2017 AFL draft

Not to be confused with 2017 AFL Women's 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.

2017 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)	24 November 27 November
Time	7:00 pm AEDT (24 November) 5:00 pm AEDT (27 November)
Location	Sydney Showground Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales
Network(s)	Fox Footy
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Overview
League	AFL
First selection	Cameron Rayner (Brisbane Lions)
← 2016 2018 →

The key dates for the trading and drafting periods:^[1]

• 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,^[2] 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	Geelong	Richmond	via Carlton (Zach Tuohy and Billie Smedts trade) on-traded to Greater Western Sydney for Caleb Marchbank and Jarrod Pickett on-traded to Richmond for Brett Deledio	[3]
1	Hawthorn	St Kilda	Pick swap	[4]
1	Port Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	Pearce Hanley trade	[5]
2	Carlton	Geelong	Zach Tuohy and Billie Smedts trade	[6]
2	Collingwood	Greater Western Sydney	Will Hoskin-Elliott trade	[7]
2	Fremantle	Gold Coast	Pick swap	[8]
2	Greater Western Sydney	Hawthorn	via Carlton (Caleb Marchbank and Jarrod Pickett trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (Pick swap)	[9]
2	Hawthorn	Gold Coast	Jaeger O'Meara trade	[10]
2	Richmond	Gold Coast	Dion Prestia trade	[11]
2	St Kilda	Greater Western Sydney	Jack Steele trade	[12]
3	Brisbane Lions	Collingwood	Jack Frost trade	[13]
3	Collingwood	Brisbane Lions	Jack Frost trade	[13]
3	Greater Western Sydney	Richmond	Brett Deledio trade	[3]
3	North Melbourne	Western Bulldogs	Nathan Hrovat trade	[14]
3	Western Bulldogs	North Melbourne	Nathan Hrovat trade	[14]
4	Brisbane Lions	Collingwood	Jack Frost trade	[13]
4	Gold Coast	Fremantle	Pick swap	[8]
4	North Melbourne	St Kilda	via Western Bulldogs (Nathan Hrovat trade) on-traded to St Kilda (Koby Stevens trade)	[15]
4	Western Bulldogs	North Melbourne	Nathan Hrovat trade	[14]
5	St Kilda	Western Bulldogs	Koby Stevens trade	[15]

