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<div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"><span class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=AFL_draft&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL draft">AFL draft</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Annual draft of unsigned players</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"AFL Draft" redirects here. For the historical American Football League's draft, see <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_draft" title="American Football League draft">American Football League draft</a>.</div> <p> The <b>Australian Football League draft</b> is the annual <a href="/wiki/Draft_(sports)" title="Draft (sports)">draft</a> of unsigned players, especially new nominations, by <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the competition was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), the league introduced the first incarnation of a draft system in 1981, where teams had two selections each of interstate players determined by reverse finishing position order.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The draft was introduced as an equalisation strategy in response to the increasing transfer fees and player salaries at the time, which in combination with declining attendances threatened to derail the league. It was also a result of the failure of <a href="/wiki/Zoning_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Zoning (Australian rules football)">country zoning</a>, introduced in 1967, which had led to a systematic inequality whereby the clubs with the best zones, like <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>, could dominate over clubs with poorer zones like <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a>. </p><p>In 1986, the first of the modern <a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 VFL Draft">VFL Drafts</a> was held. The draft was run in conjunction with the existing zone system. Players from <a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">West Australian Football League</a> and the new <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast Eagles</a> were excluded from the 1986 draft, with the Eagles able to recruit up to 35 West Australian players with no more than 6 players from any single <a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> club. The other new club for the <a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987 VFL season</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a>, received 6 concessionary picks before the other clubs and exclusive access to all Queensland based players. </p><p>Since then, the rules associated with <a href="/wiki/Priority_draft_pick" title="Priority draft pick">priority picks</a>, zone allocations, the <a href="/wiki/Father%E2%80%93son_rule" title="Father–son rule">father–son rule</a>, mid-year, <a href="/wiki/AFL_Pre-season_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL Pre-season Draft">pre-season</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rookie_list" title="Rookie list">rookie drafts</a>, expansion clubs concessions and trading of players and picks have been frequently changed, but the basic premise of draft being an equalisation measure to assist poorer performing teams has remained. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft">Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the AFL draft, clubs receive picks based on the position in which they finish on the ladder during the season. The draft is held each year at the end of November, to allow the draftees to finish their school examinations before being drafted.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eligibility">Eligibility</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Eligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jack_Watts_2017.10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Jack_Watts_2017.10.jpg/220px-Jack_Watts_2017.10.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Jack_Watts_2017.10.jpg/330px-Jack_Watts_2017.10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Jack_Watts_2017.10.jpg/440px-Jack_Watts_2017.10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1331" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jack_Watts_(footballer)" title="Jack Watts (footballer)">Jack Watts</a>, the first pick of the <a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 AFL Draft">2008 AFL Draft</a>, was drafted at the age of 17. Effective from the next year, players must be at least 18 years of age on 31 December to be eligible to be drafted</figcaption></figure> <p>From the 2009 draft, players must be at least 18 years of age on 31 December in the year in which they are drafted, so that players who turn 18 during their first months of Year 12 will be able to finish studying without the pressure of AFL. This was increased over the past few years due to concerns about school age players potentially having to leave home to play football interstate.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A selection of approximately 50 players are chosen to attend the annual <a href="/wiki/AFL_Draft_Combine" title="AFL Draft Combine">AFL Draft Combine</a> at the conclusion of the AFL season, prior to the National Draft. Further smaller scale state screenings are held around the country in the weeks after the national combine. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Priority_draft_pick_rule">Priority draft pick rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Priority draft pick rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Priority_draft_pick" title="Priority draft pick">Priority draft pick</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Travisjohnstonelion.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Travisjohnstonelion.jpg/220px-Travisjohnstonelion.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Travisjohnstonelion.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="262" data-file-height="316" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Travis_Johnstone" title="Travis Johnstone">Travis Johnstone</a>, the first pick of the <a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_draft" title="1997 AFL draft">1997 AFL draft</a>, was drafted with a priority draft pick</figcaption></figure> <p>The priority draft picks were first introduced in the <a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 AFL Draft">1993 AFL Draft</a> as a special assistance rule to aid teams that consistently perform poorly to obtain additional early draft selections. </p><p>Under the rules in place since the 2012 season, priority draft picks are given out to struggling teams at the discretion of the AFL Commission. This replaced a system in which a priority draft pick was automatically given to team whose win–loss record fell below a pre-defined value; this had become controversial, and there were accusations by commentators that teams out of finals contention would <a href="/wiki/Tanking_in_the_AFL" class="mw-redirect" title="Tanking in the AFL">tank</a> at the end of the season to gain access to the additional draft picks, although the AFL itself never brought such accusations against any club.