PORT ADELAIDE will hold the second selection in the upcoming supplementary AFLW draft, with a maximum of 54 picks currently allocated to clubs and prospective players able to nominate for the national draft pool if desired.
The draft will be held on Tuesday April 4, with the League confirming only mature-aged players will be available.
All clubs except Adelaide have picks for the draft, but contrary to previous drafts, teams will not be required to make selections if they choose not to.
This draft will feature only players born in 2004 or prior and is designed to be a stop-gap measure after two seasons were held in 2022 due to the competition's re-alignment from summer to spring.
The majority of the best 2004-born talent, like Montana Ham and Jasmine Fleming, was already selected in the draft last June, prior to the second season of last year.
Given its unique nature, April's draft will be known as the 'AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft'.
It was confirmed in February that players would have the option to nominate for either a national pool or their home state. Tasmanians have the option of choosing North Melbourne (due to an alliance), a specific state or the national pool, while Northern Territorians have the latter two options.
Clubs will not have to take a minimum of three list spots into the draft, as has been the case in previous years, with some potentially not participating at all given the reduced talent pool.
Train-on players are expected to feature heavily, with some clubs keen to stick to what they already know, while state-league talent and former AFLW players are also in the mix.
The SANFLW will play seven rounds before April's draft, with four weeks of the WAFLW and two weeks of the VFLW to have also been completed by April 4. The QAFLW will not have started, while both AFL Sydney and Canberra are yet to confirm their season dates.
Players born in 2005 (who, for the most part, are completing year 12 this year) will be eligible for the draft ahead of the 2024 AFLW season.
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Round |
Selection |
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Notes |
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1 |
1 |
Geelong Cats |
Traded via the Sydney Swans |
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2 |
Port Adelaide |
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3 |
Fremantle |
Traded via the West Coast Eagles |
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4 |
Hawthorn |
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5 |
Carlton |
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6 |
Gold Coast SUNS |
Traded via St Kilda |
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7 |
Fremantle |
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8 |
GWS GIANTS |
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9 |
Carlton |
Traded via Essendon |
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10 |
Gold Coast SUNS |
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11 |
Western Bulldogs |
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12 |
Port Adelaide |
Traded via the Geelong Cats |
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13 |
Collingwood |
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14 |
Collingwood |
Traded via St Kilda, originally tied to Richmond |
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15 |
Western Bulldogs |
Traded via Collingwood, originally tied to North Melbourne |
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16 |
Port Adelaide |
Traded via the Adelaide Crows |
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17 |
Brisbane Lions |
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18 |
Melbourne |
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2 |
19 |
Sydney Swans |
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20 |
Port Adelaide |
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21 |
Fremantle |
Traded via the West Coast Eagles |
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22 |
Hawthorn |
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23 |
Carlton |
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24 |
St Kilda |
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25 |
Fremantle |
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26 |
GWS GIANTS |
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27 |
Sydney Swans |
Traded via Richmond, originally tied to Essendon |
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28 |
Gold Coast SUNS |
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29 |
Western Bulldogs |
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30 |
Geelong Cats |
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31 |
North Melbourne |
Traded via St Kilda, originally tied to Collingwood |
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32 |
Richmond |
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33 |
Hawthorn |
Traded via North Melbourne |
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34 |
Port Adelaide |
Traded via the Adelaide Crows |
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35 |
Brisbane Lions |
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36 |
Melbourne |
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3 |
37 |
Sydney Swans |
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38 |
Port Adelaide |
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39 |
West Coast |
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40 |
Brisbane Lions |
Traded via North Melbourne, originally tied to Hawthorn |
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41 |
Carlton |
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42 |
St Kilda |
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43 |
Fremantle |
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44 |
GWS GIANTS |
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45 |
Essendon |
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46 |
Gold Coast SUNS |
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47 |
Western Bulldogs |
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48 |
Geelong Cats |
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49 |
Collingwood |
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50 |
Richmond |
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51 |
North Melbourne |
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52 |
GWS GIANTS |
Traded via the Adelaide Crows |
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53 |
Brisbane Lions |
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54 |
Melbourne |
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Key AFLW player movement dates
Tuesday March 21, 3pm
Delisted free agency period opens
Thursday March 23, 4pm
Delisted free agency period closes
Tuesday March 28, 5pm
AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft nominations close
Thursday March 30, 5pm
Final date to make players inactive before AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft
Tuesday April 4
AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft
