The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's competition recruited players prior to the competition's inaugural season in 2017.

Draftees and signings over the period were required to have a minimum age qualification of 18. Prior to the draft itself each club was allowed to sign two marquee players from any state across the country at an increased salary. In addition, they were permitted to sign a number of priority players with existing connections to the club, and up to two rookie players who had not played competitive Australian rules football within the previous three years. All remaining players entered the draft and became eligible to be selected by any team based in their nominated state-based zone.

Marquee signings On 27 July 2016, each of the competition's eight teams announced their two marquee player signings allowed prior to the October draft.

Club Marquee player Previous club Previous league Swan Districts WAWFL Morphettville Park SAWFL Zillmere QAWFL South Fremantle WAWFL St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's Darebin Falcons VFL Women's St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's Coastal Titans WAWFL Swan Districts WAWFL Coastal Titans WAWFL Coastal Titans WAWFL East Fremantle WAWFL Darebin Falcons VFL Women's Darebin Falcons VFL Women's Darebin Falcons VFL Women's Melbourne University VFL Women's

Priority players Under the priority selection rules, Carlton, Collingwood, Melbourne, the Western Bulldogs and Fremantle were allowed one player, Adelaide and Brisbane were allowed two players, and Greater Western Sydney was allowed four. Due to injuries to their marquee players, Fremantle and Greater Western Sydney were permitted an additional priority pick, allowing for two and five in total, respectively.

Club Priority Previous club Previous leagueRef. Morphettville Park SAWFL Waratah NTFL Coorparoo QAWFL Melbourne University VFL Women's Darebin Falcons VFL Women's Eastern Devils VFL Women's Swan Districts WAWFL Swan Districts WAWFL UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Stingrays SWAFL East Fremantle WAWFL Melbourne University VFL Women's St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's Darebin Falcons VFL Women's Darebin Falcons VFL Women's Melbourne University VFL Women's

Rookie players Club Rookie player Other/former sportRef. Basketball Soccer Soccer Cricket Soccer Basketball/javelin Tennis Basketball Basketball Javelin Basketball Soccer Ultimate frisbee Soccer Netball Basketball

Draft A state based draft was held on 12 October 2016. The draft order was determined by random draw on 29 September. The draft operated in snake formation with the club holding the first selection of the first round also holding the last selection of the second round and so on and so forth.

