2019 AFL draft

The 2019 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2019 AFL season.

2019 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)	27 May - Mid-season Draft 27-28 November - National Draft 29 November - Rookie Draft
Location	Marvel Stadium
Network(s)	Fox Footy
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Overview
League	AFL
First selection	Matt Rowell (Gold Coast)
← 2018 2020 →

Key dates

Table of key dates^[1]

Event	Date(s)
Mid-season rookie draft	27 May
Free agency period	Restricted and Unrestricted: 4–10 October Delisted: 1–11 November; 13–22 November; 28 November-2 December
Trade period	Players and selections: 7–16 October Selections only: 17 October–22 November
National draft	First round: 27 November Second and subsequent rounds: 28 November
Rookie draft	29 November
Pre-season supplemental selection period	December - March

Mid-season rookie draft

The first mid-season draft since 1993 was held after Round 10 of the 2019 AFL season on 27 May.^[2][3] The draft was only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements. Players recruited during the mid-season draft earned a contract for the remainder of the season, though had the option of negotiating terms for an extension at any period throughout the season.^[3]

Table of mid-season draft selections

Round	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Pick due to
				Club	League
1	1	Josh Deluca	Carlton	Subiaco	WAFL	Jarrod Pickett long-term injury
	2	Mitch Riordan	Gold Coast	Dandenong Stingrays	NAB League	Harrison Wigg long-term injury
	3	Kyle Dunkley	Melbourne	Footscray	VFL	Aaron Nietschke long-term injury
	4	Michael Knoll	Sydney	South Adelaide	SANFL	Kurt Tippett retirement
	5	Lachlan Hosie	North Melbourne	Glenelg	SANFL	Ed Vickers-Willis long-term injury
	6	Ryan Gardner	Western Bulldogs	Footscray	VFL	Liam Picken retirement
	7	Will Snelling	Essendon	West Adelaide	SANFL	Devon Smith long-term injury
	8	Jack Mayo	St Kilda	Subiaco	WAFL	Paddy McCartin long-term injury
	9	Cameron Sutcliffe	Port Adelaide	Port Adelaide	SANFL	Jake Patmore long-term injury
	10	Passed	Hawthorn	—	—	Tim Mohr long-term injury
	11	Dillon O'Reilly	Fremantle	East Fremantle	WAFL	Matt Taberner long-term injury
	12	Passed	Adelaide	—	—	Tom Doedee long-term injury
	13	Marlion Pickett+	Richmond	South Fremantle	WAFL	Shaun Grigg retirement
	14	John Noble	Collingwood	West Adelaide	SANFL	Lynden Dunn long-term injury
2	15	Passed	Gold Coast	—	—	Rory Thompson long-term injury
	16	Cody Hirst	Sydney	Eastern Ranges	NAB League	Heath Grundy retirement
	17	Passed	Western Bulldogs	—	—	Tom Boyd retirement
	18	Passed	Essendon	—	—	Sam Draper long-term injury

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 34 selections for the 2019 draft were traded during the 2018 trade period, including (for the first time) at the 2018 National Draft, where 14 picks were traded. The selection order for each of these picks is tied to the original club's finishing position in the 2019 season.^[4]

