2023 AFL draft

The 2023 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) could trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2023 AFL season.

2023 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)	31 May – Mid-season Draft 20–21 November – National Draft 22 November – Pre-Season and Rookie Draft
Location	Marvel Stadium
Network(s)	Fox Footy
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Overview
League	AFL
First selection	Harley Reid (West Coast)
← 2022 2024 →

Key dates

Table of key dates^[1]

Event	Date(s)
Mid-season rookie draft	31 May 2023
Free agency period	Restricted and Unrestricted: 6 – 13 October 2023 Delisted: 1–8 November and 10 2023
Trade period	9 – 18 October 2023
National draft	First round: 20 November 2023 Second and subsequent rounds: 21 November 2023
Pre-Season and Rookie draft	22 November 2023
Pre-season supplemental selection period	November 27 2023 – February 2024

2023 mid-season rookie draft

The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of Round 11 of the 2023 AFL season on 31 May.^[2] The draft was only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements.

Mid-season draft selections

Rd	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Pick due to
				Club	League
1	1	Ryan Maric	West Coast	Gippsland Power	Talent League	Jai Culley long-term injury
	2	Robert Hansen Jnr.	North Melbourne	Subiaco	WAFL	Jack Mahony long-term injury
	3	Clay Tucker	Hawthorn	Eastern Ranges	Talent League	Max Lynch long-term injury
	4	Matt Coulthard	Richmond	Glenelg	SANFL	Jason Castagna retirement
	5	Passed	Greater Western Sydney	—	—	Darcy Jones long-term injury
	6	Harry Arnold	Sydney	Brisbane Lions	VFL	Sam Reid long-term injury
	7	Mitch Hardie	Geelong	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	Passed selection at the 2022 Rookie Draft
	8	Ethan Stanley	Fremantle	Box Hill Hawks	VFL	Passed selection at the 2022 Rookie Draft
	9	Jaiden Hunter	Essendon	Perth	WAFL	Jayden Davey long-term injury
	10	Caleb Poulter	Western Bulldogs	Footscray	VFL	Passed selection at the 2022 Rookie Draft
	11	Quinton Narkle	Port Adelaide	Essendon	VFL	Mitch Georgiades long-term injury
2	12	Brandon Ryan	Hawthorn	Northern Bullants	VFL	Passed selection at the 2022 Rookie Draft
	13	James Trezise	Richmond	Richmond	VFL	Kaleb Smith long-term injury
	14	Passed	Greater Western Sydney	—	—	Adam Kennedy long-term injury
	15	Jack Buller	Sydney	Claremont	WAFL	Paddy McCartin long-term injury

