2019 AFL draft

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2019 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)27 May - Mid-season Draft
27-28 November - National Draft
29 November - Rookie Draft
LocationMarvel Stadium
Network(s)Fox Footy
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
LeagueAFL
First selectionMatt Rowell (Gold Coast)
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The 2019 AFL draft consists of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2019 AFL season.

Key dates[]

Table of key dates[1]
Event Date(s)
Mid-season rookie draft 27 May
Free agency period Restricted and Unrestricted: 4–10 October
Delisted: 1–11 November; 13–22 November; 28 November-2 December
Trade period Players and selections: 7–16 October
Selections only: 17 October–22 November
National draft First round: 27 November
Second and subsequent rounds: 28 November
Rookie draft 29 November
Pre-season supplemental selection period December - March

Mid-season rookie draft[]

The first mid-season draft since 1993 was held after Round 10 of the 2019 AFL season on 27 May.[2][3] The draft was only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long term injuries or retirements. Players recruited during the mid-season draft earned a contract for the remainder of the season, though had the option of negotiating terms for an extension at any period throughout the season.[3]

Table of mid-season draft selections
Round Pick Player Club Recruited from Pick due to
Club League
1 1 Josh Deluca Carlton Subiaco WAFL Jarrod Pickett long-term injury
2 Gold Coast Dandenong Stingrays NAB League long-term injury
3 Kyle Dunkley Melbourne Footscray VFL long-term injury
4 Sydney South Adelaide SANFL Kurt Tippett retirement
5 Lachlan Hosie North Melbourne Glenelg SANFL Ed Vickers-Willis long-term injury
6 Ryan Gardner Western Bulldogs Footscray VFL Liam Picken retirement
7 Will Snelling Essendon West Adelaide SANFL Devon Smith long-term injury
8 St Kilda Subiaco WAFL Paddy McCartin long-term injury
9 Cameron Sutcliffe Port Adelaide Port Adelaide SANFL long-term injury
10 Passed Hawthorn — — Tim Mohr long-term injury
11 Dillon O'Reilly Fremantle East Fremantle WAFL Matt Taberner long-term injury
12 Passed Adelaide — — Tom Doedee long-term injury
13 Marlion Pickett+ Richmond South Fremantle WAFL Shaun Grigg retirement
14 John Noble Collingwood West Adelaide SANFL Lynden Dunn long-term injury
2 15 Passed Gold Coast — — Rory Thompson long-term injury
16 Sydney Eastern Ranges NAB League Heath Grundy retirement
17 Passed Western Bulldogs — — Tom Boyd retirement
18 Passed Essendon — — Sam Draper long-term injury

Previous trades[]

Since 2015, clubs have been able to trade future picks in the next year's national draft during the trade period. As a result, a total of 34 selections for the 2019 draft were traded during the 2018 trade period, including (for the first time) at the 2018 National Draft, where 14 picks were traded. The selection order for each of these picks is tied to the original club's finishing position in the 2019 season.[4]

Table of previously traded selections
Rd Orig. Club New Club Acquired via Ref
1 Brisbane Lions Gold Coast Pick swap [5]
Essendon Greater Western Sydney Dylan Shiel trade [6]
Collingwood Brisbane Lions Dayne Beams trade [7]
Adelaide Carlton Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft [8]
Carlton Adelaide
2 St Kilda Sydney Dan Hannebery trade [9]
Carlton Adelaide via Greater Western Sydney (Will Setterfield trade)
On-traded to Adelaide (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) 		[10]
[11]
Gold Coast Brisbane Lions Pick swap [5]
Greater Western Sydney Essendon Dylan Shiel trade [6]
Sydney West Coast Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft [12]
3 Richmond Gold Coast Anthony Miles and Corey Ellis trade [13]
Gold Coast Richmond
Adelaide Carlton Mitch McGovern and Shane McAdam trade [14]
Fremantle Brisbane Lions via Port Adelaide (Pick swap)
On-traded to Brisbane Lions (Sam Mayes trade) 		[15]
[16]
Hawthorn Western Bulldogs via Gold Coast (Jack Scrimshaw trade)
On traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap)
On-traded to Western Bulldogs (Marcus Adams trade) 		[17]
[5]
[18]
Port Adelaide Hawthorn Chad Wingard and Ryan Burton trade [16]
West Coast Sydney Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft [19]
St Kilda Western Bulldogs via North Melbourne (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)

