The 2009 draft was a blessing or a curse for a number of clubs, as stunning selections and unlucky injuries would soon write as a major theme for many draftees.
A year Demon fans will try to forget for most parts, the club was gifted the first two selections of the crop. After two season their prized No.1 selection had departed and eventually their trusty number two would be plagued with injuries, leaving the club after just 86 games across eight seasons. However, an early third-round selection would soon turn those sour fans.
For many others however, they left draft night not knowing they had found a star they were soon to call their own. Many selections outside of the first round went on to become Brownlow medalists, premiership players and All-Australians - leaving many clubs to wonder "what if?".
Across the entire field, the 17-man first-round shapes very differently when given the chance of a do-over, and that's exactly what we've done.
*Certain player movements were negotiated in this draft (eg. Luke Ball to Collingwood, Matt Maguire to Brisbane), these players who arranged moves were not included in our list.
Let's begin...
Adelaide
Pick 13. Jake Carlisle
Seen as a player past his best football, Carlisle still has time to prove he can return to the form that once saw him as one of the league's deadliest key position players.
Across two rounds in 2014 Carlisle booted 12 goals and took 31 marks for the Bombers as their key man up front. Now seen as a lock-down defender, Carlisle has proven he has what it takes at both ends of the ground.
A strong prospect early in his career, Carlisle was selected into the 22under22 side on consecutive occasions across 2013 and 2014.
