2016 AFL Women's draft

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.

2016 AFL Women's draft
General information
Date(s)	12 October 2016
Time	1.00 pm AEDT
Location	NAB Building, Docklands, Victoria
Network(s)	afl.com.au
Sponsored by	NAB
Overview
League	AFL Women's
First selection	Nicola Barr (Greater Western Sydney)
← 2015 (Pre-AFLW) 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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

Club	Marquee player	Previous club	Previous league
Adelaide	Chelsea Randall	Swan Districts	WAWFL
	Kellie Gibson	Morphettville Park	SAWFL
Brisbane	Tayla Harris	Zillmere	QAWFL
	Sabrina Frederick-Traub	South Fremantle	WAWFL
Carlton	Brianna Davey	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens
	Darcy Vescio	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens
Collingwood	Moana Hope	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens
	Emma King	Coastal Titans	WAWFL
Fremantle	Kara Donnellan	Swan Districts	WAWFL
	Kiara Bowers	Coastal Titans	WAWFL
Greater Western Sydney	Renee Forth	Coastal Titans	WAWFL
	Emma Swanson	East Fremantle	WAWFL
Melbourne	Daisy Pearce	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens
	Melissa Hickey	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens
Western Bulldogs	Katie Brennan	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens
	Ellie Blackburn	Melbourne University	VFL Womens

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.^[2]

Club	Priority	Previous club	Previous league	Ref.
Adelaide	Courtney Cramey	Morphettville Park	SAWFL	[4]
	Ange Foley	Waratah	NTFL	[4]
Brisbane	Emma Zielke	Coorparoo	QAWFL	[5]
	Kaitlyn Ashmore	Melbourne University	VFL Womens	[6]
Carlton	Lauren Arnell	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens	[7]
Collingwood	Meg Hutchins	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens	[2]
Fremantle	Kirby Bentley	Swan Districts	WAWFL	[8]
	Ebony Antonio	Swan Districts	WAWFL	[9]
Greater Western Sydney	Maddy Collier	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Stingrays	SWAFL	[10]
	Alex Williams	East Fremantle	WAWFL	[11]
	Louise Stephenson	Melbourne University	VFL Womens	[12]
	Phoebe McWilliams	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens	[12]
	Jessica Dal Pos	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens	[12]
Melbourne	Karen Paxman	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens	[13]
Western Bulldogs	Emma Kearney	Melbourne University	VFL Womens	[14]

Rookie players

Club	Rookie player	Other/former sport	Ref.
Adelaide	Erin Phillips	Basketball	[15]
	Jasmine Anderson	Soccer	[16]
Brisbane	Kate Deegan	Soccer	[17]
	Delissa Kimmince	Cricket	[18]
Carlton	Nat Exon	Soccer	[19]
	Kate Shierlaw	Basketball/javelin	[19]
Collingwood	Kate Sheahan	Tennis	[20]
	Helen Roden	Basketball	[21]
Fremantle	Gabby O'Sullivan	Basketball	[22]
	Kim Mickle	Javelin	[23]
Greater Western Sydney	Jessica Bibby	Basketball	[24]
	Ellie Brush	Soccer	[24]
Melbourne	Cat Phillips	Ultimate frisbee	[25]
	Harriet Cordner	Soccer	[26]
Western Bulldogs	Libby Birch	Netball	[27]
	Romy Timmins	Basketball	[28]

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.^[29]

