2025 AFL draft

2025 AFL draft
General information
Dates	28 May 2025 – Mid-season Draft19–20 November 2025 – National Draft 21 November 2025 – Rookie Draft
Location	Marvel Stadium
Network	Fox Footy
Sponsored by	Telstra
Overview
League	AFL
First selection	Willem Duursma (West Coast)

The 2025 AFL draft consisted of 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 2025 AFL season.

This national draft is notable for being the first-ever AFL National Draft where a club did not select a player; Port Adelaide passed on its only selection, trading its other selection to Gold Coast.^[1]

Key dates

Table of key dates

Event	Date(s)
Mid-season rookie draft	28 May 2025
Free agency period	Restricted and Unrestricted: 3–10 October 2025 Delisted: October–November 2025
Trade period	6–15 October 2025
National draft	19–20 November 2025
Pre-Season and Rookie draft	21 November 2025
Pre-season supplemental selection period	December 2025 – March 2026

2025 mid-season rookie draft

The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of round 11 of the 2025 AFL season on 28 May. The draft is only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements. As Gold Coast Suns and Essendon had played one fewer game than all other clubs, the draft order was determined using winning percentage.^[2]

Mid-season draft selections

Rd	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Pick due to
				Club	League
1	1	Tom McCarthy	West Coast	Richmond	VFL	Dom Sheed long-term injury
	2	Zac Banch	North Melbourne	Werribee	VFL	Miller Bergman long-term injury
	3	Harrison Ramm	Port Adelaide	Glenelg	SANFL	Xavier Walsh long-term injury
	4	Flynn Young	Carlton	Werribee	VFL	Brodie Kemp long-term injury
	5	Michael Sellwood	Western Bulldogs	Peel Thunder	WAFL	Passed selection at the 2024 Rookie Draft
	6	Archer May	Essendon	Subiaco	WAFL	Sam Draper long-term injury
	7	Oscar Adams	Gold Coast	Glenelg	SANFL	Charlie Ballard long-term injury
	8	Roan Steele	Collingwood	West Perth	WAFL	Reef McInnes long-term injury
2	9	Jacob Newton	West Coast	Norwood	SANFL	Jake Waterman long-term injury
	10	Cooper Trembath	North Melbourne	North Melbourne	VFL	Darcy Tucker long-term injury
	11	Ewan Mackinlay	Port Adelaide	North Adelaide	SANFL	Todd Marshall long-term injury
	12	Zac Walker	Western Bulldogs	Gippsland Power	Talent League	Cody Weightman long-term injury
	13	Lachlan Blakiston	Essendon	East Fremantle	WAFL	Tom Edwards long-term injury
	14	Caleb Lewis	Gold Coast	Casey Demons	VFL	Elliott Himmelberg long-term injury
	15	Noah Howes	Collingwood	South Adelaide	SANFL	Harvey Harrison long-term injury
3	16	Mani Liddy	Port Adelaide	Central District	SANFL	Tom Cochrane long-term injury
	17	Oskar Smartt	Essendon	Essendon	VFL	Nick Bryan long-term injury
4	18	Liam McMahon	Essendon	Carlton	VFL	Lewis Hayes long-term injury

Player movements

Previous trades

Table of previously traded selections

Rd	Orig. Club	New Club	Acquired via	Ref
1	Carlton	Hawthorn	pick swap	[3]
	Melbourne	Essendon	pick swap	[4]
	Port Adelaide	Gold Coast	Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade	[5]
	Collingwood	Gold Coast	Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade	[5]
	Hawthorn	West Coast	Tom Barrass trade	[6]
	North Melbourne	Richmond	pick swap	[7]
2	Brisbane Lions	Carlton	pick swap	[8]
	Carlton	Hawthorn	pick swap	[3]
	Adelaide	Greater Western Sydney	James Peatling trade	[9]
	Hawthorn	West Coast	Tom Barrass trade	[6]
	Richmond	North Melbourne	pick swap
	St Kilda	Essendon	pick swap
3	Melbourne	Adelaide	pick swap	[10]
	Essendon	Brisbane Lions	via Melbourne (pick swap)on-traded to Brisbane Lions (Harry Sharp trade)	[4][11]
	Brisbane Lions	Melbourne	Harry Sharp trade	[11]
	Richmond	Fremantle	Shai Bolton trade	[12]
	Greater Western Sydney	Adelaide	James Peatling trade	[9]
	Hawthorn	West Coast	Tom Barrass trade	[6]
	West Coast	Brisbane Lions	pick swap
	Gold Coast	Brisbane Lions	pick swap
	Western Bulldogs	Brisbane Lions	pick swap
4	Greater Western Sydney	Adelaide	James Peatling trade	[9]
	West Coast	Hawthorn	Tom Barrass trade	[6]
	Essendon	St Kilda	pick swap
	Richmond	Gold Coast	pick swap
	St Kilda	Brisbane Lions	pick swap

Free agency

2025 AFL free agency period signings

Player	Free agent type	Recruited from	New club	Compensation	Notes	Ref
Jack Silvagni	Unrestricted	Carlton	St Kilda	End of first round	Swallowed up in a bid after being traded	[13]
Tom De Koning	Restricted			First round
James Worpel	Restricted	Hawthorn	Geelong	End of second round		[14]
Sam Draper	Unrestricted	Essendon	Brisbane Lions	End of first round	Swallowed up in a bid after being traded	[15]
Jacob Wehr	Unrestricted	Greater Western Sydney	Port Adelaide	None		[16]
Charlie Spargo	Unrestricted	Melbourne	North Melbourne	End of second round		[17]
Oscar Allen	Restricted	West Coast	Brisbane Lions	First round		[18]

