 disposals and 11 clearances in the 73-point win.^[20] Fyfe continued his strong form for the remainder of the season, increasing his average disposal count from 25.9 to 27.0 a game, recording a career-high goals (24), and was now being considered one of the elite midfielders in the league.^[21] He was suspended again late in the season for a behind the play strike on Jordan Lewis, missing the final two matches before returning for the finals. Fyfe had a strong final series, recording 29 disposals, 5 inside-fifties, 7 clearances and 1 goal in the qualifying final against Sydney.^[22] Fyfe followed up that performance by recording 28 disposals, 11 tackles, 7 clearances, and 2 goals in the semi-final against Port Adelaide,^[23] despite his strong performances Fremantle were eliminated from the finals in straight sets, losing both games. Fyfe's tremendous season was recognised when he received several individual honours, he was awarded Leigh Matthews Trophy at the 2014 AFL Players Association awards, as the league's most valuable player (MVP). Fyfe polled 945 votes, ahead of five-time winner Gary Ablett with 787 votes.^[24] Fyfe then received his second Doig Medal for successive seasons and made his first All-Australian team, being included in the midfield.^[25] Despite being ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal, Fyfe finished with 25 votes, one vote behind the winner Matt Priddis (26).

Fyfe carried his strong form into the 2015 AFL Season, recording 31 disposals, 1 goal, and 7 inside-fifties in Fremantle's Round 1 win over Port Adelaide.^[26] Fyfe continued that form throughout the season, once again increasing his disposal average from previous seasons with 28.8 per-game. Along with his own individual dominance, Fyfe helped Fremantle to a 17–5 win–loss record, resulting in Fremantle finishing 1st on the ladder for the first time in club history and claiming the McClelland Trophy. Fyfe had a strong start to the finals series, recording 32 disposals and 8 clearances in Fremantle's win over Sydney in the qualifying final. Fyfe played in Fremantle's preliminary final loss against Hawthorn with a fractured leg, only recording 24 disposals in the 27-point loss. Fyfe only played in 18 home-and-away games during the season, but was still able to win the Brownlow Medal, polling 31 votes, whilst collecting 29 votes from Rounds 2 to 14. He became the first Brownlow Medal winner from Fremantle and polled three votes ahead of the previous winner, Matt Priddis.^[27] To Round out the 2015 season, Fyfe won his second Leigh Matthews Trophy at the 2015 AFL Players Association awards, as the league's most valuable player (MVP) for successive years,^[28] was named the WA Media Awards AFL Player of the Year,^[29] the WA Sports Star of the Year,^[30] and made his second successive All-Australian Team as a midfielder.^[31]

2016–2018: Injury struggles and captaincy

Fyfe opened the 2016 AFL Season with a poor performance against the Western Bulldogs, only recording 15 disposals, but Fyfe quickly turned his form around and looked set to have a career best season, recording a total of 87 disposals, 8 goals, 21 tackles, and 22 clearances in the next three games, during those three games Fyfe kicked an equal game-high four goals against North Melbourne in Round 4.^[32] Unfortunately for Fyfe, he suffered another fracture to the same leg in Round 5.^[33] He had a plate inserted into the leg, and in May 2016, following medical advice, Fremantle opted to have the plate removed once the bone had healed, ruling Fyfe out for the remainder of the season.^[34] Without Fyfe, Fremantle dropped from minor premiers (1st) in 2015 to 16th in 2016.

In February 2017, Fyfe was announced as Fremantle's captain^[35] and he returned from his injury during the 2017 JLT Community Series against the West Coast Eagles, he recorded 22 disposals in the 55-point loss.^[36] Fyfe's stats decreased during the 2017 season, only averaging 26.4 disposals down from the 28.8 he averaged during the 2015 season. Fyfe still had a strong season, kicking 17 goals and recording a career-high tackles (96). Fyfe represented Australia in the 2017 International Rules Series and was awarded the Jim Stynes Medal.^[37] (best player in the series). Fyfe missed out on the All-Australian Team, not even being named in the initial 40-man squad. He polled 15 votes at 2017 Brownlow Medal, finishing 11th. In July 2017, Fyfe signed a six-year contract extension with Fremantle – the longest contract extension in the club's history – tying him to the Dockers until 2023.^[38]

