2017 AFL draft

The 2017 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) traded and recruited players following the completion of the 2017 AFL season. Additions to each club's playing list are not allowed at any other time during the year.

The key dates for the trading and drafting periods: The free agency offer period, held between 6 October and 18 October. Three further free agency periods were held for delisted players, between 1 November and 8 November, 10 November to 17 November, and 25 November to 26 November, The trade period, held between 9 October and 19 October, The 2017 national draft, held on 24 November, at the Sydney Showground Exhibition Centre, and included live bidding for academy and father-son selections. The 2018 pre-season draft, held on 27 November, and The 2018 rookie draft, also held on 27 November.

Player movements The 2016 AFL draft included an initiative whereby clubs could trade future picks; through this scheme, twenty picks in the 2017 draft have already been traded.

Previous trades Round New club Original club How acquired Ref. 1 via Carlton (Zach Tuohy and Billie Smedts trade) on-traded to for Caleb Marchbank and Jarrod Pickett on-traded to for Brett Deledio 1 Pick swap 1 Pearce Hanley trade 2 Zach Tuohy and Billie Smedts trade 2 Will Hoskin-Elliott trade 2 Pick swap 2 via Carlton (Caleb Marchbank and Jarrod Pickett trade)on-traded to (Pick swap) 2 Jaeger O'Meara trade 2 Dion Prestia trade 2 Jack Steele trade 3 Jack Frost trade 3 Jack Frost trade 3 Brett Deledio trade 3 Nathan Hrovat trade 3 Nathan Hrovat trade 4 Jack Frost trade 4 Pick swap 4 via (Nathan Hrovat trade)on-traded to (Koby Stevens trade) 4 Nathan Hrovat trade 5 Koby Stevens trade

Trades + 2017 AFL trade period No. Player(s) Traded from Traded to Traded for Ref 1 first round pick () third round pick () fourth round pick () 2 third round pick () second round pick () 3 fourth round pick () 4 fourth round pick () 5 second round pick () 6 7 third round pick () fourth round pick () 8 9 fourth round pick () 10 second round pick () third round pick () second round pick () 11 first round pick () second round pick () 12 fourth round pick ()13 third round pick () fourth round pick ()14 second round pick () third round pick () 15 16 second round pick () 17 18 19 second round pick () 20 third round pick () 21 22 23 fourth round pick () fourth round pick ()24 fourth round pick () second round pick () 25 26 second round pick () fourth round pick () 27 28 third round pick () 29 30 31 third round pick () third round pick () third round pick ()

Note The numbering of the draft picks in this list may be different to the agreed draft picks at the time of the trade, due to adjustments from either the insertion of free agency compensation draft picks or clubs exiting the draft before later rounds.

Free agency

+ 2017 AFL free agency period signings Player Date Free agent type Former club New club Compensation Ref 6 October 2017 Restricted None 11 October 2017 Restricted End of first round 14 October 2017 Restricted End of first round 1 November 2017 Delisted 1 November 2017 Delisted 2 November 2017 Delisted 2 November 2017 Delisted 3 November 2017 Delisted

Retirements and delistings

List of 2017 AFL player changes Name Club Date Notes Ref. Retired due to mental health issues, effective immediately Retired, effective immediately Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately Delisted Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately Retired, effective immediately Retired, effective immediately Retired due to mental health issues, effective immediately Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Delisted Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, joined as a Free Agent Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired due to a knee injury Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired Retired Delisted Delisted Retired Delisted Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, joined as a Free Agent Delisted Retired Delisted, joined as a Free Agent Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, joined as a Free Agent Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, joined as a Free Agent Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired

2017 national draft

As the Greater Western Sydney Giants were penalised 1,000 draft points by the AFL for the club's handling of Lachie Whitfield's attempt to avoid a potential drug test, their first round pick (pick 15) was moved back to pick 65.