Trades

Table of trades

Clubs involved	Trade		Ref
CarltonFremantle	to Carlton (from Fremantle) Liam Reidy pick No. 53 pick No. 71	to Fremantle (from Carlton) pick No. 50 pick No. 68	[19]
SydneyGold Coast	to Sydney (from Gold Coast) Malcolm Rosas Jr. pick No. 62	to Gold Coast (from Sydney) pick No. 51 pick No. 69	[20]
Brisbane LionsFremantleWest Coast	to Brisbane Lions pick No. 16 (from West Coast) pick No. 22 (from West Coast) pick No. 44 (from Fremantle) pick No. 50 (from Fremantle) to Fremantle pick No. 19 (from Brisbane Lions) pick No. 23 (from West Coast) pick No. 46 (from Brisbane Lions)	to West Coast Brandon Starcevich (from Brisbane Lions) pick No. 12 (from Fremantle) pick No. 33 (from Fremantle) pick No. 52 (from Brisbane Lions)	[21]
FremantleMelbourne	to Fremantle (from Melbourne) Judd McVee	to Melbourne (from Fremantle) pick No. 23	[22]
Gold CoastSt Kilda	to St Kilda (from Gold Coast) Sam Flanders	to Gold Coast (from St Kilda) pick No. 7	[23]
MelbourneSt Kilda	to Melbourne (from St Kilda) Max Heath	to St Kilda (from Melbourne) 2027 fourth round pick (Melbourne)	[24]
St KildaWest Coast	to St Kilda (from West Coast) Liam Ryan 2027 third round pick (West Coast)	to West Coast (from St Kilda) 2026 second round pick (St Kilda)	[25]
MelbourneCollingwood	to Melbourne (from Collingwood) Brody Mihocek pick No. 71	to Collingwood (from Melbourne) pick No. 61 2026 third round pick (Melbourne)	[26]
CarltonWest Coast	to Carlton (from West Coast) Campbell Chesser	to West Coast (from Carlton) pick No. 41	[27]
CarltonGold CoastPort Adelaide	to Carlton Ben Ainsworth (from Gold Coast) pick No. 67 (from Port Adelaide) to Gold Coast pick No. 29 (from Port Adelaide)	to Port Adelaide (from Carlton) Corey Durdin 2026 second round pick (Carlton)	[28]
Greater Western SydneyWestern Bulldogs	to Greater Western Sydney (from Western Bulldogs) pick No. 12	to Western Bulldogs (from Greater Western Sydney) pick No. 14 pick No. 37	[29]
RichmondWest Coast	to West Coast (from Richmond) Tylar Young	to Richmond (from West Coast) pick No. 38	[30]
Port AdelaideFremantle	to Port Adelaide (from Fremantle) Will Brodie	to Fremantle (from Port Adelaide) pick No. 103	[31]
Brisbane LionsCollingwood	to Brisbane Lions (from Collingwood) pick No. 59 2026 third round pick (Melbourne)	to Collingwood (from Brisbane Lions) pick No. 45 pick No. 56	[32]
EssendonGold Coast	to Essendon (from Gold Coast) Brayden Fiorini	to Gold Coast (from Essendon) 2026 third round pick (Essendon)	[33]
Western BulldogsGold Coast	to Western Bulldogs (from Gold Coast) Connor Budarick pick No. 70	to Gold Coast (from Western Bulldogs) pick No. 37	[34]
CarltonSydney	to Carlton (from Sydney) Oliver Florent	to Sydney (from Carlton) 2026 third round pick (Carlton)	[35]
MelbourneHawthorn	to Melbourne (from Hawthorn) Changkuoth Jiath	to Hawthorn (from Melbourne) pick No. 42 2026 fourth round pick (Melbourne)	[36]
SydneyHawthorn	to Sydney (from Hawthorn) Jai Serong 2026 fourth round pick (Hawthorn)	to Hawthorn (from Sydney) 2026 third round pick (Sydney)	[37]
CarltonHawthorn	to Carlton (from Hawthorn) pick No. 9 pick No. 31 pick No. 42 pick No. 43	to Hawthorn (from Carlton) pick No. 10 pick No. 22	[38]
AdelaideNorth Melbourne	to Adelaide (from North Melbourne) Finnbar Maley pick No. 64	to North Melbourne (from Adelaide) pick No. 57 2026 fourth round pick (Adelaide)	[39]
Gold CoastWestern Bulldogs	to Gold Coast (from Western Bulldogs) Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	to Western Bulldogs (from Gold Coast) pick No. 74	[40]
CollingwoodSydney	to Collingwood (from Sydney) Jack Buller 2026 fourth round pick (Sydney)	to Sydney (from Collingwood) 2026 third round pick (Collingwood)	[41]
RichmondGeelong	to Richmond (from Geelong) Patrick Retschko[a]	to Geelong (from Richmond) pick No. 99	[42]
Gold CoastMelbourne	to Gold Coast (from Melbourne) Christian Petracca pick No. 24 pick No. 28 2026 second round pick (Melbourne)	to Melbourne (from Gold Coast) pick No. 7 pick No. 8 pick No. 37 2026 first round pick (Gold Coast) 2027 third round pick (Gold Coast)	[43]
MelbourneSt Kilda	to Melbourne (from St Kilda) Jack Steele	to St Kilda (from Melbourne) 2027 third round pick (Melbourne)	[44]
Greater Western SydneyMelbourne	to Greater Western Sydney (from Melbourne) Clayton Oliver	to Melbourne (from Greater Western Sydney) 2026 third round pick (Greater Western Sydney)	[44]
SydneyCarlton	to Sydney (from Carlton) Charlie Curnow pick No. 31 pick No. 42 2027 second round pick (Carlton)	to Carlton (from Sydney) Will Hayward pick No. 11 2026 first round pick (Sydney) 2027 first round pick (Sydney)	[45]
Western BulldogsWest Coast	to Western Bulldogs from West Coast pick No. 53	to West Coast (from Western Bulldogs) 2026 fourth round pick (Western Bulldogs)	[46]
Picks swapped at the 2025 National Draft [47]
EssendonCarlton	Essendon Trade Picks 21, 27, 30 to Carlton for Picks 9 and 43
CarltonNorth Melbourne	Carlton Trade Picks 11, 54 to North Melbourne for Picks 25, 46, and 2026 second round pick (North Melbourne)
Gold CoastGreater Western Sydney	Gold Coast Trade Pick 35 to Greater Western Sydney for a 2026 second round pick (Melbourne)
AdelaideGold Coast	Adelaide Trade Pick 48 to Gold Coast for a 2026 third round pick (Essendon)
Port AdelaideGold Coast	Port Adelaide Trade Pick 49 to Gold Coast for a 2026 third round pick (Gold Coast)
Gold CoastWestern Bulldogs	Gold Coast Trade Picks 15, 29 to Western Bulldogs for picks 14, 33 and 53
HawthornGreater Western Sydney	Hawthorn Trade Pick 14 to Greater Western Sydney for pick 16 and a 2026 second round pick (Greater Western Sydney)
HawthornWest Coast	Hawthorn Trade Pick 17 to West Coast for pick 18 and a 2026 second round pick (St Kilda)
Brisbane LionsHawthorn	Brisbane Lions Trade Pick 17 to Hawthorn for pick 22 and a 2026 second round pick (Hawthorn)
CarltonGold Coast	Carlton Trade Pick 28 to Gold Coast for a 2026 second round pick (Gold Coast)
West CoastHawthorn	West Coast Trade Pick 34 to Hawthorn for a 2026 third round pick (Hawthorn) and a 2027 third round pick (Hawthorn)
CarltonBrisbane Lions	Carlton Trade Pick 38 to Brisbane Lions for a 2026 third round pick (Brisbane Lions)
CollingwoodGreater Western Sydney	Collingwood Trade Pick 51 to Greater Western Sydney for a 2026 fourth round pick (Greater Western Sydney)
Gold CoastRichmond	Gold Coast Trade Pick 52 to Richmond for a 2026 fifth round pick (Richmond)