Nicola Barr was selected first by Greater Western Sydney

Emily Bates was selected second by the Brisbane Lions

Bianca Jakobsson was selected third by the Carlton Football Club

Hayley Miller was selected fourth by the Fremantle Football Club

Jaimee Lambert was selected fifth by the Western Bulldogs

Nicola Stevens was selected sixth by the Collingwood Football Club

Ebony Marinoff was selected seventh by the Adelaide Football Club

Elise O'Dea was selected eighth by the Melbourne Football Club

Round	Pick	Player	Drafted to	Recruited from	League
1	1	Nicola Barr	Greater Western Sydney	Sydney University	SWAFL
1	2	Emily Bates	Brisbane	Yeronga	QAWFL
1	3	Bianca Jakobsson	Carlton	Cranbourne	VFL Womens
1	4	Hayley Miller	Fremantle	Coastal Titans	WAWFL
1	5	Jaimee Lambert	Western Bulldogs	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens
1	6	Nicola Stevens	Collingwood	Melbourne University	VFL Womens
1	7	Ebony Marinoff	Adelaide	Morphettville Park	SAWFL
1	8	Elise O'Dea	Melbourne	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens
2	9	Deanna Berry	Melbourne	Melbourne University	VFL Womens
2	10	Heather Anderson	Adelaide	Waratah	NTFL
2	11	Steph Chiocci	Collingwood	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
2	12	Aasta O'Connor	Western Bulldogs	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens
2	13	Brianna Green	Fremantle	East Fremantle	WAWFL
2	14	Kate Gillespie-Jones	Carlton	Seaford	VFL Womens
2	15	Tahlia Randall	Brisbane	Wilston Grange	QAWFL
2	16	Ashleigh Guest	Greater Western Sydney	VU Western Spurs	VFL Womens
3	17	Aimee Schmidt	Greater Western Sydney	Coastal Titans	WAWFL
3	18	Nicole Hildebrand	Brisbane	Melbourne University	VFL Womens
3	19	Sarah Hosking	Carlton	Seaford	VFL Womens
3	20	Ashley Sharp	Fremantle	Swan Districts	WAWFL
3	21	Hannah Scott	Western Bulldogs	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens
3	22	Sarah D'Arcy	Collingwood	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens
3	23	Jenna McCormick	Adelaide	Coorparoo	QAWFL
3	24	Richelle Cranston	Melbourne	Geelong	VWFL
4	25	Lauren Pearce	Melbourne	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens
4	26	Deni Varnhagen	Adelaide	Morphettville Park	SAWFL
4	27	Brittany Bonnici	Collingwood	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens
4	28	Kirsten McLeod	Western Bulldogs	Cranbourne	VFL Womens
4	29	Lara Filocamo	Fremantle	Coastal Titans	WAWFL
4	30	Gabriella Pound	Carlton	Melbourne Uni	VFL Womens
4	31	Leah Kaslar	Brisbane	Coolangatta	QAWFL
4	32	Rebecca Beeson	Greater Western Sydney	University NSW	SWAFL
5	33	Kate Stanton	Greater Western Sydney	Wollongong	SWAFL
5	34	Jess Wuetschner	Brisbane	East Fremantle	WAWFL
5	35	Danielle Hardiman	Carlton	Cranbourne	VFL Womens
5	36	Tiah Haynes	Fremantle	Coastal Titans	WAWFL
5	37	Kimberley Ebb	Western Bulldogs	Seaford	VFL Womens
5	38	Bree White	Collingwood	VU Western Spurs	VFL Womens
5	39	Sally Riley	Adelaide	Tracy Village	NTFL
5	40	Alyssa Mifsud	Melbourne	VU Western Spurs	VFL Womens
6	41	Shelley Scott	Melbourne	VU Western Spurs	VFL Womens
6	42	Georgia Bevan	Adelaide	Morphettville Park	SAWFL
6	43	Caitlyn Edwards	Collingwood	East Fremantle	WAWFL
6	44	Hayley Wildes	Western Bulldogs	Cranbourne	VFL Womens
6	45	Kira Phillips	Fremantle	Peel Thunder	WAWFL
6	46	Shae Audley	Carlton	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
6	47	Ally Anderson	Brisbane	Zillmere	QAWFL
6	48	Erin McKinnon	Greater Western Sydney	Mosman Swans	SWAFL
7	49	Mai Nguyen	Greater Western Sydney	University NSW	SWAFL
7	50	Breanna Koenen	Brisbane	University of Queensland	QAWFL
7	51	Bella Ayre	Carlton	Bendigo	VFL Womens
7	52	Tayla Bresland	Fremantle	Peel Thunder	WAWFL
7	53	Brooke Lochland	Western Bulldogs	Melbourne University	VFL Womens
7	54	Alicia Eva	Collingwood	Melbourne University	VFL Womens
7	55	Sophie Armitstead	Adelaide	Wanderers	NTFL
7	56	Katherine Smith	Melbourne	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens
8	57	Emma Humphries	Melbourne	Burnie Dockers	TFL
8	58	Talia Radan	Adelaide	Belconnen	AFL Canberra
8	59	Amelia Barden	Collingwood	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
8	60	Bailey Hunt	Western Bulldogs	Melbourne University	VFL Womens
8	61	Amy Lavell	Fremantle	Coastal Titans	WAWFL
8	62	Lauren Brazzale	Carlton	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
8	63	Megan Hunt	Brisbane	University of Queensland	QAWFL
8	64	Amanda Farrugia	Greater Western Sydney	Macquarie Uni	SWAFL
9	65	Jacinda Barclay	Greater Western Sydney	University NSW	SWAFL
9	66	Sam Virgo	Brisbane	University of Queensland	QAWFL
9	67	Breann Moody	Carlton	Cranbourne	VFL Womens
9	68	Stacey Barr	Fremantle	Swan Districts	WAWFL
9	69	Ellyse Gamble	Western Bulldogs	Burnie Dockers	TFL
9	70	Stacey Livingstone	Collingwood	Port Melbourne Colts	VWFL
9	71	Rachael Killian	Adelaide	West Adelaide	SAWFL
