2019 AFL Women's draft

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2019 AFL Women's draft
General information
Date(s)22 October 2019
Time11:00am AEDT
LocationVictoria Pavilion, Melbourne Showgrounds
Network(s)afl.com.au
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
LeagueAFL Women's
First selectionGabby Newton (Western Bulldogs)
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The 2019 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the 14 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior to the competition's 2020 season.

At the conclusion of the period clubs were required to have 27 senior-listed and three rookie-listed players.

Expansion club signing period

First period

Prior to the completion of the 2019 season, future expansion clubs Gold Coast, Richmond, St Kilda and West Coast were permitted to pre-list up to 10 players from their women's academies or designated development zones. A maximum of seven of these players could be open-age signings who had nominated for the 2018 AFL Women's draft but not been selected. A final three spots were reserved for three junior players of minimum draft age (born in 2001) and who hailed from the clubs' designated development regions.[1]

Table of pre-list signings
Date Player Club Recruited from Classification Ref
Club League
29 January Mikayla Bowen West Coast Swan Districts WAWFL Junior [2]
Rosie Deegan Junior
Alison Brown St Kilda Southern Saints VFL Women's Open-age [3]
5 February Molly McDonald St Kilda Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Junior [4]
11 February Charlotte Hammans Gold Coast Bond University QAFLW Junior [1]
Ellie Hampson Hermit Park AFL Townsville Junior
Kitara Farrar South Cairns AFL Cairns Junior
19 February Isabella Shannon St Kilda Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Junior [5]
16 May Courtney Wakefield Richmond Richmond VFL Women's Open-age [6]
21 May Tayla Stahl Richmond Richmond VFL Women's Open-age [7]
24 May Maddy Roberts Gold Coast Coolangatta QAFLW Open-age [8]
12 June Lauren Ahrens Gold Coast Essendon VFL Women's Open-age [9]
18 June Molly Ritson Gold Coast Bond University QAFLW Open-age [10]
20 June Alice Edmonds Richmond Richmond VFL Women's Open-age [11]
23 July Grace Campbell Richmond Richmond VFL Women's Open-age [12]
Akec Makur Chuot Open-age
Rebecca Miller Open-age
24 July Kate Surman Gold Coast Maroochydore QAFLW Open-age [13]
6 August Tayla Thorn Gold Coast NT Thunder VFL Women's Open-age [14]
9 August Kate Shierlaw St Kilda Southern Saints VFL Women's Open-age [15]
13 August Olivia Vesely St Kilda Southern Saints VFL Women's Open-age [16]
16 August Kodi Jacques Richmond Richmond VFL Women's Open-age [17]
27 August Emily Bonser West Coast Claremont WAWFL Open-age [18]
Beatrice Devlyn Subiaco WAWFL Open-age
Hayley Bullas Essendon VFL Women's Open-age
Ashton Hill East Fremantle WAWFL Open-age
Danika Pisconeri Subiaco WAWFL Open-age
Emily McGuire Swan Districts WAWFL Open-age
28 August Kalinda Howarth Gold Coast Bond University QAFLW Open-age [19]
29 August Caitlin Greiser St Kilda Southern Saints VFL Women's Open-age [20]
Sammie Johnson Open-age
30 August Taylor Smith Gold Coast Bond University QAFLW Open-age [21]
25 September Kelly O'Neill St Kilda Southern Saints VFL Women's Open-age [22]

Second period

From 8 April expansion clubs Gold Coast, Richmond, St Kilda and West Coast will have an 11-day window until 18 April to sign players who played for existing clubs during the 2019 season.[23] These clubs can sign a maximum of 12 players each through this mechanism. All existing clubs other than Brisbane and Fremantle could lose no more than four players to the mechanism while Brisbane and Fremantle can each lose a maximum of eight due to the entry of Gold Coast and West Coast into their previously exclusive state-zones.[23] No compensation will be offered to those clubs losing players under this process, but the player's existing club are permitted to negotiate to re-sign the player. Players can be signed under this mechanism to one or two year contracts.[24]