Fyfe was in career-best form at the start of the 2018 AFL season, playing a match-winning hand in a number of the club's early wins. This included a career-best 43 disposals against the Western Bulldogs and 14 clearances against Gold Coast.^[39] In his 150th senior appearance for Fremantle, Fyfe recorded 30 disposals, 2 goals, and 7 inside-fifties, along with earning a goal of the year nomination for his crafty snap against Carlton in the 57-point win.^[40] Fyfe suffered a hamstring injury in Fremantle's Round 15 clash against the Brisbane Lions, hobbling off in the first quarter, and resulting in him spending six weeks on the sidelines. Fyfe returned in Fremantle's Round 22 clash against Geelong, recording 37 disposals and 7 clearances, despite the best on ground performance, Geelong demolished Fremantle by 133 points. Fyfe once again missed the All-Australian Team, not making the 40-man squad.

2019–2021: Career-best form and second Brownlow Medal

Fyfe started the 2019 AFL season strongly, recording 32 disposals, 8 inside-fifties, and 10 clearances in Fremantle's Round 1 clash against North Melbourne, Fyfe followed up that performance with a similar one the next week, recording 31 disposals and 9 clearances. Fyfe continued this form throughout the season and was considered as being one of the favourites to win the Brownlow Medal.^[41] Fyfe finished the season with a career-high disposals (583) and a career-high average, increasing his disposal average to 29.2. Fyfe made the 2019 All-Australian Team, his first time making it since 2015, and was named Captain of the team for the first time in his career.^[42] Fyfe won his second Brownlow Medal, becoming a dual Brownlow Medallist, and becoming the 15th player in VFL/AFL history to win it twice, Fyfe polled a career-high votes (33), beating out the runner-up Patrick Dangerfield by 6 votes (27 votes).^[43]

After a good start to the 2020 season, which was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Fyfe suffered a minor hamstring injury in Round 4 against Gold Coast.^[44] He went on to only miss one match, returning in Fremantle's comeback win against St Kilda to be among the best players with two goals;^[45] however, Fyfe strained the same hamstring at training a few days later, and was expected to miss several matches,^[46] before returning in Fremantle's upset win over Collingwood in Round 9.^[47]

Fyfe played almost half of the 2021 AFL season before being side lined for three games after injuring his shoulder in Fremantle's Round 12 clash against the Western Bulldogs. Round 17 saw Fyfe play his 200th game, he was arguably best on ground collecting 31 disposals and kicking a goal in Fremantle's 62-point victory over Hawthorn.^[48] Fyfe had his season cut short when he reinjured his shoulder in Fremantle's Round 19 game against Sydney.^[49]

2022–present: Relinquishing captaincy and injury

Fyfe missed the first half of the 2022 AFL season after an off-season shoulder operation impacted his pre-season.^[50] Fyfe made his return to football through the WAFL playing for Peel Thunder, Fyfe's first WAFL appearance since the 2010 AFL season.^[51] He made his AFL return during Fremantle's round thirteen game against Hawthorn.^[52] Fyfe was among Fremantle's best in round 17 during the 41 point win over St Kilda at Marvel Stadium, kicking an equal game-high 3 goals and collecting 21 disposals.^[53] Fyfe suffered a hamstring injury during Fremantle's round nineteen game against Richmond which saw him side lined for the next three games,^[54] he made his return during Fremantle's round 23 clash against Greater Western Sydney.^[55] Fyfe was expected to partake in Fremantle's finals campaign but another hamstring injury sustained during training on the opposite leg of his previous hamstring injury saw him ruled out for the remainder of the season.^[56] On the 7th of February 2023, Fyfe relinquished captaincy of the Club after six seasons as captain.^[57] On the 1st of June 2023, it was announced that Fyfe had signed a two-year deal with Fremantle to keep him at the Dockers until the end of 2025.

