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
editEvent | 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
editPrevious trades
editSince 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
editPlayer | 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
editRetirements and delistings
editPre-draft selections
editPrior 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
edit- 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 |
Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
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Club | League | |||||
1 | 1 | Sam Walsh | Carlton | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | |
2 | Jack Lukosius | Gold Coast | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | ||
3 | Izak Rankine | Gold Coast | West Adelaide | SANFL | Free Agency compensation pick (Lynch) | |
4 | Max King | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | ||
5 | Connor Rozee | Port Adelaide | North Adelaide | SANFL | Traded from Brisbane Lions | |
6 | Ben King | Gold Coast | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Traded from Melb; received from Freo, Bris, Port, Freo | |
7 | Bailey Smith | Western Bulldogs | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | ||
8 | Tarryn Thomas | North Melbourne | North Launceston | TSL | Next Gen. Academy (Indigenous) - North matched Crows bid. | |
9 | Chayce Jones | Adelaide | Launceston | TSL | ||
10 | Nick Blakey | Sydney | UNSW-Eastern Sub. | AFL Syd. | Academy selection | |
11 | Jye Caldwell | GWS Giants | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | Traded from Essendon | |
12 | Zak Butters | Port Adelaide | Western Jets | TAC Cup | ||
13 | Isaac Quaynor | Collingwood | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Next Generation Academy selection (Ghanaian descent) | |
14 | Jackson Hately | GWS Giants | Central District | SANFL | Traded from Freo; received from Port, N.M. | |
15 | Jordan Clark | Geelong | Claremont | WAFL | ||
16 | Ned McHenry | Adelaide | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Traded from Sydney | |
17 | Sam Sturt | Fremantle | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Traded from Greater Western Sydney | |
18 | Xavier Duursma | Port Adelaide | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Traded from Hawthorn | |
19 | Liam Stocker | Carlton | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Traded from Adelaide at the draft; received from Melbourne | |
20 | Riley Collier-Dawkins | Richmond | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | ||
21 | Ely Smith | Brisbane Lions | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Traded from Collingwood | |
22 | Xavier O'Halloran | GWS Giants | Western Jets | TAC Cup | Traded from Freo; received from Bris, Suns, WCE | |
23 | Jez McLennan | Gold Coast | Central District | SANFL | Traded from West Coast at the draft; Free Agency compo pick (Lycett) | |
2 | 24 | Bobby Hill | GWS Giants | Perth | WAFL | Traded from Adelaide at the draft; received from Carlton |
25 | James Rowbottom | Sydney | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Traded from West Coast at the draft; received from Gold Coast | |
26 | Rhylee West | Western Bulldogs | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Father–son selection (son of Scott West) | |
27 | Tom Sparrow | Melbourne | South Adelaide | SANFL | Traded from Freo; received from Port, St k | |
28 | Xavier O'Neill | West Coast | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Traded from Gold Coast; received from Brisbane Lions | |
29 | Will Kelly | Collingwood | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Father–son selection (son of Craig Kelly) | |
30 | Will Hamill | Adelaide | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Traded from Greater Western Sydney; received from Fremantle | |
31 | Luke Foley | West Coast | Subiaco | WAFL | Traded from Sydney at the draft; received from Carl, W.B. | |
32 | Luke Valente | Fremantle | Norwood | SANFL | Traded from W.Bulldogs at the draft; Free Agency compo pick (Dahlhaus) | |
33 | James Jordon | Melbourne | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Traded from St K; received from Syd, Carl, Adel | |
34 | Kieren Briggs | GWS Giants | Pennant Hills | AFL Syd. | Academy selection | |
35 | Bailey Williams | West Coast | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Traded from Gold Coast at the draft; received from Essendon | |
36 | Tom Berry | Brisbane Lions | GWV Rebels | TAC Cup | Traded from Fremantle; received from Port Adelaide | |