Player movements

Previously traded selections

Table of previously traded selections

Rd	Orig. Club	New Club	Acquired via	Ref
1	Fremantle	Melbourne	Luke Jackson trade	[3]
	Port Adelaide	North Melbourne	Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade	[4]
	Richmond	Greater Western Sydney	Jacob Hopper trade	[5]
	Brisbane Lions	Western Bulldogs	Josh Dunkley trade	[6]
2	Collingwood	Port Adelaide	via Greater Western Sydney (Bobby Hill trade) on-traded to Port Adelaide (Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade)	[3] [4]
	North Melbourne (priority)	Fremantle	Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker trade	[7]
	Greater Western Sydney	Gold Coast	via Brisbane Lions (pick swap) on-traded to Gold Coast (Tom Berry trade)	[3] [4]
	Geelong	Brisbane Lions	pick swap	[8]
	Fremantle	Melbourne	Luke Jackson trade	[3]
	Port Adelaide	West Coast	Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade	[4]
	Brisbane Lions	Western Bulldogs	Josh Dunkley trade	[6]
	Western Bulldogs	Hawthorn	via Fremantle (Rory Lobb trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (Jaeger O'Meara and Lloyd Meek trade)	[9] [10]
	North Melbourne	Adelaide	pick swap	[11]
	Hawthorn	Sydney	pick swap	[12]
	Carlton	Collingwood	pick swap	[13]
	Adelaide	Gold Coast	pick swap	[14]
	Gold Coast	Adelaide
3	Carlton	Fremantle	Blake Acres trade	[15]
	North Melbourne (priority)	Fremantle	Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker trade	[7]
	Fremantle	Port Adelaide	via North Melbourne (Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker trade) on-traded to Port Adelaide (Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade)	[7] [4]
	Adelaide	Gold Coast	Izak Rankine trade	[16]
	Port Adelaide	West Coast	Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade	[4]
	Geelong	Brisbane Lions	via Gold Coast (Jack Bowes trade) on-traded to Adelaide (pick swap) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap)	[17] [14] [18]
	Collingwood	Gold Coast	via Adelaide (Billy Frampton trade) on-traded to Gold Coast (pick swap)	[19] [14]
	Melbourne	North Melbourne	via Western Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter trade) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (Josh Dunkley trade) on-traded to North Melbourne (pick swap)	[20] [6] [21]
	Western Bulldogs	Hawthorn	via Brisbane Lions (Josh Dunkley trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (pick swap)	[6] [22]
	Hawthorn	Sydney	pick swap	[12]
4	North Melbourne	Fremantle	Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker trade	[7]
	St Kilda	Gold Coast	Ben Long trade	[23]
	Fremantle	Brisbane Lions	via Gold Coast (Josh Corbett trade) on-traded to Adelaide (Izak Rankine trade) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap)	[24] [16] [25]
	Geelong	Western Bulldogs	via Brisbane Lions (pick swap) on-traded to Western Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley trade)	[8] [6]
	Essendon	Carlton	Will Setterfield trade	[26]
	Adelaide	Gold Coast	Izak Rankine trade	[16]
	Brisbane Lions	Greater Western Sydney	via Hawthorn (Jack Gunston trade) on-traded to Greater Western Sydney (pick swap)	[27] [28]
	Sydney	Essendon	Aaron Francis trade	[29]
	Melbourne	Brisbane Lions	via Western Bulldogs (Josh Schache trade) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (Josh Dunkley trade)	[30] [6]
	Hawthorn	North Melbourne	via Fremantle (Jaeger O'Meara and Lloyd Meek trade) on-traded to North Melbourne (pick swap)	[10] [31]

Free agency

2023 AFL free agency period signings

Player	Free agent type	Recruited from	New club	Compensation	Notes	Ref
James Jordon	Unrestricted	Melbourne	Sydney	End of Second Round		[32]
Matt Flynn	Unrestricted	Greater Western Sydney	West Coast	End of Second Round		[33]
Joel Hamling	Unrestricted	Fremantle	Sydney	None		[34]
Tom Doedee	Restricted	Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	End of First Round		[35]
Todd Goldstein	Unrestricted	North Melbourne	Essendon	None		[36]
Ben McKay	Restricted	North Melbourne	Essendon	First Round		[37]
Jade Gresham	Restricted	St Kilda	Essendon	End of First Round		[38]
Toby Pink	Delisted	Glenelg (SANFL)	North Melbourne	—	Delisted by Sydney in 2019	[39]
Oscar McDonald	Delisted	Williamstown (VFL)	Fremantle	—	Delisted by Carlton in 2022	[40]
Sam Naismith	Delisted	Port Melbourne (VFL)	Richmond	—	Delisted by Sydney in 2022	[41]
Orazio Fantasia	Delisted	Port Adelaide	Carlton	—		[42]

