2021 AFL draft

2021 AFL draft

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.

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

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.

Key dates

2021 AFL draft

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

2021 AFL draft

The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of Round 11 of the 2021 AFL season on 2 June. 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
Club	League
1	1	Jacob Edwards	North Melbourne	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Flynn Perez long-term injury
2	Jai Newcombe	Hawthorn	Box Hill Hawks	VFL	Jonathon Patton retirement
3	Ash Johnson	Collingwood	Sturt	SANFL	Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
4	Patrick Parnell	Adelaide	Murray Bushrangers	NAB League	Tyson Stengle delisting
5	Ned Moyle	Gold Coast	Oakleigh Chargers	NAB League	Jarrod Witts long-term injury
6	Alex Mirkov	Carlton	Carlton	VFL	Caleb Marchbank long-term injury
7	Max Heath	St Kilda	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Dylan Roberton retirement
8	James Peatling	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	William Collins	West Coast	Swan Districts	WAFL	Daniel Venables long-term injury
12	Lachlan McAndrew	Sydney	Sydney	VFL	Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
13	Jed McEntee	Port Adelaide	Sturt	SANFL	Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
14	Kalin Lane	Brisbane Lions	Claremont	WAFL	Cam Rayner long-term injury
15	Kye Declase	Melbourne	Werribee	VFL	Aaron Nietschke long-term injury
2	16	Charlie Ham	North Melbourne	Geelong Falcons	NAB League	Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
17	Jackson Callow	Hawthorn	Norwood	SANFL	James Sicily long-term injury
18	Aiden Begg	Collingwood	Eastern Ranges	NAB League	Passed selection at the 2020 Rookie Draft
19	Passed	Gold Coast	—	—	Rory Thompson long-term injury
20	Jordan Boyd	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	Daniel Turner	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

2021 AFL draft

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
1	Collingwood	Greater Western Sydney	Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft
Melbourne	Brisbane Lions	Pick swap
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
Essendon	Geelong	via Greater Western Sydney (Jye Caldwell trade) on-traded to Geelong (Jeremy Cameron trade)
Greater Western Sydney	Geelong	Jeremy Cameron trade
Western Bulldogs	Collingwood	Adam Treloar trade
Brisbane Lions	Melbourne	Pick swap
Port Adelaide	West Coast	via Sydney (Aliir Aliir trade) on-traded to West Coast (Tom Hickey trade)
Melbourne	Adelaide	Pick swap
3	Gold Coast	Richmond	Oleg Markov trade
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)
Fremantle	Collingwood	Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft
West Coast	Brisbane Lions	Alex Witherden trade
Sydney	West Coast	Tom Hickey trade
Western Bulldogs	Melbourne	Mitch Hannan trade
Port Adelaide	Essendon	Orazio Fantasia trade
Melbourne	Gold Coast	via Brisbane Lions (pick swap) on-traded to Geelong (Nakia Cockatoo trade) on-traded to Gold Coast (pick swap)
4	North Melbourne	Hawthorn	via Melbourne (Ben Brown trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft)
Collingwood	Brisbane Lions	Pick swap
Hawthorn	Port Adelaide	via Adelaide (Kyle Hartigan trade) on-traded to Port Adelaide (Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft)
Richmond	Hawthorn	via St Kilda (Jack Higgins trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (Pick swap at the 2020 National Draft)
Fremantle	Adelaide	Pick swap
Essendon	Gold Coast	Peter Wright trade
Brisbane Lions	North Melbourne	via Melbourne (pick swap) on-traded to North Melbourne (Ben Brown trade)
Melbourne	Brisbane Lions	via Adelaide (pick swap) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap)
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)

Player movements

Free agency

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Free agent type</th><th>Recruited from</th><th>New club</th><th>Compensation</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Jake Kelly</td><td>Unrestricted</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>Essendon</td><td>3rd round</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mabior Chol</td><td>Unrestricted</td><td>Richmond</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>End of 2nd round</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>George Hewett</td><td>Restricted</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Carlton</td><td>End of 2nd round</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luke Dunstan</td><td>Unrestricted</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tim O'Brien</td><td>Unrestricted</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>None</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jarrod Brander</td><td>Delisted</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sam Skinner [a]</td><td>Delisted</td><td>South Adelaide (SANFL)</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tom Campbell</td><td>Delisted</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tyson Stengle [b]</td><td>Delisted</td><td>Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)</td><td>Geelong</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hugh Greenwood</td><td>Delisted</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Trades