37 | Laitham Vandermeer | Western Bulldogs | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Traded from Freo at the draft; received from North | |
38 | Irving Mosquito | Essendon | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Traded from GWS; N.G. Academy eligible for Hawthorn, but they passed. | |
39 | Jarrod Cameron | West Coast | Swan Districts | WAFL | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) | |
40 | Tom Joyce | Brisbane Lions | East Fremantle | WAFL | Traded from Port Adelaide; received from Hawthorn | |
41 | Jack Bytel | St Kilda | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Traded from Melbourne | |
42 | Connor McFadyen | Brisbane Lions | Wilston Grange | QAFL | Academy selection | |
43 | Jack Ross | Richmond | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | ||
3 | 44 | Justin McInerney | Sydney | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Traded from Adelaide; received from Carlton |
45 | Ben Cavarra | Western Bulldogs | Williamstown | VFL | Traded from Freo at the draft; received from GWS, Carl, Geel, Bris | |
46 | Curtis Taylor | North Melbourne | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Traded from Western Bulldogs at the draft | |
47 | Matthew Parker | St Kilda | South Fremantle | WAFL | Traded from Melbourne; received from Adelaide | |
48 | Ben Jarvis | Geelong | Norwood | SANFL | ||
49 | Bailey Scott | North Melbourne | Broadbeach | QAFL | Father–son selection (son of Robert Scott) | |
50 | Jacob Kennerley | Geelong | Norwood | SANFL | Traded from Collingwood; received from Sydney | |
51 | Zac Foot | Sydney | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | ||
52 | Jacob Koschitzke | Hawthorn | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | ||
53 | Aaron Nietschke | Melbourne | Central District | SANFL | ||
54 | Nick Hind | St Kilda | Essendon | VFL | Traded from N.M. at the draft; received from Freo, Bris, Geel, Rich | |
55 | Noah Answerth | Brisbane Lions | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Traded from Collingwood | |
4 | 56 | Marty Hore | Melbourne | Collingwood | VFL | Traded from N.M.; received from Syd, Geel, Bris |
57 | Lachie Schultz | Fremantle | Williamstown | VFL | Traded from Western Bulldogs at the draft; received from Fremantle | |
58 | Fraser Turner | Richmond | Clarence | TSL | Traded from Western Bulldogs | |
59 | Brett Bewley | Fremantle | Williamstown | VFL | Traded from Melb; received from St K, Adel, Suns, Port | |
60 | Noah Gown | Essendon | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | ||
61 | Connor Idun | GWS Giants | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Traded from St Kilda at the draft; received from Port Adelaide | |
62 | Luke English | Richmond | Perth | WAFL | Traded from Adelaide; received from Suns, N.M. | |
63 | Mathew Walker | Hawthorn | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Traded from Coll at the draft; Academy eligible for GWS, but they passed. | |
64 | Lachlan Sholl | Adelaide | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Traded from Carlton at the draft; received from Geelong | |
65 | Darcy Fort | Geelong | Central District | SANFL | Traded from Sydney | |
66 | Finbar O'Dwyer | Carlton | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Traded from Greater Western Sydney | |
67 | Robbie Young | St Kilda | North Adelaide | SANFL | Traded from Carlton at the draft; received from Adel, Melb | |
68 | Jake Tarca | Geelong | South Adelaide | SANFL | Traded from Richmond at the draft | |
69 | Joel Crocker | North Melbourne | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Father–son eligible (son of Darren Crocker) | |
5 | 70 | Ben Silvagni | Carlton | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Father–son eligible (son of Stephen Silvagni) |
71 | Caleb Graham | Gold Coast | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL | Traded from Brisbane Lions | |
72 | Brayden Ham | Essendon | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | ||
73 | Riley Grundy | Port Adelaide | Sturt | SANFL | ||
74 | Oscar Brownless | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Father–son eligible (son of Billy Brownless) | |
75 | Toby Bedford | Melbourne | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Next Generation Academy eligible (Indigenous) | |
76 | Boyd Woodcock | Port Adelaide | North Adelaide | SANFL | ||
77 | Atu Bosenavulagi | Collingwood | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Next Generation Academy eligible (born in Fiji) | |
78 | Will Hayes | Western Bulldogs | Footscray | VFL |
Rookie elevations
editClubs 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.
