The 2019 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2019 AFL season.

Key dates + Table of key datesEventDate(s)Mid-season rookie draft 27 MayFree agency period Restricted and Unrestricted: 4–10 October Delisted: 1–11 November; 13–22 November; 28 November-2 DecemberTrade period Players and selections: 7–16 October Selections only: 17 October–22 November National draft First round: 27 November Second and subsequent rounds: 28 November Rookie draft29 November Pre-season supplemental selection period December - March

Mid-season rookie draft

The first mid-season draft since 1993 was held after Round 10 of the 2019 AFL season on 27 May. The draft was only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements. Players recruited during the mid-season draft earned a contract for the remainder of the season, though had the option of negotiating terms for an extension at any period throughout the season.

+ Table of mid-season draft selections Round Pick Player Club Recruited from Pick due to Club League 1 1 WAFL Jarrod Pickett long-term injury 2 Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Harrison Wigg long-term injury 3 Footscray VFL Aaron Nietschke long-term injury 4 SANFL Kurt Tippett retirement 5 SANFL Ed Vickers-Willis long-term injury 6 Footscray VFL Liam Picken retirement 7 SANFL Devon Smith long-term injury 8 WAFL Paddy McCartin long-term injury 9 SANFL Jake Patmore long-term injury 10 Passed — — Tim Mohr long-term injury 11 WAFL Matt Taberner long-term injury 12 Passed — — Tom Doedee long-term injury 13 + WAFLShaun Grigg retirement 14 SANFL Lynden Dunn long-term injury 2 15 Passed — — Rory Thompson long-term injury16 Eastern Ranges NAB League Heath Grundy retirement17 Passed — — Tom Boyd retirement 18 Passed — — Sam Draper long-term injury

Previous trades 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 34 selections for the 2019 draft were traded during the 2018 trade period, including (for the first time) at the 2018 National Draft, where 14 picks were traded. The selection order for each of these picks is tied to the original club's finishing position in the 2019 season.

+ Table of previously traded selectionsNew ClubAcquired via1 Pick swap Dylan Shiel trade Dayne Beams trade Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft 2 Dan Hannebery trade via (Will Setterfield trade)On-traded to (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) Pick swap Dylan Shiel trade Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft3 Anthony Miles and Corey Ellis trade Mitch McGovern and Shane McAdam trade via (Pick swap)On-traded to (Sam Mayes trade) via (Jack Scrimshaw trade)On traded to (pick swap)On-traded to (Marcus Adams trade) Chad Wingard and Ryan Burton trade Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft via North Melbourne (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)On-traded to Western Bulldogs (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)4Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard trade Tom Hickey trade via St Kilda (Tom Hickey trade)On-traded to Carlton (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) via (Jack Scrimshaw trade)On-traded to (Tom Scully trade)On-traded to (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) via (pick swap)On-traded to (Jack Hombsch trade) via (Taylor Duryea trade)On-traded to (Chad Wingard and Ryan Burton trade) Travis Colyer trade Nic Newman trade Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft5via Adelaide (Mitch McGovern and Shane McAdam trade)On-traded to Greater Western Sydney (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)Gold CoastPick swap at the 2018 National DraftCarlton Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft

Free agency

+2019 AFL free agency period signings Player Date Free agent type Former club New club Compensation Ref Restricted 2nd round Unrestricted 3rd round Unrestricted End of 2nd round Unrestricted None afl.com.au Delisted None Delisted None Delisted None Delisted None Delisted None Delisted None

Trades + 2019 AFL trade period Date No. Player(s) Traded from Traded to Traded for Ref 1 third round pick () first round pick () 2 3 second round pick () fourth round pick () 4 fourth round pick () second round pick () 5 6 fourth round pick () 7 fourth round pick () 8 first round pick () 9 fourth round pick (GWS) 10 fourth round pick (GWS) 11 third round pick () fourth round pick () 12 third round pick () fourth round pick () 13 14 15 16 17 18 second round pick () fourth round pick () 19 third round pick () second round pick () fourth round pick () 20 21 22 23 third round pick () second round pick () 24 third round pick () 25 fourth round pick () third round pick () 26 27 third round pick () 28 third round pick () fourth round pick () 29 second round pick () fourth round pick () third round pick () 30 first round pick () 31 first round pick (GWS) 32 second round pick () 33 second round pick () third round pick () 34 third round pick () fourth round pick () 35 fourth round pick ()(first round) 36 37 second round pick () 38 39 (second round) 40 fourth round pick (GWS) second round pick () 41 42 third round pick () 43 fourth round pick () third round pick () 44 first round priority pick () 45 second round pick () 46 third round pick () third round pick () 47 second round pick () second round pick () 48 third round pick () fourth round pick () 49 third round pick (GWS) fourth round pick ()50 fifth round pick ()51 fourth round pick ()52 fourth round pick ()

