2021 AFL Women's draft

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.

2021 AFL Women's draft
General information
Date(s)27 July 2021
Time7:00pm AEST
Sponsored byNAB
Overview
LeagueAFL Women's
First selectionCharlie Rowbottom
(Gold Coast)
← 2020
2022 →

Special assistance

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In May 2021, just before the draft period began, the AFL Commission approved special draft and signing assistance to the Gold Coast, Geelong, West Coast, St Kilda and 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]

Table of special assistance
Club Measure Pick number/Player name Notes Ref
Gold Coast First round pick Pick 6 [1]
First round pick Pick 8
Mature age signing Unused
Mature age signing Unused
Geelong First round pick Pick 7 [1]
First round pick Pick 9
Mature age signing Claudia Gunjaca [2]
Mature age signing Olivia Fuller
West Coast Second round pick Pick 24 [1]
Third round pick Pick 41
St Kilda Second round pick Pick 25 Traded to Western Bulldogs [1]
Richmond Second round pick Pick 26 Traded to Carlton and on to Collingwood [1]

Signing and trading period

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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

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Table of player retirements and delistings
Date Name Club Status Ref
25 March Aasta O'Connor Geelong Retired [4]
28 March Alison Downie Carlton Delisted [5]
Katie Loynes Delisted
29 March Sally Riley Gold Coast Retired [6]
31 March Alison Brown St Kilda Delisted [7]
Selena Karlson Retired
Tamara Luke Delisted
Nadia von Bertouch Delisted
5 April Emily Harley Richmond Delisted [8]
Luka Lesosky-Hay Delisted
Cleo Saxon-Jones Delisted
Holly Whitford Delisted
7 April Maddie Boyd Geelong Delisted [9]
Nicole Garner Delisted
Mia Skinner Delisted
9 April Leah Mascall Fremantle Retired [10]
Jessica Edwards Carlton Delisted [11]
12 April Sam Virgo Gold Coast Retired [12]
14 April Sharni Norder Collingwood Retired [13]
16 April Kristy Stratton Collingwood Delisted [14]
Niamh McEvoy Melbourne Retired [15]
Shae Sloane Retired [16]
Tarnee Tester Fremantle Delisted [17]
Jess Trend Delisted
Alex Williams Delisted
18 April Emma Zielke Brisbane Retired [18]
19 April Lauren Arnell Brisbane Retired [19]
22 April Jessy Keeffe Brisbane Retired [20]
28 April Georgia Bevan Gold Coast Delisted [21]
Jordann Hickey Delisted
Molly Ritson Delisted
30 April Katelyn Cox North Melbourne Delisted [22]
Georgia Hammond Delisted
13 May Renee Forth Adelaide Delisted [23]
2 June Amelia van Oosterwijck Western Bulldogs Retired [24]
4 June Leah Kaslar Gold Coast Delisted [25]
7 June Alice Edmonds Richmond Delisted [26]
Bethany Lynch North Melbourne Delisted [27]
Tahni Nestor Delisted
8 June Meg Downie Melbourne Retired [28]
Winnie Laing Carlton Delisted [29]
Paige Parker Gold Coast Delisted [30]
Phoebe Monahan Richmond Delisted [31]
Alana Woodward Delisted
9 June Alicia Janz West Coast Delisted [32]
Beatrice Devlyn Delisted
Brianna Green Delisted
Demi Liddle Delisted
Julie-Anne Norrish Delisted
Kate Orme Delisted
Katelyn Pope Delisted
Mhicca Carter Delisted
Tegan Cunningham Melbourne Retired [33]
Mietta Kendell Delisted
Akec Makur Chuot Richmond Delisted [34]
Richelle Cranston Geelong Delisted [35]
Kate Darby Delisted
Rebecca Goring Delisted
Kate Gillespie-Jones North Melbourne Delisted [36]
Beth Pinchin Brisbane Delisted [37][38]
Selina Priest Delisted
Jordan Zanchetta Delisted
Sarah Halvorsen Greater Western Sydney Delisted [39]
Jodie Hicks Delisted
Erin Todd Delisted
Britt Tully Delisted
10 June Abbey Green Collingwood Retired [40]
Rheanne Lugg Brisbane Retired [41]
Lauren Spark Western Bulldogs Retired [42]
14 June Chantella Perera West Coast Delisted [43]
16 June McKenzie Dowrick West Coast Delisted [44]
Katie-Jayne Grieve Fremantle Delisted [45]
Angelica Gogos Western Bulldogs Retired [46]
Danielle Marshall Delisted [47]
Kim Rennie Delisted
Katy Herron Delisted
Taylah Davies Greater Western Sydney Delisted [48]
29 June Clara Fitzpatrick St Kilda Delisted [49]