Table of previously traded selections

Rd	Orig. Club	New Club	Acquired via	Ref
1	Brisbane Lions	Gold Coast	Pick swap	[5]
	Essendon	Greater Western Sydney	Dylan Shiel trade	[6]
	Collingwood	Brisbane Lions	Dayne Beams trade	[7]
	Adelaide	Carlton	Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft	[8]
	Carlton	Adelaide
2	St Kilda	Sydney	Dan Hannebery trade	[9]
	Carlton	Adelaide	via Greater Western Sydney (Will Setterfield trade) On-traded to Adelaide (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)	[10] [11]
	Gold Coast	Brisbane Lions	Pick swap	[5]
	Greater Western Sydney	Essendon	Dylan Shiel trade	[6]
	Sydney	West Coast	Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft	[12]
3	Richmond	Gold Coast	Anthony Miles and Corey Ellis trade	[13]
	Gold Coast	Richmond
	Adelaide	Carlton	Mitch McGovern and Shane McAdam trade	[14]
	Fremantle	Brisbane Lions	via Port Adelaide (Pick swap) On-traded to Brisbane Lions (Sam Mayes trade)	[15] [16]
	Hawthorn	Western Bulldogs	via Gold Coast (Jack Scrimshaw trade) On traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap) On-traded to Western Bulldogs (Marcus Adams trade)	[17] [5] [18]
	Port Adelaide	Hawthorn	Chad Wingard and Ryan Burton trade	[16]
	West Coast	Sydney	Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft	[19]
	St Kilda	Western Bulldogs	via North Melbourne (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) On-traded to Western Bulldogs (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)	[20] [21]
4	North Melbourne	Port Adelaide	Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard trade	[22]
	St Kilda	West Coast	Tom Hickey trade	[23]
	West Coast	Carlton	via St Kilda (Tom Hickey trade) On-traded to Carlton (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)	[23] [24]
	Gold Coast	St Kilda	via Hawthorn (Jack Scrimshaw trade) On-traded to Greater Western Sydney (Tom Scully trade) On-traded to St Kilda (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)	[17] [25] [26]
	Greater Western Sydney	St Kilda	(Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)	[26]
	Adelaide	Port Adelaide	via Gold Coast (pick swap) On-traded to Port Adelaide (Jack Hombsch trade)	[27] [28]
	Western Bulldogs	Port Adelaide	via Hawthorn (Taylor Duryea trade) On-traded to Port Adelaide (Chad Wingard and Ryan Burton trade)	[29] [16]
	Fremantle	Essendon	Travis Colyer trade	[30]
	Carlton	Sydney	Nic Newman trade	[31]
	Brisbane Lions	North Melbourne	Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft	[32]
	Hawthorn	Collingwood	Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft	[33]
	Geelong	Richmond	Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft	[34]
5	Carlton	Greater Western Sydney	via Adelaide (Mitch McGovern and Shane McAdam trade) On-traded to Greater Western Sydney (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft)	[14] [11]
	West Coast	Gold Coast	Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft	[35]
	Adelaide	Carlton	Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft	[11]
	Collingwood	Hawthorn	Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft	[33]

Free agency

2019 AFL free agency period signings

Player	Date	Free agent type	Former club	New club	Compensation	Ref
Brandon Ellis	4 October	Restricted	Richmond	Gold Coast	2nd round	[36]
Cam Ellis-Yolmen	5 October	Unrestricted	Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	3rd round	[37]
Adam Tomlinson	7 October	Unrestricted	Greater Western Sydney	Melbourne	End of 2nd round	[38]
Grant Birchall	10 October	Unrestricted	Hawthorn	Brisbane Lions	None	[39]
Wylie Buzza	1 November	Delisted	Geelong	Port Adelaide	None	[40]
Jack Newnes		Delisted	St Kilda	Carlton	None	[41]
Kaiden Brand		Delisted	Hawthorn	Sydney	None	[42]
Sam Gray		Delisted	Port Adelaide	Sydney	None
Ryan Abbott	22 November	Delisted	Geelong	St Kilda	None	[43]
Josh Walker	29 November	Delisted	Brisbane Lions	North Melbourne	None	[44]