Trades

Table of trades

Clubs involved	Trade		Ref
Port Adelaide Fremantle	to Port Adelaide (from Fremantle) pick #23 2024 second round pick (Fremantle)	to Fremantle (from Port Adelaide) 2024 first round pick (Port Adelaide)	[43]
Western Bulldogs Gold Coast	to Western Bulldogs (from Gold Coast) pick #4 pick #46 pick #51 2024 third round pick (Gold Coast)	to Gold Coast (from Western Bulldogs) pick #10 pick #17 2024 first round pick (Western Bulldogs)	[44]
Western Bulldogs Melbourne	to Western Bulldogs (from Melbourne) James Harmes	to Melbourne (from Western Bulldogs) 2024 third round pick (Western Bulldogs)	[45]
North Melbourne Sydney	to North Melbourne (from Sydney) Dylan Stephens pick #25	to Sydney (from North Melbourne) pick #44 2024 end of first round priority pick (pick #19) (North Melbourne)	[46]
Melbourne Gold Coast	to Melbourne (from Gold Coast) pick #11	to Gold Coast (from Melbourne) pick #14 pick #27 pick #35	[47]
Adelaide Gold Coast	to Adelaide (from Gold Coast) Chris Burgess pick #14	to Gold Coast (from Adelaide) pick #23 pick #26	[48]
North Melbourne Gold Coast	to North Melbourne (from Gold Coast) pick #18	to Gold Coast (from North Melbourne) 2024 end of first round priority pick (pick #20) (North Melbourne)	[49]
Sydney Melbourne	to Sydney (from Melbourne) Brodie Grundy	to Melbourne (from Sydney) pick #46 2024 second round pick (Sydney)	[50]
Sydney Collingwood	to Sydney (from Collingwood) Taylor Adams	to Collingwood (from Sydney) pick #33	[51]
North Melbourne Carlton	to North Melbourne (from Carlton) Zac Fisher pick #17	to Carlton (from North Melbourne) pick #21 pick #25	[52]
Melbourne Brisbane Lions	to Melbourne (from Brisbane Lions) Tom Fullarton	to Brisbane Lions (from Melbourne) pick #47	[53]
West Coast Hawthorn	to West Coast (from Hawthorn) Tyler Brockman	to Hawthorn (from West Coast) pick #44 pick #63	[54]
North Melbourne Richmond	to North Melbourne (from Richmond) Bigoa Nyuon	to Richmond (from North Melbourne) pick #65	[55]
Collingwood Fremantle	to Collingwood (from Fremantle) Lachie Schultz	to Fremantle (from Collingwood) pick #34 2024 first round pick (Collingwood)	[56]
St Kilda Fremantle	to St Kilda (from Fremantle) Liam Henry 2024 fourth round pick (Fremantle)	to Fremantle (from St Kilda) 2024 second round pick (St Kilda) 2024 fourth round pick (St Kilda)	[57]
Melbourne Adelaide	to Melbourne (from Adelaide) Shane McAdam	to Adelaide (from Melbourne) 2024 second round pick (Melbourne)	[58]
St Kilda Western Bulldogs Carlton Essendon	to St Kilda Paddy Dow (from Carlton) pick #40 (from Western Bulldogs) 2024 third round pick (from Carlton) to Western Bulldogs Nick Coffield (from St Kilda) pick #52 (from Essendon) pick #56 (from St Kilda)	to Carlton 2024 third round pick (from Essendon) 2024 fourth round pick (from Western Bulldogs) 2024 fourth round pick (Fremantle, from St Kilda) to Essendon pick #35 (from St Kilda) 2024 fourth round pick (from Carlton)	[59]
Port Adelaide Richmond	to Port Adelaide (from Richmond) Ivan Soldo pick #50	to Richmond (from Port Adelaide) pick #41 pick #49 2024 second round pick (Fremantle) 2024 fourth round pick (Port Adelaide)	[60]
Hawthorn Collingwood	to Hawthorn (from Collingwood) Jack Ginnivan pick #39 2024 second round pick (Collingwood) 2024 fourth round pick (Collingwood)	to Collingwood (from Hawthorn) pick #33 2024 second round pick (Hawthorn) 2024 third round pick (Hawthorn)	[61]
Port Adelaide Western Bulldogs	to Port Adelaide (from Western Bulldogs) Jordon Sweet	to Western Bulldogs (from Port Adelaide) pick #50	[62]