Clubs involved	Trade	Ref
Gold Coast Collingwood	to Gold Coast (from Collingwood)	to Collingwood (from Gold Coast)
Collingwood Geelong	to Collingwood (from Geelong)	to Geelong (from Collingwood)
Port Adelaide Greater Western Sydney	to Port Adelaide (from Greater Western Sydney)	to Greater Western Sydney (from Port Adelaide)
Melbourne Western Bulldogs Adelaide St Kilda	to Melbourne to Western Bulldogs	to Adelaide to St Kilda
Collingwood Fremantle	to Collingwood (from Fremantle)	to Fremantle (from Collingwood)
Fremantle Gold Coast	to Fremantle (from Gold Coast)	to Gold Coast (from Fremantle)
Carlton Fremantle	to Carlton (from Fremantle)	to Fremantle (from Carlton)
West Coast Carlton Western Bulldogs	to West Coast (from Carlton) to Carlton (from Western Bulldogs)	to Western Bulldogs (from West Coast)
North Melbourne Richmond	to North Melbourne (from Richmond)	to Richmond (from North Melbourne)
Collingwood Western Bulldogs	to Collingwood (from Western Bulldogs)	to Western Bulldogs (from Collingwood)
Adelaide Sydney	to Adelaide (from Sydney)	to Sydney (from Adelaide)
Brisbane Lions Geelong	to Brisbane Lions (from Geelong)	to Geelong (from Brisbane Lions)
Geelong Hawthorn	to Geelong (from Hawthorn)	to Hawthorn (from Geelong)
Fremantle Geelong	to Fremantle (from Geelong)	to Geelong (from Fremantle)
Sydney Port Adelaide	to Sydney (from Port Adelaide)	to Port Adelaide (from Sydney)
Hawthorn Collingwood	to Hawthorn (from Collingwood)	to Collingwood (from Hawthorn)
Richmond Collingwood	to Richmond (from Collingwood)	to Collingwood (from Richmond)
Greater Western Sydney Brisbane Lions	to Greater Western Sydney (from Brisbane Lions)	to Brisbane Lions (from Greater Western Sydney)
St Kilda Collingwood	to St Kilda (from Collingwood)	to Collingwood (from St Kilda)
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)

