2021 AFL draft

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2021 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)2 June - Mid-season Draft
24-25 November - National Draft
26 November - Rookie Draft
LocationMarvel Stadium
Network(s)Fox Footy
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
LeagueAFL
First selectionJason Horne-Francis
(North Melbourne)
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 AFL draft comprised the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2021 AFL season.

The National Draft returned to being a two day event in 2021, after being held on a single night in 2020.[1]

After coming 18th in the 2021 AFL season, the North Melbourne Football Club held the number one draft pick in the National draft for the first time, selecting South Adelaide midfielder Jason Horne-Francis.[2]

Key Dates[]

Table of key dates[3]
Event Date(s)
Mid-season rookie draft 2 June 2021
Free agency period Restricted and Unrestricted: 1–8 October 2021
Delisted: 3–15 November 2021
Trade period 4–13 October 2021
National draft First round: 24 November 2021
Second and subsequent rounds: 25 November 2021
Pre-Season and Rookie draft 26 November 2021
Pre-season supplemental selection period 10 January 2022 - 9 March 2022

2021 mid-season rookie draft[]

The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of Round 11 of the 2021 AFL season on 2 June.[4] The draft was only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long term injuries or retirements.

Table of mid-season draft selections
Round Pick Player Club Recruited from Pick due to
Club League
1 1 North Melbourne Sandringham Dragons NAB League Flynn Perez long-term injury
2 Jai Newcombe Hawthorn Box Hill Hawks VFL Jonathon Patton retirement
3 Collingwood Sturt SANFL Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
4 Adelaide Murray Bushrangers NAB League Tyson Stengle delisting
5 Gold Coast Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Jarrod Witts long-term injury
6 Carlton Carlton VFL Caleb Marchbank long-term injury
7 Max Heath St Kilda Sandringham Dragons NAB League Dylan Roberton retirement
8 Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney VFL Lachlan Keeffe long-term injury
9 Sam Durham Essendon Richmond VFL Irving Mosquito long-term injury
10 Matthew Parker Richmond South Fremantle WAFL Ivan Soldo long-term injury
11 West Coast Swan Districts WAFL Daniel Venables long-term injury
12 Sydney Sydney VFL Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
13 Port Adelaide Sturt SANFL Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
14 Brisbane Lions Claremont WAFL Cam Rayner long-term injury
15 Melbourne Werribee VFL long-term injury
2 16 North Melbourne Geelong Falcons NAB League Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
17 Hawthorn Norwood SANFL James Sicily long-term injury
18 Collingwood Eastern Ranges NAB League Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
19 Passed Gold Coast — — Rory Thompson long-term injury
20 Carlton Footscray VFL David Cuningham long-term injury
21 Cooper Sharman St Kilda Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Jade Gresham long-term injury
22 Passed Essendon — — Michael Hurley long-term injury
23 Connor West West Coast West Perth WAFL Jarrod Cameron long-term injury
24 Melbourne Murray Bushrangers NAB League Marty Hore long-term injury
3 25 Passed Carlton — — Sam Philp long-term injury
26 Passed St Kilda — — Ben Paton long-term injury
4 27 Passed St Kilda — — Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft

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 30 selections for the 2021 draft were traded during the 2020 trade period. Further trades of future picks can be made before or during the 2020 national draft. The selection order for each of these picks is tied to the original club's finishing position in the 2021 season.


