The 2021 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) could trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2021 AFL season.
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 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
editEvent | 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
editThe 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.
Previous trades
editSince 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.
Player movements
editFree agency
editPlayer | 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 | — | [33] |
Sam Skinner [a] | Delisted | South Adelaide (SANFL) |
Port Adelaide | — | [34] |
Tom Campbell | Delisted | North Melbourne | St Kilda | — | [35] |
Tyson Stengle* [b] | Delisted | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) |
Geelong | — | [36] |
Hugh Greenwood | Delisted | Gold Coast | North Melbourne | — | [37] |
- a Sam Skinner was delisted by Brisbane Lions in 2020
- b Tyson Stengle was delisted by Adelaide during the 2021 pre-season
Trades
editList changes
editRetirements
editDelistings
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2021 national draft
edit^ | 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 |
Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
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Club | League | |||||
1 | 1 | North Melbourne | South Adelaide | SANFL | ||
2 | Sam Darcy | Western Bulldogs | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | Father–son selection (son of Luke Darcy), matched bid by Greater Western Sydney, used picks 34, 42, 43, 44, 45[138] | |
3 | Finn Callaghan | Greater Western Sydney | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ←Collingwood (2020) | |
4 | Nick Daicos * | Collingwood | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | Father–son selection (son of Peter Daicos), matched bid by Gold Coast, used picks 38, 40, 42, 44 [139] | |
5 | Mac Andrew | Gold Coast | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | ||
6 | Josh Rachele | Adelaide | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League | ||
7 | Josh Ward | Hawthorn | Northern Knights | NAB League | ||
8 | Jye Amiss | Fremantle | East Perth | WAFL | ←Carlton | |
9 | Josh Gibcus | Richmond | GWV Rebels | NAB League | ||
10 | Neil Erasmus | Fremantle | Subiaco | WAFL | ||
11 | Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera | St Kilda | Glenelg | SANFL | ||
12 | Josh Sinn | Port Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ←West Coast (draft) | |
13 | Ben Hobbs | Essendon | GWV Rebels | NAB League | ||
14 | Campbell Chesser | West Coast | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ←Port Adelaide (draft)←Sydney | |
15 | Leek Aleer | Greater Western Sydney | Central District | SANFL | ||
16 | Darcy Wilmot | Brisbane Lions | Northern Knights | NAB League | ||
17 | Tom Brown | Richmond | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League | ←Geelong (2020) | |
18 | Angus Sheldrick | Sydney | Claremont | WAFL | ←Port Adelaide | |
19 | Jacob van Rooyen | Melbourne | Claremont | WAFL | ←Western Bulldogs | |
20 | Kai Lohmann | Brisbane Lions | GWV Rebels | NAB League | ←Melbourne (2020) | |
2 | 21 | Matthew Johnson | Fremantle | Subiaco | WAFL | ←Gold Coast (priority pick) |
22 | Josh Goater | North Melbourne | Calder Cannons | NAB League | ||
23 | Sam Butler | Hawthorn | GWV Rebels | NAB League | ←Collingwood (2020) | |
24 | Toby Conway | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | NAB League | ←Fremantle←Collingwood←Gold Coast | |
25 | Mitch Knevitt | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | NAB League | ←Western Bulldogs (draft)←Adelaide | |
26 | Connor MacDonald | Hawthorn | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | ||
27 | Jesse Motlop | Carlton | South Fremantle | WAFL | ||
28 | Tyler Sonsie | Richmond | Eastern Ranges | NAB League | ||
29 | Sam Banks | Richmond | Tasmania Devils | NAB League | ←Collingwood←Fremantle | |
