The 2009 AFL draft has become famous for Melbourne having the first two picks and not selecting Dustin Martin.

In hindsight, it couldn't have been known the player Dusty would become, but this draft is one of many that saw the Demons use top picks for players that did not reach their potential.

However, they did select one player later on in the draft that they most definitely won't regret, more on that later in the piece.

Original top 10 of the 2009 AFL Draft:

  1. Tom Scully (Melbourne)
  2. Jack Trengove (Melbourne)
  3. Dustin Martin (Richmond)
  4. Anthony Morabito (Fremantle)
  5. Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne)
  6. Gary Rohan (Sydney)
  7. Brad Sheppard (West Coast)
  8. John Butcher (Port Adelaide)
  9. Andrew Moore (Port Adelaide)
  10. Jake Melksham (Essendon)

With only two of the original names making the updated list, check out what the top 10 would look like if teams were to re-draft today.

*Luke Ball did not make the list since he was originally drafted in 2001

2. Nat Fyfe

(Originally: Pick 20, Fremantle)

Originally picked toward the end of the first round at 20, Nat Fyfe finds himself in the top two in this re-draft.

Arguably could have been Pick 1, Fyfe has enjoyed a sustained period of excellence, making him one of the premier midfielders of this generation.

Despite injuries holding him down through the years, the Claremont export has been able to achieve a lot.

It didn't take Fyfe long to break out into the star player he is.

2019 Brownlow Medal
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 23: Nat Fyfe of the Dockers is seen after winning the Brownlow Medal during the 2019 Brownlow Medal Count at Crown Palladium on September 23, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

In his second season, the midfielder came second in the Doig Medal (best and fairest) count and polled the most Brownlow votes for Fremantle.

The following season, in 2012, despite only playing nine games in the home and away season (two of which were compromised due to injury), he still polled the second-most votes for Fremantle at the Brownlow (14) and led the team for contested possessions (12.5 average).

From then on Fyfe had become one of the competition's best.

Two Brownlow Medals (2015, 2019), three All-Australian nods (2014, 2015, 2019), three Doig Medals (2013, 2014, 2019) and two Leigh Matthews Trophies (2014, 2015) add to the superstar's honours list.

In recent years, the Western Australian has played forward at times but still manages to be a leading ball winner at the Dockers.

This year, in 15 games, Fyfe was still above average despite injuries, averaging 24.1 disposals, 4.1 tackles and 5.7 total clearances.