On-traded to Western Bulldogs (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)

[20]
[21]
4 North Melbourne Port Adelaide Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard trade [22]
West Coast St Kilda Tom Hickey trade [23]
St Kilda West Coast
Gold Coast St Kilda via Hawthorn (Jack Scrimshaw trade)
On-traded to Greater Western Sydney (Tom Scully trade)
On-traded to St Kilda (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) 		[17]
[24]
[25]
Adelaide Port Adelaide via Gold Coast (pick swap)
On-traded to Port Adelaide (Jack Hombsch trade) 		[26]
[27]
Western Bulldogs Port Adelaide via Hawthorn (Taylor Duryea trade)
On-traded to Port Adelaide (Chad Wingard and Ryan Burton trade) 		[28]
[16]
Fremantle Essendon Travis Colyer trade [29]
Carlton Sydney Nic Newman trade [30]
Brisbane Lions North Melbourne Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft [31]
Greater Western Sydney Carlton via St Kilda (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)
On-traded to Carlton (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) 		[25]
[32]
Hawthorn Collingwood Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft [33]
Geelong Richmond Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft [34]
5 Carlton Greater Western Sydney via Adelaide (Mitch McGovern and Shane McAdam trade)
On-traded to Greater Western Sydney (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) 		[14]
[11]
West Coast Gold Coast Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft [35]
Adelaide Carlton Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft [11]
Collingwood Hawthorn Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft [33]

Free agency[]

2019 AFL free agency period signings
Player Date Free agent type Former club New club Compensation Ref
Brandon Ellis 4 October Restricted Richmond Gold Coast 2nd round [36]
Cam Ellis-Yolmen 5 October Unrestricted Adelaide Brisbane Lions 3rd round [37]
Adam Tomlinson 7 October Unrestricted Greater Western Sydney Melbourne End of 2nd round [38]
Grant Birchall 10 October Unrestricted Hawthorn Brisbane Lions None [39]
Wylie Buzza 1 November Delisted Geelong Port Adelaide None [40]
Jack Newnes Delisted St Kilda Carlton None [41]
Kaiden Brand Delisted Hawthorn Sydney None [42]
Sam Gray Delisted Port Adelaide Sydney None
Ryan Abbott 22 November Delisted Geelong St Kilda None [43]
Josh Walker 29 November Delisted Brisbane Lions North Melbourne None [44]

Trades[]