2021 national draft

2021 AFL draft

^	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

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Pick</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Recruited from</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Club</td><td>League</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Jason Horne-Francis</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>South Adelaide</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Sam Darcy</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Oakleigh Chargers</td><td>NAB League</td><td>Father–son selection (son of Luke Darcy), matched bid by Greater Western Sydney, used picks 34, 42, 43, 44, 45</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Finn Callaghan</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Sandringham Dragons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Collingwood (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Nick Daicos</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>Oakleigh Chargers</td><td>NAB League</td><td>Father–son selection (son of Peter Daicos), matched bid by Gold Coast, used picks 38, 40, 42, 44</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Mac Andrew</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Dandenong Stingrays</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Josh Rachele</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>Murray Bushrangers</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Josh Ward</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Northern Knights</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Jye Amiss</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>East Perth</td><td>WAFL</td><td>←Carlton</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Josh Gibcus</td><td>Richmond</td><td>GWV Rebels</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Neil Erasmus</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Subiaco</td><td>WAFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>Glenelg</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Josh Sinn</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>Sandringham Dragons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←West Coast (draft)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Ben Hobbs</td><td>Essendon</td><td>GWV Rebels</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Campbell Chesser</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Sandringham Dragons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Port Adelaide (draft)←Sydney</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Leek Aleer</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Central District</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Darcy Wilmot</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>Northern Knights</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Tom Brown</td><td>Richmond</td><td>Murray Bushrangers</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Geelong (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Angus Sheldrick</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Claremont</td><td>WAFL</td><td>←Port Adelaide</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Jacob van Rooyen</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>Claremont</td><td>WAFL</td><td>←Western Bulldogs</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Kai Lohmann</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>GWV Rebels</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Melbourne (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>21</td><td>Matthew Johnson</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Subiaco</td><td>WAFL</td><td>←Gold Coast (priority pick)</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Josh Goater</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>Calder Cannons</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Sam Butler</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>GWV Rebels</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Collingwood (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Toby Conway</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Geelong Falcons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Fremantle←Collingwood←Gold Coast</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Mitch Knevitt</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Geelong Falcons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Western Bulldogs (draft)←Adelaide</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Connor MacDonald</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Dandenong Stingrays</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Jesse Motlop</td><td>Carlton</td><td>South Fremantle</td><td>WAFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Tyler Sonsie</td><td>Richmond</td><td>Eastern Ranges</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Sam Banks</td><td>Richmond</td><td>Tasmania Devils</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Collingwood←Fremantle</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Judson Clarke</td><td>Richmond</td><td>Dandenong Stingrays</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←St Kilda (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Brady Hough</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Peel Thunder</td><td>WAFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>James Willis</td><td>Geelong</td><td>North Adelaide</td><td>SANFL</td><td>←Greater Western Sydney (2020)←Essendon (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Mitchito Owens</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>Sandringham Dragons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (Japanese descent), matched bid by Sydney, used picks 48 and 54</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Matthew Roberts</td><td>Sydney</td><td>South Adelaide</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Paul Curtis</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>Western Jets</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Western Bulldogs (draft)←Geelong (draft)←Greater Western Sydney (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Jake Soligo</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>Eastern Ranges</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Melbourne←Brisbane Lions (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Rhett Bazzo</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Swan Districts</td><td>WAFL</td><td>←Sydney (2020)←Port Adelaide (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Miller Bergman</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>Dandenong Stingrays</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Collingwood (draft)←Western Bulldogs (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Blake Howes</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>Sandringham Dragons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Adelaide←Melbourne (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>40</td><td>Corey Warner</td><td>Sydney</td><td>East Fremantle</td><td>WAFL</td><td>Free agency compensation pick (Hewett)</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>James Tunstill</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>East Perth</td><td>WAFL</td><td>←Geelong←Collingwood</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>Josh Fahey</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Queanbeyan Tigers</td><td>AFL Canberra</td><td>Academy selection, matched bid by Western Bulldogs, used picks 47 and 89</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Arthur Jones</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Claremont</td><td>WAFL</td><td>←North Melbourne (draft)←Richmond←Gold Coast (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Zac Taylor</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>Calder Cannons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Melbourne (draft)←St Kilda</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Arlo Draper</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>South Adelaide</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td>Alastair Lord</td><td>Essendon</td><td>Norwood</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Marcus Windhager</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>Sandringham Dragons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous), matched bid by Geelong, used pick 57</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Flynn Kroeger</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Eastern Ranges</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Brisbane Lions←West Coast (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>Cooper Murley</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>Norwood</td><td>SANFL</td><td>←North Melbourne (draft)←Western Bulldogs (draft)←Carlton←West Coast←Sydney (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Garrett McDonagh</td><td>Essendon</td><td>Richmond</td><td>VFL</td><td>←Port Adelaide (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Oscar Adams</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>Glenelg</td><td>SANFL</td><td>←Melbourne (draft)←Western Bulldogs (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>Harvey Harrison</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>North Adelaide</td><td>SANFL</td><td>←Gold Coast←Geelong (2020)←Brisbane Lions (2020)←Melbourne (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>53</td><td>Jai Serong</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Gippsland Power</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Melbourne (2020)←North Melbourne (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Eric 'Roy' Benning</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Claremont</td><td>WAFL</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) ←Gold Coast</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>Hugh Jackson</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>North Adelaide</td><td>SANFL</td><td>←Adelaide (2020)←Hawthorn (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>Dante Visentini</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>Sandringham Dragons</td><td>NAB League</td><td>←Carlton (draft)</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>Jack Williams</td><td>West Coast</td><td>East Fremantle</td><td>WAFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Lachlan Rankin</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Oakleigh Chargers</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Jackson Archer</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>Northern Knights</td><td>NAB League</td><td>Father–son selection (son of Glenn Archer) ←Melbourne (2020)←Brisbane Lions (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Jase Burgoyne</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>Woodville-West Torrens</td><td>SANFL</td><td>Father–son selection (son of Peter Burgoyne) ←Collingwood (2020)←Greater Western Sydney (2020)←Geelong (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>Luke Cleary</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Sandringham Dragons</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>Greg Clark</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Subiaco</td><td>WAFL</td><td>←Port Adelaide (draft)</td></tr><tr><td>63</td><td>Charlie Constable</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Geelong</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>Cooper Whyte</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Geelong Falcons</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>65</td><td>Taj Woewodin</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>East Fremantle</td><td>WAFL</td><td>Father–son selection (son of Shane Woewodin)</td></tr></tbody></table>

