title: Port Adelaide Football Club drafting and trading history
text: # Port Adelaide Football Club drafting and trading history
  
  The Port Adelaide Football Club have drafted players through the Australian Football League's draft system, beginning with the 1996 AFL Draft. They have participated in every National Draft since then, and also participated in some Pre-season Drafts and each Rookie Draft (first held in 1997).
  
  ## 1996 AFL Draft
  
  * #6 John Rombotis
  * #7 Bowen Lockwood
  * #9 Mark Harwood
  * #37 Adam Kingsley
  
  ### Trades
  
  | Player | Original club | Traded for |
  | - | - | - |
  | Shane Bond | West Coast | Draft Pick #57 |
  | Brayden Lyle | West Coast | Draft Pick #57 |
  | Scott Cummings | Essendon | Draft Picks #2 & #28 |
  | Shayne Breuer | Geelong | Hamish Simpson, Cameron Roberts & Draft Picks #8 & #43 |
  | David Brown | Adelaide | Nick Laidlaw |
  | Paul Geister | North Melbourne | Kent Kingsley & Wade Kingsley |
  | Brent Heaver | Carlton | Ben Nelson & Andrew Balkwill |
  | Scott Hodges | Adelaide | Aaron Keating & Tim Cook |
  
  ### Uncontracted player selections
  
  * Matthew Primus - Fitzroy
  * Gavin Wanganeen - Essendon
  * Adam Heuskes - Sydney
  * Ian Downsborough - West Coast Eagles
  
  ### Zone Selections
  
  * Nathan Eagleton
  * Tom Harley
  * Peter Burgoyne
  * Stuart Dew
  * Fabian Francis
  * Josh Francou
  * Roger James
  * Brendon Lade
  * Darren Mead
  * Nathan Steinberner
  * Warren Tredrea
  * Michael Wilson
  * Stephen Daniels
  * Donald Dickie
  * Paul Evans
  * Scott Bassett
  * Rhett Biglands
  * Tom Carr
  * Stephen Carter
  * Mark Conway
  * Jarrod Cotton
  * Nigel Fiegert
  * Scott Freeborn
  * Jake Lynch
  * Scott Mathews
  * Andrew Osborn
  * Darryl Poole
  * Damian Squire
  * Jonathon Yerbury
  
  ## 1997 AFL Draft
  
  ### Pre-Season Draft
  
  | Player | Original club |
  | - | - |
  | Stephen Paxman | Fitzroy Football Club |
  
  ### Draft picks
  
  * 9 Chad Cornes
  * 25 Nick Stevens
  * 41 Danny Morton
  * 57 Darren Fraser
  * 72 Not Utilised
  
  ### Trades
  
  | Player | Original club | Traded for |
  | - | - | - |
  | Brett Chalmers | Adelaide | Ian Downsborough |
  | Chris Naish | Richmond | John Rombotis |
  
  ## 1998 AFL Draft
  
  ### Pre-Season Draft
  
  | Player | Original club |
  | - | - |
  | Matthew Bode | Glenelg Football Club |
  
  ### Draft picks
  
  * 5 Michael Stevens
  * 7 Josh Carr
  * 37 Adam Morgan
  * 39 Toby Thurstans
  * 54 Derek Murray
  
  ### Trades
  
  | Player | Original club | Traded for |
  | - | - | - |
  | Che Cockatoo-Collins | Essendon | Draft Pick #23 |
  | Jarrad Schofield | West Coast | Scott Cummings |
  
  ### Rookie Elevation
  
  Barnaby French
  
  