Trades

2019 AFL trade period

Date	No.	Player(s)	Traded from	Traded to	Traded for	Ref
9 October	1	Tim Kelly	Geelong	West Coast	Pick 14	[45]
		2020 third round pick (Geelong)			Pick 24
					2020 first round pick (West Coast)
		Pick 52	Essendon		Pick 33
		Pick 37		Geelong	Pick 57
10 October	2	Pick 6	St Kilda	Greater Western Sydney	Pick 12	[46]
		Pick 59			Pick 18
11 October	3	Sam Frost	Melbourne	Hawthorn	Pick 50	[47]
		Pick 42
		Pick 61			2020 second round pick (Hawthorn)
		2020 fourth round pick (Melbourne)
	4	Ed Langdon	Fremantle	Melbourne	Pick 22	[48]
		Pick 26			Pick 79
		2020 fourth round pick (Fremantle)			2020 second round pick (Melbourne)
	5	Pick 46	Brisbane Lions	West Coast	Pick 52	[49]
		Pick 91			Pick 64
14 October	6	Eddie Betts	Adelaide	Carlton	2020 fourth round pick (Carlton)	[50]
15 October	7	Jonathon Patton	Greater Western Sydney	Hawthorn	2020 fourth round pick (Melbourne)	[51]
	8	Pick 8	North Melbourne	Melbourne	Pick 26	[52]
					Pick 50
					2020 first round pick (Melbourne)
	9	Sam Jacobs	Adelaide	Greater Western Sydney	2020 fourth round pick (GWS)	[53]
	10	Billy Frampton	Port Adelaide	Adelaide	2020 fourth round pick (GWS)	[54]
	11	Dougal Howard	Port Adelaide	St Kilda	Pick 12	[55]
		Paddy Ryder			Pick 18
		Pick 10			2020 third round pick (St Kilda)
		2020 fourth round pick (Port Adelaide)
	12	Hugh Greenwood	Adelaide	Gold Coast	2020 third round pick (Gold Coast)	[56]
					2020 fourth round pick (Gold Coast)
	13	Darcy Cameron	Sydney	Collingwood	Pick 56	[57]
		Pick 62
16 October	14	Pick 48	Carlton	Sydney	Pick 54	[58]
					Pick 63
	15	Zac Smith	Geelong	Gold Coast	Pick 58	[59]
	16	Lewis Taylor	Brisbane Lions	Sydney	Pick 48	[60]
	17	Jack Steven	St Kilda	Geelong	Pick 58	[61]
	18	Callum Ah Chee	Gold Coast	Brisbane Lions	2020 second round pick (Brisbane Lions)	[62]
					2020 fourth round pick (Brisbane Lions)
	19	Bradley Hill	Fremantle	St Kilda	Blake Acres	[63]
					Pick 10
					Pick 58
		2020 third round pick (Fremantle)			2020 second round pick (St Kilda)
					2020 fourth round pick (St Kilda)
	20	Marc Pittonet	Hawthorn	Carlton	Pick 54	[64]
		Pick 61			Pick 63
	21	Andrew Phillips	Carlton	Essendon	Pick 57	[65]
		Pick 61
		Pick 72			Pick 70
	22	Josh Bruce	St Kilda	Western Bulldogs	Pick 32	[66]
					Pick 51
	23	Alex Keath	Adelaide	Western Bulldogs	Pick 45	[67]
		2020 third round pick (Adelaide)			2020 second round pick (Western Bulldogs)
	24	Tom Cutler	Brisbane Lions	Essendon	Pick 72	[68]
		Pick 64			2020 third round pick (Essendon)
	25	Zak Jones	Sydney	St Kilda	Pick 32	[69]
		Pick 56			Pick 76
		2020 fourth round pick (Sydney)			2020 third round pick (Fremantle)
	26	Dan Butler	Richmond	St Kilda	Pick 56	[70]
	27	Josh Jenkins	Adelaide	Geelong	Pick 37	[71]
		2020 third round pick (Gold Coast)
	28	Aiden Bonar	Greater Western Sydney	North Melbourne	2020 third round pick (North Melbourne)	[72]
		2020 fourth round pick (Melbourne)
	29	James Aish	Collingwood	Fremantle	2020 second round pick (St Kilda)	[73]
		Pick 69			2020 fourth round pick (St Kilda)
		2020 third round pick (Collingwood)
18 November	30	Pick 16	Brisbane Lions	Port Adelaide	Pick 29	[74]
		Pick 52			Pick 71
		Pick 55			2020 first round pick (Port Adelaide)
		Pick 72
19 November	31	Pick 4	Adelaide	Greater Western Sydney	Pick 6	[75]
					2020 first round pick (GWS)
20 November	32	Pick 30	Hawthorn	North Melbourne	Pick 50	[76]
					Pick 73
					2020 second round pick (North Melbourne)
21 November	33	Pick 48	Brisbane Lions	Collingwood	2020 second round pick (Collingwood)	[77]
		2020 third round pick (Essendon)
	34	Pick 22	Fremantle	Adelaide	Pick 28	[78]
		2020 third round pick (Collingwood)			Pick 49
					2020 fourth round pick (Carlton)
	35	Pick 10	Fremantle	Melbourne	Pick 8	[79]
		Pick 28
		2020 fourth round pick (Carlton)
27 November (first round)	36	Pick 60	Greater Western Sydney	Collingwood	Pick 62	[80]
					Pick 70
	37	Pick 66	Fremantle	Port Adelaide	Pick 52	[81]
		2020 second round pick (Fremantle)			Pick 55
	38	Pick 11	Carlton	Gold Coast	Pick 17	[82]
		Pick 62			Pick 22
	39	Pick 20	Port Adelaide	Carlton	Pick 22	[83]
					Pick 55
28 November (second round)	40	Pick 22	Port Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	Pick 23	[84]
		2020 fourth round pick (GWS)			2020 second round pick (Collingwood)
	41	Pick 61	Port Adelaide	Sydney	Pick 65	[85]
					Pick 68
	42	Pick 43	Hawthorn	Collingwood	2020 third round pick (Essendon)	[86]
	43	Pick 25	Adelaide	Sydney	Pick 27	[87]
		2020 fourth round pick (Adelaide)			2020 third round pick (Fremantle)
	44	Pick 27	Geelong	Gold Coast	Pick 64
					2020 first round priority pick (Gold Coast)
	45	Pick 30	North Melbourne	Essendon	Pick 35
		Pick 50			2020 second round pick (Essendon)
	46	Pick 47	Sydney	Brisbane Lions	Pick 38
		Pick 59			2020 third round pick (Brisbane Lions)
		2020 third round pick (Sydney)
	47	Pick 45	Richmond	Collingwood	Pick 46
		2020 second round pick (Richmond)			2020 second round pick (St Kilda)
	48	Pick 50	Essendon	Geelong	Pick 63
					2020 third round pick (Gold Coast)
					2020 fourth round pick (Geelong)
	49	Pick 51	Collingwood	Greater Western Sydney	2020 third round pick (GWS)
		2020 fourth round pick (Collingwood)
	50	Pick 61	Brisbane Lions	Fremantle	2020 fifth round pick (Fremantle)
	51	Pick 58	Essendon	West Coast	2020 fourth round pick (West Coast)
	52	Pick 62	Hawthorn	Western Bulldogs	2020 fourth round pick (Western Bulldogs)