List changes

Retirements

Table key R Rookie listed player B Category B Rookie listed player Table of player retirements Name Club Ref Brad CrouchR St Kilda [48] Jeremy McGovern West Coast [49] Dom Sheed [50] Michael Walters Fremantle [51] Sam Docherty Carlton [52] Rory Atkins Port Adelaide [53] Callan Ward Greater Western Sydney [54] Travis Boak Port Adelaide [55] Nat Fyfe Fremantle [56] Luke Breust Hawthorn [57] Quinton Narkle Fremantle [58] Taylor Duryea Western Bulldogs [59] Will Hoskin-Elliott Collingwood [60] Jimmy Webster St Kilda [61] Willie Rioli Port Adelaide [62] Jayden Hunt West Coast [63] Matt Crouch Adelaide [64] Mitch Duncan Geelong [65] David Swallow Gold Coast [66] Sean Lemmens Lachlan Keeffe Greater Western Sydney [67] James Aish Fremantle [68] Brodie Smith Adelaide [69] Sam Day Brisbane Lions [70] Oscar McInerney [71] Todd Goldstein Essendon [72] Dylan Shiel [73] Sam Frost Hawthorn [74] Zak Jones St Kilda [75] Todd Goldstein, Dylan Shiel, Sam Frost and Zak Jones announced their retirements a few months after being delisted.

Delistings

Table of player delistings Name Club Ref Kamdyn McIntosh Richmond [76] Zaine Cordy St Kilda [77] Ryan Burton Port Adelaide [78] Jeremy Finlayson Dylan Williams Lachie Charleson Hugh Jackson Jed McEntee [79] Jack Petruccelle West Coast [80] Callum Jamieson Loch Rawlinson Eddie Ford North Melbourne [81] Brynn Teakle Kallan Dawson Miller Bergman Angus McLennan St Kilda [82] Harry Boyd Jacob Bauer Richmond [83] Mate Colina Orazio Fantasia Carlton [84] Harry Lemmey Alex Cincotta Robbie Fox Sydney [85] Indhi Kirk Caleb Mitchell Ben Paton Jye Menzie Essendon [86] Alwyn Davey Jr. Jacob Koschitzke Richmond [87] Jacob Blight Aaron Francis Sydney [88] Blake Leidler Josh Fahey Greater Western Sydney [89] Jack Billings Melbourne [90] Kynan Brown Tom Fullarton Marty Hore Oliver Sestan Will Verrall Jack Delean Fremantle [91] Odin Jones Lachlan Murphy Adelaide [92] Karl Gallagher Kieran Strachan [93] Harry Schoenberg Alex Sexton Gold Coast [94] Tom Berry Lloyd Johnston Jayden Laverde Essendon [95] Oskar Smartt [96] Oleg Markov Collingwood [97] Ash Johnson Finlay Macrae Charlie Dean Liam Jones Western Bulldogs [98] Anthony Scott Jasper Scaife Hawthorn [99] Patrick Retschko[a] Geelong [100] Xavier Ivisic Brandon Ryan Brisbane Lions [70] Darcy Craven Arie Schoenmaker St Kilda [101] Taj Woewodin Melbourne [102] Deven Robertson Brisbane Lions [103] Chris Burgess Adelaide [104] Mason Cox Collingwood [105] Tom Mitchell [106] Wade Derksen Greater Western Sydney [107] Cameron Guthrie Geelong [108] Ben Hobbs Essendon [109] Luamon Lual Jason Johannisen Western Bulldogs [110] Seamus Mitchell Hawthorn [111] Caleb Poulter Western Bulldogs [112] Ted Clohesy Geelong [113] Keighton Matofai-Forbes George Stevens Will Phillips North Melbourne [114] Darcy Tucker Geordie Payne Jaxon Binns Carlton [115] Elijah Hollands Will White Lincoln McCarthy Brisbane Lions [116] Jake Lloyd Sydney [117] Dane Rampe Tyler Welsh Adelaide [118] Ben Jepson Gold Coast [119] Thomson Dow Richmond [120] Will Setterfield Essendon [121] Conor Stone Greater Western Sydney [122] Jake Stringer Coen Livingstone West Coast [123] Callum Ah Chee Brisbane Lions [124][b] Ryan Byrnes St Kilda Patrick Said Todd Goldstein, Dylan Shiel, Sam Frost and Zak Jones were initially delisted but announced their retirements a few months later.