Retirements and delistings

+ Table key R Rookie listed player B Category B Rookie listed player

+ Table of player retirements and delistingsDateNameClubStatus Retired R Retired B Retired Retired Retired Retired Delisted Delisted Retired Delisted Retired Retired Retired Retired Retired Retired Delisted R Retired Delisted Retired Retired19 August Retired Retired Retired Retired R Retired Retired Retired23 August Retired Retired B27 August Delisted Delisted Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted R Delisted R Delisted Retired28 August Delisted Delisted Delisted29 August Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted R Retired Retired R Delisted Delisted R Retired Retired R Retired B Retired Delisted R Delisted Delisted Delisted B Delisted B Delisted R Delisted B Delisted Retired R Delisted Delisted R Delisted Delisted R Delisted B Delisted Delisted Delisted R Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired R Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted R Delisted R Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted R Delisted Delisted Delisted R Delisted Delisted R Delisted R Delisted Delisted R Delisted Delisted B Delisted B Delisted R Delisted R Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted R Delisted R Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted R Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted B Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted

Gold Coast concessions

Due to poor on-field results and issues with player retention, prior to the draft, the AFL announced a "rescue package" for which included:

The first pick of the first round of the 2019 National Draft (pick #1). The first pick of the second round of the 2019 National Draft (pick #22, since traded to , then on-traded to and then ). A mid-first round pick in the 2020 AFL draft (pick #11, since traded to at the 2019 National Draft, then on-traded to GWS). The first pick of the second round of the 2021 AFL draft (pick #19, since traded to ). Darwin was added to its Academy zone The ability to be able to pre-list Academy players. An expanded Category A rookie list of up to ten players, with the club having a maximum roster of 53 players.

2019 national draft

+ Table of national draft selections Rd. Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes Club League Priority 1 Oakleigh Chargers NAB League 1 2 Oakleigh Chargers NAB League 3 WAFL 4 Murray Bushrangers NAB League Traded from ; received from in 2018 5 SANFL 6 Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from ; received from 7 Dandenong Stingrays NAB League 8 Gippsland Power NAB League Traded from ; received from 9 WAFL Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous), matched bid by 10 Canberra Demons NEAFL Academy selection, matched bid by 11 Gippsland Power NAB League Traded from at the draft; received from in 2018 12 SANFL Traded from ; received from ; received from 13 SANFL 14 Sandringham Dragons NAB LeagueTraded from ; received from GWS; received from in 2018 15 Dandenong Stingrays NAB League 16 Geelong Falcons NAB League Traded from 17 Bendigo Pioneers NAB League Traded from at the draft; received from in 2018 18 WAFL Traded from ; received from in 2018 19 Dandenong Stingrays NAB League 20 Northern Knights NAB League Traded from at the draft; received from ; received from 21 Bendigo Pioneers NAB League Priority 22 WAFL Traded from ; received from at the draft; received from at the draft 2 23 Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Traded from ; received from in 2018 24 SANFL Traded from ; received from 25 SANFL Father–son selection (son of Darren Mead), matched bid by 26 SANFL Traded from at the draft; received from (via ) in 2018 27 WAFL Traded from at the draft; received from ; received from in 2018 28 Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from at the draft; received from in 2018 29 Sandringham Dragons NAB League Father–son selection (son of Scott Maginness), matched bid by 30 Calder Cannons NAB LeagueTraded from at the draft; received from ; received from 31 Gippsland Power NAB League 32 WAFL Traded from ; received from 33 Gippsland Power NAB League Traded from 34 Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from 35 Bendigo Pioneers NAB League Traded from at the draft 36 WAFL Traded from ; received from 37 NEAFL Academy selection, matched bid by 38 Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Traded from 39 WAFL 40 GWV Rebels NAB League 41 Calder Cannons NAB League 42 WAFL Traded from ; received from ; received from in 2018 43 NEAFL Academy eligible for , but they did not match 's bid. 44 NEAFL Academy eligible for , but they did not match 's bid. Free Agency compensation pick (Ellis) 3 45 Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Traded from at the draft; received from in 2018 46 Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from at the draft; received from 47 Calder Cannons NAB League 48 Calder Cannons NAB League Traded from ; received from (via ) in 2018 49 WAFL Traded from ; received from (via ) in 2018 50 SANFL Traded from at the draft; received from at the draft 51 Werribee VFL Traded from at the draft; received from ; received from ; received from (via ) in 2018 52 Sandringham Dragons NAB League Traded from ; received from (via and ) in 2018 53 Sandringham Dragons NAB League 54 Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Next Generation Academy eligible for , but they did not match 's bid.Traded from ; received from ; received from 4 55 WAFL Traded from at the draft; originally Pick 58 56 Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Traded from ; received from ; received from 57 SANFL Traded from ; received from 58 WAFL Traded from at the draft; received from ; received from ; received from in 2018 59 WAFL Traded from ; received from (via ) in 2018 60 Adelaide SANFL Traded from ; received from in 2018 61 SANFL Traded from at the draft 62 WAFL Traded from at the draft 5 63 Oakleigh Chargers NAB League 64 Gippsland Power NAB League 65 Adelaide SANFL

are carrying over a points deficit from the 2018 AFL draft (Kieren Briggs selection, #34), this deficit is offset by surplus points from the 2015 AFL draft (Jacob Hopper selection, #7), moving this pick from third round (58) to fourth round (60).afl.com.au

Rookie elevations