2025 AFL draft

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.

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2025 AFL draft

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.

Key dates

2025 AFL draft

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

2025 mid-season rookie draft

2025 AFL 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.

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

Player movements

Previous trades

<table><thead><tr><th>Rd</th><th>Orig. Club</th><th>New Club</th><th>Acquired via</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Carlton</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Melbourne</td><td>Essendon</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Collingwood</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hawthorn</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Tom Barrass trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>North Melbourne</td><td>Richmond</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>Carlton</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Carlton</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adelaide</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>James Peatling trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hawthorn</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Tom Barrass trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Richmond</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>St Kilda</td><td>Essendon</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Essendon</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>via Melbourne (pick swap) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (Harry Sharp trade)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>Harry Sharp trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Richmond</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Shai Bolton trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>James Peatling trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hawthorn</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Tom Barrass trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>West Coast</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>James Peatling trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>West Coast</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Tom Barrass trade</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Essendon</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Richmond</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>St Kilda</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>pick swap</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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>Notes</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Jack Silvagni</td><td>Unrestricted</td><td>Carlton</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>End of first round</td><td>Swallowed up in a bid after being traded</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tom De Koning</td><td>Restricted</td><td>First round</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>James Worpel</td><td>Restricted</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Geelong</td><td>End of second round</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sam Draper</td><td>Unrestricted</td><td>Essendon</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>End of first round</td><td>Swallowed up in a bid after being traded</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jacob Wehr</td><td>Unrestricted</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>None</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Charlie Spargo</td><td>Unrestricted</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>End of second round</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oscar Allen</td><td>Restricted</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>First round</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Trades