Retirements and delistings

Table key R Rookie listed player B Category B Rookie listed player Table of player retirements and delistings Date Name Club Status Ref 1 February Tomas Bugg Carlton Retired R [88] 18 February Luke Lavender Essendon Retired B [89] 1 April Liam Picken Western Bulldogs Retired [90] 14 May Shaun Grigg Richmond Retired [91] 16 May Tom Boyd Western Bulldogs Retired [92] 22 May Heath Grundy Sydney Retired [93] 11 June Jarrod Pickett Carlton Delisted [94] 15 July Harley Bennell Fremantle Delisted [95] 30 July Sam Wright North Melbourne Retired [96] 31 July Shane Kersten Fremantle Delisted [97] 1 August Jarrad McVeigh Sydney Retired [98] 9 August Scott Thompson North Melbourne Retired [99] Corey Maynard Melbourne Retired [100] 12 August Jarryd Roughead Hawthorn Retired [101] 13 August Aaron Sandilands Fremantle Retired [102] 14 August Nick Smith Sydney Retired [103] Tom Wilkinson North Melbourne Delisted R [104] 15 August Brett Deledio Greater Western Sydney Retired [105] Hayden Ballantyne Fremantle Delisted [106] 16 August Dale Thomas Carlton Retired [107] Dawson Simpson Greater Western Sydney Retired [108] 19 August Kieren Jack Sydney Retired [109] 20 August Jordan Lewis Melbourne Retired [110] Andy Otten Adelaide Retired [111] Michael Rischitelli Gold Coast Retired R [112] David Myers Essendon Retired [113] 22 August Richard Douglas Adelaide Retired [113] David Armitage St Kilda Retired [114] 23 August Alex Fasolo Carlton Retired [115] Red Óg Murphy North Melbourne Retired B [116] 27 August Nathan Hrovat Delisted [117] Declan Watson Delisted Tyson Goldsack Collingwood Retired [118] Jeff Garlett Melbourne Delisted [119] Declan Keilty Delisted Jack Leslie Gold Coast Delisted R [120] Brad Scheer Delisted R Connor Nutting Delisted Mark Baguley Essendon Retired [121] 28 August Billy Longer St Kilda Delisted [122] Lewis Pierce Delisted Sam Rowe Delisted 29 August Matthew Lobbe Carlton Delisted [123] Jarrod Garlett Delisted Pat Kerr Delisted Angus Schumacher Delisted Kym LeBois Delisted R 30 August Dale Morris Western Bulldogs Retired [124] 2 September Matt Dea Essendon Retired R [125] Scott Jones Fremantle Delisted [126] Ryan Nyhuis Delisted R 15 September Luke Hodge Brisbane Lions Retired [127] 16 September Tim Smith Melbourne Retired R [128] 17 September Guy Walker Retired B [129] Daniel Wells Collingwood Retired [130] Sam Murray Delisted R [131] Chris Masten West Coast Delisted [132] 18 September Fraser McInnes Delisted [133] Brodie Riach Delisted B Patrick Bines Delisted B Paul Hunter Adelaide Delisted R [134] 19 September Ben McNiece Essendon Delisted B [135] Jordan Houlahan Delisted 20 September Maverick Weller Richmond Retired R [136] 25 September Jordan Cunico Geelong Delisted [137] Jamaine Jones Delisted R Jack Trengove Port Adelaide Delisted [138] Cameron Hewett Delisted R Kai Pudney Delisted B 30 September Scott Selwood Geelong Delisted [139] 4 October James Rose Sydney Delisted [140] Durak Tucker Delisted R 9 October Tom Nicholls Gold Coast Retired [141] 10 October Matthew Broadbent Port Adelaide Delisted [142] Aidyn Johnson Delisted 17 October Wylie Buzza Geelong Delisted [143] Kaiden Brand Hawthorn Delisted [144] Teia Miles Delisted David Mirra Delisted Darren Minchington Delisted Tim Mohr Retired R 18 October Ryan Schoenmakers Retired [145] Bailey Rice St Kilda Delisted [146] Brandon White Delisted Robbie Young Delisted Nick Robertson Brisbane Lions Delisted [147] 19 October Ben Keays Delisted [148] Josh Walker Delisted Ryan Bastinac Delisted R Josh Deluca Carlton Delisted R [149] 21 October Jay Kennedy Harris Melbourne Delisted [150] Billy Stretch Delisted 22 October Jacob Townsend Richmond Delisted [151] Callum Moore Delisted Connor Menadue Delisted 23 October Kurt Mutimer West Coast Delisted [152] Matthew Allen Delisted Keegan Brooksby Delisted R Fletcher Roberts Western Bulldogs Delisted [153] Lukas Webb Delisted 24 October Zac Clarke Essendon Delisted R [154] Jake Long Delisted Trent Mynott Delisted R Tom Jok Delisted R 25 October Jack Newnes St Kilda Delisted [155] Dylan Buckley Greater Western Sydney Delisted R [156] Tom Sheridan Delisted Jake Stein Delisted B Zac Sproule Delisted B Toby Pink Sydney Delisted R [157] Cody Hirst Delisted R 27 October Paddy McCartin St Kilda Delisted [158] 28 October Lynden Dunn Collingwood Delisted [159] Ben Crocker Delisted 29 October Brayden Crossley Gold Coast Delisted [160] Aaron Young Delisted Josh Schoenfeld Delisted Harrison Wigg Delisted R Tom McKenzie North Melbourne Delisted R [161] 30 October Lachie Henderson Geelong Delisted [162] Ryan Abbott Delisted Oscar Brownless Delisted Hugh Dixon Fremantle Delisted [163] Tom North Delisted Daniel Menzel Sydney Delisted [164] Jack Maibaum Delisted Josh Smith West Coast Delisted R [165] Mitch Brown Essendon Delisted [166] 31 October Sam Gray Port Adelaide Delisted [167] Sam Skinner Brisbane Lions Delisted [168] Corey Lyons Delisted Archie Smith Delisted Matt Eagles Delisted B 8 November Michael Hartley Essendon Delisted [169] 12 November Brendon Ah Chee West Coast Delisted [170] Hamish Brayshaw Delisted Riley Grundy Port Adelaide Delisted [171] Boyd Woodcock Delisted