Port Adelaide Geelong	to Port Adelaide (from Geelong) Esava Ratugolea	to Geelong (from Port Adelaide) pick #25 pick #76 pick #94	[63]
Carlton Gold Coast	to Carlton (from Gold Coast) Elijah Hollands pick #28 2024 fourth round pick (Gold Coast)	to Gold Coast (from Carlton) pick #26 2024 third round pick (Essendon)	[64]
Richmond Hawthorn	to Richmond (from Hawthorn) Jacob Koschitzke	to Hawthorn (from Richmond) pick #49	[65]
Melbourne St Kilda	to Melbourne (from St Kilda) Jack Billings	to St Kilda (from Melbourne) 2024 third round pick (Melbourne)	[66]
Hawthorn Brisbane Lions	to Hawthorn (from Brisbane Lions) Jack Gunston pick #47 pick #61 2024 second round pick (Brisbane Lions)	to Brisbane Lions (from Hawthorn) Brandon Ryan pick #39 pick #54 2024 fourth round pick (Hawthorn)	[67]
Hawthorn Gold Coast	to Hawthorn (from Gold Coast) Mabior Chol pick #62	to Gold Coast (from Hawthorn) 2024 second round pick (Brisbane Lions)	[68]
Hawthorn Essendon	to Hawthorn (from Essendon) Massimo D'Ambrosio	to Essendon (from Hawthorn) pick #61 2024 fourth round pick (Collingwood)	[69]
Essendon Port Adelaide	to Essendon (from Port Adelaide) Xavier Duursma	to Port Adelaide (from Essendon) Brandon Zerk-Thatcher pick #73 2024 fourth round pick (Essendon) 2024 fourth round pick (Carlton)	[70]
Picks swapped at the 2023 National Draft
St Kilda Melbourne	to St Kilda (from Melbourne) pick #42	to Melbourne (from St Kilda) 2024 third round pick (St Kilda)
St Kilda Gold Coast	to St Kilda (from Gold Coast) pick #27	to Gold Coast (from St Kilda) pick #40 pick #42
Brisbane Lions Gold Coast	to Brisbane Lions (from Gold Coast) pick #24	to Gold Coast (from Brisbane Lions) pick #30 pick #50 pick #54 pick #65
Fremantle Gold Coast	to Fremantle (from Gold Coast) pick #38	to Gold Coast (from Fremantle) pick #46 pick #60 pick #63
Adelaide Greater Western Sydney	to Adelaide (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #8 pick #17	to Greater Western Sydney (from Adelaide) pick #11 pick #15 2024 second round pick (Adelaide)
Essendon Geelong	to Essendon (from Geelong) pick #10	to Geelong (from Essendon) pick #11 pick #31
Greater Western Sydney St Kilda	to Greater Western Sydney (from St Kilda) pick #17	to St Kilda (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #18 2024 second round pick (Adelaide)
Brisbane Lions Gold Coast	to Brisbane Lions (from Gold Coast) pick #51	to Gold Coast (from Brisbane Lions) 2024 fourth round pick (Brisbane Lions)
Fremantle Richmond	to Fremantle (from Richmond) pick #35	to Richmond (from Fremantle) pick #38 2024 third round pick (Fremantle)
West Coast Richmond	to West Coast (from Richmond) pick #38	to Richmond (from West Coast) pick #40 2024 third round pick (West Coast)
Port Adelaide North Melbourne	to Port Adelaide (from North Melbourne) pick #48	to North Melbourne (from Port Adelaide) 2024 fourth round pick (Essendon)
St Kilda Greater Western Sydney	to St Kilda (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #50	to Greater Western Sydney (from St Kilda) 2024 third round pick (Carlton)
Port Adelaide Hawthorn	to Port Adelaide (from Hawthorn) pick #52	to Hawthorn (from Port Adelaide) 2024 fourth round pick (Carlton)
Essendon Richmond	to Essendon (from Richmond) pick #54	to Richmond (from Essendon) 2024 fourth round pick (Collingwood)
Sydney Hawthorn	to Sydney (from Hawthorn) pick #53	to Hawthorn (from Sydney) pick #59 2024 fourth round pick (Sydney)