Table of expansion club signings
Date Player Former club New club Ref
8 April Jamie Stanton North Melbourne Gold Coast [25]
9 April Katie Brennan Western Bulldogs Richmond [26]
Alison Drennan North Melbourne St Kilda [27]
Tori Groves-Little Brisbane Gold Coast [28]
10 April Darcy Guttridge Collingwood St Kilda [29]
Dana Hooker Fremantle West Coast [30]
12 April Ashlee Atkins Fremantle West Coast [31]
Melissa Caulfield
Brianna Green
Courtney Guard
Emma Swanson Greater Western Sydney [32]
Maddy Brancatisano Melbourne Richmond [33]
Phoebe Monahan Greater Western Sydney
Iilish Ross Collingwood
Paige Parker Brisbane Gold Coast [34]
Rhiannon Watt Carlton St Kilda [35]
15 April Christina Bernardi Greater Western Sydney Richmond [36]
Selena Karlson Western Bulldogs St Kilda [37]
Tiarna Ernst Western Bulldogs Gold Coast [38]
Sam Virgo Brisbane [39]
Jacqui Yorston [40]
16 April Lauren Bella Brisbane Gold Coast [41]
Leah Kaslar [42]
Emma Pittman [43]
Maddy Collier Greater Western Sydney West Coast [44]
Parris Laurie Fremantle
Belinda Smith Western Bulldogs
17 April Kellie Gibson Fremantle West Coast [45]
Alicia Janz
Nat Exon Brisbane St Kilda [46]
18 April Cat Phillips Melbourne St Kilda [47]
Jess Sedunary Adelaide
Courteney Munn North Melbourne
Jasmyn Hewett Adelaide Gold Coast [48]

Signing and trading period

Concurrently to the expansion club signing period, all 14 clubs were able to sign and trade players. Players can be signed during this period are eligible for one or two year contracts.[24] A second stage to the trade period will open from 23 April and run until 26 April, with only the 10 established clubs able to take part.[49]

Trades

Table of trades
Clubs involved Trade Ref
Brisbane
Richmond
to Brisbane (from Richmond)
  • pick #12
to Richmond (from Brisbane)
[50]
Brisbane
St Kilda
to Brisbane (from St Kilda)
  • pick #11
to St Kilda (from Brisbane)
[51]
Brisbane
West Coast
to Brisbane (from West Coast)
  • pick #13
to West Coast (from Brisbane)
[45]
Adelaide
Greater Western Sydney
to Adelaide (from Greater Western Sydney)
  • pick #46
to Greater Western Sydney (from Adelaide)
[52]
Richmond
Western Bulldogs
to Western Bulldogs (from Richmond)
  • pick #1
to Richmond (from Western Bulldogs)
[53]
Carlton
Collingwood
to Carlton (from Collingwood)
  • pick #2
  • pick #26
  • pick #44
  • pick #59
to Collingwood (from Carlton)
[54]
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
to Western Bulldogs (from West Coast)
  • pick #90
to West Coast (from Western Bulldogs)
[55]
Fremantle
West Coast
to Fremantle (from West Coast)
  • pick #86
to West Coast (from Fremantle)
[55]
Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
to Western Bulldogs (from Melbourne)
to Melbourne (from Western Bulldogs)
[56]
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
to Western Bulldogs (from St Kilda)
  • pick #9
to St Kilda (from Western Bulldogs)
[57]
Melbourne
St Kilda
to Melbourne (from St Kilda)
  • pick #54
  • pick #72
to St Kilda (from Melbourne)
[57]