Table of previously traded selections
Rd Orig. Club New Club Acquired via Ref
1 Collingwood Greater Western Sydney Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft
Melbourne Brisbane Lions Pick swap [5]
Geelong Richmond Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft
2 Collingwood Hawthorn Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft
St Kilda Richmond Jack Higgins trade [6]
Essendon Geelong via Greater Western Sydney (Jye Caldwell trade)
on-traded to Geelong (Jeremy Cameron trade) 		[7]
[8]
Greater Western Sydney Geelong Jeremy Cameron trade [8]
Western Bulldogs Collingwood Adam Treloar trade [9]
Brisbane Lions Melbourne Pick swap [5]
Port Adelaide West Coast via Sydney (Aliir Aliir trade)
on-traded to West Coast (Tom Hickey trade) 		[10]
[11]
Melbourne Adelaide Pick swap [12]
3 Gold Coast Richmond Oleg Markov trade [13]
Adelaide Collingwood Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft
Hawthorn Melbourne Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft
Carlton Gold Coast via Sydney (pick swap)
on-traded to Gold Coast (pick swap) 		[14]
[15]
Fremantle Collingwood Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft
West Coast Brisbane Lions Alex Witherden trade [16]
Sydney West Coast Tom Hickey trade [11]
Western Bulldogs Melbourne Mitch Hannan trade [17]
Port Adelaide Essendon Orazio Fantasia trade [18]
Melbourne Gold Coast via Brisbane Lions (pick swap)
on-traded to Geelong (Nakia Cockatoo trade)
on-traded to Gold Coast (pick swap) 		[19]
[20]
[21]
4 North Melbourne Hawthorn via Melbourne (Ben Brown trade)
on-traded to Hawthorn (Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft) 		[22]
Collingwood Brisbane Lions Pick swap [23]
Hawthorn Port Adelaide via Adelaide (Kyle Hartigan trade)
on-traded to Port Adelaide (Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft) 		[24]
Richmond Hawthorn via St Kilda (Jack Higgins trade)
on-traded to Hawthorn (Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft) 		[6]
Fremantle Adelaide Pick swap [25]
Essendon Gold Coast Peter Wright trade [26]
Brisbane Lions North Melbourne via Melbourne (pick swap)
on-traded to North Melbourne (Ben Brown trade) 		[19]
[22]
Melbourne Brisbane Lions via Adelaide (pick swap)
on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap) 		[12]
[27]
Geelong Port Adelaide via Greater Western Sydney (Jeremy Cameron trade)
on-traded to Collingwood (Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft)
on-traded to Port Adelaide (Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft) 		[8]

Player movements[]

Free agency[]

2021 AFL free agency period signings
Player Free agent type Recruited from New club Compensation Ref
Jake Kelly Unrestricted Adelaide Essendon 3rd round [28]
Mabior Chol Unrestricted Richmond Gold Coast End of 2nd round [29]
George Hewett Restricted Sydney Carlton End of 2nd round [30]
Luke Dunstan Unrestricted St Kilda Melbourne None [31]
Tim O'Brien Unrestricted Hawthorn Western Bulldogs None [32]
Jarrod Brander Delisted West Coast Greater Western Sydney N/A [33]
Sam Skinner [a] Delisted South Adelaide
(SANFL) 		Port Adelaide N/A [34]
Tom Campbell Delisted North Melbourne St Kilda N/A [35]
Tyson Stengle [b] Delisted Woodville-West Torrens
(SANFL) 		Geelong N/A [36]
Hugh Greenwood Delisted Gold Coast North Melbourne N/A [37]
  • a Sam Skinner was delisted by Brisbane Lions in 2020
  • b Tyson Stengle was delisted by Adelaide during the 2021 pre-season

Trades[]

Table of trades
Clubs involved Trade Ref
Gold Coast
Collingwood 		to Gold Coast (from Collingwood)
  • 2022 second round pick (Collingwood)
  • 2022 third round pick (Collingwood)
  • 2022 fourth round pick (Collingwood)
 to Collingwood (from Gold Coast)
  • pick #22
  • pick #46
  • pick #58
  • pick #79
  • 2022 fourth round pick (Gold Coast)
 [38]
Collingwood
Geelong 		to Collingwood (from Geelong)
to Geelong (from Collingwood)
  • pick #41
 [39]
Port Adelaide
Greater Western Sydney 		to Port Adelaide (from Greater Western Sydney)
to Greater Western Sydney (from Port Adelaide)
  • 2022 third round pick (Port Adelaide)
 [40]
Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide
St Kilda 		to Melbourne
  • pick #17 (from Western Bulldogs)
  • pick #37 (from Adelaide)
  • pick #49 (from St Kilda)

to Western Bulldogs

  • pick #23 (from Adelaide)
  • pick #44 (from Adelaide)
  • pick #45 (from Melbourne)
 to Adelaide

to St Kilda

  • pick #62 (from Adelaide)
  • pick #66 (from Adelaide)
  • 2022 fourth round pick (Adelaide)
 [41]
Collingwood
Fremantle 		to Collingwood (from Fremantle)
  • pick #22
 to Fremantle (from Collingwood)
  • pick #27
  • 2022 third round pick (Fremantle)
 [42]
Fremantle
Gold Coast 		to Fremantle (from Gold Coast)
to Gold Coast (from Fremantle)
  • 2022 second round pick (Fremantle)
  • 2022 fourth round pick (Fremantle)
 [43]
Carlton
Fremantle 		to Carlton (from Fremantle)
to Fremantle (from Carlton)
  • pick #6
  • 2022 third round pick (Carlton)
 [44]
West Coast
Carlton
Western Bulldogs 		to West Coast (from Carlton)