Fyfe spent the 2023 pre-season training exclusively as a forward, with expectations he'd play a hybrid role as a midfielder/forward.^[58] He made his forward debut in the opening round of the 2023 AFL season against St Kilda,^[59] collecting nine disposals and kicking a point.^[60] Fyfe was a late withdrawal from Fremantle's round two game against North Melbourne due to a foot injury.^[61] He made his return in round eight during Fremantle's 69-point thumping over Hawthorn at Optus. Fyfe entered the game in the third quarter as the substitute, and kicked a goal in the final quarter.^[62] He would string together some consistency playing the next six consecutive games before injuring his foot again in round 16, ending his season for good.^[63]

Nathan had a strong pre-season leading into the 2024 AFL season, which included a trip to India.^[64]^[65] He made his return from injury against the Brisbane Lions at Optus Stadium for Fremantle's opening game of the year. Fyfe played well collecting 21 disposals during the 23 point win.^[66]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.^[67]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
±	Won that season's Brownlow Medal


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2010	Fremantle	13	18	14	14	173	117	290	82	54	0.8	0.8	9.6	6.5	16.1	4.6	3.0	5
2011	Fremantle	7	21	18	14	253	274	527	111	85	0.9	0.7	12.0	13.0	25.1	5.3	4.0	13
2012	Fremantle	7	11	4	3	157	100	257	44	41	0.4	0.3	14.3	9.1	23.4	4.0	3.7	14
2013	Fremantle	7	22	18	13	339	230	569	98	74	0.8	0.6	15.4	10.4	25.9	4.4	3.4	18
2014	Fremantle	7	20	24	10	260	279	539	79	94	1.2	0.5	13.0	14.0	27.0	4.0	4.7	25
2015	Fremantle	7	20	17	14	275	301	576	84	86	0.8	0.7	13.8	15.0	28.8	4.2	4.3	31^±
2016	Fremantle	7	5	9	2	47	70	117	21	26	1.8	0.4	9.4	14.0	23.4	4.2	5.2	4
2017	Fremantle	7	21	17	13	236	319	555	97	96	0.8	0.6	11.2	15.2	26.4	4.6	4.6	15
2018	Fremantle	7	15	11	11	204	226	430	70	60	0.7	0.7	13.6	15.1	28.7	4.7	4.0	16
2019	Fremantle	7	20	16	13	279	304	583	96	79	0.8	0.7	14.0	15.2	29.2	4.8	4.0	33^±
2020^[a]	Fremantle	7	14	10	6	130	170	300	43	42	0.7	0.4	9.3	12.1	21.4	3.1	3.0	10
2021	Fremantle	7	15	6	21	154	207	361	58	61	0.4	1.4	10.3	13.8	24.1	3.9	4.1	3
2022	Fremantle	7	7	6	4	37	69	106	20	20	0.9	0.6	5.3	9.9	15.1	2.9	2.9	0
2023	Fremantle	7	9	3	2	52	73	125	23	22	0.3	0.2	5.8	8.1	13.9	2.6	2.4	0
2024	Fremantle	7	22	5	6	139	288	427	53	51	0.2	0.3	6.3	13.1	19.4	2.4	2.3	3
Career			240	178	146	2735	3027	5762	977	890	0.7	0.6	11.4	12.6	24.0	4.1	3.7	190

Notes

^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

McClelland Trophy (Fremantle): 2015

Individual

Fremantle captain: 2017–2022
2× Brownlow Medal: 2015, 2019
2× Leigh Matthews Trophy: 2014, 2015
3× All-Australian team: 2014, 2015, 2019 (c)
3× Doig Medal: 2013, 2014, 2019
Jim Stynes Medal: 2017
Australia representative honours in international rules football: 2017
All Stars representative honours in State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match
AFLCA best young player of the year: 2011
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2010
2× Western Australian Sports Star of the Year: 2015, 2019

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External links

Nat Fyfe's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
Nat Fyfe's playing statistics from AFL Tables

[68] The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1] Casellas, Ken (13 August 2009). "High Marking Fyfe Steals The Show". Archived from the original on 21 February 2011.

[2] Casellas, Ken (25 March 2010). "League: Derickx and Fyfe in Fine Debuts". Archived from the original on 18 February 2011.