RoundPickPlayerDrafted toRecruited fromLeague 1 1 SWAFL 1 2 Yeronga QAWFL 1 3 Cranbourne VFL Women's 1 4 Coastal Titans WAWFL 1 5 Eastern Devils VFL Women's 1 6 Melbourne University VFL Women's 1 7 Morphettville Park SAWFL 1 8 Darebin Falcons VFL Women's 2 9 Melbourne University VFL Women's 2 10 Waratah NTFL 2 11 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 2 12 Darebin Falcons VFL Women's 2 13 East Fremantle WAWFL 2 14 Seaford VFL Women's 2 15 Wilston Grange QAWFL 2 16 VU Western Spurs VFL Women's 3 17 Coastal Titans WAWFL 3 18 Melbourne University VFL Women's 3 19 Seaford VFL Women's 3 20 Swan Districts WAWFL 3 21 Eastern Devils VFL Women's 3 22 Eastern Devils VFL Women's 3 23 Coorparoo QAWFL 3 24 Geelong VWFL 4 25 Darebin Falcons VFL Women's 4 26 Morphettville Park SAWFL 4 27 St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's 4 28 Cranbourne VFL Women's 4 29 Coastal Titans WAWFL 4 30 Melbourne Uni VFL Women's 4 31 Coolangatta QAWFL 4 32 University NSW SWAFL 5 33 Wollongong SWAFL 5 34 East Fremantle WAWFL 5 35 Cranbourne VFL Women's 5 36 Coastal Titans WAWFL 5 37 Seaford VFL Women's 5 38 VU Western Spurs VFL Women's 5 39 Tracy Village NTFL 5 40 VU Western Spurs VFL Women's 6 41 VU Western Spurs VFL Women's 6 42 Morphettville Park SAWFL 6 43 East Fremantle WAWFL 6 44 Cranbourne VFL Women's 6 45 WAWFL 6 46 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 6 47 Zillmere QAWFL 6 48 Mosman Swans SWAFL 7 49 University NSW SWAFL 7 50 University of Queensland QAWFL 7 51 Bendigo VFL Women's 7 52 WAWFL 7 53 Melbourne University VFL Women's 7 54 Melbourne University VFL Women's 7 55 Wanderers NTFL 7 56 Eastern Devils VFL Women's 8 57 Burnie Dockers TFL 8 58 AFL Canberra 8 59 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 8 60 Melbourne University VFL Women's 8 61 Coastal Titans WAWFL 8 62 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 8 63 University of Queensland QAWFL 8 64 Macquarie Uni SWAFL 9 65 University NSW SWAFL 9 66 University of Queensland QAWFL 9 67 Cranbourne VFL Women's 9 68 Swan Districts WAWFL 9 69 Burnie Dockers TFL 9 70 Port Melbourne Colts VWFL 9 71 West Adelaide SAWFL 9 72 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 10 73 North Geelong GDFL 10 74 Gungahlin AFL Canberra 10 75 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 10 76 Melbourne University VFL Women's 10 77 East Fremantle WAWFL 10 78 Seaford VFL Women's 10 79 Wilston Grange QAWFL 10 80 Gungahlin AFL Canberra 11 81 Southern Power SWAFL 11 82 Yeronga QAWFL 11 83 Seaford VFL Women's 11 84 East Fremantle WAWFL 11 85 Darebin Falcons VFL Women's 11 86 St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's 11 87 Morphettville Park SAWFL 11 88 VU Western Spurs VFL Women's 12 89 St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's 12 90 St Mary's NTFL 12 91 Bendigo VWFL 12 92 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 12 93 Swan Districts WAWFL 12 94 Bendigo VWFL 12 95 Zillmere QAWFL 12 96 University NSW SWAFL 13 97 Army 3rd Brigade 13 98 Coolangatta QAWFL 13 99 St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's 13 100 East Fremantle WAWFL 13 101 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 13 102 St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's 13 103 Waratah NTFL 13 104 Darebin Falcons VFL Women's 14 105 Melbourne University VFL Women's 14 106 Wanderers NTFL 14 107 Eastern Devils VFL Women's 14 108 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 14 109 Swan Districts WAWFL 14 110 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 14 111 University of Queensland QAWFL 14 112 AFL Canberra 15 113 SWAFL 15 114 Coolangatta QAWFL 15 115 Melbourne University VFL Women's 15 116 Subiaco WAWFL 15 117 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 15 118 Knox VFL Women's 15 119 Morphettville Park SAWFL 15 120 North Geelong GDFL 16 121 Eastern Devils VFL Women's 16 122 Salisbury SAWFL 16 123 Melbourne Uni VFL Women's 16 124 Cranbourne VFL Women's 16 125 WAWFL 16 126 Victoria 16 127 Coolangatta QAWFL 17 128 Yeronga QAWFL 17 129 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 17 130 Coastal Titans WAWFL 17 131 St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's 17 132 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 17 133 Morphettville Park SAWFL 17 134 VU Western Spurs VFL Women's 18 135 Cranbourne VFL Women's 18 136 University NSW SWAFL 18 137 East Fremantle WAWFL 18 138 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 18 139 Swan Districts WAWFL 18 140 Diamond Creek VFL Women's 18 141 Burnie Dockers TFL 19 142 Eastern Devils VFL Women's 19 143 St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's 19 144 South Fremantle WAWFL 19 145 Gippsland Galaxy VWFL

Free agents Each team had until 31 October 2016 to sign further undrafted/free-agent players to complete their list of 25 senior listed players.

Club Player Previous club Previous leagueRef. Waratah NTFL Eastern Devils VFL Women's Morphettville Park SAWFL Yeronga QAWFL Wilston Grange QAWFL Coolangatta QAWFL Bendigo VFL Women's Bendigo VFL Women's St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's Eastern Devils VFL Women's Eastern Devils VWFL Eastern Devils VFL Women's Seaford VFL Women's Coastal Titans WAWFL Swan Districts WAWFL — — Swan Districts WAWFL Sydney University SWAFL Newtown BreakawaysSWAFL AFL Canberra Melbourne University VFL Women's St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's Diamond Creek VFL Women's — — St Kilda Sharks VFL Women's Darebin Falcons VFL Women's Melbourne University VFL Women's

See also 2016 AFL draft

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