The 2023–24 AFL Women's player movement period consisted of the various periods when the 18 clubs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition could recruit players following the 2023 AFL Women's season.

Retirements and delistings Name Club Date Status 26 October 2023 Retired 31 October 2023 Retired 31 October 2023 Retired 31 October 2023 Retired 1 November 2023 Retired 1 November 2023 Retired 1 November 2023 Retired 2 November 2023 Retired 2 November 2023 Retired 3 November 2023 Retired 9 November 2023 Delisted 9 November 2023 Delisted 9 November 2023 Delisted 9 November 2023 Delisted 9 November 2023 Delisted 10 November 2023 Delisted 10 November 2023 Delisted 10 November 2023 Retired 15 November 2023 Delisted 15 November 2023 Delisted 15 November 2023 Delisted 15 November 2023 Delisted 16 November 2023 Delisted 16 November 2023 Delisted 16 November 2023 Retired 23 November 2023 Delisted 29 November 2023 Retired 29 November 2023 Delisted 29 November 2023 Delisted 29 November 2023 Delisted 29 November 2023 Delisted 29 November 2023 Delisted 29 November 2023 Delisted 29 November 2023 Delisted 29 November 2023 Retired 29 November 2023 Retired 1 December 2023 Delisted 1 December 2023 Delisted 1 December 2023 Delisted 1 December 2023 Delisted 1 December 2023 Delisted 4 December 2023 Retired 4 December 2023 Retired 5 December 2023 Delisted 5 December 2023 Delisted 6 December 2023 Delisted 6 December 2023 Delisted 6 December 2023 Delisted 6 December 2023 Delisted 6 December 2023 Delisted 6 December 2023 Delisted 7 December 2023 Delisted 7 December 2023 Delisted 8 December 2023 Delisted 8 December 2023 Delisted 8 December 2023 Delisted 8 December 2023 Delisted 8 December 2023 Delisted 9 December 2023 Delisted 9 December 2023 Delisted 9 December 2023 Delisted 12 December 2023 Delisted 12 December 2023 Delisted 12 December 2023 Delisted 13 December 2023 Retired 13 December 2023 Delisted 13 December 2023 Delisted 14 December 2023 Delisted 14 December 2023 Delisted 14 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Retired 15 December 2023 Retired 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 15 December 2023 Delisted 18 December 2023 Retired 18 December 2023 Retired 9 May 2024 Retired

Expansion under-18 talent pathway pre-signing period The expansion under-18 talent pathway pre-signing period took place from 14 to 17 November 2023, allowing the four newest teams (, , and ) to sign players from their women's academies.

Name Club Date Recruited from Club League 14 November Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls 14 November Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls 14 November Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls 15 November SANFL Women's League 16 November SANFL Women's League 16 November Calder Cannons Talent League Girls 17 November Manly Warringah Wolves AFL Sydney Women's premier division 17 November SANFL Women's League

Trade period

Trades The trade period took place from 7 to 14 December 2023. A total of 41 players moved clubs during the eight-day period, which included an eleven-club trade on the final day that saw twelve players and 24 picks exchanged.

Pick #→ Draft pick was later on-traded to another club Date Clubs involved Club Received 8 December / → / → / → → / → 9 December / → → 11 December / → → / → / / / → → → 12 December / → → / / / → / → 13 December / / / → / / → / → 14 December / / / → / → /

Summary The following table summarises the players and picks that were traded in and out of each club during the trade period (excluding picks that were later on-traded) prior to the draft order being finalised on 17 December.

Club In Out 22, 26, 33 Montana McKinnon, 18, 37, 40 Shanae Davison, Eleanor Hartill, 21, 31, 34, 36, 46, 57, 68, 73 Zimmorlei Farquharson, Kiara Hillier, Analea McKee, Courtney Murphy, Mikayla Pauga, Bella Smith, Ella K. Smith, 12, 32, 39, 73 Tarni Brown, Yasmin Duursma, Celine Moody, 48 Annie Lee, Vaomua Laloifi, Paige Trudgeon, 21, 47 Kalinda Howarth, Mikayla Hyde, Annie Lee, 9, 59 Ashleigh Brazill, Tarni Brown, 11, 48, 59, 68 Maddi Gay, Bess Keaney, 19, 37, 72 13, 33, 53 Ashleigh Brazill, Aisling McCarthy, Gabby Newton, 52, 73 Mikayla Hyde, Roxanne Roux, 6, 27, 46, 51, 61, 66 Bella Smith, 32, 41 Annabel Johnson, 36, 57 Katie Lynch, Ella K. Smith, Charlotte Wilson, 27, 35, 44, 53, 55, 59 Lauren Ahrens, Giselle Davies, Alison Drennan, Kalinda Howarth, Bess Keaney, Jasmyn Smith, 14, 27, 72 Courtney Murphy, Aliesha Newman, Mikayla Pauga, 39, 52, 69, 73 Rene Caris, Ally Dallaway, Jodie Hicks, 24, 43, 61, 66 Casey Sherriff, Eliza West, 16 5, 26 Lily Johnson, 5, 12, 23, 40 Libby Birch, Maddi Gay, Casey Sherriff, Eliza West, Charlotte Wilson, 16, 35, 56 Libby Birch, 25, 27, 47 Ellie Gavalas, 19, 38, 52, 59 Kirsty Lamb, 18, 24, 56 Yasmin Duursma, Lily Johnson, 4, 25, 44 Ally Dallaway, Jodie Hicks, Montana McKinnon, 13, 43 9, 30, 69 Rene Caris, Paige Trudgeon 31 Giselle Davies, Kiara Hillier, 30 Aliesha Newman, 34, 55, 73 Alison Drennan, Annabel Johnson, Roxanne Roux, 14, 38 Shanae Davison, Eleanor Hartill, Aisling McCarthy, 23 Lauren Ahrens, Zimmorlei Farquharson, Ellie Gavalas, Vaomua Laloifi, Analea McKee, Jasmyn Smith, 4, 6, 11, 51 Kirsty Lamb, Katie Lynch, Gabby Newton, 22, 41, 61

Delisted free agency Name New club Previous club Date 15 December 2023 15 December 2023 15 December 2023

Draft

The national draft was held on 18 December 2023.

Replacement players Where players were moved to inactive list after the draft had taken place, due to injury, personal reasons, retirement or pregnancy, the clubs were allowed to recruit replacement players. Name Club Recruited from Replacing Date Club League AFL Women's (injury) 20 December 2023 Oakleigh Chargers Talent League Girls (knee injury) 24 April 2024 Tasmania Devils Talent League Girls (pregnancy) 8 May 2024 VFL Women's (retired) 9 May 2024 SANFL Women's League (injury) 17 May 2024 AFL Women's (pregnancy) 31 May 2024 VFL Women's (retirement) 21 June 2024 VFL Women's (injury) 24 June 2024 VFL Women's (injury) 3 July 2024 AFL Women's (injury) 9 July 2024 VFL Women's (injury) 19 July 2024 AFL Women's (injury) 19 July 2024 Armagh Ireland (injury) 23 July 2024 Bond University QAFL Women's (personal) 26 July 2024 VFL Women's (pregnancy) 6 August 2024 VFL Women's (injury) 8 August 2024 WAFL Women's (injury) 14 August 2024 WAFL Women's (injury) 14 August 2024 SANFL Women's League (injury) 19 August 2024 VFL Women's (injury) 21 August 2024 Southport QAFL Women's (injury) 27 August 2024

Notes

References

External links Official AFL Women's website