Trades

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Table of trades[50]
Clubs involved Trade Ref
Collingwood
Richmond
to Collingwood (from Richmond)
to Richmond (from Collingwood)
[51]
St Kilda
Richmond
to Richmond (from St Kilda)
to St Kilda (from Richmond)
  • Pick #48
[52]
Western Bulldogs
Greater Western Sydney
to Western Bulldogs (from Greater Western Sydney)
to Greater Western Sydney (from Western Bulldogs)
  • Pick #28
[53]
Melbourne
Geelong
to Melbourne (from Geelong)
to Geelong (from Melbourne)
[54]
Geelong
Adelaide
to Geelong (from Adelaide)
to Adelaide (from Geelong)
  • Pick #20
Adelaide
Melbourne
to Adelaide (from Melbourne)
  • Pick #47
to Melbourne (from Adelaide)
  • Pick #49
Carlton
Greater Western Sydney
to Carlton (from Greater Western Sydney)
to Greater Western Sydney (from Carlton)
Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
to Melbourne (from Greater Western Sydney)
  • Pick #42
to Greater Western Sydney (from Melbourne)
  • Pick #37
Melbourne
Carlton
to Melbourne (from Carlton)
to Carlton (from Melbourne)
  • Pick #32
Gold Coast
St Kilda
to Gold Coast (from St Kilda)
to St Kilda (from Gold Coast)
  • Pick #36
[55]
Carlton
Collingwood
to Carlton (from Collingwood)
  • Pick #26
  • Pick #55
to Collingwood (from Carlton)
  • Pick #29
  • Pick #32
[56]
Carlton
Western Bulldogs
to Carlton (from Western Bulldogs)
  • Pick #11
  • Pick #57
to Western Bulldogs (from Carlton)
  • Pick #12
  • Pick #27
[57]
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
to St Kilda (from Western Bulldogs)
  • Pick #12
to Western Bulldogs (from St Kilda)
  • Pick #22
  • Pick #25
[58]
Greater Western Sydney
North Melbourne
to Greater Western Sydney (from North Melbourne)
to North Melbourne (from Greater Western Sydney)
  • Pick #28
[59]
West Coast
Fremantle
to West Coast (from Fremantle)
to Fremantle (from West Coast)
  • Pick #38
[60]
Richmond
Carlton
to Richmond (from Carlton)
to Carlton (from Richmond)
  • Pick #23
  • Pick #40
[34]
Gold Coast
North Melbourne
to Gold Coast (from North Melbourne)
to North Melbourne (from Gold Coast)
  • Pick #19
[61]

Delisted free agency

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The delisted free agency period will close on 25 June 2021.[3]

Table of free agency signings
Date Player Former club New club Ref
9 June Aimee Schmidt Greater Western Sydney West Coast [62][63]
10 June Alison Downie Carlton Collingwood [40]
15 June Alana Woodward Richmond St Kilda [64]
18 June Richelle Cranston Geelong Western Bulldogs [65]
Phoebe Monahan Richmond Brisbane [66]
25 June Jasmyn Hewett Gold Coast Adelaide [67]

Rookie signings

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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.

