Nick Riewoldt a superstar from early on as we revisit the draft class from the year 2000 St Kilda got it right by picking Nick Riewoldt with their first choice in 2000. SOME St Kilda fans have fond memories of the year 2000. While the club finished on the bottom of the table with just two wins and a draw from their 22 matches, their poor on-field showing did net them a priority draft pick. Armed with picks one and two, the Saints set about strengthening their key position posts for the next decade and beyond. Nick Riewoldt and Justin Koschitzke arrived, and the Saints started their steady climb up the table from that point. Riewoldt was an obvious selection at pick one, but today we've gone all the way back through the draft of 2000. We've then tried to re-rank the top, based on what we saw - and continue to see - from each player's career. Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda) Alan Didak (Collingwood) Luke Livingston (Carlton) Andrew McDougall (West Coast) Dylan Smith (North Melbourne) Laurence Angwin (Adelaide) Daniel Motlop (North Melbourne) Kayne Pettifer (Richmond) Jordan McMahon (Western Bulldogs) Alan Didak had match-winning abilities in attack or through the midfield. Nick Riewoldt (pick 1 - priority selection) - 259 matches* Daniel Kerr (18) - 220 matches Shaun Burgoyne (12) - 244 matches* Alan Didak (3) - 218 matches Kane Cornes (20) - 268 matches* Scott Thompson (16) - 245 matches* Ted Richards (27) - 206 matches* Drew Petrie (23) - 244 matches* Daniel Cross (56) - 210 matches* Dom Cassisi (50) - 215 matches* still playing Scott Thompson blossomed after moving from Melbourne to Adelaide. THE interstate clubs, particularly Port Adelaide. While St Kilda had the first two picks and landed a champion of the game in Riewoldt, interstate teams did well in 2000 despite West Coast and Adelaide (picks 5 and 7) being the only clubs with a selection inside the top 10. Half the players on our revised top 10 played the bulk of their careers interstate, with two (Scott Thompson and Red Richards) starting at Melbourne-based clubs. Daniel Kerr was a jet for much of his 220 matches before injury got the better of him, Shaun Burgoyne a star for Port before moving the Hawthorn while Kane Cornes and Dom Cassisi have been stalwarts at the Power for a combined 483 matches - and counting. Ted Richards has been a star, but for Sydney and not the Bombers. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Supplied NOT a great draft for the Bombers. They plucked a couple from Xavier Grammar with their first two picks and while one (Teddy Richards) would go on to be an All-Australian, unfortunately he needed to head north to discover his best footy. None of James Davies, Sam Hunt or Jordan Bannister (who went to Carlton after 14 matches) had a great impact in the red and black, although Marcus Bullen (pick 63) did manage 44 games at Windy Hill. At least 2000 was a decent year for the Bombers on the field! Be sure to come back Monday as we re-visit the 2001 'super draft', when we'll attempt to re-rank the likes of Hodge, Ablett, Judd, Bartel, Swan, Ball and Stevie J to name just a few.