9	72	Stephanie De Bortoli	Melbourne	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
10	73	Lily Mithen	Melbourne	North Geelong	GDFL
10	74	Rhiannon Metcalfe	Adelaide	Gungahlin	AFL Canberra
10	75	Jess Cameron	Collingwood	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
10	76	Lauren Spark	Western Bulldogs	Melbourne University	VFL Womens
10	77	Melissa Caulfield	Fremantle	East Fremantle	WAWFL
10	78	Jess Hosking	Carlton	Seaford	VFL Womens
10	79	Kate Lutkins	Brisbane	Wilston Grange	QAWFL
10	80	Britt Tully	Greater Western Sydney	Gungahlin	AFL Canberra
11	81	Kristy De Pellegrini	Greater Western Sydney	Southern Power	SWAFL
11	82	Kate McCarthy	Brisbane	Yeronga	QAWFL
11	83	Natalie Plane	Carlton	Seaford	VFL Womens
11	84	Cassie Davidson	Fremantle	East Fremantle	WAWFL
11	85	Nicole Callinan	Western Bulldogs	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens
11	86	Jasmine Garner	Collingwood	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens
11	87	Anne Hatchard	Adelaide	Morphettville Park	SAWFL
11	88	Ainslie Kemp	Melbourne	VU Western Spurs	VFL Womens
12	89	Mia-Rae Clifford	Melbourne	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens
12	90	Tayla Thorn	Adelaide	St Mary's	NTFL
12	91	Emma Grant	Collingwood	Bendigo	VWFL
12	92	Lisa Williams	Western Bulldogs	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
12	93	Taylah Angel	Fremantle	Swan Districts	WAWFL
12	94	Sarah Last	Carlton	Bendigo	VWFL
12	95	Shaleise Law	Brisbane	Zillmere	QAWFL
12	96	Renee Tomkins	Greater Western Sydney	University NSW	SWAFL
13	97	Clare Lawton	Greater Western Sydney	Army 3rd Brigade
13	98	Selina Goodman	Brisbane	Coolangatta	QAWFL
13	99	Tilly Lucas-Rodd	Carlton	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens
13	100	Belinda Smith	Fremantle	East Fremantle	WAWFL
13	101	Lauren Morecroft	Western Bulldogs	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
13	102	Penny Cula-Reid	Collingwood	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens
13	103	Abbey Holmes	Adelaide	Waratah	NTFL
13	104	Brooke Patterson	Melbourne	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens
14	105	Jessica Anderson	Melbourne	Melbourne University	VFL Womens
14	106	Stevie-Lee Thompson	Adelaide	Wanderers	NTFL
14	107	Lauren Tesoriero	Collingwood	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens
14	108	Tiarna Ernst	Western Bulldogs	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
14	109	Stephanie Cain	Fremantle	Swan Districts	WAWFL
14	110	Katie Loynes	Carlton	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
14	111	Sharni Webb	Brisbane	University of Queensland	QAWFL
14	112	Ella Ross	Greater Western Sydney	Queanbeyan	AFL Canberra
15	113	Stephanie Walker	Greater Western Sydney	Sydney University	SWAFL
15	114	Nikki Wallace	Brisbane	Coolangatta	QAWFL
15	115	Madeline Keryk	Carlton	Melbourne University	VFL Womens
15	116	Kelly Clinch	Fremantle	Subiaco	WAWFL
15	117	Kate Tyndall	Western Bulldogs	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
15	118	Melissa Kuys	Collingwood	Knox	VFL Womens
15	119	Jess Sedunary	Adelaide	Morphettville Park	SAWFL
15	120	Maddie Boyd	Melbourne	North Geelong	GDFL
16	121	Pepa Randall	Melbourne	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens
16	122	Sarah Allan	Adelaide	Salisbury	SAWFL
16	123	Cecilia McIntosh	Collingwood	Melbourne Uni	VFL Womens
16	124	Courtney Clarkson	Western Bulldogs	Cranbourne	VFL Womens
16	125	Demi Okely	Fremantle	Peel Thunder	WAWFL
16	126	Kate Darby	Carlton	Victoria
16	127	Jamie Stanton	Brisbane	Coolangatta	QAWFL
17	128	Jade Ransfield	Brisbane	Yeronga	QAWFL
17	129	Alison Downie	Carlton	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
17	130	Dana Hooker	Fremantle	Coastal Titans	WAWFL
17	131	Jess Gardner	Western Bulldogs	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens
17	132	Christina Bernardi	Collingwood	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
17	133	Justine Mules	Adelaide	Morphettville Park	SAWFL
17	134	Sarah Lampard	Melbourne	VU Western Spurs	VFL Womens
18	135	Jasmine Grierson	Melbourne	Cranbourne	VFL Womens
18	136	Monique Hollick	Adelaide	University NSW	SWAFL
18	137	Ruby Schleicher	Collingwood	East Fremantle	WAWFL
18	138	Kirsty Lamb	Western Bulldogs	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
18	139	Akec Makur Chuot	Fremantle	Swan Districts	WAWFL
18	140	Laura Attard	Carlton	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens
18	141	Brittany Gibson	Brisbane	Burnie Dockers	TFL
19	142	Rebecca Privitelli	Carlton	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens
19	143	Laura Bailey	Western Bulldogs	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens
19	144	Tara Morgan	Collingwood	South Fremantle	WAWFL
19	145	Sarah Jolly	Melbourne	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.^[30]