Retirements and delistings

Table of player retirements and delistings
Date Name Club Status Ref
15 March Cecilia McIntosh Collingwood Retired [58]
15 March Courtney Gum Greater Western Sydney Retired [59]
28 March Erin Hoare Geelong Retired [60][61]
29 March Bella Ayre Brisbane Retired [62]
8 April Moana Hope North Melbourne Delisted [63]
12 April Shae Audley Carlton Delisted [64]
Kirby Bentley
Reni Hicks
Bridie Kennedy
17 April Ruby Blair Brisbane Retired [65]
Megan Hunt Delisted
Krystal Scott
18 April Rheanne Lugg Adelaide Delisted [66]
Sally Riley
Katelyn Rosenzweig
Sarah Perkins
Jenna McCormick Retired
Delma Gisu Greater Western Sydney Delisted [67]
Tait Mackrill
Ebony O'Dea
Brittany Perry
Renee Tomkins
Lisa Whiteley
Georgia Nanscawen North Melbourne
Maddison Smith
Jessie Williams
24 April Tessa Boyd Western Bulldogs Delisted [53]
Jessie Davies
25 April Tilly Lucas-Rodd Carlton Delisted [68]
Courtney Webb
Amelia Mullane Retired
26 April Nicole Hildebrand Collingwood Delisted [69]
Melissa Kuys
Jordan Membrey
Georgie Parker
Holly Whitford
Ebony Dowson Fremantle [70]
Tayla McAuliffe
Brianna Moyes
Hannah Burchell Geelong [61]
Mia-Rae Clifford
Elise Coventry
Maighan Fogas
Hayley Trevean
Jordann Hickey Melbourne [71]
Brooke Patterson
Talia Radan
Ashleigh Woodland [71]
29 August Hayley Wildes Western Bulldogs Retired [72]
24 November Amanda Farrugia Greater Western Sydney Retired [73]

Free agency

A free agency period was held between the end of the trading and signing period on April 26 and until April 30 in which clubs were permitted to sign delisted or uncontracted players.[49] At the conclusion of the period, clubs are permitted to have retained no more than 22 senior players and two rookies.[74] Team lists matching those requirements must be submitted on May 3.[49]

Table of free agency signings
Date Player Former club New club Ref
30 April Hannah Burchell Geelong Richmond [75]
Mia-Rae Clifford Geelong Fremantle [76]
Melissa Kuys Collingwood St Kilda [77]
Tilly Lucas-Rodd Carlton
Rheanne Lugg Adelaide Brisbane [78]
Jordann Hickey Melbourne Gold Coast [79]
Sally Riley Adelaide [80]

Rookie signings

In the absence of a rookie draft, each club was required to sign two rookie players, either new or retained from their rookie list the year prior. New players to this list must not have played Australian rules football within the previous three years or been involved in an AFLW high-performance program.[81]

Table of rookie signings
Club Player Other/former sport Ref
Brisbane Orla O'Dwyer Gaelic football [82]
Greta Bodey Soccer [83]
Carlton Joanne Doonan Gaelic football [84]
Katie Harrison Rugby sevens [85]
Collingwood Aishling Sheridan Gaelic football [86]
Fremantle Kate Flood Gaelic football [87]
Aine Tighe
Lindal Rohde Netball [88]
Melbourne Sinéad Goldrick Gaelic football [89]
Niamh McEvoy [89]
North Melbourne Mairead Seoighe Gaelic football [90]
Aileen Gilroy [91]
Richmond Gabby Seymour Volleyball [12]
St Kilda Clara Fitzpatrick Gaelic football [89]
Poppy Kelly Basketball
West Coast Grace Kelly Gaelic football [92]
Niamh Kelly
Mhicca Carter Rugby union [21]
Western Bulldogs Katy Herron Gaelic football [93]
Danielle Marshall Soccer

Draft

A draft was held on October 22, 2019. Players nominated for a single selection pool, aligned to a state or metropolitan region, with players only being eligible to be drafted by clubs operating in that region.[94] An indicative draft order was published in early April while the final draft order was published by the AFL in the wake of the expansion signing period on 23 April.[49][95]