[3] Clarke, Tim; Next Big Thing Stands Up As Metro Falls

[4] Schmook, Nathan; Fremantle Cruises back into Top 4

[5] Clarke, Tim; High Fyfe For Another Dockers Debutant

[6] Flying Fyfe lands Rising Star nod

[7] Fyfe star rising as veteran shut out

[8] "Nat Fyfe". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[9] Fyfe inks new deal

[10] Fyfe inks new Freo deal

[11] Miller, Dale (31 March 2012). "Lyon's pride! Dockers win thriller as Cats lose cool". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 April 2012.

[12] White, Simon (1 May 2012). "Dockers schedule knife for Fyfe".

[13] Porter, Ashley (12 August 2012). "Mystery of a rolled ankle".

[14] "Nat Fyfe". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

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v t e Captains of the Fremantle Football Club
AFL	1995–1996: Allan 1997–1998: Mann 1999: Bond 2000–2001: McManus/Fletcher 2002–2006: Bell 2007–2015: Pavlich 2016: Mundy 2017–2022: Fyfe 2023–: Pearce
AFL Women's	2017–2021: Antonio 2022 (S6)–2023: Miller 2024–: Stannett

v t e Multiple Brownlow Medal winners
Three-time winners	Haydn Bunton Sr. (1931, 1932, 1935) Dick Reynolds (1934, 1937, 1938) Bob Skilton (1959, 1963, 1968) Ian Stewart (1965, 1966, 1971)
Two-time winners	Ivor Warne-Smith (1926, 1928) Bill Hutchison (1952, 1953) Roy Wright (1952, 1954) Keith Greig (1973, 1974) Peter Moore (1979, 1984) Greg Williams (1986, 1994) Robert Harvey (1997, 1998) Adam Goodes (2003, 2006) Chris Judd (2004, 2010) Gary Ablett Jr. (2009, 2013) Nat Fyfe (2015, 2019) Lachie Neale (2020, 2023) Patrick Cripps (2022, 2024)

v t e 2014 All-Australian team
Full-back	Cale Hooker (Essendon) Daniel Talia (Adelaide) Nick Smith (Sydney)
Half-back	Nick Malceski (Sydney) Alex Rance (Richmond) Brodie Smith (Adelaide)
Centre	Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) Josh Kennedy (Sydney) Dyson Heppell (Essendon)
Half-forward	Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) (vc) Luke Breust (Hawthorn)
Full-forward	Hayden Ballantyne (Fremantle) Lance Franklin (Sydney) Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn)
Ruck	Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) Joel Selwood (Geelong) (c) Gary Ablett Jr. (Gold Coast)
Interchange	Jordan Lewis (Hawthorn) Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions)
Coach	Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn)
← 2013 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999. 2015 →

v t e 2015 All-Australian team
Full-back	Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) Alex Rance (Richmond) Heath Shaw (Greater Western Sydney)
Half-back	Easton Wood (Western Bulldogs) Michael Hurley (Essendon) Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs) (c)
Centre	Dan Hannebery (Sydney) Matt Priddis (West Coast) Andrew Gaff (West Coast)
Half-forward	Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide) Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn)
Full-forward	Eddie Betts (Adelaide) Josh Kennedy (West Coast) (vc) Jake Stringer (Western Bulldogs)
Ruck	Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
Interchange	Brett Deledio (Richmond) Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) David Mundy (Fremantle)
Coach	Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn)
← 2014 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999. 2016 →

v t e 2019 All-Australian team
Full-back	Tom Stewart (Geelong) Harris Andrews (Brisbane Lions) Dylan Grimes (Richmond)
Half-back	Bachar Houli (Richmond) Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) Shannon Hurn (West Coast) (vc)
Centre	Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Tim Kelly (Geelong)
Half-forward	Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong) Jeremy Cameron (Greater Western Sydney) Michael Walters (Fremantle)
Full-forward	Jack Darling (West Coast) Tom Hawkins (Geelong) Charlie Cameron (Brisbane Lions)
Ruck	Brodie Grundy (Collingwood) Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) (c) Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
Interchange	Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) Elliot Yeo (West Coast) Max Gawn (Melbourne) Jack Macrae (Western Bulldogs)
Coach	Damien Hardwick (Richmond)
← 2018 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999. 2020 →

