With under a month until the best of Australia's young talent learn their fate at the 2009 National Draft, kangaroos.com.au is keeping North Melbourne supporters up to date with all the latest news surrounding one of the most important days on the AFL calendar.

North Melbourne have six picks in the first four rounds and will be looking to continue their draft successes of 2008, which netted Jack Ziebell, Sam Wright and Liam Anthony.

Today we look back at the history of North Melbourne's second selection in the draft, pick 5.

Stay tuned for more draft selection history and news in the coming weeks.

1986 - Geelong - Michael Taylor
0 goals, 0 goals

1987 - St Kilda - Michael Quirk
0 games, 0 goals

1988 - Richmond - Chris Naish
Richmond: 143 games, 212 goals
Port Adelaide: 18 games, 16 goals

1989 - Brisbane - Brad Rowe
Brisbane: 14 games, 9 goals
Collingwood: 51 games, 64 goals
Fremantle: 8 games, 7 goals

1990 - Geelong - Stewart Devlin
0 games, 0 goals

1991 - Melbourne - Jason Norrish
Melbourne: 20 games, 2 goals
Fremantle: 128 games, 23 goals

1992 - Sydney - Jason Spinks
0 games, 0 goals

1993 - Sydney - Adam Heuskes
Sydney: 49 games, 6 goals
Port Adelaide: 37 games, 1 goal
Brisbane: 39 games, 5 goals

1994 - St Kilda - Joel Smith
St Kilda: 58 games, 51 goals
Hawthorn: 163 games, 39 goals

1995 - Hawthorn - Brendan Krummel
West Coast: 9 games, 3 goals
Fremantle: 1 game, 0 goals
Hawthorn: 64 games, 47 goals

1996 - Essendon - Daniel McAlister
6 games, 0 goals

1997 - Brisbane - Luke Power*
241 games, 198 goals

1998 - Port Adelaide - Michael Stevens
Port Adelaide: 17 games, 3 goals
North Melbourne: 44 games, 16 goals

1999 - Fremantle - Leigh Brown*
Fremantle: 63 games, 20 goals
North Melbourne: 118 games, 64 goals
Collingwood: 23 games, 10 goals

2000 - West Coast - Andrew McDougall
West Coast: 38 games, 48 goals
Western Bulldogs: 5 games, 2 goals

2001 - St Kilda - Xavier Clarke*
105 games, 49 goals

2002 - Sydney - Jarrad McVeigh*
123 games, 88 goals

2003 - Melbourne - Brock McLean*
94 games, 39 goals

2004 - Hawthorn - Lance Franklin*
102 games, 305 goals

2005 - Collingwood - Scott Pendlebury*
76 games, 43 goals

2006 - Port Adelaide - Travis Boak*
49 games, 20 goals

2007 - Western Bulldogs - Jarrad Grant*
1 games, 0 goals

2008 - Essendon - Michael Hurley*
10 games, 10 goals

* Player is currently on AFL list

Other selections

Pick 21
Pick 25
Pick 37
Pick 41
Pick 53