Table of rookie signings
Club Player Other/former sport Ref
Adelaide Jasmine Simmons Basketball [68]
Geelong Rachel Kearns Gaelic football [2]
Melbourne Eliza West Basketball [69]
St Kilda Paige Price Basketball [70]

Inactive players

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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:

Table of inactive players
Club Player Reason Ref
Adelaide Jess Sedunary Olympics [23]
Ange Foley Injury [72]
Rhiannon Metcalfe Work commitments
Deni Varnhagen Unvaccinated [73]
Brisbane Lily Postlethwaite Knee [74]
Carlton Serena Gibbs Mental health [75]
Collingwood Jordan Membrey Knee [40]
Joanna Lin Shoulder [76]
Fremantle Sabreena Duffy Work commitments [77]
Ashley Sharp Pregnancy [78]
Geelong Denby Taylor Personal break [79]
Millie Brown Personal break [74][80]
Renee Garing Pregnancy [81]
Gold Coast Annise Bradfield Knee [82]
Emma Pittman Work commitments
Maddison Levi Rugby [83]
Teagan Levi Rugby
Greater Western Sydney Jessica Allan Army [39]
Yvonne Bonner Pregnancy [48]
Emily Goodsir Pregnancy [84]
Isadora McLeay Knee [85]
Melbourne Isabella Simmons Foot [86]
North Melbourne Elisha King Knee [87]
Richmond Iilish Ross Lower leg [88]
Hannah McLaren Illness [89]
St Kilda Paige Price Hip [90]
Tyanna Smith Knee [91]
Western Bulldogs Gabby Newton Shoulder [92]
Kirsten McLeod Concussion [93]

Draft

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Table of draft selections
Rd. Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Charlie Rowbottom Gold Coast Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Girls
2 Georgie Prespakis Geelong Calder Cannons NAB League Girls
3 Charlie Thomas West Coast Subiaco Lions WAFL Women's
4 Ella Friend St Kilda Greater Western Victoria Rebels NAB League Girls
5 Stella Reid Richmond Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Girls
6 Teagan Levi Gold Coast Bond University Football Club AFL Queensland Women's League
7 Zali Friswell Geelong Calder Cannons NAB League Girls
8 Ashanti Bush Gold Coast Darwin Football Club Northern Territory Football League
9 Gabbi Featherston Geelong Geelong Falcons NAB League Girls
10 Annie Lee Carlton Geelong Falcons NAB League Girls Greater Western Sydney
11 Keeley Sherar Carlton Eastern Ranges NAB League Girls Western Bulldogs
12 Ashleigh Richards St Kilda Dandenong Stingrays NAB League Girls Western BulldogsCarlton
13 Tess Craven North Melbourne Geelong Falcons NAB League Girls
14 Amy Franklin Fremantle Claremont Football Club WAFL Women's
15 Annabel Johnson Geelong Geelong VFLW VFL Women's Melbourne
16 Emilia Yassir Richmond Calder Cannons NAB League Girls Collingwood
17 Zoe Prowse Adelaide Sturt Football Club SANFL Women's
18 Maggie Harmer Brisbane Maroochydore Football Club AFL Queensland Women's League
2 19 Tara Slender North Melbourne Bendigo Pioneers NAB League Girls Gold Coast
20 Brooke Tonon Adelaide Glenelg SANFL Women's Geelong
21 Courtney Rowley West Coast Peel Thunder WAFL Women's
22 Amanda Ling Western Bulldogs Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Girls St Kilda
23 Brooke Vickers Carlton Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Girls Richmond
24 Beth Schilling West Coast Peel Thunder WAFL Women's
25 Aurora Smith Western Bulldogs Murray Bushrangers NAB League Girls St Kilda
26 Imogen Milford Carlton Casey Demons VFL Women's CollingwoodRichmond
27 Elizabeth Snell Western Bulldogs Bendigo Pioneers NAB League Girls CarltonGreater Western Sydney
28 Kim Rennie North Melbourne Western Bulldogs AFL Women's Greater Western SydneyWestern Bulldogs
29 Eliza James Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers NAB League Girls Carlton
30 Giselle Davies Gold Coast Bond University Football Club AFL Queensland Women's League North Melbourne
31 Dana East Fremantle Swan Districts Football Club WAFL Women's
32 Eloise Chaston Collingwood Eastern Ranges NAB League Girls CarltonMelbourne
33 Imogen Barnett Collingwood Collingwood VFL Women's
34 Abbie Ballard Adelaide West Adelaide SANFL Women's
35 Bella Smith Brisbane Maroochydore Football Club AFL Queensland Women's League
3 36 Pass St Kilda Gold Coast
37 Ally Morphett Greater Western Sydney Murray Bushrangers NAB League Girls MelbourneGeelong
38 Makaela Tuhakaraina Fremantle South Fremantle Football Club WAFL Women's West Coast
39 Pass Carlton
40 Sarah Lakay West Coast Swan Districts Football Club WAFL Women's Greater Western Sydney
41 Georgia Campbell Melbourne Eastern Ranges NAB League Girls Greater Western Sydney
42 Tahlia Gillard Melbourne Calder Cannons NAB League Girls Carlton
43 Perri King North Melbourne Glenorchy Football Club Tasmanian Football League
44 Airlie Runnalls Fremantle North Melbourne VFL Women's Greater Western Sydney
45 Alison Brown Melbourne Casey Demons VFL Women's Adelaide
46 Mikayla Pauga Brisbane Bond University Football Club AFL Queensland Women's League
4 47 Emily Bennett West Coast Claremont Football Club WAFL Women's Melbourne
48 Meagan Kiely Richmond North Melbourne VFL Women's CarltonCollingwood
49 Jessica Doyle Greater Western Sydney Manly Warringah AFL Sydney Adelaide
50 Ingrid Houtsma Richmond Geelong Falcons NAB League Girls CarltonWestern Bulldogs
51 Jasmine Ferguson North Melbourne Collingwood VFL Women's
52 Jessica Low Fremantle Claremont Football Club WAFL Women's
53 Luka Yoshida-Martin Brisbane University of Queensland AFL Queensland Women's League
5 54 Akec Makur Chuot Richmond Richmond AFL Women's
55 Brodee Mowbray Greater Western Sydney Sutherland AFC AFL Sydney
56 Ella Maurer North Melbourne North Melbourne VFL Women's
57 Sarah Wielstra Fremantle Swan Districts Football Club WAFL Women's
58 Lucinda Pullar Brisbane Bond University Football Club AFL Queensland Women's League
6 59 Georgina Fowler Greater Western Sydney East Coast Eagles AFL Sydney
7 60 Casidhe Simmons Greater Western Sydney UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs AFL Sydney
8 61 Erin Todd Greater Western Sydney Western Suburbs Magpies AFC AFL Sydney