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_Allocation_rule">Zone Allocation rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Zone Allocation rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Zoning_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Zoning (Australian rules football)">Zoning (Australian_rules_football)</a></div> <p>Northern Club Academies: <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">GWS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a> all have club-based academies that help develop talented athletes, sometimes from before they’re teenagers, into AFL prospects in markets where the code isn’t seen as the No. 1 sport. The four clubs have priority access to those players via a bidding system. </p><p>Next Generation Academies: Clubs outside of <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queensland" title="Queensland">Queensland</a> have established academies with players from multicultural and Indigenous backgrounds, meaning they have priority access to the players they’ve developed via a bidding system. Note: Clubs that have existing links to NGA players are now unable to match bids inside the top 40 selections on the prospects they’ve developed due to a recent AFL rule change. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Father–son_rule"><span id="Father.E2.80.93son_rule"></span>Father–son rule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Father–son rule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Father%E2%80%93son_rule" title="Father–son rule">Father–son rule</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lance_Franklin_accompanied_by_Paddy_Ryder_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lance_Franklin_accompanied_by_Paddy_Ryder_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Lance_Franklin_accompanied_by_Paddy_Ryder_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="345" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lance_Franklin_accompanied_by_Paddy_Ryder_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Lance_Franklin_accompanied_by_Paddy_Ryder_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lance_Franklin_accompanied_by_Paddy_Ryder_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Lance_Franklin_accompanied_by_Paddy_Ryder_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="796" data-file-height="1249" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Fletcher" title="Dustin Fletcher">Dustin Fletcher</a>, the son of <a href="/wiki/Ken_Fletcher_(Australian_footballer)" title="Ken Fletcher (Australian footballer)">Ken Fletcher</a> has played the most games of any father–son selection, with 400 AFL matches played</figcaption></figure> <p>To continue the traditions of association that a family has with a particular club, sons of former players are able to be selected by the same club as their father played with under the father–son rule. </p><p>For clubs with an established history in the VFL/AFL (20 years or more), the father must have played at least 100 games for the club to be eligible for the father/son rule; clubs with no long term history in the league had different eligibility criteria based on their state leagues. </p><p>Under current rules, players eligible under the father–son rule are selected in a bidding system prior to the draft. Firstly, any club in the league may nominate a draft pick with which it intends to take the eligible son; then, if the father's club wishes to draft the son, it must use its next available draft pick, after the highest bidder.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Earlier versions of the father–son rule allowed the sons to be recruited automatically, without need for the draft, or allowed the club to recruit the son using a third round draft pick. The father–son rule itself was introduced in 1949, more than three decades prior to the draft, and it could be used to contravene <a href="/wiki/Zoning_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Zoning (Australian rules football)">zoning</a> rules. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="AFL_Women's:_Father–daughter_rule_and_future_rules_for_AFL_Women's_players"><span id="AFL_Women.27s:_Father.E2.80.93daughter_rule_and_future_rules_for_AFL_Women.27s_players"></span>AFL Women's: Father–daughter rule and future rules for AFL Women's players</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: AFL Women's: Father–daughter rule and future rules for AFL Women's players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Abbie_McKay_2019.6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Abbie_McKay_2019.6.jpg/220px-Abbie_McKay_2019.6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Abbie_McKay_2019.6.jpg/330px-Abbie_McKay_2019.6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Abbie_McKay_2019.6.jpg/440px-Abbie_McKay_2019.6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="857" data-file-height="1286" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Abbie_McKay" title="Abbie McKay">Abbie McKay</a>, the daughter of <a href="/wiki/Andrew_McKay" title="Andrew McKay">Andrew McKay</a>, was the first player to be selected under the father–daughter rule</figcaption></figure> <p>On 15 September 2016, an AFL women's competition, the AFLW, was founded to commence in 2017. </p><p>In its Draft, there is an equivalent father–daughter rule, where a daughter can be drafted if their father played one game at the club. The first use of this rule was in the 2017 Draft, when Carlton selected Abbie McKay, the daughter of Andrew McKay.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Criteria are also in place for mother–son and mother–daughter rules, from such time that the children of AFLW players reach draft eligible age. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_clubs">Expansion clubs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Expansion clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each time that the competition has an expansion team, the AFL give special priority to the new club, with the new club receiving numerous high draft picks. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Host">Host</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Host"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For most of its existence, the National Draft has been held at a large function or convention centre with many of the predicted top draft selections in attendance. </p><p>Since 1993, the National draft has been televised live, pick-by-pick, while the mid-year (1990–1993), pre-season and rookie drafts have never been televised. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output 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<td><span data-sort-value="000000001982-10-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 October 1982</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td>VFL House </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_draft" title="1986 VFL draft">1986</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001986-11-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 November 1986</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td>VFL House </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_draft" title="1987 VFL draft">1987</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001987-11-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">11 November 1987</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td>VFL House </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_draft" title="1988 VFL draft">1988</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001988-11-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">9 November 1988</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td>VFL House </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_draft" title="1989 VFL draft">1989</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001989-11-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">9 November 1989</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td>VFL House </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_draft" title="1990 AFL draft">1990</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001990-11-07-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">7 November 1990</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td>AFL House<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_draft" title="1991 AFL draft">1991</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001991-11-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">6 November 1991</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td>AFL House<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_draft" title="1992 AFL draft">1992</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001992-11-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">11 November 1992</span></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_draft" title="1993 AFL draft">1993</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001993-10-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 October 1993</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td>Radisson President Hotel<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_draft" title="1994 AFL draft">1994</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001994-10-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 October 1994</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td>Radisson President Hotel </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_draft" title="1995 AFL draft">1995</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001995-12-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">8 December 1995</span></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_draft" title="1996 AFL draft">1996</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001996-10-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 October 1996</span></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_draft" title="1997 AFL draft">1997</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001997-10-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 October 1997</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Football_Park" title="Football Park">Football Park</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_draft" title="1998 AFL draft">1998</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001998-11-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 November 1998</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Park" title="Melbourne Park">Melbourne Park Function Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_draft" title="1999 AFL draft">1999</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001999-10-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 October 1999</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Park" title="Melbourne Park">Melbourne Park Function Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_draft" title="2000 AFL draft">2000</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002000-10-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 October 2000</span></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_draft" title="2001 AFL draft">2001</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002001-11-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 November 2001</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Park" title="Melbourne Park">Melbourne Park Function Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_draft" title="2002 AFL draft">2002</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002002-11-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 November 2002</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Park" title="Melbourne Park">Melbourne Park Function Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_draft" title="2003 AFL draft">2003</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002003-11-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 November 2003</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Park" title="Melbourne Park">Melbourne Park Function Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_draft" title="2004 AFL draft">2004</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002004-11-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">20 November 2004</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Park" title="Melbourne Park">Melbourne Park Function Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_draft" title="2005 AFL draft">2005</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002005-11-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 November 2005</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_draft" title="2006 AFL draft">2006</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002006-11-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 November 2006</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_draft" title="2007 AFL draft">2007</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002007-11-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 November 2007</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_draft" title="2008 AFL draft">2008</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002008-11-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 November 2008</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_draft" title="2009 AFL draft">2009</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002009-11-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 November 2009</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Convention_and_Exhibition_Centre" title="Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre">Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_draft" title="2010 AFL draft">2010</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002010-11-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 November 2010</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast, Queensland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Convention_and_Exhibition_Centre" title="Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre">Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_draft" title="2011 AFL draft">2011</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002011-11-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 November 2011</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/State_Sports_Centre" title="State Sports Centre">Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_draft" title="2012 AFL draft">2012</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002012-11-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 November 2012</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast, Queensland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Convention_and_Exhibition_Centre" title="Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre">Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_draft" title="2013 AFL draft">2013</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002013-11-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 