to Carlton (from Western Bulldogs)

to Western Bulldogs (from West Coast)
  • pick #52
 [45]
North Melbourne
Richmond 		to North Melbourne (from Richmond)
  • Callum Coleman-Jones
  • pick #42
  • pick #47
  • 2022 fourth round pick (Richmond)
 to Richmond (from North Melbourne)
  • Robbie Tarrant
  • pick #40
  • 2022 second round pick (North Melbourne)
 [46]
Collingwood
Western Bulldogs 		to Collingwood (from Western Bulldogs)
to Western Bulldogs (from Collingwood)
  • pick #43
 [47]
Adelaide
Sydney 		to Adelaide (from Sydney)
to Sydney (from Adelaide)
  • 2022 first round pick (Melbourne)
 [48]
Brisbane Lions
Geelong 		to Brisbane Lions (from Geelong)
to Geelong (from Brisbane Lions)
  • pick #50
  • 2022 third round pick (Brisbane Lions)
 [49]
Geelong
Hawthorn 		to Geelong (from Hawthorn)
to Hawthorn (from Geelong)
  • 2022 third round pick (Brisbane Lions)
 [50]
Fremantle
Geelong 		to Fremantle (from Geelong)
to Geelong (from Fremantle)
  • pick #22
  • 2022 third round pick (Carlton)
 [51]
Sydney
Port Adelaide 		to Sydney (from Port Adelaide)
to Port Adelaide (from Sydney)
  • pick #12
  • 2022 third round pick (Sydney)
 [52]
Hawthorn
Collingwood 		to Hawthorn (from Collingwood)
to Collingwood (from Hawthorn)
  • 2022 third round pick (Hawthorn)
  • 2022 third round pick (Brisbane Lions)
 [53]
Richmond
Collingwood 		to Richmond (from Collingwood)
  • pick #27
 to Collingwood (from Richmond)
  • pick #38
  • pick #40
  • 2022 third round pick (Richmond)
 [54]
Greater Western Sydney
Brisbane Lions 		to Greater Western Sydney (from Brisbane Lions)
  • pick #54
 to Brisbane Lions (from Greater Western Sydney)
  • 2022 third round pick (Port Adelaide)
 [55]
St Kilda
Collingwood 		to St Kilda (from Collingwood)
  • pick #55
 to Collingwood (from St Kilda)
  • 2022 fourth round pick (Adelaide)
 [56]
Picks swapped at the 2021 National Draft
Geelong
Western Bulldogs 		to Geelong (from Western Bulldogs)
  • pick #23
 to Western Bulldogs (from Geelong)
  • pick #32
  • pick #34
North Melbourne
Western Bulldogs 		to North Melbourne (from Western Bulldogs)
to Western Bulldogs (from North Melbourne)
  • pick #42
  • pick #47
  • 2022 third round pick (North Melbourne)
North Melbourne
Collingwood 		to North Melbourne (from Collingwood)
  • pick #36
 to Collingwood (from North Melbourne)
Port Adelaide
West Coast 		to Port Adelaide (from West Coast)
  • pick #12
 to West Coast (from Port Adelaide)
  • pick #14
  • 2022 second round pick (Port Adelaide)
Collingwood
Greater Western Sydney 		to Collingwood (from Greater Western Sydney)
  • pick #48
 to Greater Western Sydney (from Collingwood)
  • 2022 fourth round pick (Adelaide)
Adelaide
Melbourne 		to Adelaide (from Melbourne)
  • pick #43
 to Melbourne (from Adelaide)
  • 2022 third round pick (Adelaide)
Port Adelaide
Carlton 		to Port Adelaide (from Carlton)
  • pick #55
 to Carlton (from Port Adelaide)
  • 2022 fourth round pick (Port Adelaide)
Collingwood
Geelong 		to Collingwood (from Geelong)
  • pick #45
 to Geelong (from Collingwood)
  • pick #47
  • 2022 third round pick (Brisbane Lions)
St Kilda
Melbourne 		to St Kilda (from Melbourne)
  • pick #51
 to Melbourne (from St Kilda)
  • 2022 fourth round pick (St Kilda)
West Coast
Port Adelaide 		to West Coast (from Port Adelaide)
  • pick #62
 to Port Adelaide (from West Coast)
  • 2022 fourth round pick (West Coast)

List changes[]

Retirements[]