<table><thead><tr><th>Clubs involved</th><th>Trade</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Carlton Fremantle</td><td>to Carlton (from Fremantle)</td><td>to Fremantle (from Carlton)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sydney Gold Coast</td><td>to Sydney (from Gold Coast)</td><td>to Gold Coast (from Sydney)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brisbane Lions Fremantle West Coast</td><td>to Brisbane Lions to Fremantle</td><td>to West Coast</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fremantle Melbourne</td><td>to Fremantle (from Melbourne)</td><td>to Melbourne (from Fremantle)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gold Coast St Kilda</td><td>to St Kilda (from Gold Coast)</td><td>to Gold Coast (from St Kilda)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Melbourne St Kilda</td><td>to Melbourne (from St Kilda)</td><td>to St Kilda (from Melbourne)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>St Kilda West Coast</td><td>to St Kilda (from West Coast)</td><td>to West Coast (from St Kilda)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Melbourne Collingwood</td><td>to Melbourne (from Collingwood)</td><td>to Collingwood (from Melbourne)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Carlton West Coast</td><td>to Carlton (from West Coast)</td><td>to West Coast (from Carlton)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Carlton Gold Coast Port Adelaide</td><td>to Carlton to Gold Coast</td><td>to Port Adelaide (from Carlton)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Greater Western Sydney Western Bulldogs</td><td>to Greater Western Sydney (from Western Bulldogs)</td><td>to Western Bulldogs (from Greater Western Sydney)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Richmond West Coast</td><td>to West Coast (from Richmond)</td><td>to Richmond (from West Coast)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Port Adelaide Fremantle</td><td>to Port Adelaide (from Fremantle)</td><td>to Fremantle (from Port Adelaide)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brisbane Lions Collingwood</td><td>to Brisbane Lions (from Collingwood)</td><td>to Collingwood (from Brisbane Lions)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Essendon Gold Coast</td><td>to Essendon (from Gold Coast)</td><td>to Gold Coast (from Essendon)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Western Bulldogs Gold Coast</td><td>to Western Bulldogs (from Gold Coast)</td><td>to Gold Coast (from Western Bulldogs)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Carlton Sydney</td><td>to Carlton (from Sydney)</td><td>to Sydney (from Carlton)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Melbourne Hawthorn</td><td>to Melbourne (from Hawthorn)</td><td>to Hawthorn (from Melbourne)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sydney Hawthorn</td><td>to Sydney (from Hawthorn)</td><td>to Hawthorn (from Sydney)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Carlton Hawthorn</td><td>to Carlton (from Hawthorn)</td><td>to Hawthorn (from Carlton)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Adelaide North Melbourne</td><td>to Adelaide (from North Melbourne)</td><td>to North Melbourne (from Adelaide)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gold Coast Western Bulldogs</td><td>to Gold Coast (from Western Bulldogs)</td><td>to Western Bulldogs (from Gold Coast)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Collingwood Sydney</td><td>to Collingwood (from Sydney)</td><td>to Sydney (from Collingwood)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Richmond Geelong</td><td>to Richmond (from Geelong)</td><td>to Geelong (from Richmond)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gold Coast Melbourne</td><td>to Gold Coast (from Melbourne)</td><td>to Melbourne (from Gold Coast)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Melbourne St Kilda</td><td>to Melbourne (from St Kilda)</td><td>to St Kilda (from Melbourne)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Greater Western Sydney Melbourne</td><td>to Greater Western Sydney (from Melbourne)</td><td>to Melbourne (from Greater Western Sydney)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sydney Carlton</td><td>to Sydney (from Carlton)</td><td>to Carlton (from Sydney)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Western Bulldogs West Coast</td><td>to Western Bulldogs from West Coast</td><td>to West Coast (from Western Bulldogs)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Picks swapped at the 2025 National Draft</td></tr><tr><td>Essendon Carlton</td><td>Essendon Trade Picks 21, 27, 30 to Carlton for Picks 9 and 43</td></tr><tr><td>Carlton North Melbourne</td><td>Carlton Trade Picks 11, 54 to North Melbourne for Picks 25, 46, and 2026 second round pick (North Melbourne)</td></tr><tr><td>Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Gold Coast Trade Pick 35 to Greater Western Sydney for a 2026 second round pick (Melbourne)</td></tr><tr><td>Adelaide Gold Coast</td><td>Adelaide Trade Pick 48 to Gold Coast for a 2026 third round pick (Essendon)</td></tr><tr><td>Port Adelaide Gold Coast</td><td>Port Adelaide Trade Pick 49 to Gold Coast for a 2026 third round pick (Gold Coast)</td></tr><tr><td>Gold Coast Western Bulldogs</td><td>Gold Coast Trade Picks 15, 29 to Western Bulldogs for picks 14, 33 and 53</td></tr><tr><td>Hawthorn Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Hawthorn Trade Pick 14 to Greater Western Sydney for pick 16 and a 2026 second round pick (Greater Western Sydney)</td></tr><tr><td>Hawthorn West Coast</td><td>Hawthorn Trade Pick 17 to West Coast for pick 18 and a 2026 second round pick (St Kilda)</td></tr><tr><td>Brisbane Lions Hawthorn</td><td>Brisbane Lions Trade Pick 17 to Hawthorn for pick 22 and a 2026 second round pick (Hawthorn)</td></tr><tr><td>Carlton Gold Coast</td><td>Carlton Trade Pick 28 to Gold Coast for a 2026 second round pick (Gold Coast)</td></tr><tr><td>West Coast Hawthorn</td><td>West Coast Trade Pick 34 to Hawthorn for a 2026 third round pick (Hawthorn) and a 2027 third round pick (Hawthorn)</td></tr><tr><td>Carlton Brisbane Lions</td><td>Carlton Trade Pick 38 to Brisbane Lions for a 2026 third round pick (Brisbane Lions)</td></tr><tr><td>Collingwood Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Collingwood Trade Pick 51 to Greater Western Sydney for a 2026 fourth round pick (Greater Western Sydney)</td></tr><tr><td>Gold Coast Richmond</td><td>Gold Coast Trade Pick 52 to Richmond for a 2026 fifth round pick (Richmond)</td></tr></tbody></table>

West Coast concessions

2025 AFL draft

Due to the club's poor on-field results since 2022, the AFL announced draft concessions for West Coast 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

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

Rookie elevations

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

2026 pre-season draft

2025 AFL draft

<table><thead><tr><th>Round</th><th>Pick</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Recruited from</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Club</td><td>League</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>Callum Ah Chee</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2026 rookie draft

