It seems incredible, but it is now ten years since the 2006 AFL draft.
This draft did not have the star power in the first round like the original Superdraft of 2001, but the depth was absolutely incredible and there were some real gems right through all seven rounds.
Like every draft, the first round was something of a mixed bag and we have taken a look at the career projectory of those taken with the first 16 selections.
1. Bryce Gibbs – Carlton
Bryce Gibbs is one of the most enigmatic figures in the AFL and it is fair to say that he has developed into a much maligned player at Carlton.
He won the Carlton Best and Fairest in 2014, but he has never been an All-Australian and he spent the entire trade period attempting to get traded to the Adelaide Crows.
Gibbs is a good player, but Carlton have probably expected to get a little bit more out of him.
2. Scott Gumbleton – Essendon
Scott Gumbleton is one of the biggest flops in the history of the AFL draft.
He was plagued by injuries right throughout his AFL career and 2010 was the only season in which he was able to play more than seven games.
Gumbleton eventually moved to Fremantle and he failed to play a game before he announced his retirement in 2014.
As a final dagger to his career, he was one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 AFL season.
3. Lachlan Hansen – North Melbourne
The rivalry between Gumbleton and Lachlan Hansen was talked up in the lead-up to the draft, but it is fair to say that neither lived up to their expectations.
Hansen has played 138 North Melbourne, but injuries have proved to be an issue right throughout his career and he has had serious issues with his hips in the past couple of seasons.
He played only five games for North Melbourne this previous season.
4. Matthew Leuenberger – Brisbane
Matthew Leuenberger is another player that has had an injury disrupted career.
When fit he proved to be a key player for the Brisbane Lions from 2007 to 2015, but countless injuries saw him miss a great deal of game time.
He joined Essendon at the end of 2015 and he added some much needed experience to the young Bombers list last season.
5. Travis Boak – Port Adelaide
Travis Boak took a while to work into his AFL career, but he has developed into a key clubman for Port Adelaide.
Boak was named Port Adelaide captain in 2013 and he was named in the All Australian team for the first time that season, playing a key role in the resurgence of the Power.
He remains Port Adelaide captain to this day and he on track to become the longest-serving captain in the clubs history.
6. Mitchell Thorp – Hawthorn
Hawthorn have drafted particularly well in the modern era, but Mitch Thorp was a rare miss for the club.
Thorp is another player that had plenty of problems due to injury and he was delisted by Hawthorn in 2009 after playing just two games.
He has unable to find a place on another AFL list – despite entering the draft on a couple of occasions – and he has spent the last several years as a playing coach in Tasmania.
7. Joel Selwood – Geelong
There is no doubt that Joel Selwood is the star of the 2016 draft.
Selwood has achieved just about everything that there is to achieve in the AFL apart from winning a Brownlow Medal – he is a three times Premiership Player, a five-time All-Australian, a four-time winner of the Robert Rose award for Most Courageous Player and is one of the most respected Captains in the competition.
He would be the first player selected – without question – if this group of players were redrafted.
8. Ben Reid – Collingwood
Ben Reid is another player that has had big problems with injury, but he has still been a solid contributor to Collingwood throughout his career.
Reid played a key role in Collingwood’s Premiership win in 2010 and he was an All-Australia in 2011 before injuries ruined his next four seasons.
He was one of Collingwood’s best players this season and he is set to play a key role as the club rebuilds over the next couple of years.
9. David Armitage – St Kilda
David Armitage is not the flashiest player on this list, but he has been a consistent performer for St Kilda since he was drafted.
He has improved the further that he has got into his career and he has combined with Jack Steven to form a truly potent midfield.
Armitage will play a key role as St Kilda continue to build over the coming seasons and All-Australian honours are surely not that far away.
10. Nathan Brown – Collingwood
Nathan Brown has had a slightly up and down career, but he is a proven big-game performer that has produced some stellar efforts on the best forwards in the competition.
He did an excellent job on Nick Riewoldt in the two editions of the AFL Grand Final in 2010 and he will now be a teammate of Riewoldt having joined St Kilda as a restricted free agent at the end of last season.
11. Andrejs Everitt – Western Bulldogs
Andrejs Everitt is now at a crossroads after being delisted by Carlton at the end of the 2016 season.
He played 36 games for the Western Bulldogs before he was traded to the Sydney Swans in 2010 before he was then traded to Carlton.
Everitt finished the season as Carlton’s leading goalkicker in 2015, but he was unable to replicate that form recently.
12. James Frawley – Melbourne
James Frawley is not the most popular player with Melbourne supporters these days, but he did give the struggling club some good service over some very lean seasons and he was an All Australian in 2010.
He made the controversial decision to leave Melbourne to join Hawthorn at the end of 2014 and he was instantly rewarded with a premiership.
Frawley is arguably an underrated player and will continue to prove crucial for Hawthorn going forward.
13. Jack Riewoldt – Richmond
There are few more popular players at Tigerland than Jack Riewoldt.
Riewoldt made a fairly slow start to his AFL career, but he exploded in 2010 when he was asked to fill the role left by Matthew Richardson and he has been one of the best forwards in the AFL ever since.
He has won the Coleman Medal on two occasions and was an All Australian in both 2010 and 2015.
14. James Sellar – Adelaide
James Sellar was considered one of the best value picks in the 2006 AFL draft, but he never really lived up to his potential.
He was delisted by Adelaide in 2011 after playing just 21 games for the club and he did not have a great deal of success with Melbourne before he was delisted again in 2013.
He now plays in the WAFL with South Fremantle.
15. Daniel O’Keefe – Sydney
It is fair to say that Daniel O’Keefe was let down by his body.
O’Keefe suffered from back issues throughout his career and in 2015 he was forced to retire before he had a spinal discectomy to repair three bulging discs that hit a nerve and caused debilitating back pain that radiated down his legs.
16. Mitch Brown – West Coast Eagles
Mitch Brown is the twin brother of Nathan Brown and has not gone as well as his brother during his AFL career.
He has missed almost four full seasons due to injury and West Coast have finally lost their patience with him – delisting him at the end of last season.