Trades

2017 AFL trade period

No.	Player(s)	Traded from	Traded to	Traded for	Ref
1	Jake Lever	Adelaide	Melbourne	Pick 10	[16]
	Pick 35			2018 first round pick (Melbourne)
	2018 third round pick (Adelaide)			2018 fourth round pick (Melbourne)
2	Devon Smith	Greater Western Sydney	Essendon	Pick 11	[17]
	Pick 25			2018 third round pick (Essendon)
	2018 second round pick (Greater Western Sydney)
3	Jarman Impey	Port Adelaide	Hawthorn	Pick 34	[18]
	Pick 67			Pick 61
				2018 fourth round pick (Hawthorn)
4	Hayden Crozier	Fremantle	Western Bulldogs	Pick 40	[19]
	2018 fourth round pick (Fremantle)			Pick 82
5	Adam Saad	Gold Coast	Essendon	2018 second round pick (Essendon)	[20]
6	Jack Watts	Melbourne	Port Adelaide	Pick 31	[21]
7	Brendon Ah Chee	Port Adelaide	West Coast	2018 third round pick (West Coast)	[22]
	2018 fourth round pick (Hawthorn)
8	Harley Balic	Fremantle	Melbourne	Pick 66	[23]
9	Harrison Wigg	Adelaide	Gold Coast	Pick 39	[24]
	Pick 54
	2018 fourth round pick (Adelaide)
10	Bryce Gibbs	Carlton	Adelaide	Pick 10	[25]
	Pick 77			Pick 16
	2018 second round pick (Carlton)			Pick 73
	2018 third round pick (Carlton)			2018 second round pick (Adelaide)
11	Pick 21	Gold Coast	West Coast	Pick 50	[26]
	Pick 26
	Pick 37			2018 first round pick (West Coast)
	2018 second round pick (Gold Coast)
12	Aaron Young	Port Adelaide	Gold Coast	2018 fourth round pick (Adelaide)	[27]
13	Logan Austin	Port Adelaide	St Kilda	2018 third round pick (St Kilda)	[28]
	2018 fourth round pick (Port Adelaide)
14	Sam Murray	Sydney	Collingwood	2018 second round pick (Collingwood)	[29]
	Pick 70
	2018 third round pick (Sydney)
15	Sam Gibson	North Melbourne	Adelaide	Pick 91	[30]
16	Nathan Wilson	Greater Western Sydney	Fremantle	Pick 57	[31]
	Pick 71			2018 second round pick (Fremantle)
17	Matthew Lobbe	Port Adelaide	Carlton	Pick 95	[32]
18	Jake Stringer	Western Bulldogs	Essendon	Pick 25	[33]
				Pick 30
19	Pick 16	Carlton	Western Bulldogs	Pick 28	[34]
	Pick 40			Pick 30
				2018 second round pick (Western Bulldogs)
20	2018 third round pick (Richmond)	Richmond	Geelong	Pick 53	[34]
21	Matthew Kennedy	Greater Western Sydney	Carlton	Pick 28	[35]
22	Luke Hodge	Hawthorn	Brisbane Lions	Pick 43	[36]
	Pick 44			Pick 75
23	Darcy Lang	Geelong	Carlton	Pick 58	[37]
	2018 fourth round pick (Geelong)			2018 fourth round pick (Carlton)
24	Gary Ablett	Gold Coast	Geelong	Pick 19	[38]
	Pick 24
	2018 fourth round pick (Gold Coast)			2018 second round pick (Geelong)
25	Charlie Cameron	Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	Pick 12	[39]
26	Pick 34	Port Adelaide	St Kilda	2018 second round pick (St Kilda)	[34]
	2018 fourth round pick (Adelaide)			Pick 59
				Pick 63
27	Lachie Weller	Fremantle	Gold Coast	Pick 2	[40]
	Pick 41
28	Brandon Matera	Gold Coast	Fremantle	2018 third round pick (Fremantle)	[41]
29	Josh Schache	Brisbane Lions	Western Bulldogs	Pick 25	[42]
				Pick 40
30	Pick 20	Brisbane Lions	Richmond	Pick 15	[34]
	Pick 25			Pick 52
31	2018 third round pick (West Coast)	Port Adelaide	North Melbourne	Pick 46	[34]
	2018 third round pick (St Kilda)			2018 third round pick (North Melbourne)

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

See also: Free agent

2017 AFL free agency period signings

Player	Date	Free agent type	Former club	New club	Compensation	Ref
Jackson Trengove	6 October 2017	Restricted	Port Adelaide	Western Bulldogs	None[a]	[43]
Tom Rockliff	11 October 2017	Restricted	Brisbane Lions	Port Adelaide	End of first round	[44]
Steven Motlop	14 October 2017	Restricted	Geelong	Port Adelaide	End of first round	[45]
Alex Morgan	1 November 2017	Delisted	Essendon	North Melbourne	—	[46]
Aaron Mullett	1 November 2017	Delisted	North Melbourne	Carlton	—	[47]
Lachlan Keeffe	2 November 2017	Delisted	Collingwood	Greater Western Sydney	—	[48]
Trent McKenzie	2 November 2017	Delisted	Gold Coast	Port Adelaide	—	[49]
Jack Trengove	3 November 2017	Delisted	Melbourne	Port Adelaide	—	[50]