November 2013</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast, Queensland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Convention_and_Exhibition_Centre" title="Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre">Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_draft" title="2014 AFL draft">2014</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002014-11-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">27 November 2014</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland" title="Gold Coast, Queensland">Gold Coast, Queensland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Convention_and_Exhibition_Centre" title="Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre">Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_draft" title="2015 AFL draft">2015</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002015-11-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 November 2015</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Australia" title="South Australia">South Australia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Convention_Centre" title="Adelaide Convention Centre">Adelaide Convention Centre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_draft" title="2016 AFL draft">2016</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002016-11-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 November 2016</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hordern_Pavilion" title="Hordern Pavilion">Hordern Pavilion</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_draft" title="2017 AFL draft">2017</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-11-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 November 2017</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales" title="New South Wales">New South Wales</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hordern_Pavilion" title="Hordern Pavilion">Hordern Pavilion</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_draft" title="2018 AFL draft">2018</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-11-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 November 2018</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_draft" title="2019 AFL draft">2019</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002019-11-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">27 November 2019</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_draft" title="2021 AFL draft">2021</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002021-11-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 November 2021</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_draft" title="2022 AFL draft">2022</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002022-11-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 November 2022</span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_draft" title="2023 AFL draft">2023</a></td> <td>20 November 2023</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Number-one_draft_picks">Number-one draft picks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Number-one draft picks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Luke_Hodge_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Luke_Hodge_2008.jpg/200px-Luke_Hodge_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Luke_Hodge_2008.jpg/300px-Luke_Hodge_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Luke_Hodge_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="398" data-file-height="654" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Luke_Hodge" title="Luke Hodge">Luke Hodge</a>, the first pick in the <a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_draft" title="2001 AFL draft">2001 AFL draft</a>. Hodge has played the most VFL/AFL games of any <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Number-one_draft_picks">number-one draft pick</a> (346 games played), is the only number-one draft pick to win a <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a>, is one of just four number-one draft picks to have won a premiership, and has won the most premierships of any number-one draft pick (4)</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Men's"><span id="Men.27s"></span>Men's</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Men's"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2021, the number one draft pick was taken by the last-placed team from the previous season, or an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a> in its first draft, in 31 of the 38 drafts. </p><p>Years where this was not the case are: </p> <ul><li>Where the number one pick has been traded, for example when <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> traded the number one pick of the <a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_draft" title="2001 AFL draft">2001 AFL draft</a> to <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> for Trent Croad. Other trades took place in 1988, 1990, 1992 and 2022.</li> <li>In 1996, where West Coast were given the first draft pick for being the lowest-ranked team to have lost an uncontracted player (<a href="/wiki/Ian_Downsborough" title="Ian Downsborough">Ian Downsborough</a>) to expansion team <a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a>: the team that finished last, Fitzroy, had its AFL playing operations taken over by Brisbane at the end of 1996.</li> <li>In 2002, where Carlton, who had finished last, lost their priority picks and their first and second round picks for salary cap breaches. St. Kilda, who had finished 15th of the 16 teams, received the first draft pick and selected <a href="/wiki/Brendon_Goddard" title="Brendon Goddard">Brendon Goddard</a>.</li> <li>In 2007, where <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, who had finished 15th of the 16 teams, received the number one draft pick by virtue of the <a href="/wiki/Priority_draft_pick" title="Priority draft pick">priority pick</a> rules at the time. The team that finished last, Richmond, received the second overall pick and also received a priority pick at the end of the first round.</li></ul> <p>Despite the expectations of the number one pick, not all have forged successful <a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL/AFL">VFL/AFL</a> careers. <a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a>, the first pick of the <a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_draft" title="2003 AFL draft">2003 AFL draft</a>, was the first number one draft pick to be awarded the prestigious <a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a> (in 2008), and remains the only first pick Brownlow Medallist to date. In the same year, <a href="/wiki/Luke_Hodge" title="Luke Hodge">Luke Hodge</a>, the number one pick in 2001, won the <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a> with Hawthorn, and remains the only first-pick Norm Smith Medallist to date. No number one selection has yet been inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Australian Football Hall of Fame">Australian Football Hall of Fame</a>. Only five number one picks have won a premiership (<a href="/wiki/Drew_Banfield" title="Drew Banfield">Drew Banfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Des_Headland" title="Des Headland">Des Headland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luke_Hodge" title="Luke