30 | Judson Clarke | Richmond | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | ←St Kilda (2020) | |
31 | Brady Hough | West Coast | Peel Thunder | WAFL | ||
32 | James Willis | 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, used picks 48 and 54 [140] | |
34 | Matthew Roberts | Sydney | South Adelaide | SANFL | ||
35 | Paul Curtis | North Melbourne | Western Jets | NAB League | ←Western Bulldogs (draft)←Geelong (draft)←Greater Western Sydney (2020) | |
36 | Jake Soligo | Adelaide | Eastern Ranges | NAB League | ←Melbourne←Brisbane Lions (2020) | |
37 | Rhett Bazzo | West Coast | Swan Districts | WAFL | ←Sydney (2020)←Port Adelaide (2020) | |
38 | Miller Bergman | North Melbourne | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | ←Collingwood (draft)←Western Bulldogs (2020) | |
39 | Blake Howes | Melbourne | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ←Adelaide←Melbourne (2020) | |
3 | 40 | Corey Warner | Sydney | East Fremantle | WAFL | Free agency compensation pick (Hewett) |
41 | James Tunstill | Brisbane Lions | East Perth | WAFL | ←Geelong←Collingwood | |
42 | Josh Fahey | Greater Western Sydney | Queanbeyan Tigers | AFL Canberra | Academy selection, matched bid by Western Bulldogs, used picks 47 and 89 [141] | |
43 | Arthur Jones | Western Bulldogs | Claremont | WAFL | ←North Melbourne (draft)←Richmond←Gold Coast (2020) | |
44 | Zac Taylor | Adelaide | Calder Cannons | NAB League | ←Melbourne (draft)←St Kilda | |
45 | Arlo Draper | Collingwood | South Adelaide | SANFL | ||
46 | Alastair Lord | Essendon | Norwood | SANFL | ||
47 | Marcus Windhager | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous), matched bid by Geelong, used pick 57 [142] | |
48 | Flynn Kroeger | Geelong | Eastern Ranges | NAB League | ←Brisbane Lions←West Coast (2020) | |
49 | Cooper Murley | Collingwood | Norwood | SANFL | ←North Melbourne (draft)←Western Bulldogs (draft)←Carlton←West Coast←Sydney (2020) | |
50 | Garrett McDonagh | Essendon | Richmond | VFL | ←Port Adelaide (2020) | |
51 | Oscar Adams | St Kilda | Glenelg | SANFL | ←Melbourne (draft)←Western Bulldogs (2020) | |
52 | Harvey Harrison | Collingwood | North Adelaide | SANFL | ←Gold Coast←Geelong (2020)←Brisbane Lions (2020)←Melbourne (2020) | |
4 | 53 | Jai Serong | 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 | Hugh Jackson | Port Adelaide | North Adelaide | SANFL | ←Adelaide (2020)←Hawthorn (2020) | |
56 | Dante Visentini | Port Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ←Carlton (draft) | |
57 | Jack Williams | West Coast | East Fremantle | WAFL | ||
58 | Lachlan Rankin | Sydney | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | ||
59 | Jackson Archer | North Melbourne | Northern Knights | NAB League | Father–son selection (son of Glenn Archer) ←Melbourne (2020)←Brisbane Lions (2020) | |
60 | Jase Burgoyne | Port Adelaide | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Father–son selection (son of Peter Burgoyne) ←Collingwood (2020)←Greater Western Sydney (2020)←Geelong (2020) | |
61 | Luke Cleary | Western Bulldogs | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ||
62 | Greg Clark | West Coast | Subiaco | WAFL | ←Port Adelaide (draft) | |
63 | Charlie Constable | Gold Coast | Geelong | AFL | ||
64 | Cooper Whyte | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | NAB League | ||
65 | Taj Woewodin | Melbourne | East Fremantle | WAFL | Father–son selection (son of Shane Woewodin) |
Rookie elevations
editClubs 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 |
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Ben Keays | Adelaide |
Josh Honey | Carlton |
Matthew Kennedy | |
Will Snelling | Essendon |
Ethan Hughes | Fremantle |
Emerson Jeka | Hawthorn |
Dylan Moore | |
Ned Reeves | |
James Jordon | Melbourne |
Martin Frederick | Port Adelaide |
Rhyan Mansell | Richmond |
Callum Wilkie | St Kilda |
Ryan Gardner | Western Bulldogs |
2022 pre-season draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