Retirements and delistings

List of 2017 AFL player changes

Name Club Date Notes Ref. Chris Yarran Richmond 22 November 2016 Retired due to mental health issues, effective immediately [51] Shane Yarran Fremantle 19 December 2016 Retired, effective immediately [52] Heritier Lumumba Melbourne 21 December 2016 Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately [53] Yestin Eades Essendon 15 February 2017 Delisted [54] Sean Dempster St Kilda 6 April 2017 Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately [55] Paddy Brophy West Coast 25 April 2017 Retired, effective immediately [56] Luke Surman Hawthorn 15 May 2017 Retired, effective immediately [57] Tom Downie Greater Western Sydney 26 May 2017 Retired due to mental health issues, effective immediately [58] Ivan Maric Richmond 29 June 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [59] Scott Thompson Adelaide 25 July 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [60] Matt Priddis West Coast 28 July 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [61] Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 31 July 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [62] Sam Mitchell West Coast 2 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [63] Matthew Boyd Western Bulldogs 8 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [64] Dennis Armfield Carlton 8 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [65] Jobe Watson Essendon 9 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [66] Steve Johnson Greater Western Sydney 10 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [67] Jesse White Collingwood 10 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [68] Robert Murphy Western Bulldogs 15 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [69] Josh Gibson Hawthorn 15 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [70] James Kelly Essendon 16 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [71] Zac Dawson Fremantle 17 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [72] Jack Fitzpatrick Hawthorn 21 August 2017 Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately [73] Sam Butler West Coast 22 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [74] Garrick Ibbotson Fremantle 22 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [75] Brent Stanton Essendon 24 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [76] Andrew Mackie Geelong 26 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [77] Tom Lonergan Geelong 26 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [77] Drew Petrie West Coast 27 August 2017 Retired, effective at the end of the season [78] Lachlan Hansen North Melbourne 29 August 2017 Delisted [79] Leigh Montagna St Kilda 30 August 2017 Retired [80] Will Fordham North Melbourne 30 August 2017 Delisted [81] Matthew Taylor North Melbourne 30 August 2017 Delisted [81] Nick Coughlan St Kilda 31 August 2017 Delisted [82] Joe Baker-Thomas St Kilda 31 August 2017 Delisted [82] Kristian Jaksch Carlton 31 August 2017 Delisted [83] Liam Sumner Carlton 31 August 2017 Delisted [84] Andrew Gallucci Carlton 31 August 2017 Delisted [84] Daniel Gorringe Carlton 31 August 2017 Retired [84] Matthew Korcheck Carlton 31 August 2017 Retired [84] Jarrad Grant Gold Coast 4 September 2017 Delisted [85] Mitch Hallahan Gold Coast 4 September 2017 Delisted [85] Keegan Brooksby Gold Coast 4 September 2017 Delisted [85] Ryan Davis Gold Coast 4 September 2017 Delisted [85] Cameron Loersch Gold Coast 4 September 2017 Delisted [85] Josh Prudden Western Bulldogs 8 September 2017 Delisted [86] Ryan Harwood Brisbane Lions 12 September 2017 Delisted [87] Jarrad Jansen Brisbane Lions 12 September 2017 Delisted [87] Josh Clayton Brisbane Lions 12 September 2017 Delisted [87] Jonathan Freeman Brisbane Lions 12 September 2017 Delisted [87] Blake Grewar Brisbane Lions 12 September 2017 Delisted [87] Declan Hamilton Western Bulldogs 12 September 2017 Delisted [88] Liam Hulett Melbourne 12 September 2017 Delisted [89] Jake Spencer Melbourne 12 September 2017 Delisted [89] Jack Trengove Melbourne 12 September 2017 Delisted, joined Port Adelaide as a Free Agent [89] Mitch White Melbourne 12 September 2017 Delisted [89] Heath Hocking Essendon 15 September 2017 Delisted [90] Tristan Tweedie Western Bulldogs 19 September 2017 Delisted [91] Jonathan Giles West Coast 21 September 2017 Retired due to a knee injury [92] Brandon Jack Sydney 22 September 2017 Delisted [93] Michael Talia