Free agency and replacement signings

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Where players were moved to inactive list after the draft had taken place, club were entitled to replace them by free agency signing.

Free agent or replacement signings
Club Player Reason Former club Former league Ref
Adelaide McKenzie Dowrick Replacement (Varnhagen) Woodville-West Torrens SANFLW [94]
Carlton Jess Good Free agent Glenelg SANFLW [95]
Poppy Schaap Replacement (Gibbs) Geelong Falcons NAB League Girls [96]
Collingwood Olivia Meagher Replacement (Lin) Collingwood VFL Women's [76]
Gold Coast Alana Barba Replacement (Pittman) Essendon VFL Women's [97]
Tara Bohanna Replacement (Bradfield) Southern Saints VFL Women's
Shannon Danckert Replacement (M. Levi) Bond University QWAFL [98]
Jacqueline Dupuy Replacement (T. Levi) Maroochydore QWAFL
Greater Western Sydney Isadora McLeay Replacement (Goodsir) North Shore AFL Sydney [99]
Ally Dallaway Replacement (McLeay) East Coast Eagles AFL Sydney [85]
Melbourne Maeve Chaplin Replacement (Simmons) Northern Knights NAB League [86]
North Melbourne Lexi Hamilton Replacement (King) North Melbourne VFL Women's [100]
Richmond Bethany Lynch Replacement (Ross) North Melbourne AFL Women's [88]
Meg Macdonald Replacement (McLaren) Casey VFL Women's [101]
St Kilda Leah Cutting Free agent Norwood SANFLW [102]
Lucy Burke Replacement (Price) Southern Saints VFL Women's [90]
Western Bulldogs Alice Edmonds Replacement (Newton) Richmond AFL Women's [103]
Jemima Woods Replacement (McLeod) Western Bulldogs VFL Women's [93]

Train on players

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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]

Train on players
Club Player Former club Former league Ref
Fremantle Mikayla Western Peel Thunder WAFLW [105]

See also

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