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Club | League | |||||
1 | 1 | Passed | North Melbourne | — | — | |
2 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | ||
3 | Rory Thompson | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL | ||
4 | Luke Nankervis | Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ||
5 | Passed | Essendon | — | — |
2022 rookie draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club | League | |||||
1 | 1 | Jared Polec | North Melbourne | North Melbourne | AFL | |
2 | Charlie Dean | Collingwood | Williamstown | VFL | ||
3 | Levi Casboult | Gold Coast | Carlton | AFL | ||
4 | Ben Davis | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | ||
5 | Ned Long | Hawthorn | Northern Knights | NAB League | ||
6 | Lochie O'Brien | Carlton | Carlton | AFL | ||
7 | Bigoa Nyuon | Richmond | Richmond | AFL | ||
8 | Karl Worner | Fremantle | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | ||
9 | Passed | St Kilda | — | — | ||
10 | Passed | West Coast | — | — | ||
11 | Patrick Voss | Essendon | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | ||
12 | Lewis Taylor | Sydney | Sydney | AFL | ||
13 | Cooper Hamilton | Greater Western Sydney | Bendigo Pioneers | NAB League | ||
14 | Cam Ellis-Yolmen | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | ||
15 | Oliver Dempsey | Geelong | Old Carey Grammarians | VAFA | ||
16 | Trent Dumont | Port Adelaide | North Melbourne | AFL | ||
17 | Charlie Parker | Western Bulldogs | Sturt | SANFL | ||
18 | Judd McVee | Melbourne | East Fremantle | WAFL | ||
2 | 19 | Passed | North Melbourne | — | — | |
20 | Isaac Chugg | Collingwood | Collingwood | AFL | ||
21 | Jez McLennan | 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 | Jacob Wehr | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | ||
30 | Passed | Geelong | — | — | ||
31 | Sam Mayes | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide | AFL | ||
32 | Robbie McComb | Western Bulldogs | Footscray | VFL | ||
3 | 33 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
34 | Connor Blakely | Fremantle | Fremantle | AFL | ||
35 | Passed | Essendon | — | — | ||
4 | 36 | Sandy Brock | Gold Coast | Peel Thunder | WAFL | Academy selection |
5 | 37 | Bodhi Uwland | Gold Coast | Broadbeach | QAFL | Academy selection |
Category B rookie selections
editName | Club | Origin | Note | Ref |
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Domanic Akuei | Carlton | Northern Knights (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (Sudanese descent) | [144] |
Fionn O'Hara | Hawthorn | Westmeath GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [145] |
Andy Moniz-Wakefield | Melbourne | NT Thunder (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) | [146] |
Jack Peris | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) | [147] |
Josiah Kyle | Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) | ||
Cody Raak | Western Bulldogs | Western Jets (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) | [148] |
Pre-season supplemental selection period
editPlayer | Club | Recruited from | Notes | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Club | League | ||||
Mitch Cox | Brisbane Lions | Williamstown | VFL | [149] | |
Tex Wanganeen | Essendon | Sturt | SANFL | Son of Gavin Wanganeen | [150] |
Nic Martin | Subiaco | WAFL | |||
James Tsitas | Gold Coast | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | [151] | |
Tom Lynch | North Melbourne | Adelaide | AFL | [152] | |
Jack Hayes | St Kilda | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | [153] | |
Jarrod Lienert | Port Adelaide | AFL | [154] | ||
Paddy McCartin | Sydney | Sydney | VFL | Previously listed with St Kilda | [155] |
Hugh Dixon | West Coast | East Fremantle | WAFL | Previously listed with Fremantle | [156] |
Luke Strnadica | East Fremantle | WAFL | Previously listed with Fremantle | [157] | |
Patrick Naish | Richmond | AFL | |||
Tom Joyce | Brisbane Lions | AFL |
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