Sydney 22 September 2017 Delisted [93] Tyrone Leonardis Sydney 22 September 2017 Delisted [93] Shaun Edwards Sydney 22 September 2017 Retired [93] Jeremy Laidler Sydney 26 September 2017 Retired [94] Simon Tunbridge West Coast 27 September 2017 Delisted [95] Josh Cowan Geelong 28 September 2017 Delisted [96] Tendai Mzungu Greater Western Sydney 28 September 2017 Retired [97] Ben Kennedy Melbourne 2 October 2017 Delisted [98] Nathan Krakouer Port Adelaide 4 October 2017 Retired [99] Zac Clarke Fremantle 6 October 2017 Delisted [100] Jonathon Griffin Fremantle 6 October 2017 Delisted [100] Sam Collins Fremantle 6 October 2017 Delisted [100] Josh Deluca Fremantle 6 October 2017 Delisted [100] Matthew Uebergang Fremantle 6 October 2017 Delisted [100] Troy Menzel Adelaide 7 October 2017 Delisted [101] Dean Gore Adelaide 7 October 2017 Delisted [101] Steven Morris Richmond 9 October 2017 Delisted [102] Todd Elton Richmond 9 October 2017 Delisted [102] Taylor Hunt Richmond 9 October 2017 Delisted [102] Aaron Mullett North Melbourne 10 October 2017 Delisted, joined Carlton as a Free Agent [103] Corey Wagner North Melbourne 10 October 2017 Delisted [103] Angus Monfries Port Adelaide 10 October 2017 Retired [104] Lachlan Keeffe Collingwood 10 October 2017 Delisted, joined Greater Western Sydney as a Free Agent [105] Liam Mackie Collingwood 10 October 2017 Delisted [105] Mitch McCarthy Collingwood 10 October 2017 Delisted [105] Henry Schade Collingwood 10 October 2017 Delisted [105] Colin Garland Melbourne 19 October 2017 Retired [106] Shane Mumford Greater Western Sydney 20 October 2017 Retired [107] Dylan Buckley Carlton 20 October 2017 Delisted [108] Rhys Palmer Carlton 20 October 2017 Delisted [108] Ciaran Sheehan Carlton 20 October 2017 Delisted [108] Jason Holmes St Kilda 23 October 2017 Delisted [109] Lewis Pierce St Kilda 23 October 2017 Delisted [109] Craig Bird Essendon 24 October 2017 Delisted [110] Ben Howlett Essendon 24 October 2017 Delisted [110] Travis Cloke Western Bulldogs 25 October 2017 Retired [111] Stewart Crameri Western Bulldogs 25 October 2017 Delisted [111] Tom Gorter West Coast 25 October 2017 Delisted [112] Josh Hill West Coast 25 October 2017 Delisted [112] Tom Lamb West Coast 25 October 2017 Delisted [112] Jordan Snadden West Coast 25 October 2017 Delisted [112] Sharrod Wellingham West Coast 25 October 2017 Delisted [112] Ben Lennon Richmond 26 October 2017 Delisted [113] Jake Batchelor Richmond 26 October 2017 Delisted [113] Billy Hartung Hawthorn 26 October 2017 Delisted [114] Kade Stewart Hawthorn 26 October 2017 Delisted [114] Dallas Willsmore Hawthorn 26 October 2017 Delisted [114] Claye Beams Brisbane Lions 26 October 2017 Delisted [115] Michael Close Brisbane Lions 26 October 2017 Delisted [115] Cian Hanley Brisbane Lions 26 October 2017 Delisted [115] Matt Hammelmann Brisbane Lions 26 October 2017 Delisted [115] Reuben William Brisbane Lions 26 October 2017 Delisted [115] Nick O'Kearney St Kilda 27 October 2017 Delisted [116] Nick Suban Fremantle 27 October 2017 Delisted [117] Matt White Port Adelaide 29 October 2017 Delisted [118] Jesse Palmer Port Adelaide 29 October 2017 Delisted [118] Brett Eddy Port Adelaide 29 October 2017 Delisted [118] Ben Sinclair Collingwood 30 October 2017 Retired [119] Adam Oxley Collingwood 30 October 2017 Delisted [119] Jackson Ramsay Collingwood 30 October 2017 Delisted [119] Tom Ruggles Geelong 30 October 2017 Delisted [120] Matthew Hayball Geelong 30 October 2017 Delisted [120] Cam Ellis-Yolmen Adelaide 30 October 2017 Delisted [121] Jono Beech Adelaide 30 October 2017 Delisted [121] Daniel Currie Gold Coast 30 October 2017 Delisted [122] Trent McKenzie Gold Coast 30 October 2017 Delisted, joined Port Adelaide as a Free Agent [122] Matt Shaw Gold Coast 30 October 2017 Delisted [122] Mackenzie Willis Gold Coast 30 October 2017 Delisted [122] Simon White Carlton 31 October 2017 Delisted [123] Blaine Boekhorst Carlton 31 October 2017 Delisted [123] Billie Smedts Carlton 31 October 2017 Delisted [123] Alex Morgan Essendon 31 October 2017 Delisted, joined North Melbourne as a Free Agent [124] Sam Reid Greater Western Sydney 31 October 2017 Delisted [125] Alex Johnson Sydney 31 October 2017 Delisted [126] Sam Fisher Sydney 31 October 2017 Delisted [126] Roarke Smith Western Bulldogs 31 October 2017 Delisted [127] Lindsay Thomas North Melbourne 3 November 2017 Delisted [128] Andrew Swallow North Melbourne 9 November 2017 Retired [129]