Player | Club | Ref. |
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Josh Thomas | Collingwood | [164] |
Bailey Banfield | Fremantle | [155] |
Taylin Duman | ||
Jack Henry | Geelong | [164] |
Mark O'Connor | ||
Darcy MacPherson | Gold Coast | [165] |
Daniel Lloyd | Greater Western Sydney | [164] |
Conor Glass | Hawthorn | [150] |
James Cousins | ||
David Mirra | ||
Corey Maynard | Melbourne | [166] |
Dan Houston | Port Adelaide | [138] |
Callum Moore | Richmond | [164] |
Rowan Marshall | St Kilda | [167] |
Robbie Fox | Sydney | [164] |
Billy Gowers | Western Bulldogs | [168] |
Brad Lynch | [169] |
2019 rookie draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
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Club | League | |||||
1 | 1 | Hugh Goddard | Carlton | St Kilda | AFL | |
2 | Michael Rischitelli | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL | ||
3 | Callum Wilkie | St Kilda | North Adelaide | SANFL | ||
4 | Ryan Bastinac | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | ||
5 | Ethan Hughes | Fremantle | Fremantle | AFL | ||
6 | Lachie Young | Western Bulldogs | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | ||
7 | Kieran Strachan | Adelaide | Port Melbourne | VFL | ||
8 | Tom Jok | Essendon | Collingwood | VFL | ||
9 | Tobin Cox | Port Adelaide | Glenelg | SANFL | ||
10 | Tom McKenzie | North Melbourne | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | ||
11 | Tom Atkins | Geelong | Geelong | VFL | ||
12 | Durak Tucker | Sydney | Peel Thunder | WAFL | ||
13 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | ||
14 | Damon Greaves | Hawthorn | East Perth | WAFL | ||
15 | Kade Chandler | Melbourne | Norwood | SANFL | ||
16 | Jake Aarts | Richmond | Richmond | VFL | ||
17 | Tim Broomhead | Collingwood | Collingwood | AFL | ||
18 | Harry Edwards | West Coast | Swan Districts | WAFL | ||
2 | 19 | Tomas Bugg | Carlton | Melbourne | AFL | |
20 | Jack Leslie | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL | ||
21 | Jacob Allison | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | ||
22 | Tobe Watson | Fremantle | Swan Districts | WAFL | ||
23 | Jordon Sweet | Western Bulldogs | North Adelaide | SANFL | ||
24 | Paul Hunter | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | ||
25 | Matt Dea | Essendon | Essendon | AFL | ||
26 | Cam Hewett | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide | AFL | ||
27 | Kyron Hayden | North Melbourne | North Melbourne | AFL | ||
28 | Harry Reynolds | Sydney | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | ||
29 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | ||
30 | Will Golds | Hawthorn | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | ||
31 | Passed | Melbourne | — | — | ||
32 | Jacob Townsend | Richmond | Richmond | AFL | ||
33 | Sam Murray | Collingwood | Collingwood | AFL | ||
34 | Josh Smith | West Coast | Collingwood | AFL | ||
3 | 35 | Passed | Carlton | — | — | |
36 | Brad Scheer | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL | ||
37 | Ryan Nyhuis | Fremantle | Fremantle | AFL | ||
38 | Passed | Western Bulldogs | — | — | ||
39 | Jordon Butts | Adelaide | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | ||
40 | Passed | Essendon | — | — | ||
41 | Tom Wilkinson | North Melbourne | Southport | NEAFL | ||
42 | Kurt Tippett | Sydney | Sydney | AFL | Tippett retired on 22 January 2018, but was retained on Sydney's 2019 list due to a contractual settlement.[170] | |
43 | Tim Mohr | Hawthorn | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | ||
44 | Passed | Melbourne | — | — | ||
45 | Mabior Chol | Richmond | Richmond | AFL | ||
46 | Passed | West Coast | — | — | ||
3 | 47 | Harrison Wigg | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL | |
48 | Passed | North Melbourne | — | — | ||
49 | Will Langford | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | AFL | Langford retired on 30 October 2018, but was retained on Hawthorn's 2019 list due to a contractual settlement.[171] | |
50 | Passed | Richmond | — | — | ||
4 | 51 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
52 | Passed | Richmond | — | — |
Category B rookie selections
editClubs were able to nominate category B rookies to join their club in 2019.
Name | Club | Origin | Note | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
editShortly 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] |
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