List changes

Retirements

Table key R Rookie listed player B Category B Rookie listed player Table of player retirements Name Club Ref Fischer McAsey Adelaide [71] Jason Castagna Richmond [72] Robbie Tarrant [73] Jack Ziebell North Melbourne [74] Lance Franklin Sydney [75] Shannon Hurn West Coast [76] Max Lynch Hawthorn [77] Aaron Hall North Melbourne [78] Andrew Phillips Essendon [79] Luke Shuey West Coast [80] Ben Cunnington North Melbourne [81] Isaac Smith Geelong [82] Trent Cotchin Richmond [83] Patrick McCartin R Sydney [84] Nic Naitanui West Coast [85] Jack Riewoldt Richmond [86] Paul Seedsman R Adelaide [87] Daniel Lloyd R Greater Western Sydney [88] Phil Davis [89] Jonathon Ceglar Geelong [90] Tom Jonas Port Adelaide [91] Josh Bruce Western Bulldogs [92] Tom Hickey Sydney [93] Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti Essendon [94] Marcus Adams Brisbane Lions [95] Ed Curnow R Carlton [96] Daniel Rich Brisbane Lions [97] Michael Hibberd Melbourne [98] Luke Dunstan [99] Connor Blakely R Gold Coast [100] Lachie Plowman Carlton [101] Charlie Constable Gold Coast [102] Daniel Howe R North Melbourne [103] Nakia Cockatoo R Brisbane Lions [104] Scott Lycett Port Adelaide [105] Hayden Crozier Western Bulldogs [106]

Delistings

Table key R Rookie listed player B Category B Rookie listed player Table of player delistings Name Club Ref James Stewart Essendon [107] Sam Menegola Geelong [108] Alastair Lord Essendon [109] Rhett Montgomerie R Cian McBride B Mitch Hannan Western Bulldogs [110] Kaelan Bradtke R Richmond [111] Nathan Wilson Fremantle [112][113] Travis Colyer Roy Benning Sam Simpson Geelong [114] Cooper Whyte Osca Riccardi R Anthony Munkara B Essendon [115] Tim O'Brien Western Bulldogs [116] Robbie McComb R Cody Raak B Luke Foley West Coast [117] Jack Bytel St Kilda [118] Leo Connolly Jack Peris B Oscar Adams Sam Petrevski-Seton West Coast [119] Xavier O'Neill Greg Clark Connor West R Isiah Winder R Deakyn Smith R Melbourne [120] Jackson Hately Adelaide [121] Tyler Brown R Andrew McPherson R Tariek Newchurch B Riley Bonner Port Adelaide [122] Trent Dumont R Brynn Teakle R Nathan Barkla B Cameron Fleeton Greater Western Sydney [123] Jason Gillbee Emerson Jeka Hawthorn [124] Josh Morris Fionn O'Hara B Jacob Edwards R North Melbourne [125] Lachie Young Flynn Perez Phoenix Spicer Lochie O'Brien R Carlton [126] Josh Honey Sam Philp Jed Anderson R Gold Coast [127] Brodie McLaughlin R Trey Ruscoe Collingwood [128] Trent Bianco Tom Wilson B Arlo Draper Cooper Murley R Ryan Clarke Sydney [129] Will Gould Hugo Hall-Kahan R Cameron Owen R Lachlan Rankin Marc Sheather B Toby McLean Western Bulldogs [130] Lachlan Bramble Hawthorn [131] Fergus Greene Ned Long R Kayne Turner R North Melbourne [132] Aiden Bonar Jack Mahony Rhys Mathieson R Brisbane Lions [133] Blake Coleman Daryl McDowell-White Jr. R Kye Turner R Melbourne [134] Will Snelling Essendon [135] Patrick Voss R Jeremy Sharp Gold Coast [136] Jake Stein R Flynn Kroeger Geelong [137] Will Kelly Collingwood [138] Orazio Fantasia Port Adelaide [105] Sam Hayes Jake Pasini James Borlase B Adelaide [139] Roarke Smith Western Bulldogs [140] Taylor Duryea Lachie McNeil Adam Kennedy Greater Western Sydney [141] Tom Highmore St Kilda [142] Jake Melksham Melbourne [143] Daniel McKenzie St Kilda [144] Chad Wingard Hawthorn [145] Cooper Stephens Will Hamill Adelaide [146]

North Melbourne concessions

For the second year in a row, due to the club's poor on-field results since 2020, the AFL announced draft concessions for North Melbourne^[147] which included:

• One end-of-first round selection in the 2023 AFL Draft (currently pick 22)
• Two end-of-first round selections in the 2024 AFL Draft (currently picks 19 and 20)
• The continuation of two extra Category A Rookie list spots.