Table of draft selections
Rd. Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Gabby Newton Western Bulldogs Northern Knights NAB League Richmond!
2 Lucy McEvoy Carlton Geelong Falcons NAB League Collingwood
3 Lily Postlethwaite Brisbane Maroochydore QAFLW
4 Maggie Gorham Greater Western Sydney Belconnen AFL Canberra
5! Georgia Patrikios St Kilda Calder Cannons NAB League
6 Nell Morris-Dalton Western Bulldogs Northern Knights NAB League
7! Sophie Molan Richmond GWV Rebels NAB League
8 Gemma Lagioia Western Bulldogs Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Melbourne
9 Elisabeth Georgostathis Western Bulldogs Western Jets NAB League St Kilda!
10 Ellie Gavalas North Melbourne Western Bulldogs VFL Women's
11^ Millie Brown Geelong Murray Bushrangers NAB League Father–daughter selection (Daughter of Paul Brown)
12 Roxanne Roux Fremantle East Fremantle WAFLW
13 Grace Egan Carlton Richmond VFL Women's Academy eligible for Richmond, but they elected not to match
14 Montana McKinnon Adelaide South Adelaide SANFLW
15 Belle Dawes Brisbane Maroochydore QAFLW St Kilda
16 Cathy Svarc Brisbane Wilston Grange QAFLW Richmond
17 Hannah Hillman Brisbane Coorparoo QAFLW West Coast
18 Serene Watson Gold Coast Bond University QAFLW
2 19! Imahra Cameron West Coast Swan Districts WAFLW
20# Lucy Bellinger Brisbane Glenelg SANFLW
21# Mim Strom Fremantle Swan Districts WAFLW
22! Hannah Dunn Gold Coast Queanbeyan AFL Canberra
23# Lisa Steane Greater Western Sydney Nelson Bay AFL Hunter Central Coast
24 Rosie Dillon St Kilda Hawthorn VFL Women's Western Bulldogs#
25! Laura McClelland Richmond Eastern Ranges NAB League
26 Brooke Vernon Carlton Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Collingwood
27! Nicola Xenos St Kilda Oakleigh Chargers NAB League
28 Tahlia Hickie Brisbane Coorparoo QAFLW
29 Annalyse Lister Greater Western Sydney Darebin Falcons VFL Women's
30 Tarni White St Kilda Coorparoo QAFLW Western Bulldogs
31! Ella Wood Richmond GWV Rebels NAB League
32 Sarah Wright North Melbourne Carlton VFL Women's
33! Tamara Luke St Kilda Hawthorn VFL Women's
34 Gemma Wright Geelong Carlton VFL Women's
35 Ann McMahon Fremantle East Fremantle WAFLW
36 Sharnie Whiting Carlton Williamstown VFL Women's
37 Najwa Allen Adelaide Norwood SANFLW
38 Alexia Hamilton Gold Coast Canberra AFL Canberra
39 Sophie McDonald West Coast Claremont WAFLW Academy selection - West Coast matched bid
40 Sarah Sansonetti Richmond Northern Knights NAB League
41 Hannah Priest St Kilda Norwood SANFLW
3 42! Brittany Perry Gold Coast North Adelaide SANFLW
43! Holly Whitford Richmond Melbourne University VFL Women's
44 Serena Gibbs Carlton Eastern Ranges NAB League Collingwood
45 Selina Priest Brisbane Coolangatta-Tweed Heads QAFLW
46 Nicole Campbell Adelaide South Adelaide SANFLW Greater Western Sydney
47^ Isabella Grant Western Bulldogs Western Jets NAB League Father–daughter selection (Daughter of Chris Grant)
48 Britney Gutknecht Western Bulldogs Northern Knights NAB League Melbourne
49 Mia King North Melbourne Launceston TWFL
50 Nicole Garner Geelong Casey Demons VFL Women's
51 Emma O'Driscoll Fremantle Swan Districts WAFLW
52 Vaomua Laloifi Carlton Western Bulldogs VFL Women's
53 Jaimi Tabb Adelaide Woodville-West Torrens SANFLW
54 Jacqueline Parry Melbourne Canberra AFL Canberra St Kilda
55 Nekaela Butler Richmond GWV Rebels NAB League
56 Tarnee Tester West Coast Subiaco WAFLW
57 Cheyenne Hammond Gold Coast South Adelaide SANFLW
4 58! Cleo Saxon-Jones Richmond Western Jets NAB League
59 Courtney Jones Carlton Southern Saints VFL Women's Collingwood
60 Dakota Davidson Brisbane University of Queensland QAFLW
61 Sarah Halvorsen Greater Western Sydney Newcastle City AFL Hunter Central Coast
62 Amelia van Oosterwijck Western Bulldogs Oakleigh Chargers NAB League
63 Pass St Kilda Melbourne
64 Tahni Nestor North Melbourne Melbourne University VFL Women's
65 Mia Skinner Geelong Geelong Falcons NAB League
66 Sarah Garstone Fremantle Claremont WAFLW
67 Kaila Bentvelzen Collingwood Casey Demons VFL Women's Carlton
68 Caitlin Gould Adelaide Glenelg SANFLW
69 Dee Heslop Gold Coast Yeronga QAFLW
70 Kate Orme West Coast Claremont WAFLW
71 Laura Bailey Richmond Richmond VFL Women's Academy selection - Richmond matched Carlton bid
72 Brenna Tarrant Melbourne East Coast Eagles Sydney AFL St Kilda
5 73! Emma Horne Richmond Richmond VFL Women's
74 Jordan Membrey Collingwood Hawthorn VFL Women's
75 Maria Moloney Brisbane University of Queensland QAFLW
76 Emily Goodsir Greater Western Sydney East Coast Eagles Sydney AFL
77 Gabrielle Colvin Melbourne Darebin Falcons VFL Women's Western Bulldogs
78 Krstel Petrevski Melbourne Calder Cannons NAB League
79 Abbey Green North Melbourne Launceston TWFL
80 Amy McDonald Geelong Geelong VFL Women's
81 Janelle Cuthbertson Fremantle Perth Angels WAFLW
82 Alana Porter Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Carlton
83 Courtney Gum Adelaide South Adelaide SANFLW
84 Kate Dempsey Richmond Richmond VFL Women's Academy selection - Richmond matched Collingwood bid
85 Bianca Webb Fremantle Swan Districts WAFLW West Coast
86 Jade Pregelj Gold Coast Yeronga QAFLW
6 87 Ciara Fitzgerald Richmond Northern Knights NAB League
88 Pass Western Bulldogs West Coast
89 Ebony O'Dea Collingwood Greater Western Sydney AFLW
90 Georgia Garnett Greater Western Sydney East Coast Eagles Sydney AFL
91 Georgia Breward Gold Coast Coolangatta-Tweed Heads QAFLW
92 Talia Radan West Coast Hawthorn VFL Women's
93 Emily Harley Richmond Oakleigh Chargers NAB League
94 Machaelia Roberts Collingwood NT Thunder VFL Women's
95 Tait Mackrill Greater Western Sydney UNSW Eastern Suburbs Sydney AFL
96 Lauren Tesoriero Richmond Richmond VFL Women's
97 Rebecca Privitelli Greater Western Sydney UNSW Eastern Suburbs Sydney AFL
98 Madisen Maguire Geelong Geelong Falcons NAB League
99 Lisa Whiteley Greater Western Sydney UNSW Eastern Suburbs Sydney AFL
7 100 Madison Newman Adelaide West Adelaide SANFLW
101 Chantella Perera West Coast Hawthorn VFL Women's
102 Chelsea Biddell Adelaide West Adelaide SANFLW