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.^[130]

Indicative draft order as of 19 October 2017^[131]

^	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame
*	Denotes player who has been a premiership player and been selected for at least one All-Australian team
+	Denotes player who has been a premiership player at least once
x	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Australian team
#	Denotes player who has never played in a VFL/AFL home and away season or finals game
~	Denotes player who has been selected as Rising Star

Round	Pick	Player	Drafted to	Recruited from	League	Notes
1	1	Cameron Rayner	Brisbane Lions	Western Jets	TAC Cup
1	2	Andrew Brayshaw	Fremantle	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup	Traded from Gold Coast
1	3	Paddy Dow	Carlton	Bendigo Pioneers	TAC Cup
1	4	Luke Davies-Uniacke	North Melbourne	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup
1	5	Adam Cerra	Fremantle	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup
1	6	Jaidyn Stephenson	Collingwood	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup
1	7	Hunter Clark	St Kilda	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	Traded from Hawthorn
1	8	Nick Coffield	St Kilda	Northern Knights	TAC Cup
1	9	Aaron Naughton	Western Bulldogs	Peel Thunder	WAFL
1	10	Lochie O'Brien	Carlton	Bendigo Pioneers	TAC Cup	Traded from Adelaide; received from Melbourne
1	11	Aiden Bonar	Greater Western Sydney	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	Traded from Essendon
1	12	Darcy Fogarty	Adelaide	Glenelg	SANFL	Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Port Adelaide
1	13	Jarrod Brander	West Coast	Bendigo Pioneers	TAC Cup
1	14	Matthew Ling	Sydney	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
1	15	Zac Bailey	Brisbane Lions	Norwood	SANFL	Traded from Rich; received from Geel, Carl, GWS
1	16	Ed Richards	Western Bulldogs	Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup	Traded from Carlton; received from Adelaide
1	17	Jack Higgins	Richmond	Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup
1	18	Brandon Starcevich	Brisbane Lions	East Perth	WAFL	Free agency compensation pick (Rockliff)
1	19	Wil Powell	Gold Coast	Claremont	WAFL	Traded from Geelong; free agency compensation pick (Motlop)
2	20	Callum Coleman-Jones	Richmond	Sturt	SANFL	Traded from Brisbane Lions
2	21	Oscar Allen	West Coast	West Perth	WAFL	Traded from Gold Coast
2	22	Lachie Fogarty	Geelong	Western Jets	TAC Cup	Traded from Carlton
2	23	Will Walker	North Melbourne	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup
2	24	Tim Kelly	Geelong	South Fremantle	WAFL	Traded from Gold Coast; received from Fremantle
2	25	Noah Balta	Richmond	Calder Cannons	TAC Cup	Traded from Bris; received from W.B - Ess - GWS - Coll
2	26	Liam Ryan	West Coast	Subiaco	WAFL	Traded from Gold Coast; received from Hawthorn
2	27	Brent Daniels	Greater Western Sydney	Bendigo Pioneers	TAC Cup	Traded from St Kilda
2	28	Sam Taylor	Greater Western Sydney	Swan Districts	WAFL	Traded from Carlton; received from Western Bulldogs
2	29	Charlie Spargo	Melbourne	Murray Bushrangers	TAC Cup
2	30	Tom De Koning	Carlton	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from Essendon
2	31	Bayley Fritsch	Melbourne	Casey	VFL	Traded from Port Adelaide
2	32	Brayden Ainsworth	West Coast	Subiaco	WAFL
2	33	Tom McCartin	Sydney	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
2	34	Patrick Naish	Richmond	Northern Knights	TAC Cup	Father–son selection (son of Chris Naish)
2	35	Oscar Clavarino	St Kilda	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	Traded from Port; received from Haw, GWS, Carl
2	36	Charlie Constable	Geelong	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup
2	37	Harrison Petty	Melbourne	Norwood	SANFL	Traded from Adelaide
3	38	Jack Petruccelle	West Coast	Northern Knights	TAC Cup	Traded from Gold Coast; received from Richmond