2025 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>Fred Rodriguez</td><td>West Coast</td><td>South Fremantle</td><td>WAFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Passed</td><td>Richmond</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Riley Onley</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>Murray Bushrangers</td><td>Talent League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Jack Watkins</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Patrick Said</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>AFL</td><td>Redrafted player</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Passed</td><td>Carlton</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Jake Lloyd</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Sydney</td><td>AFL</td><td>Redrafted player</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Leon Kickett</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Swan Districts</td><td>WAFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Conor Stone</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>AFL</td><td>Redrafted player</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Ben Jepson</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>Gold Coast</td><td>AFL</td><td>Redrafted player</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Tyler Welsh</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>AFL</td><td>Redrafted player</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Ollie Greeves</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Eastern Ranges</td><td>Talent League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>George Stevens</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Geelong</td><td>AFL</td><td>Redrafted player</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Lincoln McCarthy</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>AFL</td><td>Redrafted player</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>Passed</td><td>West Coast</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Passed</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Passed</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Dane Rampe</td><td>Sydney</td><td>Sydney</td><td>AFL</td><td>Redrafted player</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Passed</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Passed</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Passed</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Passed</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Keighton Matofai-Forbes</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Geelong</td><td>AFL</td><td>Redrafted player</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>24</td><td>Passed</td><td>West Coast</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Passed</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Passed</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Passed</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Nick Driscoll</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Northern Knights</td><td>Talent League</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>29</td><td>Passed</td><td>West Coast</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Pre-listed Category A rookies

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Club</th><th>Recruited from</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Club</td><td>League</td></tr><tr><td>Jai Saxena</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>Oakleigh Chargers</td><td>Talent League</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (Indian descent)</td></tr><tr><td>Kalani White</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>Casey</td><td>VFL</td><td>Father-son selection (son of Jeff White)</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>Indy Cotton</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>BA Centre of Excellence (NBL1 East)</td><td>Three-year non-registered player (basketball)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ben Murphy</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>Kerry GAA</td><td>International selection (Ireland)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cillian Bourke</td><td>Essendon</td><td>County Offaly</td><td>International selection (Ireland)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Toby Whan</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>South Fremantle</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (South African descent)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ryda Luke</td><td>Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jesse Mellor</td><td>Geelong</td><td>Geelong Falcons (Talent League)</td><td>Academy selection</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Riley Hamilton</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Ainslie (AFL Canberra)</td><td>Academy selection</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oscar Berry</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>North Florida Ospreys (NCAA)</td><td>Three-year non-registered player (basketball)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lachy Brewer</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>Idaho State Bengals (NCAA)</td><td>Three-year non-registered player (basketball)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kobe McDonald</td><td>St Kilda</td><td>Mayo GAA</td><td>International selection (Ireland)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Noah Chamberlain</td><td>Sydney</td><td>St Ives Saints (AFL Sydney)</td><td>Academy selection</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Liam Hetherton</td><td>Murray Bushrangers (Talent League)</td><td>Formerly with Greater Western Sydney's academy</td></tr><tr><td>Jake Miles-Wrency</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Southwestern Illinois College (NJCAA)</td><td>Three-year non-registered player (basketball)</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Pre-season supplemental selection period

<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Recruited from</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Club</td><td>League</td></tr><tr><td>Wade Derksen</td><td>Carlton</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>AFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Elijah Hollands</td><td>Carlton</td><td>AFL</td><td>Re-signed player</td></tr><tr><td>Will Setterfield</td><td>Essendon</td><td>Essendon</td><td>AFL</td><td>Re-signed player</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mason Cox</td><td>Fremantle</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>AFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Chris Scerri</td><td>Northern Bullants</td><td>VFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jayden Laverde</td><td>Greater Western Sydney</td><td>Essendon</td><td>AFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Flynn Perez</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>Sturt</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paddy Cross</td><td>Melbourne</td><td>Casey</td><td>VFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tom Blamires</td><td>North Melbourne</td><td>Frankston</td><td>VFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Balyn O'Brien</td><td>Port Adelaide</td><td>Norwood</td><td>SANFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mitch Zadow</td><td>East Fremantle</td><td>WAFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tom Burton</td><td>Richmond</td><td>Western Jets</td><td>Talent League</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finlay Macrae</td><td>West Coast</td><td>Collingwood</td><td>AFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Milan Murdock</td><td>East Fremantle</td><td>WAFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Deven Robertson</td><td>Brisbane Lions</td><td>AFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Harry Schoenberg</td><td>Adelaide</td><td>AFL</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Will Lewis</td><td>Western Bulldogs</td><td>Footscray</td><td>VFL</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>