West Coast concessions

Due to the club's poor on-field results since 2022, the AFL announced draft concessions for West Coast^[125] which included:

• One end-of-first round selection in the 2025 AFL Draft (placed after end-of-first round compensation picks for free agency moves)
• Four extra Category A Rookie list spots.

2025 national draft

Table of national draft selections

Round	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes
				Club	League
1	1	Willem Duursma	West Coast	Gippsland Power	Talent League
	2	Zeke Uwland	Gold Coast	Burleigh	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by West Coast
	3	Harry Dean	Carlton	Murray Bushrangers	Talent League	Father–son selection (son of Peter Dean), matched bid by West Coast
	4	Cooper Duff-Tytler	West Coast	Calder Cannons	Talent League	Free agency compensation pick (Allen)
	5	Dylan Patterson	Gold Coast	Palm Beach-Currumbin	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by Richmond
	6	Daniel Annable	Brisbane Lions	Redland-Victoria Point	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by Richmond
	7	Sam Cumming	Richmond	North Adelaide	SANFL
	8	Sam Grlj	Richmond	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	←North Melbourne (2024)
	9	Sullivan Robey	Essendon	Eastern Ranges	Talent League
	10	Jacob Farrow	Essendon	West Perth	WAFL	←Melbourne (2024)
	11	Xavier Taylor	Melbourne	Eastern Ranges	Talent League	←Gold Coast←Port Adelaide (2024)
	12	Latrelle Pickett	Melbourne	Glenelg	SANFL	←Gold Coast←St Kilda
	13	Dyson Sharp	Essendon	Central District	SANFL	←Carlton (draft)←Hawthorn←Carlton (2024)
	14	Harry Kyle	Sydney	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs	Sydney AFL	Academy selection, matched bid by Greater Western Sydney
	15	Oskar Taylor	Greater Western Sydney	Eastern Ranges	Talent League	←Hawthorn (draft)←Carlton Free agency compensation pick (de Koning)
	16	Lachy Dovaston	North Melbourne	Eastern Ranges	Talent League	←Carlton (draft)←Sydney
	17	Jai Murray	Gold Coast	Burleigh	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by West Coast
	18	Beau Adinsall	Gold Coast	Burleigh	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by West Coast
	19	Josh Lindsay	West Coast	Geelong Falcons	Talent League	←Hawthorn (draft)←Greater Western Sydney (draft)←Western Bulldogs
	20	Cameron Nairn	Hawthorn	Central District	SANFL	←West Coast (draft)←Fremantle
	21	Lachlan Carmichael	Western Bulldogs	North Shore Bombers	Sydney AFL	←Greater Western SydneyAcademy eligible for Sydney, but they did not match Western Bulldogs bid
	22	Mitch Marsh	Adelaide	West Adelaide	SANFL
	23	Aidan Schubert	Hawthorn	Central District	SANFL	←Brisbane Lions (draft)←West Coast←Hawthorn (2024)
	24	Harley Barker	Geelong	Sturt	SANFL
	25	Adam Sweid	Fremantle	Calder Cannons	Talent League	←Brisbane LionsAcademy eligible for Essendon, but they did not match Fremantle bid
2	26	Blake Thredgold	North Melbourne	Sturt	SANFL	←Essendon (draft) Free agency compensation pick (Draper)
	27	Louis Emmett	Western Bulldogs	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	←Hawthorn (draft)←CarltonFree agency compensation pick (Silvagni)
	28	Avery Thomas	Gold Coast	Tasmania Devils	Talent League	←North Melbourne (draft)←Richmond (2024)
	29	Sam Allen	West Coast	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	←North Melbourne (draft)
	30	Thomas Matthews	Melbourne	Gippsland Power	Talent League
	31	Zane Peucker	Richmond	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL
	32	Tyan Prindable	Collingwood	Coorparoo	QAFL	Academy eligible for Brisbane Lions, but they did not match Collingwood bid
	33	Hunter Holmes	Geelong	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League
	34	Jack Dalton	Hawthorn	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	←West Coast (draft)
	35	Jevan Phillipou	Sydney	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL
	36	Max Kondogiannis	Essendon	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League
3	37	Samuel Swadling	Collingwood	West Perth	WAFL
	38	Koby Evans	Brisbane Lions	Perth	WAFL	←Carlton (draft)Next Generation Academy eligible for West Coast, but they did not match Brisbane Lions bid
	39	Tylah Williams	West Coast	Swan Districts	WAFL	Next Generation Academy selection, matched bid by Fremantle
	40	Tobyn Murray	Fremantle	Geelong	VFL
	41	Charlie Banfield	St Kilda	Claremont	WAFL	Father-Son eligible for West Coast (son of Drew Banfield), but they did not match St Kilda bid
	42	Billy Cootee	Sydney	Norwood	SANFL
	43	Cody Curtin	Brisbane Lions	Claremont	WAFL
	44	Tai Hayes	Brisbane Lions	Southport	VFL
	45	Talor Byrne	Carlton	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Talent League
	46	Koby Coulson	Gold Coast	Broadbeach	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by North Melbourne
	47	Jack Ison	Carlton	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	Next Generation Academy selection, matched bid by North Melbourne
	48	Hugo Mikunda	North Melbourne	Geelong Falcons	Talent League
	49	Max King	Sydney	Cardiff Hawks	AFL Hunter Central Coast	Academy selection, matched bid by Adelaide
	50	Archie Ludowyke	Adelaide	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League
	51	Finnegan Davis	Greater Western Sydney	Western Jets	Talent League	←Collingwood (draft)
	52	Kye Fincher	St Kilda	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	Next Generation Academy selection, matched bid by Richmond
	53	Hussein El Achkar	Essendon	Calder Cannons	Talent League	Next Generation Academy selection, matched bid by Richmond
	54	Noah Roberts-Thomson	Richmond	Sturt	SANFL
	55	Zac McCarthy	Collingwood	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	Next Generation Academy selection
4	56	Matthew LeRay	Hawthorn	Central District	SANFL
	57	Angus Anderson	Collingwood	Sturt	SANFL
5	58	Ryan Byrnes	St Kilda	St Kilda	AFL	Redrafted player
	59	Jake Stringer	Greater Western Sydney	Greater Western Sydney	AFL	Redrafted player
6	60	Will Darcy	Western Bulldogs	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	Father–son selection (son of Luke Darcy)