2019 AFL trade period
Date No. Player(s) Traded from Traded to Traded for Ref
9 October 1 Tim Kelly Geelong West Coast Pick 14 [45]
2020 third round pick (Geelong) Pick 24
2020 first round pick (West Coast)
Pick 52 Essendon Pick 33
Pick 37 Geelong Pick 57
10 October 2 Pick 6 St Kilda Greater Western Sydney Pick 12 [46]
Pick 59 Pick 18
11 October 3 Sam Frost Melbourne Hawthorn Pick 50 [47]
Pick 42
Pick 61 2020 second round pick (Hawthorn)
2020 fourth round pick (Melbourne)
4 Ed Langdon Fremantle Melbourne Pick 22 [48]
Pick 26 Pick 79
2020 fourth round pick (Fremantle) 2020 second round pick (Melbourne)
5 Pick 46 Brisbane Lions West Coast Pick 52 [49]
Pick 91 Pick 64
14 October 6 Eddie Betts Adelaide Carlton 2020 fourth round pick (Carlton) [50]
15 October 7 Jonathon Patton Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn 2020 fourth round pick (Melbourne) [51]
8 Pick 8 North Melbourne Melbourne Pick 26 [52]
Pick 50
2020 first round pick (Melbourne)
9 Sam Jacobs Adelaide Greater Western Sydney 2020 fourth round pick (GWS) [53]
10 Billy Frampton Port Adelaide Adelaide 2020 fourth round pick (GWS) [54]
11 Dougal Howard Port Adelaide St Kilda Pick 12 [55]
Paddy Ryder Pick 18
Pick 10 2020 third round pick (St Kilda)
2020 fourth round pick (Port Adelaide)
12 Hugh Greenwood Adelaide Gold Coast 2020 third round pick (Gold Coast) [56]
2020 fourth round pick (Gold Coast)
13 Darcy Cameron Sydney Collingwood Pick 56 [57]
Pick 62
16 October 14 Pick 48 Carlton Sydney Pick 54 [58]
Pick 63
15 Zac Smith Geelong Gold Coast Pick 58 [59]
16 Lewis Taylor Brisbane Lions Sydney Pick 48 [60]
17 Jack Steven St Kilda Geelong Pick 58 [61]
18 Callum Ah Chee Gold Coast Brisbane Lions 2020 second round pick (Brisbane Lions) [62]
2020 fourth round pick (Brisbane Lions)
19 Bradley Hill Fremantle St Kilda Blake Acres [63]
Pick 10
Pick 58
2020 third round pick (Fremantle) 2020 second round pick (St Kilda)
2020 fourth round pick (St Kilda)
20 Marc Pittonet Hawthorn Carlton Pick 54 [64]
Pick 61 Pick 63
21 Andrew Phillips Carlton Essendon Pick 57 [65]
Pick 61
Pick 72 Pick 70
22 Josh Bruce St Kilda Western Bulldogs Pick 32 [66]
Pick 51
23 Alex Keath Adelaide Western Bulldogs Pick 45 [67]
2020 third round pick (Adelaide) 2020 second round pick (Western Bulldogs)
24 Tom Cutler Brisbane Lions Essendon Pick 72 [68]
Pick 64 2020 third round pick (Essendon)
25 Zak Jones Sydney St Kilda Pick 32 [69]
Pick 56 Pick 76
2020 fourth round pick (Sydney) 2020 third round pick (Fremantle)
26 Dan Butler Richmond St Kilda Pick 56 [70]
27 Josh Jenkins Adelaide Geelong Pick 37 [71]
2020 third round pick (Gold Coast)
28 Aiden Bonar Greater Western Sydney North Melbourne 2020 third round pick (North Melbourne) [72]
2020 fourth round pick (Melbourne)
29 James Aish Collingwood Fremantle 2020 second round pick (St Kilda) [73]
Pick 69 2020 fourth round pick (St Kilda)
2020 third round pick (Collingwood)
18 November 30 Pick 16 Brisbane Lions Port Adelaide Pick 29 [74]
Pick 52 Pick 71
Pick 55 2020 first round pick (Port Adelaide)
Pick 72
19 November 31 Pick 4 Adelaide Greater Western Sydney Pick 6 [75]
2020 first round pick (GWS)
20 November 32 Pick 30 Hawthorn North Melbourne Pick 50 [76]
Pick 73
2020 second round pick (North Melbourne)
21 November 33 Pick 48 Brisbane Lions Collingwood 2020 second round pick (Collingwood) [77]
2020 third round pick (Essendon)
34 Pick 22 Fremantle Adelaide Pick 28 [78]
2020 third round pick (Collingwood) Pick 49
2020 fourth round pick (Carlton)
35 Pick 10 Fremantle Melbourne Pick 8 [79]
Pick 28
2020 fourth round pick (Carlton)
27 November
(First round) 		36 Pick 60 Greater Western Sydney Collingwood Pick 62 [80]
Pick 70
37 Pick 66 Fremantle Port Adelaide Pick 52 [81]
2020 second round pick (Fremantle) Pick 55
38 Pick 11 Carlton Gold Coast Pick 17 [82]
Pick 62 Pick 22
39 Pick 20 Port Adelaide Carlton Pick 22 [83]
Pick 55
28 November
(Second round) 		40 Pick 22 Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions Pick 23 [84]
2020 fourth round pick (GWS) 2020 second round pick (Collingwood)
41 Pick 61 Port Adelaide Sydney Pick 65 [85]
Pick 68
42 Pick 43 Hawthorn Collingwood 2020 third round pick (Essendon) [86]
43 Pick 25 Adelaide Sydney Pick 27 [87]
2020 fourth round pick (Adelaide) 2020 third round pick (Fremantle)
44 Pick 27 Geelong Gold Coast Pick 64
2020 first round priority pick (Gold Coast)
45 Pick 30 North Melbourne Essendon Pick 35
Pick 50 2020 second round pick (Essendon)
46 Pick 47 Sydney Brisbane Lions Pick 38
Pick 59 2020 third round pick (Brisbane Lions)
2020 third round pick (Sydney)
47 Pick 45 Richmond Collingwood Pick 46
2020 second round pick (Richmond) 2020 second round pick (St Kilda)
48 Pick 50 Essendon Geelong Pick 63
2020 third round pick (Gold Coast)
2020 fourth round pick (Geelong)
49 Pick 51 Collingwood Greater Western Sydney 2020 third round pick (GWS)
2020 fourth round pick (Collingwood)
50 Pick 61 Brisbane Lions Fremantle 2020 fifth round pick (Fremantle)
51 Pick 58 Essendon West Coast 2020 fourth round pick (West Coast)
52 Pick 62 Hawthorn Western Bulldogs 2020 fourth round pick (Western Bulldogs)