Gold Coast concessions

Due to poor on-field results and issues with player retention, prior to the draft, the AFL announced a "rescue package" for Gold Coast ^[172] which included:

• The first pick of the first round of the 2019 National Draft (pick #1).
• The first pick of the second round of the 2019 National Draft (pick #22, since traded to Carlton, then on-traded to Port Adelaide and then Brisbane Lions).
• A mid-first round pick in the 2020 AFL draft (pick #11, since traded to Geelong at the 2019 National Draft, then on-traded to GWS).
• The first pick of the second round of the 2021 AFL draft (pick #19, since traded to Fremantle).
• Darwin was added to its Academy zone
• The ability to be able to pre-list Academy players.
• An expanded Category A rookie list of up to ten players, with the club having a maximum roster of 53 players.

2019 national draft

^	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

Table of national draft selections

Rd.	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes
				Club	League
Priority	1	Matt Rowell	Gold Coast	Oakleigh Chargers	NAB League
1	2	Noah Anderson	Gold Coast	Oakleigh Chargers	NAB League
	3	Luke Jackson	Melbourne	East Fremantle	WAFL
	4	Lachlan Ash	Greater Western Sydney	Murray Bushrangers	NAB League	Traded from Adelaide; received from Carlton in 2018
	5	Dylan Stephens	Sydney	Norwood	SANFL
	6	Fischer McAsey	Adelaide	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Traded from Greater Western Sydney; received from St Kilda
	7	Hayden Young	Fremantle	Dandenong Stingrays	NAB League
	8	Caleb Serong	Fremantle	Gippsland Power	NAB League	Traded from Melbourne; received from North Melbourne
	9	Liam Henry	Fremantle	Claremont	WAFL	Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous), matched bid by Carlton
	10	Tom Green	Greater Western Sydney	Canberra Demons	NEAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by Carlton
	11	Sam Flanders	Gold Coast	Gippsland Power	NAB League	Traded from Carlton at the draft; received from Adelaide in 2018
	12	Kysaiah Pickett	Melbourne	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	Traded from Fremantle; received from St Kilda; received from Port Adelaide
	13	Will Day	Hawthorn	West Adelaide	SANFL
	14	Miles Bergman	Port Adelaide	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Traded from St Kilda; received from GWS; received from Essendon in 2018
	15	Cody Weightman	Western Bulldogs	Dandenong Stingrays	NAB League
	16	Cooper Stephens	Geelong	Geelong Falcons	NAB League	Traded from West Coast
	17	Brodie Kemp	Carlton	Bendigo Pioneers	NAB League	Traded from Gold Coast at the draft; received from Brisbane Lions in 2018
	18	Mitch Georgiades	Port Adelaide	Subiaco	WAFL	Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Collingwood in 2018
	19	Sam De Koning	Geelong	Dandenong Stingrays	NAB League
	20	Sam Philp	Carlton	Northern Knights	NAB League	Traded from Port Adelaide at the draft; received from St Kilda; received from Greater Western Sydney
	21	Thomson Dow	Richmond	Bendigo Pioneers	NAB League
Priority	22	Deven Robertson	Brisbane Lions	Perth	WAFL	Traded from Port Adelaide; received from Carlton at the draft; received from Gold Coast at the draft
2	23	Dylan Williams	Port Adelaide	Oakleigh Chargers	NAB League	Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Gold Coast in 2018
	24	Harry Schoenberg	Adelaide	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	Traded from Fremantle; received from Melbourne
	25	Jackson Mead	Port Adelaide	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	Father–son selection (son of Darren Mead), matched bid by Sydney
	26	Will Gould	Sydney	Glenelg	SANFL	Traded from Adelaide at the draft; received from Carlton (via Greater Western Sydney) in 2018
	27	Jeremy Sharp	Gold Coast	East Fremantle	WAFL	Traded from Geelong at the draft; received from West Coast; received from Sydney in 2018
	28	Josh Worrell	Adelaide	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Traded from Sydney at the draft; received from St Kilda in 2018