Hodge">Luke Hodge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Tom Boyd (Australian footballer)">Tom Boyd</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Rayner" title="Cameron Rayner">Cam Rayner</a>). </p><p>The following is a list of the number one overall draft picks since the draft's inception in <a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_draft" title="1981 VFL draft">1981</a>: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Draft </th> <th width="150px">Player </th> <th width="150px">Selected by </th> <th width="200px">Recruited from </th> <th>League recruited from </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_draft" title="1981 VFL draft">1981</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Alan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Alan Johnson (Australian footballer)">Alan Johnson</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Perth_Football_Club" title="Perth Football Club">Perth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_draft" title="1982 VFL draft">1982</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Purser, Andrew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Purser" title="Andrew Purser">Andrew Purser</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Footscray_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Footscray Football Club">Footscray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Fremantle_Football_Club" title="East Fremantle Football Club">East Fremantle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_draft" title="1986 VFL draft">1986</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Leslie, Martin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Leslie_(Australian_footballer)" title="Martin Leslie (Australian footballer)">Martin Leslie</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide Magpies</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">SANFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_draft" title="1987 VFL draft">1987</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lounder, Richard"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Lounder" title="Richard Lounder">Richard Lounder</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_District_Football_Club" title="Central District Football Club">Central District</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">SANFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_draft" title="1988 VFL draft">1988</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="McDonald, Alex"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Alex_McDonald_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Alex McDonald (Australian rules footballer)">Alex McDonald</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lake_Wendouree_Football_Club" title="Lake Wendouree Football Club">Ballarat YCW</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ballarat_Football_League" title="Ballarat Football League">Ballarat Football League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_draft" title="1989 VFL draft">1989</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Banik, Anthony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Banik" title="Anthony Banik">Anthony Banik</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></td> <td>Won Wron Woodside</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alberton_Football_Netball_League" title="Alberton Football Netball League">Alberton Football League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_draft" title="1990 AFL draft">1990</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hooper, Stephen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Hooper_(Australian_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen Hooper (Australian footballer)">Stephen Hooper</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Perth_Football_Club" title="East Perth Football Club">East Perth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_draft" title="1991 AFL draft">1991</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hutton, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Hutton_(footballer)" title="John Hutton (footballer)">John Hutton</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Claremont_Football_Club" title="Claremont Football Club">Claremont</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_draft" title="1992 AFL draft">1992</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Banfield, Drew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Drew_Banfield" title="Drew Banfield">Drew Banfield</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast Eagles</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Football_Club" title="Subiaco Football Club">Subiaco</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_draft" title="1993 AFL draft">1993</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gaspar, Darren"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Darren_Gaspar" title="Darren Gaspar">Darren Gaspar</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Fremantle_Football_Club" title="South Fremantle Football Club">South Fremantle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_draft" title="1994 AFL draft">1994</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="White, Jeff"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_White_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jeff White (Australian footballer)">Jeff White</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dandenong_Stingrays" title="Dandenong Stingrays">Dandenong Stingrays</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_draft" title="1995 AFL draft">1995</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Waterhouse, Clive"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Clive_Waterhouse" title="Clive Waterhouse">Clive Waterhouse</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide Magpies</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">SANFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_draft" title="1996 AFL draft">1996</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gardiner, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Gardiner" title="Michael Gardiner">Michael Gardiner</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast Eagles</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Claremont_Football_Club" title="Claremont Football Club">Claremont</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_draft" title="1997 AFL draft">1997</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnstone, Travis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Travis_Johnstone" title="Travis Johnstone">Travis Johnstone</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dandenong_Stingrays" title="Dandenong Stingrays">Dandenong Stingrays</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_draft" title="1998 AFL draft">1998</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Headland, Des"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Des_Headland" title="Des Headland">Des Headland</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Football_Club" title="Subiaco Football Club">Subiaco</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_draft" title="1999 AFL draft">1999</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Fraser, Josh"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Fraser" title="Josh Fraser">Josh Fraser</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murray_Bushrangers" title="Murray Bushrangers">Murray Bushrangers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_draft" title="2000 AFL draft">2000</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Riewoldt, Nick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Riewoldt" title="Nick Riewoldt">Nick Riewoldt</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southport_Australian_Football_Club" title="Southport Australian Football Club">Southport Sharks</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queensland_Australian_Football_League" title="Queensland Australian Football League">QAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_draft" title="2001 AFL draft">2001</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Hodge, Luke"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Luke_Hodge" title="Luke Hodge">Luke Hodge</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Falcons" title="Geelong Falcons">Geelong Falcons</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_draft" title="2002 AFL draft">2002</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Goddard, Brendon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brendon_Goddard" title="Brendon Goddard">Brendon Goddard</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gippsland_Power" title="Gippsland Power">Gippsland Power</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_draft" title="2003 AFL draft">2003</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cooney, Adam"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="West Adelaide Football Club">West Adelaide</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">SANFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_draft" title="2004 AFL draft">2004</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Deledio, Brett"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brett_Deledio" title="Brett Deledio">Brett Deledio</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murray_Bushrangers" title="Murray Bushrangers">Murray Bushrangers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_draft" title="2005 AFL draft">2005</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Murphy, Marc"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Marc Murphy (footballer)">Marc Murphy</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers" title="Oakleigh Chargers">Oakleigh Chargers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_draft" title="2006 AFL draft">2006</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gibbs, Bryce"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bryce_Gibbs_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Bryce Gibbs (Australian rules footballer)">Bryce Gibbs</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glenelg_Football_Club" title="Glenelg Football Club">Glenelg</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">SANFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_draft" title="2007 AFL draft">2007</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Kreuzer, Matthew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Kreuzer" title="Matthew Kreuzer">Matthew Kreuzer</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Knights_Football_Club" title="Northern Knights Football Club">Northern Knights</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_draft" title="2008 AFL draft">2008</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Watts, Jack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Watts_(footballer)" title="Jack Watts (footballer)">Jack Watts</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandringham_Dragons" title="Sandringham Dragons">Sandringham Dragons</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_draft" title="2009 AFL draft">2009</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Scully, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Scully" title="Tom Scully">Tom Scully</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dandenong_Stingrays" title="Dandenong Stingrays">Dandenong Stingrays</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_draft" title="2010 AFL draft">2010</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Swallow, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/David_Swallow" title="David Swallow">David Swallow</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Coast Football Club">Gold Coast</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Fremantle_Football_Club" title="East Fremantle Football Club">East Fremantle Football Club</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">WAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_draft" title="2011 AFL draft">2011</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Patton, Jonathon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jonathon_Patton" title="Jonathon Patton">Jonathon Patton</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Ranges" title="Eastern Ranges">Eastern Ranges</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_draft" title="2012 AFL draft">2012</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Whitfield, Lachie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lachie_Whitfield" title="Lachie Whitfield">Lachie Whitfield</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dandenong_Stingrays" title="Dandenong Stingrays">Dandenong Stingrays</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_draft" title="2013 AFL draft">2013</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Boyd, Tom"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Tom Boyd (Australian footballer)">Tom Boyd</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Ranges" title="Eastern Ranges">Eastern Ranges</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_draft" title="2014 AFL draft">2014</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="McCartin, Paddy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paddy_McCartin" title="Paddy McCartin">Paddy McCartin</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Falcons" title="Geelong Falcons">Geelong Falcons</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_draft" title="2015 AFL draft">2015</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Weitering, Jacob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Weitering" title="Jacob Weitering">Jacob Weitering</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dandenong_Stingrays" title="Dandenong Stingrays">Dandenong Stingrays</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_draft" title="2016 AFL draft">2016</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="McGrath, Andrew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_McGrath" title="Andrew McGrath">Andrew McGrath</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandringham_Dragons" title="Sandringham Dragons">Sandringham Dragons</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_draft" title="2017 AFL draft">2017</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Rayner, Cameron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Rayner" title="Cameron Rayner">Cameron Rayner</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Jets" title="Western Jets">Western Jets</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_draft" title="2018 AFL draft">2018</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Walsh, Sam"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Walsh_(footballer)" title="Sam