v t e All Stars – State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match
All Stars 15.18 (108) def. by Victoria 24.10 (154), at Marvel Stadium
Western Australia	Cameron Coniglio Cripps Fyfe (c) Hill Jetta Johannisen Sheppard Walters Yeo
South Australia	Betts Edwards Grundy Laird Lycett Neale B. Smith
New South Wales	Breust Hawkins Mills I. Smith Walker
Tasmania	Howe Riewoldt Weller
Queensland	Andrews
Ireland	Tuohy
Coach: Longmire (New South Wales)

v t e 2010 AFL Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: Yarran Rd 2: Hannebery Rd 3: Bastinac Rd 4: Naitanui Rd 5: Jack Trengove Rd 6: Banfield Rd 7: Scully Rd 8: Melksham Rd 9: Fyfe Rd 10: Martin Rd 11: Gysberts Rd 12: Reid Rd 13: Rockliff Rd 14: Stratton Rd 15: Redden Rd 16: Davis Rd 17: Grant Rd 18: Hurley Rd 19: Garlett Rd 20: Jackson Trengove Rd 21: Wright Rd 22: Morabito
Italics denote winner

v t e 2009 AFL national draft
First round	1. Tom Scully (PP) 2. Jack Trengove 3. Dustin Martin 4. Anthony Morabito 5. Ben Cunnington 6. Gary Rohan 7. Brad Sheppard 8. John Butcher 9. Andrew Moore 10. Jake Melksham 11. Jordan Gysberts 12. Kane Lucas 13. Daniel Talia 14. Lewis Jetta 15. Christian Howard 16. Jasper Pittard 17. Daniel Menzel
Second round	18. Luke Tapscott 19. Ben Griffiths 20. Nat Fyfe 21. Ryan Bastinac 22. Gerrick Weedon 23. Koby Stevens 24. Jake Carlisle 25. Aaron Black 26. Travis Colyer 27. Callum Bartlett 28. Mitch Duncan 29. Jack Gunston 30. Luke Ball 31. Jason Tutt 32. Nicholas Winmar 33. Anthony Long
Third round	34. Max Gawn 35. David Astbury 36. Joel Houghton 37. Jamie Macmillan 38. Sam Reid 39. Sam Grimley 40. Allen Christensen 41. Ayden Kennedy 42. Nathan Vardy 43. Marcus Davies 44. Matt Dea 45. Sam Shaw 46. Ben Stratton 47. Ryan Harwood 48. Jesse Crichton 49. Dylan Roberton
Fourth round	50. Jack Fitzpatrick 51. Troy Taylor 52. Justin Bollenhagen 53. Brayden Norris 54. Byron Sumner 55. Trent Dennis-Lane 56. Josh Cowan 57. Jordan Williams 58. Rhan Hooper 59. Rohan Kerr 60. Jesse W. Smith 61. James Craig 62. Ben Sinclair 63. Lukas Markovic 64. Adam Pattison 65. Jeremy Laidler (RP)
Fifth round	67. Jeromey Webberley 69. Taylor Duryea 70. Matt Suckling (RP) 71. Ben Nason 72. Sam Jacobs (RP) 73. Jesse O'Brien 74. Brodie Martin (RP) 75. Josh Thomas 76. Shane Thorne 77. Will Johnson
Sixth round	79. Greg Broughton (RP) 80. Cruize Garlett (RP) 82. Daniel Stewart (RP) 83. Aaron Joseph (RP) 84. Bryce Retzlaff (RP) 85. Simon Buckley 86. Liam Picken (RP) 87. Zac Dawson (RP) 88. Wade Thompson (RP)
Seventh round	89. Robin Nahas (RP) 90. Kristin Thornton (RP) 91. Matt Maguire 92. James Mulligan (RP) 93. Luke Miles (RP)
Eighth round	94. Andrew Browne (RP) 95. Pearce Hanley (RP)
RP = Rookie Promotion