The event, which will be held in Sydney on Thursday 24 November, will be largely dominated by new AFL franchise GWS, although the Lions will be the next biggest player at the meeting with two of the top 12 selections.
In fact, it will be the first time since 1997 that the Lions have had multiple picks inside the top dozen - which has National Talent Manager Rob Kerr, Recruiting Manager Graeme Hadley and their team licking their lips at the prospect of unearthing some more future AFL stars.
Stay tuned to lions.com.au in the lead-up to the 2011 AFL National Draft for some more Lions-related draft stories.
Fans are also encouraged to log onto lions.com.au on the night of Thursday 24 November for a comprehensive update of how the Draft unfolds - complete with in-depth profiles and video footage of the Club’s latest recruits.
In the meantime, please find below a history of who the Lions have drafted in each year since officially forming as a merged entity in 1996.
LIONS DRAFT HISTORY*
2010
National Draft Pick No.5 - Jared Polec (Woodville-West Torrens, SA)
3 Games, 1 goal
National Draft Pick No.25 - Patrick Karnezis (Oakleigh U18, VIC)
11 games, 17 goals
National Draft Pick No.28 - Ryan Lester (Oakleigh U18, VIC)
3 games, 2 goals
National Draft Pick No.32 - Josh Green (Tasmania U18, TAS)
5 games, 0 goals
National Draft Pick No.65 - Claye Beams (Brisbane Lions)
Rookie Elevation
5 Games, 5 Goals
2009
National Draft Pick No.27 - Callum Bartlett (Geelong U18, VIC)
0 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.47 - Ryan Harwood (Tasmania U18, TAS)
12 Games, 4 Goals
National Draft Pick No.73 - Jesse O’Brien (North Adelaide, SA)
13 Games, 2 Goals
National Draft Pick No.91 - Matt Maguire (St Kilda)
29 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.93 - Pearce Hanley (Brisbane Lions)
Rookie Elevation
34 Games, 6 Goals
2008
National Draft Pick No.7 - Daniel Rich (Subiaco, WA)
62 Games, 34 Goals
National Draft Pick No.25 - Jack Redden (Glenelg, SA)
54 Games, 24 Goals
National Draft Pick No.41 - Todd Banfield (Swan Districts, WA)
41 Games, 51 Goals
National Draft Pick No.57 - Aaron Cornelius (Tasmania U18, TAS)
14 Games, 19 Goals
National Draft Pick No.69 - Bart McCulloch (Tasmania U18, TAS)
0 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.81 - Kieran King (East Fremantle, WA)
0 Games, 0 Goals
Pre-Season Draft Pick No.5 - Tom Rockliff (Murray U18, VIC)
40 Games, 16 Goals
2007
National Draft Pick No.8 - Lachlan Henderson (Geelong U18, VIC)
15 Games, 3 Goals
National Draft Pick No.25 - Tom Collier (Tasmania U18, TAS)
27 Games, 4 Goals
National Draft Pick No.41 - James Polkinghorne (Calder U18, VIC)
61 Games, 35 Goals
National Draft Pick No.52 - Bradd Dalziell (East Fremantle, WA)
15 Games, 4 Goals
National Draft Pick No.56 - Matt Austin (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
15 Games, 2 Goals
2006
National Draft Pick No.4 - Matthew Leuenberger (East Perth, WA)
66 Games, 10 Goals
National Draft Pick No.22 - Albert Proud (Mt Gravatt, QLD)
29 Games, 10 Goals
National Draft Pick No.34 - Chris Schmidt (West Adelaide, SA)
2 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.38 - James Hawksley (Peel Thunder, WA)
28 Games, 4 Goals
National Draft Pick No.54 - Matthew Tyler (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
0 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.70 - Sam Sheldon (Oakleigh U18, VIC)
40 Games, 10 Goals
2005
National Draft Pick No.9 - Mitch Clark (East Fremantle, WA)
82 Games, 61 Goals
National Draft Pick No.25 - Wayde Mills (Southport, QLD)
16 Games, 3 Goals
National Draft Pick No.41 - Rhan Hooper (Mt Gravatt, QLD)
48 Games, 49 Goals
National Draft Pick No.56 - Joel Patfull (Port Adelaide Rookie)