Walsh (footballer)">Sam Walsh</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Falcons" title="Geelong Falcons">Geelong Falcons</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_draft" title="2019 AFL draft">2019</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Rowell, Matthew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Rowell_(Australian_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Matthew Rowell (Australian footballer)">Matthew Rowell</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Gold Coast Football Club">Gold Coast</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers" title="Oakleigh Chargers">Oakleigh Chargers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAB_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB League">NAB League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_draft" title="2020 AFL draft">2020</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ugle-Hagan, Jamarra"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jamarra_Ugle-Hagan" title="Jamarra Ugle-Hagan">Jamarra Ugle-Hagan</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers" title="Oakleigh Chargers">Oakleigh Chargers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAB_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB League">NAB League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_draft" title="2021 AFL draft">2021</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Horne-Francis, Jason"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Horne-Francis" title="Jason Horne-Francis">Jason Horne-Francis</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="South Adelaide Football Club">South Adelaide</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">SANFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_draft" title="2022 AFL draft">2022</a></td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cadman, Aaron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Cadman" title="Aaron Cadman">Aaron Cadman</a></span></span></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Victoria_Rebels" title="Greater Western Victoria Rebels">Greater Western Victoria Rebels</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAB_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB League">NAB League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_draft" title="2023 AFL draft">2023</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harley_Reid" title="Harley Reid">Harley Reid</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bendigo_Pioneers" title="Bendigo Pioneers">Bendigo Pioneers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAB_League" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB League">NAB League</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Women's"><span id="Women.27s"></span>Women's</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Women's"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Isabel_Huntington_04.02.18.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Isabel_Huntington_04.02.18.jpg/220px-Isabel_Huntington_04.02.18.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="313" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Isabel_Huntington_04.02.18.jpg/330px-Isabel_Huntington_04.02.18.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Isabel_Huntington_04.02.18.jpg/440px-Isabel_Huntington_04.02.18.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1313" data-file-height="1867" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Isabel_Huntington" title="Isabel Huntington">Isabel Huntington</a>, the first pick in the <a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2017 AFL Women's draft">2017 AFL Women's draft</a>. Huntington is the first number-one draft pick to be selected for the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_All-Australian_team" title="AFL Women's All-Australian team">AFL Women's All-Australian team</a>, the first number-one draft pick to be selected for the AFL Women's <a href="/wiki/22_Under_22_team" title="22 Under 22 team">22 Under 22 team</a>, and the first number-one draft pick to win the <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_Rising_Star" title="AFL Women's Rising Star">AFL Women's Rising Star</a> award</figcaption></figure> <p>With the introduction of a <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">women's competition</a> in 2016 (to commence in <a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2017 AFL Women's season">2017</a>), a draft was set up for the AFLW. </p><p>In 2016, the first draft pick was awarded to the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">GWS Giants</a> by lot, though this selection would be taken after 16 selections were made for marquee players: <a href="/wiki/Nicola_Barr" title="Nicola Barr">Nicola Barr</a> was the first player to be drafted in AFLW history. </p><p>In 2018, the first pick was awarded to Geelong as one of the expansion clubs for the <a href="/wiki/2019_AFLW_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 AFLW season">2019 season</a>, and in 2022, the first pick awarded to Sydney as one of the expansion clubs for Season 7: in both years, this was determined by lot from the four expansion clubs. </p><p>As of 2022, five of the eight seasons have seen the first pick go to the club who finished last, or an expansion club in its first draft: in 2017, GWS traded the first pick to the Western Bulldogs; in 2019, expansion club Richmond traded the first pick to the Western Bulldogs; and in 2023 Sydney traded the first pick to Geelong in a once-off overage draft. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Draft </th> <th width="150px">Player </th> <th width="150px">Selected by </th> <th width="200px">Recruited from </th> <th>League recruited from </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2016 AFL Women's draft">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Barr" title="Nicola Barr">Nicola Barr</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants#AFL_Women's_team" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_University_Australian_National_Football_Club" title="Sydney University Australian National Football Club">Sydney University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Women%27s_AFL" title="Sydney Women's AFL">SWAFL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2017 AFL Women's draft">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isabel_Huntington" title="Isabel Huntington">Isabel Huntington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs#AFL_Women's_team" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Mugars" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne University Mugars">Melbourne University</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Women%27s" title="VFL Women's">VFL Women's</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2018 AFL Women's draft">2018</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nina_Morrison" title="Nina Morrison">Nina Morrison</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Falcons" title="Geelong Falcons">Geelong Falcons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup_Girls" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup Girls">TAC Cup Girls</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2019 AFL Women's draft">2019</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Newton" title="Gabby