Table key
R Rookie listed player
B Category B Rookie listed player
Table of player retirements
Name Club Ref
Sam Lloyd Western Bulldogs [57]
(B) Essendon [58]
Tom Scully Hawthorn [59]
Dylan Roberton St Kilda [60]
Jonathon Patton Hawthorn [61]
Levi Greenwood Collingwood [62]
Chris Mayne [63]
Lin Jong Western Bulldogs [64]
Daniel Venables (R) West Coast [65]
Marc Murphy Carlton [66]
Stephen Hill Fremantle [67]
Tom Rockliff Port Adelaide [68]
Patrick Ambrose Essendon [69]
Jack Hombsch (R) Gold Coast [70]
Jordan Murdoch (R)
Zac Smith (R) [71]
Eddie Betts (R) Carlton [72]
David Astbury Richmond [73]
Cale Hooker Essendon [74]
Jarrod Harbrow (R) Gold Coast [75]
Shaun McKernan St Kilda [76]
David Mackay (R) Adelaide [77]
Bachar Houli Richmond [78]
Shaun Burgoyne Hawthorn [79]
Jake Carlisle St Kilda [80]
James Frawley [81]
(B) Collingwood [82]
Nathan Vardy West Coast [83]
Grant Birchall (R) Brisbane Lions [84]
Nathan Jones Melbourne [85]
Josh Jenkins Geelong [86]
Archie Smith Brisbane Lions [87]
Neville Jetta Melbourne [88]
Lachie Henderson Geelong [89]
(B)
Josh Thomas Collingwood [90]
Daniel Talia Adelaide [91]
Easton Wood Western Bulldogs [92]
Shane Mumford Greater Western Sydney [93]
Liam Jones Carlton [94]
Aaron vandenBerg Melbourne [95]

Delistings[]

Table key
R Rookie listed player
B Category B Rookie listed player
Table of player delistings
Name Club Ref
Tyson Stengle Adelaide [96]
Leno Thomas (B) Fremantle [97]
Tom Lynch Adelaide [98]
Levi Casboult Carlton [99]
Reece Conca Fremantle [100]
Patrick Naish Richmond [101]
Brett Bewley (R) Fremantle [102]
Taylin Duman
Stefan Giro
Tobe Watson (R)
David Zaharakis Essendon [103]
Taylor Garner North Melbourne [104]
Dom Tyson
Will Walker
Connor Menadue (R)
James Cousins Hawthorn [105]
Damon Greaves (R)
Michael Hartley
Keegan Brooksby (R)
Harry Pepper (B)
Mark Hutchings (R) West Coast [83]
Brendon Ah Chee (R)
Irving Mosquito Essendon [106]
Ned Cahill
(R) St Kilda [107]
(B)
Hamish Hartlett Port Adelaide [108]
Joel Garner
Tyson Goldsack (R)
Sam Reid Greater Western Sydney [109]
Matthew Buntine
Nick Shipley [110]
Tom Hutchesson
Brayden Ainsworth West Coast [111]
(R)
Ben Jarvis Geelong [86]
Kaiden Brand Sydney [112]
Sam Gray (R)
Matthew Ling
(R)
(R) Gold Coast [113]
Jay Lockhart Melbourne [88]
(R)
(B)
Jarrod Cameron West Coast [114]
Michael Gibbons Carlton [115]
(R) Geelong [116]
Lochie O'Brien Carlton [117]
Matt Cottrell (R)
Martin Gleeson (R) Essendon [118]
Brayden Sier Collingwood [90]
Jay Rantall
Charlie Constable Geelong [119]
Oliver Hanrahan Hawthorn [120]
Will Hayes (R) Western Bulldogs [121]
Ben Cavarra (R)
Jarrod Lienert Port Adelaide [122]
Boyd Woodcock (R)
Sam Mayes
(R)
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith (R) Richmond [123]
Ryan Garthwaite
Jack Lonie St Kilda [124]
Marty Hore Melbourne [125]
(R)
Shaun Atley North Melbourne [126]
Trent Dumont
Tom Campbell (R)
(R)
Cam Ellis-Yolmen Brisbane Lions [127]
Connor Ballenden (R)
Jarrod Brander West Coast [128]
Ben Davis Adelaide [129]
Paul Hunter St Kilda [130]
Connor Blakely Fremantle [131]
Mitch Crowden
Jacob Townsend (R) Gold Coast [132]
(B)
Jared Polec North Melbourne [133]
Lewis Taylor Sydney [134]
Dylan Clarke Essendon [135]
Hugh Greenwood Gold Coast [136]
Rory Thompson
Greater Western Sydney [137]