Indicative draft order as of 19 October 2017

RoundPickPlayerDrafted toRecruited fromLeagueNotes 1 1 Western Jets TAC Cup 1 2 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Traded from 1 3 Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup 1 4 Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup 1 5 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup 1 6 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup 1 7 Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Traded from 1 8 Northern Knights TAC Cup 1 9 WAFL 1 10 Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Traded from ; received from 1 11 Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Traded from 1 12 SANFL Traded from ; received from 1 13 Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup 1 14 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup 1 15 SANFL Traded from Rich; received from Geel, Carl, GWS 1 16 Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Traded from ; received from 1 17 Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup 1 18 WAFL Free agency compensation pick (Rockliff) 1 19 WAFL Traded from ; free agency compensation pick (Motlop) 2 20 SANFL Traded from 2 21 WAFL Traded from 2 22 Western Jets TAC Cup Traded from 2 23 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 2 24 WAFL Traded from ; received from 2 25 Calder Cannons TAC Cup Traded from Bris; received from W.B - Ess - GWS - Coll 2 26 WAFL Traded from ; received from 2 27 Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Traded from 2 28 WAFL Traded from ; received from 2 29 Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup 2 30 Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Traded from ; received from 2 31 VFL Traded from 2 32 WAFL 2 33 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup 2 34 Northern Knights TAC Cup Father–son selection (son of Chris Naish) 2 35 Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Traded from Port; received from Haw, GWS, Carl 2 36 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 2 37 SANFL Traded from 3 38 Northern Knights TAC Cup Traded from ; received from 3 39 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Traded from 3 40 SANFL Traded from 3 41 Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Traded from ; received from 3 42 SANFL Traded from Freo; received from W.B, North 3 43 NEAFL Academy selection 3 44 Tigers TSL 3 45 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Traded from ; received from 3 46 Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup 3 47 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Traded from ; received from 3 48 NEAFL 3 49 SANFL 3 50 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Father–son selection (son of Gavin Brown) 3 51 Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup 3 52 Palm Beach Currumbin QAFL Academy selection, Traded from 3 53 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup 3 54 Noosa QAFL Traded from Rich; received from GWS; academy selection 3 55 QAFL Academy selection 4 56 WAFL Traded by ; received from 4 57 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Traded from 4 58 WAFL Traded from St K; received from North, W.B. 4 59 SANFL 4 60 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Traded from 4 61 SANFL Traded from 4 62 WAFL Traded from 4 63 WAFL 4 64 St George Sydney AFL Originally pick No.15, but slid down due to 1,000 point penalty following the Lachie Whitfield saga; academy selection 4 65 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Traded from 4 66 SANFL 4 67 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Traded from 4 68 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 4 69 Greater Western Victoria Rebels TAC Cup Traded from 4 70 Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Traded from 5 71 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Traded from 5 72 Western Jets TAC Cup 5 73 VFL 5 74 Gippsland Power TAC Cup Traded from 5 75 WAFL Traded from 5 76 WAFL 5 77 AFL Traded from 6 78 WAFL

Rookie elevations Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2017 to their 2018 primary playing list prior to the draft.

Player Club Ref.

2018 pre-season draft

The 2018 pre-season draft was the first to be held since 2014

RoundPickPlayerDrafted toRecruited fromLeagueNotes 1 1 Cam O'Shea VFL

2018 rookie draft RoundPickPlayerDrafted toRecruited fromLeagueNotes 1 1 AFL 1 2 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup 1 3 AFL 1 4 Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup 1 5 WAFL 1 6 Greater Western Victoria Rebels TAC Cup 1 7 Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup 1 8 Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup 1 9 VFL 1 10 Passed — — 1 11 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup 1 12 AFL 1 13 WAFL 1 14 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 1 15 AFL 1 16 AFL 1 17 SANFL 1 18 WAFL 2 19 SANFL 2 20 WAFL 2 21 SANFL 2 22 VFL 2 23 VFL 2 24 AFL 2 25 AFL 2 26 Passed — — 2 27 NEAFL 2 28 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 2 29 AFL 2 30 AFL 2 31 AFL 3 32 AFL 3 33 AFL 3 34 AFL 3 35 WAFL 3 36 AFL 3 37 Passed — — 3 38 Adelaide SANFL 4 39 Passed — — 4 40 Passed — — 4 41 Jackson Edwards SANFL Father–son selection (son of Tyson Edwards) 5 42 Passed — —

Category B rookie selections

During the trade period, clubs could nominate category B rookies to join their club.

Player Club Origin Note Ref. Mayo GAA, International selection (Ireland) Galway GAA International selection (Ireland) Delta State University 3-year non-registered player (basketball) Southern Redbacks 3-year non-registered player (cricket) Palm Beach Currumbin Queensland zone selection Cairns Saints Queensland zone selection UWS Giants NSW zone selection Gippsland Power Next Generation Academy zone selection (born in Ethiopia) Werribee 3-year non-registered player (rugby) Richmond VFL Next Generation Academy zone selection (Indigenous) UNSW-Eastern Suburbs NSW zone selection St George NSW zone selection

2017 AFL draft

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