2023 national draft

^	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

Table of national draft selections

Round	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes
				Club	League
1	1	Harley Reid	West Coast	Bendigo Pioneers	Talent League
	2	Colby McKercher	North Melbourne	Tasmania Devils	Talent League
	3	Jed Walter	Gold Coast	Palm Beach Currumbin	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by North Melbourne
	4	Zane Duursma	North Melbourne	Gippsland Power	Talent League	Free Agency Compensation pick (McKay)
	5	Nick Watson	Hawthorn	Eastern Ranges	Talent League
	6	Ryley Sanders	Western Bulldogs	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	←Gold Coast
	7	Caleb Windsor	Melbourne	Eastern Ranges	Talent League	←Fremantle (2022)
	8	Daniel Curtin	Adelaide	Claremont	WAFL	←Greater Western Sydney←Richmond (2022)
	9	Ethan Read	Gold Coast	Palm Beach Currumbin	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by Geelong
	10	Nate Caddy	Essendon	Northern Knights	Talent League	←Geelong
	11	Connor O'Sullivan	Geelong	Murray Bushrangers	Talent League	←Essendon
	12	Phoenix Gothard	Greater Western Sydney	Murray Bushrangers	Talent League	←Adelaide
	13	Koltyn Tholstrup	Melbourne	Subiaco	WAFL	←Gold Coast←Western Bulldogs
	14	Jake Rogers	Gold Coast	Broadbeach	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by Sydney
	15	Jordan Croft	Western Bulldogs	Calder Cannons	Talent League	Father–son selection (son of Matthew Croft), matched bid by Sydney
	16	Will Green	Sydney	Northern Knights	Talent League
	17	James Leake	Greater Western Sydney	Tasmania Devils	Talent League	←St Kilda
	18	Darcy Wilson	St Kilda	Murray Bushrangers	Talent League	←Greater Western Sydney←Adelaide ←Gold Coast←Melbourne
	19	Will McCabe	Hawthorn	Central District	SANFL	Father–son selection (son of Luke McCabe), matched bid by North Melbourne
	20	Taylor Goad	North Melbourne	South Adelaide	SANFL	←Port Adelaide (2022)
	21	Charlie Edwards	Adelaide	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	←Greater Western Sydney
	22	Wil Dawson	North Melbourne	Gippsland Power	Talent League	←Carlton
	23	Riley Hardeman	North Melbourne	Swan Districts	WAFL	←Gold Coast←Western Bulldogs←Brisbane Lions (2022)
	24	Caiden Cleary	Sydney	Sydney University	AFL Sydney	Academy selection, matched bid by Collingwood
	25	Harry DeMattia	Collingwood	Dandenong Stingrays	Talent League
	26	Will Graham	Gold Coast	Palm Beach Currumbin	QAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by Adelaide
	27	Oscar Ryan	Adelaide	Murray Bushrangers	Talent League	Free Agency Compensation pick (Doedee)
	28	Lance Collard	St Kilda	Subiaco	WAFL	Free Agency Compensation pick (Gresham)
	29	Ashton Moir	Carlton	Glenelg	SANFL	←North Melbourne (priority)
2	30	Archer Reid	West Coast	Gippsland Power	Talent League
	31	Logan Morris	Brisbane Lions	Western Jets	Talent League	←Gold Coast←Adelaide←North Melbourne (2022)
	32	Mitchell Edwards	Geelong	Peel Thunder	WAFL	←Port Adelaide←Fremantle←North Melbourne (2022 priority pick)
	33	Angus Hastie	St Kilda	Geelong Falcons	Talent League	←Gold Coast←Adelaide←Gold Coast (2022)