Club	Player	Previous club	Previous league	Ref.
Adelaide	Lauren O'Shea	Waratah	NTFL	[31]
	Sarah Perkins	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens	[32]
	Dayna Cox	Morphettville Park	SAWFL	[33]
Brisbane	Caitlin Collins	Yeronga	QAWFL	[34]
	Shannon Campbell	Wilston Grange	QAWFL	[34]
	Jordan Membrey	Coolangatta	QAWFL	[34]
Carlton	Jess Kennedy	Bendigo	VFL Womens	[35]
	Hayley Trevean	Bendigo	VFL Womens	[35]
	Alison Brown	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens	[36]
Collingwood	Kendra Heil	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens	[37]
	Lou Wotton	Eastern Devils	VWFL	[38]
	Sophie Casey	Eastern Devils	VFL Womens	[38]
	Georgia Walker	Seaford	VFL Womens	[39]
Fremantle	Tarnica Golisano	Coastal Titans	WAWFL	[40]
	Taryn Priestly	Swan Districts	WAWFL	[41]
	Gemma Houghton	—	—	[41]
	Emily Bonser	Swan Districts	WAWFL	[41]
Greater Western Sydney	Codie Briggs	Sydney University	SWAFL	[42]
	Isabella Rudolph	Newtown Breakaways	SWAFL	[42]
	Hannah Wallett	Belconnen	AFL Canberra	[42]
	Alex Saundry	Melbourne University	VFL Womens	[42]
Melbourne	Meg Downie	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens	[43]
	Laura Duryea	Diamond Creek	VFL Womens	[43]
	Aliesha Newman	—	—	[44]
Western Bulldogs	Rebecca Neaves	St Kilda Sharks	VFL Womens	[45]
	Meg McDonald	Darebin Falcons	VFL Womens	[46]
	Angelica Gogos	Melbourne University	VFL Womens	[46]

See also

• 2016 AFL draft