	29	Finn Maginness	Hawthorn	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Father–son selection (son of Scott Maginness), matched bid by North Melbourne
	30	Harrison Jones	Essendon	Calder Cannons	NAB League	Traded from North Melbourne at the draft; received from Melbourne; received from Fremantle
	31	Charlie Comben	North Melbourne	Gippsland Power	NAB League
	32	Trent Rivers	Melbourne	East Fremantle	WAFL	Traded from Fremantle; received from Adelaide
	33	Brock Smith	Brisbane Lions	Gippsland Power	NAB League	Traded from Port Adelaide
	34	Jack Mahony	North Melbourne	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Traded from Hawthorn
	35	Flynn Perez	North Melbourne	Bendigo Pioneers	NAB League	Traded from Essendon at the draft
	36	Elijah Taylor	Sydney	Perth	WAFL	Traded from St Kilda; received from Western Bulldogs
	37	Keidean Coleman	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions	NEAFL	Academy selection, matched bid by Essendon
	38	Nick Bryan	Essendon	Oakleigh Chargers	NAB League	Traded from West Coast
	39	Chad Warner	Sydney	East Fremantle	WAFL
	40	Jay Rantall	Collingwood	GWV Rebels	NAB League
	41	Francis Evans	Geelong	Calder Cannons	NAB League
	42	Ronin O'Connor	Adelaide	Claremont	WAFL	Traded from Geelong; received from Essendon; received from Greater Western Sydney in 2018
	43	Noah Cumberland	Richmond	Brisbane Lions	NEAFL	Academy eligible for Brisbane Lions, but they did not match Richmond's bid.
	44	Will Martyn	Richmond	Brisbane Lions	NEAFL	Academy eligible for Brisbane Lions, but they did not match Richmond's bid. Free Agency compensation pick (Ellis)
3	45	Trent Bianco	Collingwood	Oakleigh Chargers	NAB League	Traded from Richmond at the draft; received from Gold Coast in 2018
	46	Hugo Ralphsmith	Richmond	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Traded from Hawthorn at the draft; received from Melbourne
	47	Sam Ramsay	Carlton	Calder Cannons	NAB League
	48	Lachlan Gollant	Adelaide	Calder Cannons	NAB League	Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from St Kilda (via North Melbourne) in 2018
	49	Callum Jamieson	West Coast	Claremont	WAFL	Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Fremantle (via Port Adelaide) in 2018
	50	Cameron Taheny	Geelong	Norwood	SANFL	Traded from Essendon at the draft; received from North Melbourne at the draft
	51	Jake Riccardi	Greater Western Sydney	Werribee	VFL	Traded from Collingwood at the draft; received from Brisbane Lions; received from Sydney; received from Carlton (via Adelaide) in 2018
	52	Ryan Byrnes	St Kilda	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from Hawthorn (via Gold Coast and Brisbane Lions) in 2018
	53	Louis Butler	Western Bulldogs	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League
	54	Bigoa Nyuon	Richmond	Dandenong Stingrays	NAB League	Next Generation Academy eligible for St Kilda, but they did not match Richmond's bid. Traded from St Kilda; received from Sydney; received from Collingwood
4	55	Trey Ruscoe	Collingwood	East Fremantle	WAFL	Traded from Greater Western Sydney at the draft; originally Pick 58 [a]
	56	Ned Cahill	Essendon	Dandenong Stingrays	NAB League	Traded from Carlton; received from Hawthorn; received from Melbourne
	57	Josh Morris	Hawthorn	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	Traded from Carlton; received from Sydney
	58	Ben Johnson	West Coast	West Perth	WAFL	Traded from Essendon at the draft; received from Brisbane Lions; received from West Coast; received from St Kilda in 2018
	59	Jaxon Prior	Brisbane Lions	West Perth	WAFL	Traded from Port Adelaide; received from Western Bulldogs (via Hawthorn) in 2018
	60	Jy Farrar	Gold Coast	Adelaide	SANFL	Traded from North Melbourne; received from Brisbane Lions in 2018
	61	Michael Frederick	Fremantle	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	Traded from Brisbane Lions at the draft
	62	Riley Garcia	Western Bulldogs	Swan Districts	WAFL	Traded from Hawthorn at the draft
5	63	Lachlan Johnson	Essendon	Oakleigh Chargers	NAB League
	64	Leo Connolly	St Kilda	Gippsland Power	NAB League
	65	Thomas Hutchesson	Greater Western Sydney	Adelaide	SANFL