117 Games, 21 Goals
Pre-Season Draft Pick No.6 - Ben Fixter (Sydney)
27 Games, 3 Goals
2004
National Draft Pick No.18 - Cameron Wood (West Adelaide, SA)
16 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.27 - Pat Garner (Western Magpies, QLD)
0 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.45 - Justin Sherman (Clarence, TAS)
114 Games, 85 Goals
National Draft Pick No.50 - Jayden Attard (Dandenong U18, VIC)
5 Games, 1 Goal
National Draft Pick No.64 - Luke Forsyth (Dandenong U18, VIC)
0 Games, 0 Goals
2003
National Draft Pick No.18 - Llane Spanderman (East Perth, WA)
3 Games, 1 Goal
National Draft Pick No.23 - Matthew Moody (South Fremantle, WA)
34 Games, 14 Goals
National Draft Pick No.33 - Jed Adcock (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
120 Games, 34 Goals
National Draft Pick No.49 - Tom Logan (Waratahs, NT)
3 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.61 - Michael Rischitelli (Western U18, VIC)
111 Games, 47 Goals
2002
National Draft Pick No.3 - Jared Brennan (Southern Districts, NT)
119 Games, 75 Goals
National Draft Pick No.19 - Troy Selwood (Bendigo U18, VIC)
75 Games, 11 Goals
National Draft Pick No.30 - Daniel Merrett (Southport, QLD)
113 Games, 17 Goals
National Draft Pick No.44 - Anthony Corrie (Nightcliff, NT)
53 Games, 48 Goals
2001
National Draft Pick No.19 - Jason Gram (Gippsland U18, VIC)
2 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.35 - Jarrad Wright (Woodville-West Torrens, SA)
0 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.45 - Nathan Clarke (Brisbane Lions)
6 Games, 4 Goals
Pre-Season Draft Pick No.9 - Dylan McLaren (Gippsland U18, VIC)
46 Games, 6 Goals
2000
National Draft Pick No.13 - Ashley McGrath (South Fremantle, WA)
176 Games, 135 Goals
National Draft Pick No.22 - Richard Hadley (East Fremantle, WA)
41 Games, 10 Goals
National Draft Pick No.29 - Jamie Charman (Northern Eagles, QLD)
129 Games, 55 Goals
National Draft Pick No.33 - Martin Pike (North Melbourne)
106 Games, 67 Goals
National Draft Pick No.59 - Luke Hammond (Sandringham U18, VIC)
0 Games, 0 Goals
1999
National Draft Pick No.6 - Damian Cupdio (Eastern U18, VIC)
13 Games, 16 Goals
National Draft Pick No.30 - Jonathan Brown (Geelong U18, VIC)
Father/Son
210 Games, 498 Goals
National Draft Pick No.44 - Shane Morrison (Northern Eagles, QLD) - Father/Son
5 Games, 0 Goals
Pre-Season Draft Pick No.1 - David Calthorpe (Essendon)
9 Games, 2 Goals
1998
National Draft Pick No.1 - Des Headland (Subiaco, WA)
52 Games, 52 Goals
National Draft Pick No.33 - Craig Bolton (NSW-ACT U18, ACT)
29 Games, 10 Goals
National Draft Pick No.45 - Aaron Shattock (Woodville West-Torrens, SA)
57 Games, 15 Goals
1997
National Draft Pick No.5 - Luke Power (Oakleigh U18, VIC)
282 Games, 226 Goals
National Draft Pick No.10 - Shane O’Bree (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
19 Games, 3 Goals
National Draft Pick No.31 - Simon Black (East Fremantle, WA)
296 Games, 163 Goals
National Draft Pick No.51 - Scott Ralph (Morningside, QLD)
0 Games, 0 Goals
National Draft Pick No.58 - Marcus Picken (North Ballarat U18, VIC)
25 Games, 9 Goals
National Draft Pick No.73 - Beau McDonald (Swan Districts, WA)
91 Games, 19 Goals
1996
National Draft Pick No.3 - Rory Hilton (Murray U18, VIC)
9 Games, 3 Goals
National Draft Pick No.26 - Tim Notting (Ballarat U18, VIC)
208 Games, 138 Goals
________________________________________
*Draft history taken from 2011 AFL Record Season Guide. Includes National and Pre-Season Draft selections only (not Rookie Draft selections)
Where each player was recruited from is denoted in the brackets.
Maroon represents players who are still currently at the Club.