3	39	Nathan Murphy	Collingwood	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup	Traded from Brisbane Lions
3	40	Andrew McPherson	Adelaide	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	Traded from Gold Coast
3	41	Toby Wooller	Brisbane Lions	Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup	Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from Carlton
3	42	Charlie Ballard	Gold Coast	Sturt	SANFL	Traded from Freo; received from W.B, North
3	43	Connor Ballenden	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions	NEAFL	Academy selection
3	44	Hugh Dixon	Fremantle	Tigers	TSL
3	45	James Worpel	Hawthorn	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup	Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Collingwood
3	46	Ben Paton	St Kilda	Murray Bushrangers	TAC Cup
3	47	Sam Hayes	Port Adelaide	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	Traded from North Melbourne; received from Western Bulldogs
3	48	Oskar Baker	Melbourne	Aspley	NEAFL
3	49	Jordan Houlahan	Essendon	Sturt	SANFL
3	50	Tyler Brown	Collingwood	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	Father–son selection (son of Gavin Brown)
3	51	Kane Farrell	Port Adelaide	Bendigo Pioneers	TAC Cup
3	52	Brayden Crossley	Gold Coast	Palm Beach Currumbin	QAFL	Academy selection, Traded from West Coast
3	53	Ryley Stoddart	Sydney	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup
3	54	Jack Payne	Brisbane Lions	Noosa	QAFL	Traded from Rich; received from GWS; academy selection
3	55	Connor Nutting	Gold Coast	Broadbeach	QAFL	Academy selection
4	56	Zac Langdon	Greater Western Sydney	Claremont	WAFL	Traded by Fremantle; received from Gold Coast
4	57	Gryan Miers	Geelong	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup	Traded from Carlton
4	58	Jake Patmore	Port Adelaide	Claremont	WAFL	Traded from St K; received from North, W.B.
4	59	Mitch Crowden	Fremantle	Sturt	SANFL
4	60	Joel Garner	Port Adelaide	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	Traded from Hawthorn
4	61	Dom Barry	Port Adelaide	Glenelg	SANFL	Traded from St Kilda
4	62	Kyron Hayden	North Melbourne	Subiaco	WAFL	Traded from Western Bulldogs
4	63	Ben Miller	Richmond	Subiaco	WAFL
4	64	Nick Shipley	Greater Western Sydney	St George	Sydney AFL	Originally pick No.15, but slid down due to 1,000 point penalty following the Lachie Whitfield saga;[132] academy selection
4	65	Tom North	Fremantle	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	Traded from Melbourne
4	66	Brandon Zerk-Thatcher	Essendon	Sturt	SANFL
4	67	Dylan Moore	Hawthorn	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	Traded from Port Adelaide
4	68	Hamish Brayshaw	West Coast	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup
4	69	Lloyd Meek	Fremantle	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	TAC Cup	Traded from Greater Western Sydney
4	70	Angus Schumacher	Carlton	Bendigo Pioneers	TAC Cup	Traded from Adelaide
5	71	Jackson Ross	Hawthorn	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	Traded from Brisbane Lions
5	72	Tristan Xerri	North Melbourne	Western Jets	TAC Cup
5	73	Sam Switkowski	Fremantle	Box Hill	VFL
5	74	Callum Porter	Western Bulldogs	Gippsland Power	TAC Cup	Traded from St Kilda
5	75	Scott Jones	Fremantle	East Perth	WAFL	Traded from Western Bulldogs
5	76	Matt Guelfi	Essendon	Claremont	WAFL
5	77	Billy Hartung	North Melbourne	Hawthorn	AFL	Traded from Adelaide
6	78	Jarrod Garlett	Carlton	South Fremantle	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.
Hugh Greenwood	Adelaide	[133]
Alex Keath	Adelaide	[133]
Mason Cox	Collingwood	[134]
Jake Long	Essendon	[135]
Brady Grey	Fremantle	[136]
James Parsons	Geelong	[136]
Joel Smith	Melbourne	[137]
Jason Castagna	Richmond	[102]
Ivan Soldo	Richmond	[102]
Lewis Melican	Sydney	[136]
Colin O'Riordan	Sydney	[136]