Retirements and delistings[]

Table key
R Rookie listed player
B Category B Rookie listed player
Table of player retirements and delistings
Date Name Club Status Ref
1 February Tomas Bugg Carlton Retired R [88]
18 February Essendon Retired B [89]
1 April Liam Picken Western Bulldogs Retired [90]
14 May Shaun Grigg Richmond Retired [91]
16 May Tom Boyd Western Bulldogs Retired [92]
22 May Heath Grundy Sydney Retired [93]
11 June Jarrod Pickett Carlton Delisted [94]
15 July Harley Bennell Fremantle Delisted [95]
30 July Sam Wright North Melbourne Retired [96]
31 July Shane Kersten Fremantle Delisted [97]
1 August Jarrad McVeigh Sydney Retired [98]
9 August Scott Thompson North Melbourne Retired [99]
Corey Maynard Melbourne Retired [100]
12 August Jarryd Roughead Hawthorn Retired [101]
13 August Aaron Sandilands Fremantle Retired [102]
14 August Nick Smith Sydney Retired [103]
North Melbourne Delisted R [104]
15 August Brett Deledio Greater Western Sydney Retired [105]
Hayden Ballantyne Fremantle Delisted [106]
16 August Dale Thomas Carlton Retired [107]
Dawson Simpson Greater Western Sydney Retired [108]
19 August Kieren Jack Sydney Retired [109]
20 August Jordan Lewis Melbourne Retired [110]
Andy Otten Adelaide Retired [111]
Michael Rischitelli Gold Coast Retired R [112]
David Myers Essendon Retired [113]
22 August Richard Douglas Adelaide Retired [113]
David Armitage St Kilda Retired [114]
23 August Alex Fasolo Carlton Retired [115]
North Melbourne Retired B [116]
27 August Nathan Hrovat Delisted [117]
Delisted
Tyson Goldsack Collingwood Retired [118]
Jeff Garlett Melbourne Delisted [119]
Declan Keilty Delisted
Jack Leslie Gold Coast Delisted R [120]
Brad Scheer Delisted R
Connor Nutting Delisted
Mark Baguley Essendon Retired [121]
28 August Billy Longer St Kilda Delisted [122]
Lewis Pierce Delisted
Sam Rowe Delisted
29 August Matthew Lobbe Carlton Delisted [123]
Jarrod Garlett Delisted
Pat Kerr Delisted
Angus Schumacher Delisted
Delisted R
30 August Dale Morris Western Bulldogs Retired [124]
2 September Matt Dea Essendon Retired R [125]
Scott Jones Fremantle Delisted [126]
Ryan Nyhuis Delisted R
15 September Luke Hodge Brisbane Lions Retired [127]
16 September Tim Smith Melbourne Retired R [128]
17 September Guy Walker Retired B [129]
Daniel Wells Collingwood Retired [130]
Sam Murray Delisted R [131]
Chris Masten West Coast Delisted [132]
18 September Fraser McInnes Delisted [133]
Delisted B
Delisted B
Paul Hunter Adelaide Delisted R [134]
19 September Ben McNiece Essendon Delisted B [135]
Delisted
20 September Maverick Weller Richmond Retired R [136]
25 September Jordan Cunico Geelong Delisted [137]
Jamaine Jones Delisted R
Jack Trengove Port Adelaide Delisted [138]
Delisted R
Delisted B
30 September Scott Selwood Geelong Delisted [139]
4 October James Rose Sydney Delisted [140]
Durak Tucker Delisted R
9 October Tom Nicholls Gold Coast Retired [141]
