2005 AFL draft
The 2005 AFL draft was the 2005 instance of the AFL draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.The 2005 draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation.
In 2005 there were 76 picks to be drafted amongst 16 teams in the national draft. The Carlton Blues received the first pick in the national draft after finishing on the bottom of the ladder during the 2005 AFL season. This was their first ever priority draft pick after the drama of 2002 when they lost draft picks for breaching the salary cap.
In addition to the national draft, the 2005/06 off-season featured trade week and pre-season and rookie drafts.
Trades
2005 national draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | :Category:Australian Football League clubs|Club |
| Priority | 1 | Marc Murphy | Oakleigh Chargers | Carlton |
| Priority | 2 | Dale Thomas | Gippsland Power | Collingwood |
| Priority | 3 | Xavier Ellis | Gippsland Power | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 4 | Josh Kennedy | East Fremantle | Carlton |
| 1 | 5 | Scott Pendlebury | Gippsland Power | Collingwood |
| 1 | 6 | Beau Dowler | Oakleigh Chargers | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 7 | Paddy Ryder | East Fremantle | Essendon |
| 1 | 8 | Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls | East Perth | Richmond |
| 1 | 9 | Mitch Clark | East Fremantle | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 10 | Marcus Drum | Murray Bushrangers | Fremantle |
| 1 | 11 | Shaun Higgins | Geelong Falcons | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 12 | Nathan Jones | Dandenong Stingrays | Melbourne |
| 1 | 13 | Shannon Hurn | Central District | West Coast |
| 1 | 14 | Grant Birchall | Tassie Mariners | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 15 | Travis Varcoe | Central District | Geelong |
| 1 | 16 | Richard Douglas | Calder Cannons | Adelaide |
| 1 | 17 | Darren Pfeiffer | Norwood | Adelaide |
| 1 | 18 | Max Bailey | West Perth | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 19 | Courtenay Dempsey | Morningside | Essendon |
| 2 | 20 | Paul Bower | Peel Thunder | Carlton |
| 2 | 21 | Danny Stanley | Geelong Falcons | Collingwood |
| 2 | 22 | Beau Muston | Murray Bushrangers | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 23 | Ryan Cook | Dandenong Stingrays | Collingwood |
| 2 | 24 | Cleve Hughes | Norwood | Richmond |
| 2 | 25 | Wayde Mills | Southport | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 26 | Garrick Ibbotson | East Fremantle | Fremantle |
| 2 | 27 | Dylan Addison | St George | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 28 | Matt Riggio | Peel Thunder | Kangaroos |
| 2 | 29 | Ben McKinley | Northern Knights | West Coast |
| 2 | 30 | Nick Lower | Norwood | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 31 | Trent West | Gippsland Power | Geelong |
| 2 | 32 | Bernie Vince | Woodville-West Torrens | Adelaide |
| 2 | 33 | Samuel Gilbert | Southport | St Kilda |
| 2 | 34 | Matthew Spangher | Eastern Ranges | West Coast |
| 2 | 35 | Stephen Owen | North Ballarat Rebels | Geelong |
| 3 | 36 | Jake Edwards | Western Jets | Carlton |
| 3 | 37 | Jack Anthony | Northern Knights | Collingwood |
| 3 | 38 | Travis Tuck | Dandenong Stingrays | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 39 | Jay Neagle | Gippsland Power | Essendon |
| 3 | 40 | Travis Casserly | Swan Districts | Richmond |
| 3 | 41 | Rhan Hooper | Mt Gravatt | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 42 | Robert Warnock | Sandringham Dragons | Fremantle |
| 3 | 43 | Andrew Swallow | East Fremantle | Kangaroos |
| 3 | 44 | Alipate Carlile | Murray Bushrangers | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 45 | Kasey Green | West Coast | Kangaroos |
| 3 | 46 | Travis Baird | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 47 | Ryan Gamble | Glenelg | Geelong |
| 3 | 48 | Alan Obst | Central District | Adelaide |
| 3 | 49 | Michael Rix | Coburg | St Kilda |
| 3 | 50 | Sam Lonergan | Tassie Mariners | Essendon |
| 4 | 51 | Matthew Laidlaw | Oakleigh Chargers | Sydney |
| 4 | 52 | Pass | Collingwood | |
| 4 | 53 | Simon Buckley | Sandringham Dragons | Melbourne |
| 4 | 54 | Kristin Thornton | Peel Thunder | Sydney |
| 4 | 55 | Brett Montgomery | Port Adelaide | Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | 56 | Joel Patfull | Port Adelaide | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 57 | Michael West | Tassie Mariners | Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | 58 | Hugh Minson | Norwood | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 59 | Ryan Brabazon | Claremont | Sydney |
| 4 | 60 | Clint Bartram | Geelong Falcons | Melbourne |
| 4 | 61 | Mathew Stokes | Woodville-West Torrens | Geelong |
| 4 | 62 | Pass | Adelaide | |
| 4 | 63 | Phillip Raymond | Glenelg | St Kilda |
| 5 | 64 | Pass | Carlton | |
| 5 | 65 | Pass | Hawthorn | |
| 5 | 66 | Austin Lucy | Suncoast Lions | Essendon |
| 5 | 67 | Pass | Richmond | |
| 5 | 68 | Heath Neville | Tassie Mariners | Melbourne |
| 5 | 69 | Tim Hutchison | Port Adelaide Magpies | Kangaroos |
| 5 | 70 | Jonathan Giles | Central District | Port Adelaide |
| 5 | 71 | Justin Sweeney | Tyabb | St Kilda |
| 6 | 72 | Pass | Essendon | |
| 6 | 73 | Pass | Kangaroos | |
| 6 | 74 | Pass | Port Adelaide | |
| 6 | 75 | Pass | St Kilda | |
| 6 | 76 | Pass | Essendon |
2006 pre-season draft
The 2006 pre-season draft was held on December 13, 2005. For the pre-season draft held in 2004, known as the 2005 pre-season draft, see 2004 AFL draft.| Pick | Player | Recruited from | :Category:Australian Football League clubs|Club |
| 1 | Dylan McLaren | Brisbane Lions | Carlton |
| 2 | Sam Iles | Tassie Mariners | Collingwood |
| 3 | Brent Guerra | St Kilda | Hawthorn |
| 4 | Scott Camporeale | Carlton | Essendon |
| 5 | Matthew White | Calder Cannons | Richmond |
| 6 | Ben Fixter | Sydney Swans | Brisbane Lions |
| 7 | Cameron Thurley | Geelong | Kangaroos |
| 8 | Matt Thomas | Sandringham Dragons | Port Adelaide |
| 9 | Jason Porplyzia | West Adelaide | Adelaide |
| 10 | Chris Heffernan | Melbourne | Essendon |