2021 AFL Women's draft
| 2021 AFL Women's draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | 27 July 2021 |
| Time | 7:00pm AEST |
| Sponsored by | NAB |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL Women's |
| First selection | Charlie Rowbottom (‹See Tfd›Gold Coast) |
The 2021 AFL Women's draft consists of the various periods when the 14 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior to the competition's 2022 season 6.
Special assistance
[edit]In May 2021, just before the draft period began, the AFL Commission approved special draft and signing assistance to the ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast, ‹See Tfd›Geelong, ‹See Tfd›West Coast, ‹See Tfd›St Kilda and ‹See Tfd›Richmond to support the strengthening of their playing lists in line with the competition's leading clubs. As a condition of receiving assistance, the clubs were required to use at least five selections at the upcoming draft.[1]
| Club | Measure | Pick number/Player name | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast | First round pick | Pick 6 | [1] | |
| First round pick | Pick 8 | |||
| Mature age signing | Unused | |||
| Mature age signing | Unused | |||
| ‹See Tfd›Geelong | First round pick | Pick 7 | [1] | |
| First round pick | Pick 9 | |||
| Mature age signing | Claudia Gunjaca | [2] | ||
| Mature age signing | Olivia Fuller | |||
| ‹See Tfd›West Coast | Second round pick | Pick 24 | [1] | |
| Third round pick | Pick 41 | |||
| ‹See Tfd›St Kilda | Second round pick | Pick 25 | Traded to ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs | [1] |
| ‹See Tfd›Richmond | Second round pick | Pick 26 | Traded to Carlton and on to Collingwood | [1] |
Signing and trading period
[edit]Players can be signed for one or two year contracts. The trade period opened on 31 May 2021 and will close on 9 June 2021. Players can be re-signed until 16 June 2021.[3]
Retirements and delistings
[edit]Trades
[edit]Delisted free agency
[edit]The delisted free agency period will close on 25 June 2021.[3]
| Date | Player | Former club | New club | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June | Aimee Schmidt | ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney | ‹See Tfd›West Coast | [62][63] |
| 10 June | Alison Downie | ‹See Tfd›Carlton | ‹See Tfd›Collingwood | [40] |
| 15 June | Alana Woodward | ‹See Tfd›Richmond | ‹See Tfd›St Kilda | [64] |
| 18 June | Richelle Cranston | ‹See Tfd›Geelong | ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs | [65] |
| Phoebe Monahan | ‹See Tfd›Richmond | Brisbane | [66] | |
| 25 June | Jasmyn Hewett | ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast | ‹See Tfd›Adelaide | [67] |
Rookie signings
[edit]In the absence of a rookie draft, each club was permitted to sign players that had not played Australian rules football within the previous three years or been involved in an AFLW high-performance program.
| Club | Player | Other/former sport | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| ‹See Tfd›Adelaide | Jasmine Simmons | Basketball | [68] |
| ‹See Tfd›Geelong | Rachel Kearns | Gaelic football | [2] |
| ‹See Tfd›Melbourne | Eliza West | Basketball | [69] |
| ‹See Tfd›St Kilda | Paige Price | Basketball | [70] |
Inactive players
[edit]Following final list lodgements, a number of players experienced changing circumstances that made them unable to participate in 2022 season 6. Clubs were granted permission to place these players on an inactive list, gaining end of draft selections to replace them for the one season.[71] Players on each club's inactive list ahead of 2022 season 6 are listed below:
Draft
[edit]Free agency and replacement signings
[edit]Where players were moved to inactive list after the draft had taken place, club were entitled to replace them by free agency signing.
Train on players
[edit]Where multiple players were ruled unable to play due to Covid-19 related health and safety protocols, clubs were entitled to field up to five train on players to enable them to field a full side.[104]
| Club | Player | Former club | Former league | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‹See Tfd›Fremantle | Mikayla Western | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder | WAFLW | [105] |
See also
[edit]References
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