2021 national draft[]

Table of national draft selections
Round Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Jason Horne-Francis North Melbourne South Adelaide SANFL
2 Western Bulldogs Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Father–son selection (son of Luke Darcy), matched bid by Greater Western Sydney
3 Greater Western Sydney Sandringham Dragons NAB League ←Collingwood (2020)
4 Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Father–son selection (son of Peter Daicos), matched bid by Gold Coast
5 Gold Coast Dandenong Stingrays NAB League
6 Josh Rachele Adelaide Murray Bushrangers NAB League
7 Hawthorn Northern Knights NAB League
8 Jye Amiss Fremantle East Perth WAFL ←Carlton
9 Richmond GWV Rebels NAB League
10 Neil Erasmus Fremantle Subiaco WAFL
11 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera St Kilda Glenelg SANFL
12 Port Adelaide Sandringham Dragons NAB League ←West Coast (draft)
13 Essendon GWV Rebels NAB League
14 West Coast Sandringham Dragons NAB League ←Port Adelaide (draft)←Sydney
15 Leek Aleer Greater Western Sydney Central District SANFL
16 Brisbane Lions Northern Knights NAB League
17 Richmond Murray Bushrangers NAB League ←Geelong (2020)
18 Sydney Claremont WAFL ←Port Adelaide
19 Melbourne Claremont WAFL ←Western Bulldogs
20 Brisbane Lions GWV Rebels NAB League ←Melbourne (2020)
2 21 Fremantle Subiaco WAFL ←Gold Coast (priority pick)
22 North Melbourne Calder Cannons NAB League
23 Hawthorn GWV Rebels NAB League ←Collingwood (2020)
24 Geelong Geelong Falcons NAB League ←Fremantle←Collingwood←Gold Coast
25 Geelong Geelong Falcons NAB League ←Western Bulldogs (draft)←Adelaide
26 Hawthorn Dandenong Stingrays NAB League
27 Carlton South Fremantle WAFL
28 Richmond Eastern Ranges NAB League
29 Richmond Tasmania Devils NAB League ←Collingwood←Fremantle
30 Richmond Dandenong Stingrays NAB League ←St Kilda (2020)
31 West Coast Peel Thunder WAFL
32 Geelong North Adelaide SANFL ←Greater Western Sydney (2020)←Essendon (2020)
33 Mitchito Owens St Kilda Sandringham Dragons NAB League Next Generation Academy selection (Japanese descent), matched bid by Sydney
34 Sydney South Adelaide SANFL
35 North Melbourne Western Jets NAB League ←Western Bulldogs (draft)←Geelong (draft)←Greater Western Sydney (2020)
36 Adelaide Eastern Ranges NAB League ←Melbourne←Brisbane Lions (2020)
37 West Coast Swan Districts WAFL ←Sydney (2020)←Port Adelaide (2020)
38 North Melbourne Dandenong Stingrays NAB League ←Collingwood (draft)←Western Bulldogs (2020)
39 Melbourne Sandringham Dragons NAB League ←Adelaide←Melbourne (2020)
3 40 Sydney East Fremantle WAFL Free agency compensation pick (Hewett)
41 Brisbane Lions East Perth WAFL ←Geelong←Collingwood
42 Greater Western Sydney Queanbeyan Tigers AFL Canberra Academy selection, matched bid by Western Bulldogs
43 Western Bulldogs Claremont WAFL ←North Melbourne (draft)←Richmond←Gold Coast (2020)
44 Adelaide Calder Cannons NAB League ←Melbourne (draft)←St Kilda
45 Collingwood South Adelaide SANFL
46 Essendon Norwood SANFL
47 Marcus Windhager St Kilda Sandringham Dragons NAB League Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous), matched bid by Geelong
48 Geelong Eastern Ranges NAB League ←Brisbane Lions←West Coast (2020)
49 Collingwood Norwood SANFL ←North Melbourne (draft)←Western Bulldogs (draft)←Carlton←West Coast←Sydney (2020)
50 Essendon Richmond VFL ←Port Adelaide (2020)
51 St Kilda Glenelg SANFL ←Melbourne (draft)←Western Bulldogs (2020)
52 Collingwood North Adelaide SANFL ←Gold Coast←Geelong (2020)←Brisbane Lions (2020)←Melbourne (2020)
4 53 Hawthorn Gippsland Power NAB League ←Melbourne (2020)←North Melbourne (2020)
54 Eric 'Roy' Benning Fremantle Claremont WAFL Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous)
←Gold Coast
55 Port Adelaide North Adelaide SANFL ←Adelaide (2020)←Hawthorn (2020)
56 Port Adelaide Sandringham Dragons NAB League ←Carlton (draft)
57 West Coast East Fremantle WAFL
58 Sydney Oakleigh Chargers NAB League
59 North Melbourne Northern Knights NAB League Father–son selection (son of Glenn Archer)
←Melbourne (2020)←Brisbane Lions (2020)
60 Port Adelaide Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Father–son selection (son of Peter Burgoyne)
←Collingwood (2020)←Greater Western Sydney (2020)←Geelong (2020)
61 Western Bulldogs Sandringham Dragons NAB League
62 West Coast Subiaco WAFL ←Port Adelaide (draft)
63 Charlie Constable Gold Coast Geelong AFL
64 Geelong Geelong Falcons NAB League
65 Melbourne East Fremantle WAFL Father–son selection (son of Shane Woewodin)

