2018 AFL draft
The 2018 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 2018 AFL season.
2018 AFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | 22 November - First Round 23 November - Second Round to completion, Pre-season Draft (if held), Rookie Draft |
Location | Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria |
Network(s) | Fox Footy |
Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
Overview | |
League | AFL |
First selection | Sam Walsh (Carlton) |
For the first time, the AFL draft featured live trading of picks and was held over two days, with the first round held on the evening of Thursday, 22 November and the remainder of the draft being held on Friday, 23 November [1] The draft was held in Victoria for the first time since 2009.[1]
Key dates
Event | Date(s) |
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Free agency period | 5–12 October (restricted and unrestricted) 1–8 November, 10–16 November, 23 November (delisted) |
Trade period | 8–17 October (players and selections) 18 October–16 November (selections only) |
National draft | 22 November (first round) 23 November (second and subsequent rounds) |
Rookie draft | 23 November |
Pre-season supplemental selection period | 1 December-15 March |
Player movements
Previous trades
Since 2015, clubs have been able to trade future picks in the next year's national draft during the trade period. As a result, a total of 29 selections for the 2018 draft were traded during the 2017 trade period, and the selection order for each of these picks is tied to the original club's finishing position in the 2018 season.[3]
Free agency
Player | Date | Free agent type | Former club | New club | Compensation | Ref |
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Reece Conca | 5 October | Unrestricted | Richmond | Fremantle | None [a] | [18] |
Luke Dahlhaus | Unrestricted | Western Bulldogs | Geelong | 2nd round | [19] | |
Tom Lynch | 8 October | Restricted | Gold Coast | Richmond | 1st round | [20] |
Scott Lycett | 9 October | Restricted | West Coast | Port Adelaide | End of 1st round | [21] |
Alex Fasolo | 10 October | Unrestricted | Collingwood | Carlton | 3rd round | [22] |
Jarryd Lyons | 1 November | Delisted | Gold Coast | Brisbane Lions | None | [23] |
Tom Sheridan | Delisted | Fremantle | Greater Western Sydney | None | [24] | |
Darren Minchington | Delisted | St Kilda | Hawthorn | None | [25] | |
Jordan Murdoch | 7 November | Delisted | Geelong | Gold Coast | None | [26] |
Daniel Menzel | 14 November | Delisted | Geelong | Sydney | None | [27] |
- a Richmond received an end of second round compensation pick for Reece Conca,[28] however this pick was withdrawn due to Tom Lynch signing with them
Trades
Retirements and delistings
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Pre-draft selections
Prior to the draft, the two bottom teams Carlton and Gold Coast applied for Priority Picks in the National Draft, which the AFL denied.[159] However, Gold Coast were granted pre-draft access to up to three and Carlton up to two mature-aged State League players each, these selections could be traded to other clubs.[160]
Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | Ref. | |
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Club | League | ||||
Nathan Kreuger | Carlton | South Adelaide | SANFL | Traded to Geelong for Pick 43 | [31] |
Shane McAdam | Sturt | SANFL | Traded to Adelaide as part of Mitch McGovern trade | [33] | |
Josh Corbett | Gold Coast | Werribee | VFL | [161] | |
Chris Burgess | West Adelaide | SANFL | |||
Sam Collins | Werribee | VFL | [162] |
2018 national draft
- Indicative draft order as of 21 November 2018[163]
^ | 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 |
Rookie elevations
Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2018 to their 2019 primary playing list prior to the draft.
2019 rookie draft
Category B rookie selections
Clubs were able to nominate category B rookies to join their club in 2019.
Name | Club | Origin | Note | Ref |
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Tom Fullarton | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Bullets (NBL) | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) | [172] |
James Madden | Dublin GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [173] | |
Matthew Owies | Carlton | Seattle Redhawks (NCAA) | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) | [174] |
Anton Tohill | Collingwood | Derry GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [175] |
Mark Keane | Cork GAA | International selection (Ireland) | ||
Jason Carter | Fremantle | Peel Thunder | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) | [176] |
Stefan Okunbor | Geelong | Kerry GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [177] |
Blake Schlensog | Geelong Falcons | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) | [178] | |
Callum Brown | Greater Western Sydney | Derry GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [179] |
Austin Bradtke | Melbourne | Melbourne Tigers (SEABL) | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) | [180] |
Guy Walker | Melbourne Renegades (BBL) | 3-year non-registered player (cricket) | [181] | |
Red Óg Murphy | North Melbourne | Sligo GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [182] |
Kai Pudney | Port Adelaide | Woodville-West Torrens | Next Generation Academy selection (Japanese descent) | [183] |
Martin Frederick | Woodville-West Torrens | Next Generation Academy selection (Sudanese descent) | ||
Sam Alabakis | St Kilda | Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (NCAA) | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) | [184] |
Sam Wicks | Sydney | Sydney (NEAFL) | NSW zone selection | [185] |
Patrick Bines | West Coast | Melbourne Tigers (SEABL) | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) | [186] |
Brodie Riach | Altona Gators (Big V) | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) | ||
Buku Khamis | Western Bulldogs | Western Jets | Next Generation Academy selection (born in Sudan) | [187] |
Pre-season supplemental selection period
Shortly before the National draft, the AFL introduced a new mechanism to allow clubs to sign certain eligible players direct to their Rookie List, rather than through the draft, provided the club had vacancies on their rookie list. Eligible players could be listed between December and March.[188]
Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | Ref | |
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Club | League | ||||
Matt Cottrell | Carlton | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | [189] | |
Michael Gibbons | Williamstown | VFL | |||
Zac Clarke | Essendon | Subiaco | WAFL | Previously listed with Fremantle | [188] |
Sam Fletcher | Gold Coast | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | [190] | |
Shane Mumford | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | Retired in 2017 | [188] |
Ned Reeves | Hawthorn | Box Hill Hawks | VFL | [191] | |
Corey Wagner | Melbourne | Casey Demons | VFL | Previously listed with North Melbourne | [192] |
Jay Lockhart | Casey Demons | VFL | [190] | ||
Tom Campbell | North Melbourne | Western Bulldogs | AFL | [193] | |
Mav Weller | Richmond | St Kilda | AFL | [194] | |
Sydney Stack | Perth | WAFL | [195] | ||
Jonathon Marsh | St Kilda | East Fremantle | WAFL | Previously listed with Collingwood | [196] |
Sam Rowe | Carlton | AFL | [190] | ||
Hayden McLean | Sydney | South Adelaide | SANFL | [197] | |
Keegan Brooksby | West Coast | South Adelaide | SANFL | Previously listed with Gold Coast | [198] |
See also
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