10 October Matthew Broadbent Port Adelaide Delisted [142]
Aidyn Johnson Delisted
17 October Wylie Buzza Geelong Delisted [143]
Kaiden Brand Hawthorn Delisted [144]
Teia Miles Delisted
David Mirra Delisted
Darren Minchington Delisted
Tim Mohr Retired R
18 October Ryan Schoenmakers Retired [145]
Bailey Rice St Kilda Delisted [146]
Brandon White Delisted
Robbie Young Delisted
Nick Robertson Brisbane Lions Delisted [147]
19 October Ben Keays Delisted [148]
Josh Walker Delisted
Ryan Bastinac Delisted R
Josh Deluca Carlton Delisted R [149]
21 October Jay Kennedy Harris Melbourne Delisted [150]
Billy Stretch Delisted
22 October Jacob Townsend Richmond Delisted [151]
Callum Moore Delisted
Connor Menadue Delisted
23 October Kurt Mutimer West Coast Delisted [152]
Delisted
Keegan Brooksby Delisted R
Fletcher Roberts Western Bulldogs Delisted [153]
Lukas Webb Delisted
24 October Zac Clarke Essendon Delisted R [154]
Jake Long Delisted
Delisted R
Tom Jok Delisted R
25 October Jack Newnes St Kilda Delisted [155]
Dylan Buckley Greater Western Sydney Delisted R [156]
Tom Sheridan Delisted
Jake Stein Delisted B
Delisted B
Sydney Delisted R [157]
Delisted R
27 October Paddy McCartin St Kilda Delisted [158]
28 October Lynden Dunn Collingwood Delisted [159]
Ben Crocker Delisted
29 October Brayden Crossley Gold Coast Delisted [160]
Aaron Young Delisted
Josh Schoenfeld Delisted
Delisted R
North Melbourne Delisted R [161]
30 October Lachie Henderson Geelong Delisted [162]
Ryan Abbott Delisted
Delisted
Hugh Dixon Fremantle Delisted [163]
Tom North Delisted
Daniel Menzel Sydney Delisted [164]
Delisted
Josh Smith West Coast Delisted R [165]
Mitch Brown Essendon Delisted [166]
31 October Sam Gray Port Adelaide Delisted [167]
Sam Skinner Brisbane Lions Delisted [168]
Delisted
Archie Smith Delisted
Matt Eagles Delisted B
8 November Michael Hartley Essendon Delisted [169]
12 November Brendon Ah Chee West Coast Delisted [170]
Hamish Brayshaw Delisted
Port Adelaide Delisted [171]
Boyd Woodcock Delisted

Gold Coast concessions[]

Due to poor on-field results and issues with player retention, prior to the draft, the AFL announced a "rescue package" for Gold Coast [172] which included:

  • The first pick of the first round of the 2019 National Draft (pick #1).
  • The first pick of the second round of the 2019 National Draft (pick #22, since traded to Carlton, then on-traded to Port Adelaide and then Brisbane Lions).
  • A mid-first round pick in the 2020 AFL draft (pick #11, since traded to Geelong at the 2019 National Draft, then on-traded to GWS).
  • The first pick of the second round of the 2021 AFL draft (pick #19, since traded to Fremantle).
  • Darwin was added to its Academy zone
  • The ability to be able to pre-list Academy players.
  • An expanded Category A rookie list of up to ten players, with the club having a maximum roster of 53 players.