Rookie elevations[]

Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2021 to their 2022 primary playing list prior to the draft.

Table of rookie elevations
Player Club Ref.
Josh Honey Carlton [138]
Matthew Kennedy
Ethan Hughes Fremantle
Ned Reeves Hawthorn
James Jordon Melbourne
Martin Frederick Port Adelaide
Rhyan Mansell Richmond
Callum Wilkie St Kilda

2022 pre-season draft[]

Table of pre-season draft selections
Round Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Passed North Melbourne — —
2 Passed Collingwood — —
3 Rory Thompson Gold Coast Gold Coast AFL
4 Adelaide Sandringham Dragons NAB League
5 Passed Essendon — —

2022 rookie draft[]

Table of rookie draft selections
Round Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Jared Polec North Melbourne North Melbourne AFL
2 Collingwood Williamstown VFL
3 Levi Casboult Gold Coast Carlton AFL
4 Ben Davis Adelaide Adelaide AFL
5 Hawthorn Northern Knights NAB League
6 Lochie O'Brien Carlton Carlton AFL
7 Richmond Richmond AFL
8 Karl Worner Fremantle Oakleigh Chargers NAB League
9 Passed St Kilda — —
10 Passed West Coast — —
11 Essendon Oakleigh Chargers NAB League
12 Lewis Taylor Sydney Sydney AFL
13 Greater Western Sydney Bendigo Pioneers NAB League
14 Cam Ellis-Yolmen Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions AFL
15 Geelong Old Carey Grammarians VAFA
16 Trent Dumont Port Adelaide North Melbourne AFL
17 Western Bulldogs Sturt SANFL
18 Melbourne East Fremantle WAFL
2 19 Passed North Melbourne — —
20 Collingwood Collingwood AFL
21 Gold Coast Gold Coast AFL
22 Passed Adelaide — —
23 Passed Hawthorn — —
24 Matt Cottrell Carlton Carlton AFL
25 Mitch Crowden Fremantle Fremantle AFL
26 Passed St Kilda — —
27 Passed Essendon — —
28 Passed Sydney — —
29 Greater Western Sydney Greater Western Sydney AFL
30 Passed Geelong — —
31 Sam Mayes Port Adelaide Port Adelaide AFL
32 Western Bulldogs Footscray VFL
3 33 Passed Gold Coast — —
34 Connor Blakely Fremantle Fremantle AFL
35 Passed Essendon — —
4 36 Gold Coast Peel Thunder WAFL Academy selection
5 37 Gold Coast Broadbeach QAFL Academy selection

Category B rookie selections[]

Table of Category B rookie selections
Name Club Origin Note Ref
Carlton Northern Knights (NAB League) Next Generation Academy selection (Sudanese descent) [139]
Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League) International selection (Senegal) [140]
Hawthorn Westmeath GAA International selection (Ireland) [141]
Melbourne NT Thunder (NAB League) Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) [142]
St Kilda Sandringham Dragons (NAB League) Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) [143]
Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League) Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous)
Western Bulldogs Western Jets (NAB League) Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) [144]

Pre-season supplemental selection period[]

Table of Pre-season supplemental selection period signings
Player Club Recruited from Notes Ref
Club League
Tom Lynch North Melbourne Adelaide AFL [145]
St Kilda Woodville-West Torrens SANFL [146]
Paddy McCartin Sydney St Kilda AFL [147]

See also[]

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