Rookie elevations

Reference List:^[126]

Table of rookie elevations

Player	Club
Conor McKenna	Brisbane Lions
Ryan Lester
Hudson O'Keeffe	Carlton
Jaxon Prior	Essendon
Vigo Visentini
Josh Draper	Fremantle
Jeremy Sharp
Oisín Mullin	Geelong
Sam Clohesy	Gold Coast
James Blanck	Hawthorn
Tom Cochrane	Port Adelaide
Josh Lai
Harrison Ramm
Logan Evans
Seth Campbell	Richmond
Anthony Caminiti	St Kilda
Tyrell Dewar	West Coast
James O'Donnell	Western Bulldogs
Oskar Baker

2026 pre-season draft

Round	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Ref
				Club	League
1	1	Callum Ah Chee	Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	AFL	[127]

2026 rookie draft

Rookie draft selections

Round	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes
				Club	League
1	1	Fred Rodriguez	West Coast	South Fremantle	WAFL
	2	Passed	Richmond	—	—
	3	Riley Onley	Melbourne	Murray Bushrangers	Talent League
	4	Jack Watkins	Port Adelaide	Port Adelaide	SANFL
	5	Patrick Said	St Kilda	St Kilda	AFL	Redrafted player
	6	Passed	Carlton	—	—
	7	Jake Lloyd	Sydney	Sydney	AFL	Redrafted player
	8	Leon Kickett	Fremantle	Swan Districts	WAFL
	9	Conor Stone	Greater Western Sydney	Greater Western Sydney	AFL	Redrafted player
	10	Ben Jepson	Gold Coast	Gold Coast	AFL	Redrafted player
	11	Tyler Welsh	Adelaide	Adelaide	AFL	Redrafted player
	12	Ollie Greeves	Hawthorn	Eastern Ranges	Talent League
	13	George Stevens	Geelong	Geelong	AFL	Redrafted player
	14	Lincoln McCarthy	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions	AFL	Redrafted player
2	15	Passed	West Coast	—	—
	16	Passed	Port Adelaide	—	—
	17	Passed	St Kilda	—	—
	18	Dane Rampe	Sydney	Sydney	AFL	Redrafted player
	19	Passed	Fremantle	—	—
	20	Passed	Greater Western Sydney	—	—
	21	Passed	Adelaide	—	—
	22	Passed	Hawthorn	—	—
	23	Keighton Matofai-Forbes	Geelong	Geelong	AFL	Redrafted player
3	24	Passed	West Coast	—	—
	25	Passed	Port Adelaide	—	—
	26	Passed	Fremantle	—	—
	27	Passed	Hawthorn	—	—
	28	Nick Driscoll	Geelong	Northern Knights	Talent League
4	29	Passed	West Coast	—	—

Pre-listed Category A rookies

Pre-listed category A rookies

Name	Club	Recruited from		Notes
		Club	League
Jai Saxena	Collingwood	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	Next Generation Academy selection (Indian descent)
Kalani White	Melbourne	Casey	VFL	Father-son selection (son of Jeff White)