2019 national draft[]

^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been a premiership player and been selected for at least one All-Australian team
+ Denotes player who has been a premiership player at least once
x Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Australian team
# Denotes player who has never played in a VFL/AFL home and away season or finals game
~ Denotes player who has been selected as Rising Star
Table of national draft selections
Rd. Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
Priority 1 Matt Rowell Gold Coast Oakleigh Chargers NAB League
1 2 Noah Anderson Gold Coast Oakleigh Chargers NAB League
3 Luke Jackson+~ Melbourne East Fremantle WAFL
4 Lachlan Ash Greater Western Sydney Murray Bushrangers NAB League Traded from Adelaide; received from Carlton in 2018
5 Dylan Stephens Sydney Norwood SANFL
6 Fischer McAsey Adelaide Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from Greater Western Sydney; received from St Kilda
7 Hayden Young Fremantle Dandenong Stingrays NAB League
8 Caleb Serong~ Fremantle Gippsland Power NAB League Traded from Melbourne; received from North Melbourne
9 Liam Henry Fremantle Claremont WAFL Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous), matched bid by Carlton
10 Tom Green Greater Western Sydney Canberra Demons NEAFL Academy selection, matched bid by Carlton
11 Sam Flanders Gold Coast Gippsland Power NAB League Traded from Carlton at the draft; received from Adelaide in 2018
12 Kysaiah Pickett+ Melbourne Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Traded from Fremantle; received from St Kilda; received from Port Adelaide
13 Will Day Hawthorn West Adelaide SANFL
14 Miles Bergman Port Adelaide Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from St Kilda; received from GWS; received from Essendon in 2018
15 Cody Weightman Western Bulldogs Dandenong Stingrays NAB League
16 Geelong Geelong Falcons NAB League Traded from West Coast
17 Carlton Bendigo Pioneers NAB League Traded from Gold Coast at the draft; received from Brisbane Lions in 2018
18 Mitch Georgiades Port Adelaide Subiaco WAFL Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Collingwood in 2018
19 Sam De Koning Geelong Dandenong Stingrays NAB League
20 Sam Philp Carlton Northern Knights NAB League Traded from Port Adelaide at the draft; received from St Kilda; received from Greater Western Sydney
21 Thomson Dow Richmond Bendigo Pioneers NAB League
Priority 22 Deven Robertson Brisbane Lions Perth WAFL Traded from Port Adelaide; received from Carlton at the draft; received from Gold Coast at the draft
2 23 Dylan Williams Port Adelaide Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Gold Coast in 2018
24 Harry Schoenberg Adelaide Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Traded from Fremantle; received from Melbourne
25 Port Adelaide Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Father–son selection (son of Darren Mead), matched bid by Sydney
26 Sydney Glenelg SANFL Traded from Adelaide at the draft; received from Carlton (via Greater Western Sydney) in 2018
27 Jeremy Sharp Gold Coast East Fremantle WAFL Traded from Geelong at the draft; received from West Coast; received from Sydney in 2018
28 Adelaide Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from Sydney at the draft; received from St Kilda in 2018
29 Finn Maginness Hawthorn Sandringham Dragons NAB League Father–son selection (son of Scott Maginness), matched bid by North Melbourne
30 Harrison Jones Essendon Calder Cannons NAB League Traded from North Melbourne at the draft; received from Melbourne; received from Fremantle
31 North Melbourne Gippsland Power NAB League
32 Trent Rivers+ Melbourne East Fremantle WAFL Traded from Fremantle; received from Adelaide