Post-Draft

Undrafted free agency

A final free agency period opened after the conclusion of the draft, allowing clubs that passed on a draft selection to recruit from outside their state-based zone.

Table of injury replacement player signings
Date Player Free agent type Former club New club Ref
23 October Hannah Munyard Undrafted South Adelaide Western Bulldogs [96]
Nadia von Bertouch Undrafted North Adelaide St Kilda

Train-on list

Before the opening round of the season, clubs were permitted to replace players who had suffered a long-term injury or for whom personal circumstances had ruled them out for playing in any match that year. The replacement players are signed to a train-on list and are considered semi-eligible for section. Though they are eligible to train with the club, they cannot be selected for match play until further injuries to player on the club's list mean a club has fewer than 23 players available for any single match.[97]

Table of undrafted free agency period signings
Club New signing Player replacing Reason for replacement Ref
Adelaide Czenya Cavouras Ruth Wallace Personal [98]
Rachelle Martin Chelsea Randall Injury (ACL)
Geelong Elise Coventry Mia Skinner Injury (ACL)
Greater Western Sydney Elizabeth Graham Amanda Farrugia Retirement
Melbourne Sarah Perkins Katherine Smith Injury (ACL)
Kirby Bentley Shae Sloane Injury (ACL)
North Melbourne Vivien Saad Jess Duffin Pregnancy [99]
Richmond Hannah McLaren Emily Harley Injury (shoulder) [98]
West Coast Andrea Gilmore Alicia Janz Injury (shoulder)
Western Bulldogs Nicole McMahon Aisling Utri Injury (shoulder)
Note: North Melbourne was given special permission to treat Saad as a full signing.[97]

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