2018 pre-season draft

The 2018 pre-season draft was the first to be held since 2014^[138]

Round	Pick	Player	Drafted to	Recruited from	League	Notes
1	1	Cam O'Shea	Carlton	Northern Blues	VFL

2018 rookie draft

Round	Pick	Player	Drafted to	Recruited from	League	Notes
1	1	Claye Beams	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions	AFL
1	2	Josh Jaska	Gold Coast	Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
1	3	Matt Shaw	Carlton	Gold Coast	AFL
1	4	Tom Murphy	North Melbourne	Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup
1	5	Bailey Banfield	Fremantle	Claremont	WAFL
1	6	Flynn Appleby	Collingwood	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	TAC Cup
1	7	Harry Jones	Hawthorn	Murray Bushrangers	TAC Cup
1	8	Doulton Langlands	St Kilda	Murray Bushrangers	TAC Cup
1	9	Billy Gowers	Western Bulldogs	Footscray	VFL
1	10	Passed	Melbourne	—	—
1	11	Trent Mynott	Essendon	Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup
1	12	Lindsay Thomas	Port Adelaide	North Melbourne	AFL
1	13	Ryan Burrows	West Coast	South Fremantle	WAFL
1	14	Angus Styles	Sydney	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup
1	15	Dylan Buckley	Greater Western Sydney	Carlton	AFL
1	16	Stewart Crameri	Geelong	Western Bulldogs	AFL
1	17	Patrick Wilson	Adelaide	Sturt	SANFL
1	18	Liam Baker	Richmond	Subiaco	WAFL
2	19	Nick Holman	Gold Coast	Central District	SANFL
2	20	Gordon Narrier	North Melbourne	Perth	WAFL
2	21	Stefan Giro	Fremantle	Norwood	SANFL
2	22	Brody Mihocek	Collingwood	Port Melbourne	VFL
2	23	David Mirra	Hawthorn	Box Hill	VFL
2	24	Lewis Pierce	St Kilda	St Kilda	AFL
2	25	Roarke Smith	Western Bulldogs	Western Bulldogs	AFL
2	26	Passed	Essendon	—	—
2	27	Tony Olango	West Coast	NT Thunder	NEAFL
2	28	Joel Amartey	Sydney	Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup
2	29	Sam Reid	Greater Western Sydney	Greater Western Sydney	AFL
2	30	Matthew Hayball	Geelong	Geelong	AFL
2	31	Cam Ellis-Yolmen	Adelaide	Adelaide	AFL
3	32	Mackenzie Willis	Gold Coast	Gold Coast	AFL
3	33	Adam Oxley	Collingwood	Collingwood	AFL
3	34	Dallas Willsmore	Hawthorn	Hawthorn	AFL
3	35	Callan England	West Coast	Claremont	WAFL
3	36	Alex Johnson	Sydney	Sydney	AFL
3	37	Passed	Greater Western Sydney	—	—
3	38	Lachlan Murphy	Adelaide	Adelaide	SANFL
4	39	Passed	Gold Coast	—	—
4	40	Passed	Greater Western Sydney	—	—
4	41	Jackson Edwards	Adelaide	Glenelg	SANFL	Father–son selection (son of Tyson Edwards)
5	42	Passed	Greater Western Sydney	—	—

Category B rookie selections

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

Player	Club	Origin	Note	Ref.
Cian Hanley	Brisbane Lions	Mayo GAA, Brisbane Lions	International selection (Ireland)	[139]
Cillian McDaid	Carlton	Galway GAA	International selection (Ireland)	[140]
Jack Madgen	Collingwood	Delta State University	3-year non-registered player (basketball)	[141]
Luke Lavender	Essendon	Southern Redbacks	3-year non-registered player (cricket)	[142]
Jacob Dawson	Gold Coast	Palm Beach Currumbin	Queensland zone selection	[138]
Jacob Heron	Gold Coast	Cairns Saints	Queensland zone selection	[138]
Jack Buckley	Greater Western Sydney	UWS Giants	NSW zone selection	[143]
Changkuoth Jiath	Hawthorn	Gippsland Power	Next Generation Academy zone selection (born in Ethiopia)	[144]
Tom Jeffries	North Melbourne	Werribee	3-year non-registered player (rugby)	[145]
Derek Eggmolesse-Smith	Richmond	Richmond VFL	Next Generation Academy zone selection (Indigenous)	[138]
James Bell	Sydney	UNSW-Eastern Suburbs	NSW zone selection	[138]
Jake Brown	Sydney	St George	NSW zone selection	[138]

See also

• 2017 AFL Women's draft

Footnotes

• ^a Port Adelaide initially received a second round compensation pick for losing Jackson Trengove through free agency, however, the compensation pick was withdrawn after the club signed Tom Rockliff as a free agent.