	34	Billy Wilson	Carlton	Dandenong Stingrays	Talent League	←Gold Coast←North Melbourne←Melbourne←Fremantle (2022)
	35	Cooper Simpson	Fremantle	Dandenong Stingrays	Talent League	←Richmond
	36	Shaun Mannagh	Geelong	Werribee	VFL	←Essendon
	37	Tew Jiath	Collingwood	Gippsland Power	Talent League	←Hawthorn←Fremantle (2022)←Western Bulldogs (2022)
	38	Clay Hall	West Coast	Peel Thunder	WAFL	←Richmond←Fremantle←Collingwood←Sydney
	39	Luamon Lual	Essendon	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Talent League	←St Kilda
	40	Kane McAuliffe	Richmond	North Adelaide	SANFL	←West Coast←Port Adelaide (2022)
	41	Ollie Murphy	Fremantle	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	←Gold Coast←Brisbane Lions (2022)←Greater Western Sydney (2022)
	42	Luke Lloyd	Brisbane Lions	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	←Hawthorn←Collingwood ←Carlton (2022)
	43	Liam Fawcett	Richmond	Central District	SANFL	←Port Adelaide←Greater Western Sydney (2022)←Collingwood (2022)
	44	Joseph Fonti	Greater Western Sydney	Claremont	WAFL	Free Agency Compensation pick (Flynn)
3	45	Joel Freijah	Western Bulldogs	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Talent League	←Gold Coast
	46	Bodie Ryan	Hawthorn	Glenelg	SANFL	←Richmond←Port Adelaide←North Melbourne (2022)←Fremantle (2022)
	47	Lachlan Smith	Western Bulldogs	Gippsland Power	Talent League	←Port Adelaide←Richmond
	48	Thomas Anastasopoulos	Port Adelaide	Geelong Falcons	Talent League	←North Melbourne←Brisbane Lions (2022)←Western Bulldogs (2022)←Melbourne (2022)
	49	Harvey Johnston	West Coast	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	←Port Adelaide (2022)
	50	Hugo Garcia	St Kilda	Calder Cannons	Talent League	←Greater Western Sydney
	51	Zane Zakostelsky	Brisbane Lions	Claremont	WAFL	←Gold Coast←Fremantle←Carlton (2022)
	52	Lachlan Charleson	Port Adelaide	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Talent League	←Hawthorn←Gold Coast ←Adelaide (2022)←Collingwood (2022)
4	53	Patrick Snell	Sydney	Wilston Grange	QAFL	←Hawthorn←West Coast
	54	Archie Roberts	Essendon	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	←Richmond←North Melbourne←Fremantle (2022)←Hawthorn (2022)
	55	Aiden O'Driscoll	Western Bulldogs	Perth	WAFL	←Brisbane Lions (2022)←Geelong (2022)
	56	Calsher Dear	Hawthorn	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League	Father–son selection (son of Paul Dear) ←Sydney
	57	Will Lorenz	Port Adelaide	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	←Essendon ←Sydney (2022)
	58	George Stevens	Geelong	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	Talent League	←Port Adelaide
	59	Harvey Thomas	Greater Western Sydney	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	Academy selection
5	60	Jack Delean	Fremantle	South Adelaide	SANFL
	61	Oliver Wiltshire	Geelong	Barwon Heads	BFNL
	62	Arie Schoenmaker	St Kilda	Tasmania Devils	Talent League
	63	Lawson Humphries	Geelong	Swan Districts	WAFL	←Port Adelaide
	64	Reece Torrent	Brisbane Lions	Peel Thunder	WAFL