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
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

2021 AFL 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	Luke Nankervis	Adelaide	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League
5	Passed	Essendon	—	—

2022 rookie draft

2021 AFL draft

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Pick</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Recruited from</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Club</td><td>League</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Jared Polec</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Charlie Dean</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>Williamstown</td><td>VFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Levi Casboult</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Carlton</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Ben Davis</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Ned Long</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Northern Knights</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Lochie O'Brien</td><td>Carlton</td><td>Carlton</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Bigoa Nyuon</td><td>Richmond</td><td>Richmond</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Karl Worner</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Oakleigh Chargers</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Passed</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Passed</td><td>West Coast</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Patrick Voss</td><td>Essendon</td><td>Oakleigh Chargers</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Lewis Taylor</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Sydney</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Cooper Hamilton</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Bendigo Pioneers</td><td>NAB League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Cam Ellis-Yolmen</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Oliver Dempsey</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Old Carey Grammarians</td><td>VAFA</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Trent Dumont</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Charlie Parker</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Sturt</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Judd McVee</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>East Fremantle</td><td>WAFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>19</td><td>Passed</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Isaac Chugg</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Jez McLennan</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Passed</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Passed</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Matt Cottrell</td><td>Carlton</td><td>Carlton</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Mitch Crowden</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Passed</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Passed</td><td>Essendon</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Passed</td><td>Sydney</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Jacob Wehr</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Passed</td><td>Geelong</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Sam Mayes</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Robbie McComb</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Footscray</td><td>VFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>33</td><td>Passed</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Connor Blakely</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Passed</td><td>Essendon</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>36</td><td>Sandy Brock</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Peel Thunder</td><td>WAFL</td><td>Academy selection</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>37</td><td>Bodhi Uwland</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Broadbeach</td><td>QAFL</td><td>Academy selection</td></tr></tbody></table>

Category B rookie selections

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Club</th><th>Origin</th><th>Note</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Domanic Akuei</td><td>Carlton</td><td>Northern Knights (NAB League)</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (Sudanese descent)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fionn O'Hara</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Westmeath GAA</td><td>International selection (Ireland)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Andy Moniz-Wakefield</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>NT Thunder (NAB League)</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jack Peris</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>Sandringham Dragons (NAB League)</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Josiah Kyle</td><td>Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League)</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous)</td></tr><tr><td>Cody Raak</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Western Jets (NAB League)</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Pre-season supplemental selection period

Player	Club	Recruited from	Notes	Ref
Club	League
Mitch Cox	Brisbane Lions	Williamstown	VFL
Tex Wanganeen	Essendon	Sturt	SANFL	Son of Gavin Wanganeen
Nic Martin	Subiaco	WAFL
James Tsitas	Gold Coast	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL
Tom Lynch	North Melbourne	Adelaide	AFL
Jack Hayes	St Kilda	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL
Jarrod Lienert	Port Adelaide	AFL
Paddy McCartin	Sydney	Sydney	VFL	Previously listed with St Kilda
Hugh Dixon	West Coast	East Fremantle	WAFL	Previously listed with Fremantle
Luke Strnadica	East Fremantle	WAFL	Previously listed with Fremantle
Patrick Naish	Richmond	AFL
Tom Joyce	Brisbane Lions	AFL