33 Brisbane Lions Gippsland Power NAB League Traded from Port Adelaide
34 Jack Mahony North Melbourne Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from Hawthorn
35 Flynn Perez North Melbourne Bendigo Pioneers NAB League Traded from Essendon at the draft
36 Elijah Taylor Sydney Perth WAFL Traded from St Kilda; received from Western Bulldogs
37 Keidean Coleman Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions NEAFL Academy selection, matched bid by Essendon
38 Nick Bryan Essendon Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Traded from West Coast
39 Chad Warner Sydney East Fremantle WAFL
40 Jay Rantall Collingwood GWV Rebels NAB League
41 Francis Evans Geelong Calder Cannons NAB League
42 Adelaide Claremont WAFL Traded from Geelong; received from Essendon; received from Greater Western Sydney in 2018
43 Richmond Brisbane Lions NEAFL Academy eligible for Brisbane Lions, but they did not match Richmond's bid.
44 Richmond Brisbane Lions NEAFL Academy eligible for Brisbane Lions, but they did not match Richmond's bid.
Free Agency compensation pick (Ellis)
3 45 Trent Bianco Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Traded from Richmond at the draft; received from Gold Coast in 2018
46 Hugo Ralphsmith Richmond Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from Hawthorn at the draft; received from Melbourne
47 Carlton Calder Cannons NAB League
48 Adelaide Calder Cannons NAB League Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from St Kilda (via North Melbourne) in 2018
49 West Coast Claremont WAFL Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Fremantle (via Port Adelaide) in 2018
50 Geelong Norwood SANFL Traded from Essendon at the draft; received from North Melbourne at the draft
51 Jake Riccardi Greater Western Sydney Werribee VFL Traded from Collingwood at the draft; received from Brisbane Lions; received from Sydney; received from Carlton (via Adelaide) in 2018
52 Ryan Byrnes St Kilda Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from Hawthorn (via Gold Coast and Brisbane Lions) in 2018
53 Louis Butler Western Bulldogs Sandringham Dragons NAB League
54 Richmond Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Next Generation Academy eligible for St Kilda, but they did not match Richmond's bid.
Traded from St Kilda; received from Sydney; received from Collingwood
4 55 Trey Ruscoe Collingwood East Fremantle WAFL Traded from Greater Western Sydney at the draft; originally Pick 58 [a]
56 Ned Cahill Essendon Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Traded from Carlton; received from Hawthorn; received from Melbourne
57 Josh Morris Hawthorn Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Traded from Carlton; received from Sydney
58 West Coast West Perth WAFL Traded from Essendon at the draft; received from Brisbane Lions; received from West Coast; received from St Kilda in 2018
59 Brisbane Lions West Perth WAFL Traded from Port Adelaide; received from Western Bulldogs (via Hawthorn) in 2018
60 Jy Farrar Gold Coast Adelaide SANFL Traded from North Melbourne; received from Brisbane Lions in 2018
61 Michael Frederick Fremantle Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Traded from Brisbane Lions at the draft
62 Riley Garcia Western Bulldogs Swan Districts WAFL Traded from Hawthorn at the draft
5 63 Essendon Oakleigh Chargers NAB League
64 Leo Connolly St Kilda Gippsland Power NAB League
65 Thomas Hutchesson Greater Western Sydney Adelaide SANFL
  • a Greater Western Sydney are carrying over a points deficit from the 2018 AFL draft ( selection, #34), this deficit is offset by surplus points from the 2015 AFL draft (Jacob Hopper selection, #7), moving this pick from third round (58) to fourth round (60).[173]

