We've re-drafted the first round of the 2004 AFL draft.
It was the draft that created the core of Hawthorn's success throughout the 2010s, also unearthing a host of other prominent stars of the game.
Here isย Zero Hanger'sย re-drafted first round of the 2004 AFL national draft, including those picked up in the rookie draft:
16. Nathan van Berlo (Richmond)
The first one-club player in our re-draft, van Berlo spent 12 seasons at Adelaide after they drafted him with pick 24. Van Berlo was lauded for his elite fitness and often featured in the Crows side in a tagging role, matched up against the league's best midfielders.
Van Berlo was promoted to captain of the club in 2011, following the retirement of Simon Goodwin, and finished second in the best-and-fairest in his first year in the role. The versatile midfielder held the captaincy until 2015, when he was replaced by Taylor Walker and eventually retired at the end of 2016. Van Berlo finished up with 205 career games and has currently the 8th most tackles in Adelaide's history with 682.