Rookie elevations

Table of rookie elevations^[148]

Player	Club
Nick Murray	Adelaide
Carter Michael	Brisbane Lions
Matt Cottrell	Carlton
Ash Johnson	Collingwood
Oleg Markov
Oscar Steene
Kaine Baldwin	Essendon
Bailey Banfield	Fremantle
Josh Treacy
Hewago Oea	Gold Coast
Jai Newcombe	Hawthorn
Daniel Turner	Melbourne
Ben Miller	Richmond
Mason Wood	St Kilda
Liam Stocker
Robbie Fox	Sydney
Anthony Scott	Western Bulldogs

2023 pre-season draft

Round	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from
				Club	League
1	1	Chad Wingard	Hawthorn	Hawthorn	AFL
	2	Sam Day	Gold Coast	Gold Coast	AFL
	3	Riley Bonner	St Kilda	Port Adelaide	AFL

2024 rookie draft

Rookie draft selections

Round	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes
				Club	League
1	1	Loch Rawlinson	West Coast	Sturt	SANFL
	2	Finnbar Maley	North Melbourne	Northern Bullants	VFL
	3	Cooper Stephens	Hawthorn	Hawthorn	AFL
	4	Sam Clohesy	Gold Coast	Werribee	VFL
	5	Odin Jones	Fremantle	West Perth	WAFL
	6	Passed	Richmond	—	—
	7	Emerson Jeka	Geelong	Hawthorn	AFL
	8	Vigo Visentini	Essendon	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League
	9	Will Hamill	Adelaide	Adelaide	AFL
	10	Lachlan McNeil	Western Bulldogs	Western Bulldogs	AFL
	11	Sam Reid	Sydney	Sydney	AFL
	12	Jake Melksham	Melbourne	Melbourne	AFL
	13	Xavier Walsh	Port Adelaide	East Perth	WAFL
	14	Adam Kennedy	Greater Western Sydney	Greater Western Sydney	AFL
	15	Matt Carroll	Carlton	Sandringham Dragons	Talent League
	16	Passed	Collingwood	—	—
2	17	Passed	North Melbourne	—	—
	18	Will Rowlands	Gold Coast	Norwood	SANFL
	19	Passed	Fremantle	—	—
	20	James Borlase	Adelaide	Adelaide	AFL
	21	Taylor Duryea	Western Bulldogs	Western Bulldogs	AFL
	22	Kynan Brown	Melbourne	Oakleigh Chargers	Talent League	Father–son selection (son of Nathan Brown)
	23	Passed	Collingwood	—	—
3	24	Jack Mahony	Gold Coast	North Melbourne	AFL
	25	Passed	Western Bulldogs	—	—
	26	Passed	Melbourne	—	—
	27	Passed	Collingwood	—	—
4	28	Passed	Gold Coast	—	—
5	29	Passed	Gold Coast	—	—

Category B rookie selections

Table of Category B rookie selections

Name	Club	Origin	Note	Ref
Bruce Reville	Brisbane Lions	Sherwood Districts (QAFL)	Academy selection
Rob Monahan	Carlton	Kerry GAA	International selection (Ireland)	[149][150]
Wil Parker	Collingwood	Victoria cricket team	3-year non-registered player (cricket)	[151]
Joe Furphy	Geelong	Melbourne University (Big V)	Three-year non-registered player (basketball)	[152]
Nathan Wardius	Greater Western Sydney	Rand-Walbundrie-Walla Giants (HFNL)	Academy selection
Oliver Hayes-Brown	Richmond	Perth Wildcats (NBL)	Three-year non-registered player (basketball)	[153]
Liam O'Connell	St Kilda	Cork GAA	International selection (Ireland)	[154]
Indhi Kirk	Sydney	Sydney (VFL)	Academy selection (Also the son of Brett Kirk)
Coen Livingstone	West Coast	Perth (WAFL)	Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous)

Pre-season supplemental selection period

Table of Pre-season supplemental selection period signings

Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes	Ref
		Club	League
Lachie Sullivan	Collingwood	Footscray	VFL		[155]
Josh Eyre		Collingwood	VFL	Previously listed with Essendon
Jack Bytel		St Kilda	AFL
Jeremy Sharp	Fremantle	Gold Coast	AFL		[156]
Patrick Voss		Essendon	AFL		[157]
Ethan Phillips	Hawthorn	Port Melbourne	VFL		[158]
Marty Hore	Melbourne	Williamstown	VFL	Previously listed with Melbourne	[159]
Tyler Sellers	North Melbourne	North Melbourne	VFL		[160]
Mykelti Lefau	Richmond	Richmond	VFL		[161]
Lachlan Bramble	Western Bulldogs	Hawthorn	AFL		[162]

See also

• 2023 AFL Women's supplementary draft
• 2023 AFL Women's draft