Rookie elevations[]

Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2019 to their 2020 primary playing list prior to the draft.

Table of rookie elevations
Player Club Ref.
Lachlan Murphy Adelaide [174]
Mitch Hinge Brisbane Lions [175]
Oscar McInerney
Max Lynch Collingwood [159]
Stefan Giro Fremantle [176]
Zach Guthrie Geelong [177]
Sam Simpson
Conor Nash Hawthorn [178]
Oliver Hanrahan
Cameron Zurhaar North Melbourne [179]
Jarrod Lienert Port Adelaide [180]
Peter Ladhams
Darragh Joyce St Kilda [181]
Francis Watson West Coast [182]

2020 pre-season draft[]

The 2020 pre-season draft was held on the morning of Friday, 29 November 2019 prior to the commencement of the rookie draft.

Table of pre-season draft selections
Round Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Jack Martin Carlton Gold Coast AFL
2 Michael Hartley Hawthorn Essendon AFL

2020 rookie draft[]

Table of rookie draft selections
Round Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Josh Schoenfeld Gold Coast Gold Coast AFL
2 Passed Melbourne — —
3 Josh Honey Carlton Western Jets NAB League
4 Sydney Bendigo Pioneers NAB League
5 St Kilda Sandringham Dragons NAB League
6 Jarvis Pina Fremantle Peel Thunder WAFL
7 Ben Keays Adelaide Brisbane Lions AFL
8 Port Adelaide Swan Districts WAFL
9 Emerson Jeka Hawthorn Western Jets NAB League
10 Mitchell Hibberd Essendon Williamstown VFL
11 West Coast Claremont WAFL
12 Sam Skinner Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions AFL
13 Passed Collingwood — —
14 Bradley Close Geelong Glenelg SANFL
15 Jake Stein Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney AFL
2 16 Connor Budarick Gold Coast Gold Coast NEAFL Academy selection
17 Passed Melbourne — —
18 Carlton Gippsland Power NAB League
19 Sydney Sydney AFL
20 Tom North Fremantle Fremantle AFL
21 Ben Crocker Adelaide Collingwood AFL
22 Port Adelaide Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Father–son selection (son of Peter Burgoyne)
23 Passed Hawthorn — —
24 Passed Essendon — —
25 West Coast Tasmania Devils NAB League
26 Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions AFL
27 Geelong Geelong AFL
28 Tom Sheridan Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney AFL
3 29 Gold Coast Gold Coast NEAFL Academy selection
30 Hugh Dixon Fremantle Fremantle AFL
31 Passed Adelaide — —
32 Boyd Woodcock Port Adelaide Port Adelaide AFL
33 Brendon Ah Chee West Coast West Coast AFL
34 Archie Smith Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions AFL
35 Lachie Henderson Geelong Geelong AFL
36 Zach Sproule Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney AFL
4 37 Gold Coast NT Thunder NEAFL Academy selection
38 Port Adelaide Port Adelaide AFL
39 Hamish Brayshaw West Coast West Coast AFL
40 Passed Greater Western Sydney — —
5 41 Passed Gold Coast — —
42 Passed West Coast — —

Category B rookie selections[]

Clubs were able to nominate category B rookies to join their club in 2020.

Table of Category B rookie selections
Name Club Origin Note Ref
Matt Eagles Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions Winner of The Recruit in 2016 (re-signed player) [183]
Tom Wilson Collingwood Sydney Kings (NBL) 3-year non-registered player (basketball) [184]
Essendon Armagh GAA International selection (Ireland) [185]
Meath GAA International selection (Ireland) [186]
Port Melbourne SC (NPL Victoria) 3-year non-registered player (soccer)
(also the son of James Hird) 		[187]
Isaiah Butters Fremantle Claremont (WAFL) Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) [176]
Leno Thomas Claremont (WAFL) Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous)
Gold Coast Sligo GAA International selection (Ireland) [188]
Gold Coast (NEAFL) Queensland Academy zone selection [189]
Harry Pepper Hawthorn Gippsland Power (NAB League) Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) [190]
North Melbourne Tasmania Devils (NAB League) Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) [191]
Sydney Wexford GAA International selection (Ireland) [192]

Pre-season supplemental selection period[]

Player Club Recruited from Notes Ref
Club League
Adelaide North Melbourne VFL [193]
Callum Moore Carlton Richmond AFL [194]
Lynden Dunn Collingwood Collingwood AFL Re-signed player [195]
Jacob Townsend Essendon Richmond AFL [196]
Norwood SANFL [193]
Mitch Brown Melbourne Essendon AFL [197]
Harley Bennell Fremantle AFL [198]
Keegan Brooksby Hawthorn West Coast AFL [199]
Darren Minchington Hawthorn AFL Re-signed player [200]
Nic Reid West Coast West Coast WAFL [201]
Jamaine Jones Geelong AFL

See also[]

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