Category B rookie selections

Table of Category B rookie selections

Name	Club	Origin	Note	Ref
Indy Cotton	Adelaide	BA Centre of Excellence (NBL1 East)	Three-year non-registered player (basketball)	[128]
Ben Murphy	Brisbane Lions	Kerry GAA	International selection (Ireland)	[129]
Toby Whan	Fremantle	South Fremantle	Next Generation Academy selection (South African descent)	[130]
Ryda Luke			Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous)	[131]
Jesse Mellor	Geelong	Geelong Falcons (Talent League)	Academy selection	[132]
Riley Hamilton	Greater Western Sydney	Ainslie (AFL Canberra)	Academy selection	[133]
Oscar Berry	Melbourne	North Florida Ospreys (NCAA)	Three-year non-registered player (basketball)	[134]
Kobe McDonald	St Kilda	Mayo GAA	International selection (Ireland)	[135]
Noah Chamberlain	Sydney	St Ives Saints (AFL Sydney)	Academy selection	[136]
Liam Hetherton		Murray Bushrangers (Talent League)	Formerly with Greater Western Sydney's academy

Pre-season supplemental selection period

Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes	Ref
		Club	League
Will Setterfield	Essendon	Essendon	AFL	Re-signed player	[137]
Mason Cox	Fremantle	Collingwood	AFL		[138]
Jayden Laverde	Greater Western Sydney	Essendon	AFL		[139]
Finlay Macrae	West Coast	Collingwood	AFL		[140]
Deven Robertson		Brisbane Lions	AFL
Harry Schoenberg		Adelaide	AFL

Footnotes

• a¹² Patrick Retschko was originally delisted by Geelong on October 2. However he was still traded to Richmond as the list lodgement date had not come yet so his contract had not officially expired.
• b¹ The article cited here has the information at the bottom of the article in the separate club sections for Adelaide, Brisbane Lions and St Kilda