• ^a Greater Western Sydney are carrying over a points deficit from the 2018 AFL draft (Kieren Briggs selection, #34), this deficit is offset by surplus points from the 2015 AFL draft (Jacob Hopper selection, #7), moving this pick from third round (58) to fourth round (60).^[173]

Rookie elevations

Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2019 to their 2020 primary playing list prior to the draft.

+ Table of rookie elevations^[174]

Player	Club
Lachlan Murphy	Adelaide
Mitch Hinge	Brisbane Lions
Oscar McInerney
Max Lynch	Collingwood
Sam Draper	Essendon
Shaun McKernan
Stefan Giro	Fremantle
Zach Guthrie	Geelong
Sam Simpson
Oliver Hanrahan	Hawthorn
Conor Nash
Cameron Zurhaar	North Melbourne
Jarrod Lienert	Port Adelaide
Peter Ladhams
Darragh Joyce	St Kilda
James Bell	Sydney
Ben Ronke
Francis Watson	West Coast

2020 pre-season draft

The 2020 pre-season draft was held on the morning of Friday, 29 November 2019 prior to the commencement of the rookie draft.

Table of pre-season draft selections

Round	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes
				Club	League
1	1	Jack Martin	Carlton	Gold Coast	AFL
	2	Michael Hartley	Hawthorn	Essendon	AFL

