2021 AFL draft
2021 AFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | 2 June - Mid-season Draft 24-25 November - National Draft 26 November - Rookie Draft |
Location | Marvel Stadium |
Network(s) | Fox Footy |
Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
Overview | |
League | AFL |
First selection | Jason Horne-Francis (North Melbourne) |
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[]
Event | Date(s) |
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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.
Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Pick due to | |
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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.
Rd | Orig. Club | New Club | Acquired via | Ref |
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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[]
Player | Free agent type | Recruited from | New club | Compensation | Ref |
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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] |
Trades[]
Clubs involved | Trade | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
Gold Coast Collingwood |
to Gold Coast (from Collingwood)
|
to Collingwood (from Gold Coast)
|
[38] |
Collingwood Geelong |
to Collingwood (from Geelong)
|
to Geelong (from Collingwood)
|
[39] |
Port Adelaide Greater Western Sydney |
to Port Adelaide (from Greater Western Sydney)
|
to Greater Western Sydney (from Port Adelaide)
|
[40] |
Melbourne Western Bulldogs Adelaide St Kilda |
to Melbourne
|
to Adelaide
to St Kilda
|
[41] |
Collingwood Fremantle |
to Collingwood (from Fremantle)
|
to Fremantle (from Collingwood)
|
[42] |
Fremantle Gold Coast |
to Fremantle (from Gold Coast)
|
to Gold Coast (from Fremantle)
|
[43] |
Carlton Fremantle |
to Carlton (from Fremantle)
|
to Fremantle (from Carlton)
|
[44] |
West Coast Carlton Western Bulldogs |
to West Coast (from Carlton)
to Carlton (from Western Bulldogs) |
to Western Bulldogs (from West Coast)
|
[45] |
North Melbourne Richmond |
to North Melbourne (from Richmond)
|
to Richmond (from North Melbourne)
|
[46] |
Collingwood Western Bulldogs |
to Collingwood (from Western Bulldogs)
|
to Western Bulldogs (from Collingwood)
|
[47] |
Adelaide Sydney |
to Adelaide (from Sydney)
|
to Sydney (from Adelaide)
|
[48] |
Brisbane Lions Geelong |
to Brisbane Lions (from Geelong)
|
to Geelong (from Brisbane Lions)
|
[49] |
Geelong Hawthorn |
to Geelong (from Hawthorn)
|
to Hawthorn (from Geelong)
|
[50] |
Fremantle Geelong |
to Fremantle (from Geelong)
|
to Geelong (from Fremantle)
|
[51] |
Sydney Port Adelaide |
to Sydney (from Port Adelaide)
|
to Port Adelaide (from Sydney)
|
[52] |
Hawthorn Collingwood |
to Hawthorn (from Collingwood)
|
to Collingwood (from Hawthorn)
|
[53] |
Richmond Collingwood |
to Richmond (from Collingwood)
|
to Collingwood (from Richmond)
|
[54] |
Greater Western Sydney Brisbane Lions |
to Greater Western Sydney (from Brisbane Lions)
|
to Brisbane Lions (from Greater Western Sydney)
|
[55] |
St Kilda Collingwood |
to St Kilda (from Collingwood)
|
to Collingwood (from St Kilda)
|
[56] |
Picks swapped at the 2021 National Draft | |||
Geelong Western Bulldogs |
to Geelong (from Western Bulldogs)
|
to Western Bulldogs (from Geelong)
|
|
North Melbourne Western Bulldogs |
to North Melbourne (from Western Bulldogs)
|
to Western Bulldogs (from North Melbourne)
|
|
North Melbourne Collingwood |
to North Melbourne (from Collingwood)
|
to Collingwood (from North Melbourne)
|
|
Port Adelaide West Coast |
to Port Adelaide (from West Coast)
|
to West Coast (from Port Adelaide)
|
|
Collingwood Greater Western Sydney |
to Collingwood (from Greater Western Sydney)
|
to Greater Western Sydney (from Collingwood)
|
|
Adelaide Melbourne |
to Adelaide (from Melbourne)
|
to Melbourne (from Adelaide)
|
|
Port Adelaide Carlton |
to Port Adelaide (from Carlton)
|
to Carlton (from Port Adelaide)
|
|
Collingwood Geelong |
to Collingwood (from Geelong)
|
to Geelong (from Collingwood)
|
|
St Kilda Melbourne |
to St Kilda (from Melbourne)
|
to Melbourne (from St Kilda)
|
|
West Coast Port Adelaide |
to West Coast (from Port Adelaide)
|
to Port Adelaide (from West Coast)
|
List changes[]
Retirements[]
|
Delistings[]
|
2021 national draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
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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.
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[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
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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