See also

• 2025 AFL Women's draft

References

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2. "Final draft order: Your club's picks for Mid-Season Rookie Draft". afl.com.au. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
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4. @AFL_House (14 October 2024). "Paperwork approved" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "Mega deal done! Five players move in three-club trade". afl.com.au. 15 October 2024.
6. "Eagles get draft boost as Hawks land key defender". afl.com.au. 16 October 2024.
7. Sullivan, Matthew (21 November 2024). "'Genius': Footy world gobsmacked by club's 'unbelievable' deal at AFL Draft". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
8. @AFL_House (11 October 2024). "Trade paperwork lodged.Carlton trade its 2024 Round 2 selection (currently 34) and 2024 Round 4 selection (currently 66) to Brisbane for its 2024 Round 4 selection (currently 73) and 2025 Round 2 selection in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra AFL Drafts respectively" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. "Into the Crows' nest: Giants midfielder finally joins Adelaide". afl.com.au. 16 October 2024.
10. "Crows, Demons complete pick swap as pick 9 deal looms". afl.com.au. 14 October 2024.
11. Beveridge, Riley (15 October 2024). "Looking Sharp: Hard-running Lion joins Demons". afl.com.au.
12. Twomey, Callum (16 October 2024). "'Exactly what we need': Freo secures Bolton, Tigers get draft boost". afl.com.au.
13. "Silvagni a Saint, TDK on the way after free agency moves lodged". afl.com.au. 3 October 2025.
14. "'Worpedo' Geelong-bound: Paperwork lodged for Hawks mid to join Cats". afl.com.au. 3 October 2025.
15. @AFL_House (4 October 2025). "Paperwork approved" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
16. "Power switch: Former Giant officially joins Port". afl.com.au. 3 October 2025.
17. "New Roo: Demons forward joins North as free agent". afl.com.au. 3 October 2025.
18. "Allen becomes a Lion". lions.com.au. 8 October 2025.
19. "Blues boost ruck stocks as big Docker makes move". afl.com.au. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
20. "Swans complete deal for Suns small forward". afl.com.au. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
21. @AFL_House (8 October 2025). "Three-club trade approved, including one player and multiple picks in the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
22. "McVee trades Demons for the Docks". fremantlefc.com.au. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
23. "Sam the Saint - Flanders set for Moorabbin". saints.com.au. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
24. "From Saint to Demon: Ruck makes move to Melbourne". afl.com.au. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
25. "Flyin' Ryan lands at Moorabbin". saints.com.au. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
26. "Premiership Pie boosts Dees' forward stocks as deal done". afl.com.au. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
27. "Chessmate: Campbell Chesser to join the Blues". carltonfc.com.au. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
28. "Suns small forward traded to Carlton, Blue joins Port". afl.com.au. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
29. "Bulldogs strengthen draft hand". westernbulldogs.com.au. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
30. "Eagles land Tylar Young". westcoasteagles.com.au. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
31. "SIXTH-round pick sees midfielder join third club in trade: Will Brodie has found a new home, joining the Power from the Dockers". afl.com.au. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
32. "Pies complete pick swaps deal in bid to land Swan". afl.com.au. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
33. "Fiorini to don the sash". essendonfc.com.au. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
34. "Budarick arrives at the Kennel". westernbulldogs.com.au. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
35. "Florent time: Ollie becomes a Blue". carltonfc.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
36. "Demons add speedy Hawk to bolster defensive stocks". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
37. "Swans land in-demand Hawks defender". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
38. "Hawks, Blues do pick swap to open up another Merrett offer". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
39. "High-flying Roos forward traded to Crows". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
40. "Jamarra gets second chance as Suns complete trade". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
41. "Swans forward gets trade wish to join Magpies". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
42. @AFL_House (15 October 2025). "Geelong trade Patrick Retschko to Richmond for Round Six Pick 99 in the 2025 Telstra AFL Draft" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
43. "Trac gets his move: Demons star joins Suns". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
44. "Saints mid lands at Demons in late trade move". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
45. "Swans win the race to land star Blue in blockbuster trade". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
46. https://x.com/CalTwomey/status/1986635161673547975
47. https://www.draftguru.com.au/trades
48. Smith, Martin (26 November 2024). "'Not how I saw my career ending': Saints mid retires, aged 30". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2024. Brad Crouch retires after 161 games at two clubs
49. Rogers, Michael (20 June 2025). "'Eagles great forced to retire after latest concussion". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2025. West Coast champion Jeremy McGovern has played his last game, following an assessment by the AFL's concussion panel
50. Valencich, Glenn (1 July 2025). "AFL premiership hero Dom Sheed's career comes to sad end after injury troubles". Channel 7. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
51. "'Inspired a generation': Dockers champion retires after 239 games". afl.com.au. 3 July 2025.
52. "Doc draws curtain on remarkable career". CarltonFC.com.au. 22 July 2025. Sam Docherty has announced his retirement from the game.
53. "Atkins to retire at season's end". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. 29 July 2025. Port Adelaide defender Rory Atkins will hang up the boots at the end of the season.
54. "A Giant legacy: GWS veteran confirms retirement after latest injury". afl.com.au. 4 August 2025. Callan Ward confirms he will not play on next season
55. "Club great Boak to retire after record-breaking career". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. 5 August 2025.
56. "The final chapter of Fyfe". fremantlefc.com.au. 11 August 2025. Nat Fyfe will retire at the end of Fremantle's 2025 campaign.
57. "Breust calls time". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 August 2025. Luke Breust has announced season 2025 will be his last.
58. "Docker calls it quits after three-club career". afl.com.au. 19 August 2025. After 59 AFL games for three clubs, Fremantle's Quinton Narkle has retired
59. "Dual premiership player retires after stellar career at two clubs". afl.com.au. 19 August 2025. Western Bulldog Taylor Duryea will retire at the end of the season
60. "Flag Pie to retire at end of season after 14 years". afl.com.au. 20 August 2025. Will Hoskin-Elliott has called time on his career after 14 seasons in the AFL
61. "Saints defender hangs up the boots after 14 seasons". afl.com.au. 22 August 2025. St Kilda defender Jimmy Webster will hang up the boots effective immediately
62. "Willie Rioli announces retirement". portadelaidefc.com.au. 25 August 2025.
63. "Dashing Eagle calls time after 172-game, two-club career". afl.com.au. 25 August 2025. After 172 AFL games across two clubs, Jayden Hunt has retired
64. "Former All-Australian, Crows B&F winner retires due to hip issue". afl.com.au. 26 August 2025. Crows midfielder Matt Crouch has announced his retirement, effective immediately