2020 rookie draft

Table of rookie draft selections

Round	Pick	Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes
				Club	League
1	1	Josh Schoenfeld	Gold Coast	Gold Coast	AFL
	2	Passed	Melbourne	—	—
	3	Josh Honey	Carlton	Western Jets	NAB League
	4	Brady Rowles	Sydney	Bendigo Pioneers	NAB League
	5	Jack Bell	St Kilda	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League
	6	Jarvis Pina	Fremantle	Peel Thunder	WAFL
	7	Ben Keays	Adelaide	Brisbane Lions	AFL
	8	Jake Pasini	Port Adelaide	Swan Districts	WAFL
	9	Emerson Jeka	Hawthorn	Western Jets	NAB League
	10	Mitchell Hibberd	Essendon	Williamstown	VFL
	11	Anthony Treacy	West Coast	Claremont	WAFL
	12	Sam Skinner	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions	AFL
	13	Passed	Collingwood	—	—
	14	Bradley Close+	Geelong	Glenelg	SANFL
	15	Jake Stein	Greater Western Sydney	Greater Western Sydney	AFL
2	16	Connor Budarick	Gold Coast	Gold Coast	NEAFL	Academy selection
	17	Passed	Melbourne	—	—
	18	Fraser Phillips	Carlton	Gippsland Power	NAB League
	19	Jack Maibaum	Sydney	Sydney	AFL
	20	Tom North	Fremantle	Fremantle	AFL
	21	Ben Crocker	Adelaide	Collingwood	AFL
	22	Trent Burgoyne	Port Adelaide	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL	Father–son selection (son of Peter Burgoyne)
	23	Passed	Hawthorn	—	—
	24	Passed	Essendon	—	—
	25	Mitch O'Neill	West Coast	Tasmania Devils	NAB League
	26	Corey Lyons	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions	AFL
	27	Oscar Brownless	Geelong	Geelong	AFL
	28	Tom Sheridan	Greater Western Sydney	Greater Western Sydney	AFL
3	29	Matt Conroy	Gold Coast	Gold Coast	NEAFL	Academy selection
	30	Hugh Dixon	Fremantle	Fremantle	AFL
	31	Passed	Adelaide	—	—
	32	Boyd Woodcock	Port Adelaide	Port Adelaide	AFL
	33	Brendon Ah Chee	West Coast	West Coast	AFL
	34	Archie Smith	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions	AFL
	35	Lachie Henderson	Geelong	Geelong	AFL
	36	Zach Sproule	Greater Western Sydney	Greater Western Sydney	AFL
4	37	Malcolm Rosas Jr	Gold Coast	NT Thunder	NEAFL	Academy selection
	38	Riley Grundy	Port Adelaide	Port Adelaide	AFL
	39	Hamish Brayshaw	West Coast	West Coast	AFL
	40	Passed	Greater Western Sydney	—	—
5	41	Passed	Gold Coast	—	—
	42	Passed	West Coast	—	—

Category B rookie selections

Clubs were able to nominate category B rookies to join their club in 2020.

Table of Category B rookie selections

Name	Club	Origin	Note	Ref
Matt Eagles	Brisbane Lions	Brisbane Lions	Winner of The Recruit in 2016 (re-signed player)	[175]
Tom Wilson	Collingwood	Sydney Kings (NBL)	3-year non-registered player (basketball)	[176]
Ross McQuillan	Essendon	Armagh GAA	International selection (Ireland)	[177]
Cian McBride		Meath GAA	International selection (Ireland)	[178]
Tom Hird		Port Melbourne SC (NPL Victoria)	3-year non-registered player (soccer) (also the son of James Hird)	[179]
Isaiah Butters	Fremantle	Claremont (WAFL)	Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous)	[180]
Leno Thomas		Claremont (WAFL)	Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous)
Luke Towey	Gold Coast	Sligo GAA	International selection (Ireland)	[181]
Patrick Murtagh		Gold Coast (NEAFL)	Queensland Academy zone selection	[182]
Harry Pepper	Hawthorn	Gippsland Power (NAB League)	Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous)	[183]
Matthew McGuinness	North Melbourne	Tasmania Devils (NAB League)	Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous)	[184]
Barry O'Connor	Sydney	Wexford GAA	International selection (Ireland)	[185]

Pre-season supplemental selection period

Player	Club	Recruited from		Notes	Ref
		Club	League
Ayce Taylor	Adelaide	North Melbourne	VFL		[186]
Callum Moore	Carlton	Richmond	AFL		[187]
Lynden Dunn	Collingwood	Collingwood	AFL	Re-signed player	[188]
Jacob Townsend	Essendon	Richmond	AFL		[189]
Henry Crauford		Norwood	SANFL		[186]
Mitch Brown	Melbourne	Essendon	AFL		[190]
Harley Bennell		Fremantle	AFL		[191]
Keegan Brooksby	Hawthorn	West Coast	AFL		[192]
Darren Minchington		Hawthorn	AFL	Re-signed player	[193]
Nic Reid	West Coast	West Coast	WAFL		[194]
Jamaine Jones		Geelong	AFL

See also

• 2019 AFL Women's draft