The AFL has confirmed the selection order for the inaugural AFL Women’s Draft.
GWS Giants will have the first selection.
The Draft will follow a ‘snaking order’ after the first round.
The first round will proceed as follows:
- GWS Giants
- Brisbane Lions
- Carlton
- Fremantle
- Western Bulldogs
- Collingwood
- Adelaide
- Melbourne
Clubs will have the following selections:
Adelaide
7, 10, 23, 26, 39, 42, 55, 58, 71, 74, 87, 90, 103, 106, 119, 122, 135, 138, 151
Brisbane Lions
2, 15, 18, 31, 34, 47, 50, 63, 66, 79, 82, 95, 98, 111, 114, 127, 130, 143, 146
Carlton
3, 14, 19, 30, 35, 46, 51, 62, 67, 78, 83, 94, 99, 110, 115, 126, 131, 142, 147
Collingwood
6, 11, 22, 27, 38, 43, 54, 59, 70, 75, 86, 91, 102, 107, 118, 123, 134, 139, 150
Fremantle
4, 13, 20, 29, 36, 45, 52, 61, 68, 77, 84, 93, 100, 109, 116, 125, 132, 141, 148
GWS Giants
1, 16, 17, 32, 33, 48, 49, 64, 65, 80, 81, 96, 97, 112, 113, 128, 129, 144, 145
Melbourne
8, 9, 24, 25, 40, 41, 56, 57, 72, 73, 88, 89, 104, 105, 120, 121, 136, 137, 152
Western Bulldogs
5, 12, 21, 28, 37, 44, 53, 60, 69, 76, 85, 92, 101, 108, 117, 124, 133, 140, 149
Teams will each make up to 19 ‘state based’ selections. The remaining three places on the club lists of 25 will be available for ‘free agency’. Free agents are those players who have nominated for the Draft but were not selected and may now consider options to play interstate. Free agents must be selected prior to October 31.
The Draft order ballot took place during the Liptember Grand Final Comedy Debate in Melbourne and was overseen by the AFL Integrity department.
AFL Commissioner and Chair of the AFL Women’s Advisory Group Simone Wilke introduced representatives from the eight AFL Women’s clubs who then drew a numbered football from an enclosed barrel in alphabetical order.
AFL General Manager Game and Market Development Simon Lethlean said the Women’s Draft will be an important step towards the inaugural AFL Women’s season.
“Now the Draft order is complete clubs can plan their selections. The women’s teams will welcome the majority of their players on Draft day; there will be 200 listed AFLW players which is very exciting,” he said.
The AFL Women’s Draft will be held in the auditorium at the NAB Building at 700 Bourke Street Melbourne at 12pm Wednesday October 12.
The Draft will be streamed live on afl.com.au
The inaugural AFL Women’s competition will take place in early 2017.