Newton">Gabby Newton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs#AFL_Women's_team" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Knights_Football_Club" title="Northern Knights Football Club">Northern Knights</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAB_League_Girls" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB League Girls">NAB League Girls</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2020 AFL Women's draft">2020</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_McKenzie" title="Ellie McKenzie">Ellie McKenzie</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northern_Knights_Football_Club" title="Northern Knights Football Club">Northern Knights</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAB_League_Girls" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB League Girls">NAB League Girls</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2021 AFL Women's draft">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Rowbottom" title="Charlie Rowbottom">Charlie Rowbottom</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns#AFL_Women's_team" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers" title="Oakleigh Chargers">Oakleigh Chargers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAB_League_Girls" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB League Girls">NAB League Girls</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2022 AFL Women's draft">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montana_Ham" title="Montana Ham">Montana Ham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#Women's_team" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Jets" title="Western Jets">Western Jets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAB_League_Girls" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB League Girls">NAB League Girls</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_supplementary_draft" title="2023 AFL Women's supplementary draft">2023 sup.</a><sup id="cite_ref-overage_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-overage-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Erin_Hoare" title="Erin Hoare">Erin Hoare</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VFL_Women%27s" title="VFL Women's">VFL Women's</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2023 AFL Women's draft">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kristie-Lee_Weston-Turner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner (page does not exist)">Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs#AFL_Women's_team" title="Western Bulldogs">Western Bulldogs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Jets" title="Western Jets">Western Jets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAB_League_Girls" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB League Girls">NAB League Girls</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pre-season_draft">Pre-season draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Pre-season draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/AFL_Pre-season_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL Pre-season Draft">AFL Pre-season Draft</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rookie_draft">Rookie draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Rookie draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_Rookie_List" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Football League Rookie List">Australian Football League Rookie List</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Luke_Breust_2018.3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Luke_Breust_2018.3.jpg/220px-Luke_Breust_2018.3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Luke_Breust_2018.3.jpg/330px-Luke_Breust_2018.3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Luke_Breust_2018.3.jpg/440px-Luke_Breust_2018.3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1602" data-file-height="2403" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Luke Breust </a> holds the record for most AFL games played by a player recruited from the rookie draft, with 300 matches and counting.</figcaption></figure> <p>Held at the same time as the pre-season draft, the rookie draft is a chance for clubs to recruit players for their Rookie list. Rookies are usually picked as young, developing players and can be elevated from the rookie list during the year, if there is a long-term injury or retirement to a senior player in the team. Once the rookie is elevated, he remains that way until the end of the year, where they can be officially upgraded to the senior list, or placed back on the rookie list, or delisted/not offered a new contract. Teams are allowed to have four to six rookies, but the Queensland and NSW teams may have more. The first <a href="/wiki/Rookie_list" title="Rookie list">rookie draft</a> was the <a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_draft#1997_rookie_draft" title="1996 AFL draft">1997 rookie draft</a> (which followed the <a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_draft" title="1996 AFL draft">1996 AFL draft</a> and is technically lumped in with this draft for recordkeeping purposes). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_rookies">International rookies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: International rookies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rookies are also available to be selected from overseas countries and players on the list do not count towards the <a href="/wiki/Salary_cap" title="Salary cap">salary cap</a>. Notable examples are <a href="/wiki/Irishman" class="mw-redirect" title="Irishman">Irish</a> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Walsh_(Kerry_footballer)" title="Tommy Walsh (Kerry footballer)">Tommy Walsh</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>; Canadian <a href="/wiki/Mike_Pyke" title="Mike Pyke">Mike Pyke</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Canada_national_rugby_union_team" title="Canada national rugby union team">rugby union international</a>; and <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">Americans</a> <a href="/wiki/Seamus_McNamara" title="Seamus McNamara">Seamus McNamara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mason_Cox" title="Mason Cox">Mason Cox</a>, both former <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a> players who were rookie listed by <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a>. </p><p>In 2006, the AFL introduced a new scheme where clubs can maintain two international rookies (excluding Irish players) outside of the regular rookie list.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rule was adjusted in 2010 to group international rookies with players recruited from other sports, and refers to them as <i>Category B</i> rookies. Up to three can be listed in addition to up to six <i>Category A</i> rookies.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Australian_Football_League_draft&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Salary_cap#Australian_Football_League" title="Salary cap">AFL salary cap</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=AFL_Women%27s_draft&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AFL Women's draft (page does not exist)">AFL Women's draft</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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