65. "Dual premiership Cat to hang up the boots at season's end". afl.com.au. 29 August 2025. Mitch Duncan has announced his retirement at the end of the 2025 AFL season
66. "Suns champion, veteran defender announce retirements". AFL.com.au. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025. Gold Coast's inaugural No.1 draft pick David Swallow will call it quits at the end of the season along with defender Sean Lemmens
67. "Versatile tall announces retirement after two-club, 119-game career". afl.com.au. 9 September 2025. Greater Western Sydney tall Lachie Keeffe has announced his retirement
68. "James Aish announces retirement". fremantlefc.com.au. 11 September 2025.
69. "Crows veteran calls time after 15 seasons". afl.com.au. 18 September 2025.
70. "Brisbane Lions List Management Update". www.lions.com.au. 2 October 2025.
71. "McInerney calls time after fairytale Premiership". www.lions.com.au. 5 October 2025.
72. "Veteran ruck retires after record-breaking career". afl.com.au. 20 November 2025.
73. "Shiel calls time". afl.com.au. 29 November 2025.
74. "Farewell Frosty: 'No regrets' as three-club defender calls it quits". afl.com.au. 13 December 2025.
75. "St Kilda's Zak Jones announces AFL retirement in emotional post after 164 games for two clubs". 7news.com.au. 13 December 2025.
76. "Heart and soul: Dual Premiership Tiger no longer required at Richmond". zerohanger.com. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
77. "'Excited to see what comes next': Popular Saint not offered new contract". afl.com.au. 22 August 2025. Zaine Cordy's time with St Kilda concludes at the end of the 2025 season
78. "Port Adelaide farewells five". portadelaidefc.com.au. 25 August 2025. Ryan Burton, Jeremy Finlayson, Dylan Williams, Lachie Charleson and Hugh Jackson will not be offered contracts in 2026.
79. "Port Adelaide thanks Jed McEntee". portadelaidefc.com.au. 26 August 2025. Port Adelaide can confirm Jed McEntee has not received a playing contract for 2026.
80. "Speedy forward among three Eagles axed as changes continue". afl.com.au. 25 August 2025. Speedy forward Jack Petruccelle is among three Eagles who have been delisted
81. "Two mid-season rookies among four Roos culled". afl.com.au. 26 August 2025. North Melbourne has axed four players after a disappointing season
82. "Saints axe duo as mature-aged ruck, young defender delisted". afl.com.au. 26 August 2025.
83. "Tigers delist mid-season rookie, untried 213cm ruck". afl.com.au. 27 August 2025.
84. "Former Bomber, Power forward among three delistings at Carlton". afl.com.au. 28 August 2025. After 120 career games Orazio Fantasia has been moved on from the Blues along with young key forward and 40-game rookie
85. "Versatile Swan among four delisted after injury-hit season". afl.com.au. 28 August 2025.
86. "Bombers delist small forward pair after disappointing season". afl.com.au. 1 September 2025.
87. "Richmond List Update: Koschitzke and Blight". richmondfc.com.au. 3 September 2025.
88. "Sydney Swans make further list changes". sydneyswans.com.au. 8 September 2025. The club has informed two players that they will not be offered new contracts for the 2026 season.
89. "Young rebounding defender delisted by Giants". afl.com.au. 10 September 2025. The Giants have announced Josh Fahey won't be offered a deal for 2026
90. "Former top-three pick delisted as Demons axe six". afl.com.au. 10 September 2025.
91. "Fremantle list update". fremantlefc.com.au. 10 September 2025.
92. "Crows small forward delisted after 120 games, Irishman also axed". afl.com.au. 16 September 2025.
93. "Crows midfielder, ruck not offered new contracts for 2026". 17 September 2025.
94. "Veteran Sun one of three delisted by Gold Coast". afl.com.au. 18 September 2025.
95. "Defender, veteran ruck latest duo delisted by Bombers". afl.com.au. 21 September 2025.
96. "Bombers make further list change". 22 September 2025.
97. "Premiership Magpie among four delistings after finals exit". 23 September 2025.
98. "Bulldogs confirm AFL list changes". 23 September 2025.
99. "Hawks delist key defender, mid-season pick-up". afl.com.au. 24 September 2025.
100. "Cats delist untried rookies in first wave of list changes". afl.com.au. 2 October 2025.
101. "Saints delist veteran and defender as list change continues". afl.com.au. 16 October 2025.
102. "Demons farewell son of Brownlow medallist". afl.com.au. 16 October 2025.
103. "Lions delist midfielder but Eagles await as a free agent". afl.com.au. 16 October 2025.
104. "Burgess to depart Crows". afc.com.au. 17 October 2025.
105. "Bye bye, American Pie: Mason Cox bids farewell to Collingwood". afl.com.au. 18 October 2025.
106. "Premiership Magpie delisted after 207 games with three clubs". afl.com.au. 18 October 2025.
107. "GIANTS Farewell Derksen". gwsgiants.com.au. 20 October 2025.
108. "Cats farewell Premiership Player and dual Carji Greeves Medallist". geelongcats.com.au. 20 October 2025.
109. "Bombers delist former first-round pick, young speedster". afl.com.au. 20 October 2025.
110. "Johannisen's stellar Bulldogs career comes to an end". westernbulldogs.com.au. 21 October 2025.
111. "Hawks farewell Seamus Mitchell". hawthornfc.com.au. 21 October 2025.
112. "Poulter departs Bulldogs". westernbulldogs.com.au. 21 October 2025.
113. "Geelong Cats Announce Further List Changes". geelongcats.com.au. 22 October 2025.
114. "North Melbourne confirms further list changes". nmfc.com.au. 22 October 2025.
115. "Carlton confirms further list changes". carltonfc.com.au. 24 October 2025.
116. "Lions re-sign Irish duo, commit to redrafting veteran forward". lions.com.au. 24 October 2025.
117. "Swans delist veteran pair, but they will play on in 2026". afl.com.au. 27 October 2025.
118. "Crows cut father-son forward but promise rookie lifeline". afl.com.au. 31 October 2025.
119. "Suns delist SSP midfielder, rookie lifeline looms". afl.com.au. 31 October 2025.
120. "Tigers farewell former first-round pick after six seasons". afl.com.au. 31 October 2025.
121. "Injury-plagued Bomber delisted, told to explore options". afl.com.au. 31 October 2025.
122. "Big-name recruit, former No.15 pick set for reprieve after Giants delistings". afl.com.au. 31 October 2025.
123. "Eagles delist untried ruck after two seasons". afl.com.au. 31 October 2025.
124. "Cal Twomey's 2025 Phantom Draft: Top 30, late picks, whispers". afl.com.au. 17 November 2025.
125. "Eagles handed draft pick, extra rookie spots by AFL". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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127. "Ah Chee becomes a Crow". afc.com.au. 21 November 2025.
128. "Cotton a Crow, as Adelaide signs rookie". afc.com.au. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
129. "Lions get a boost with signing of star Irish teenager". AFL Media. 3 November 2025.
130. "Category B Rookie – Toby Whan". fremantlefc.com.au. 21 November 2025. Next Generation Academy due to his South African heritage.
131. "Category B Rookie – Ryda Luke". fremantlefc.com.au. 21 November 2025. Luke is a powerful Indigenous medium forward from Mundijong
132. Cats Media (21 November 2025). "Cats Sign Jesse Mellor as Category B Rookie". geelongcats.com.au.
133. "Category B Rookie: Riley Hamilton". gwsgiants.com.au. 21 November 2025. The GIANTS have selected exciting GIANTS Academy product Riley Hamilton.
134. "Demons set to boost defensive stocks with college basketballer". afl.com.au. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
135. "Son of an Irish gun set to join the Saints". afl.com.au. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
136. "2025 Telstra AFL Draft: Category B Rookie, Noah Chamberlain". sydneyswans.com.au. 19 November 2025.
137. "Bombers re-sign delisted midfielder after Martin injury". afl.com.au. 16 December 2025.
138. "Cox keeps the American dream alive by joining second club". afl.com.au. 24 November 2025.
139. "Ex-Bombers defender lands footy lifeline at Giants". afl.com.au. 24 November 2025.
140. "Eagles confirm signing of experienced midfield trio". afl.com.au. 25 November 2025.

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