With just over a month until the best of Australia's young talent learn their fate at the 2009 National Draft, kangaroos.com.au is keeping North Melbourne supporters up to date with all the latest news surrounding one of the most important days on the AFL calendar.

North Melbourne have six picks in the first four rounds and will be looking to continue their draft successes of 2008, which netted Jack Ziebell, Sam Wright and Liam Anthony.

Today we look back at the history of North Melbourne's final selection in the draft, pick 53. While the pick proved unsuccessful in the early years of the draft, in recent times clubs have been able to pinch the likes of Michael Braun, Adam Selwood, Daniel Jackson and North Melbourne's own Lindsay Thomas in the fourth round.

Stay tuned for more draft selection history and news in the coming weeks.

Pick 53 National Draft history

1986 - Brisbane - Michael Templeton
0 games, 0 goals

1987 - Richmond - Andrew Wisken
0 games, 0 goals

1988 - Collingwood - Michael Smith
0 games, 0 goals

1989 - Carlton - Derek Coghlan
0 games, 0 goals

1990 - North Melbourne - Stephen Pears
0 games, 0 goals

1991 - St Kilda - Alastair Gray
0 games, 0 goals

1992 - North Melbourne - Matthew Moon
0 games, 0 goals

1993 - Collingwood - Justin Mallon
0 games, 0 goals

1994 - Collingwood - Mark Orchard
Collingwood: 45 games, 10 goals
Sydney: 41 games, 5 goals

1995 - Adelaide - Adam Ugrinic
0 games, 0 goals

1996 - West Coast - Michael Braun
228 games, 66 goals

1997 - Richmond - Lionel Proctor
20 games, 4 goals

1998 - St Kilda - Troy Schwarze
71 games, 20 goals

1999 - North Melbourne - Clayton Lasscock
0 games, 0 goals

2000 - Adelaide - Hayden Skipworth*
Adelaide: 44 games, 22 goals
Essendon: 11 games, 11 goals

2001 - Sydney - Daniel Hunt
0 games, 0 goals

2002 - West Coast - Adam Selwood*
117 games, 32 goals

2003 - Richmond - Daniel Jackson*
69 games, 19 goals

2004 - Hawthorn - Simon Taylor*
84 games, 16 goals

2005 - Melbourne - Simon Buckley
21 games, 3 goals

2006 - North Melbourne - Lindsay Thomas*
54 games, 63 goals

2007 - Melbourne - Kyle Cheney*
12 games, 0 goals

2008 - Fremantle - Michael Walters*
3 games, 2 goals

* Player is currently on AFL list