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2025 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)28 May 2025 – Mid-season Draft
19-20 November 2025 – National Draft
21 November 2025 – Rookie Draft
LocationMarvel Stadium
Network(s)Fox Footy
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
LeagueAFL
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The 2025 AFL draft will consist of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2025 AFL season.

Key dates

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Table of key dates
Event Date(s)
Mid-season rookie draft 28 May 2025
Free agency period Restricted and Unrestricted: 3–10 October 2025
Delisted: October–November 2025
Trade period 6–15 October 2025
National draft 19–20 November 2025
Pre-Season and Rookie draft 21 November 2025
Pre-season supplemental selection period December 2025 – March 2026

2025 mid-season rookie draft

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The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of round 11 of the 2025 AFL season on 28 May. The draft is only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements. As Gold Coast Suns and Essendon had played one fewer game than all other clubs, the draft order was determined using winning percentage.[1]

Mid-season draft selections
Rd Pick Player Club Recruited from Pick due to
Club League
1 1 Tom McCarthy West Coast Richmond VFL Dom Sheed long-term injury
2 Zac Banch North Melbourne Werribee VFL Miller Bergman long-term injury
3 Harrison Ramm Port Adelaide Glenelg SANFL Xavier Walsh long-term injury
4 Flynn Young Carlton Werribee VFL Brodie Kemp long-term injury
5 Michael Sellwood Western Bulldogs Peel Thunder WAFL Passed selection at the 2024 Rookie Draft
6 Archer May Essendon Subiaco WAFL Sam Draper long-term injury
7 Oscar Adams Gold Coast Glenelg SANFL Charlie Ballard long-term injury
8 Roan Steele Collingwood West Perth WAFL Reef McInnes long-term injury
2 9 Jacob Newton West Coast Norwood SANFL Jake Waterman long-term injury
10 Cooper Trembath North Melbourne North Melbourne VFL Darcy Tucker long-term injury
11 Ewan Mackinlay Port Adelaide North Adelaide SANFL Todd Marshall long-term injury
12 Zac Walker Western Bulldogs Gippsland Power Talent League Cody Weightman long-term injury
13 Lachlan Blakiston Essendon East Fremantle WAFL Tom Edwards long-term injury
14 Caleb Lewis Gold Coast Casey Demons VFL Elliott Himmelberg long-term injury
15 Noah Howes Collingwood South Adelaide SANFL Harvey Harrison long-term injury
3 16 Mani Liddy Port Adelaide Central District SANFL Tom Cochrane long-term injury
17 Oskar Smartt Essendon Essendon VFL Nick Bryan long-term injury
4 18 Liam McMahon Essendon Carlton VFL Lewis Hayes long-term injury

Player movements

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Previous trades

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Table of previously traded selections
Rd Orig. Club New Club Acquired via Ref
1 Carlton Hawthorn pick swap [2]
Melbourne Essendon pick swap [3]
Port Adelaide Gold Coast Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade [4]
Collingwood Gold Coast Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade [4]
Hawthorn West Coast Tom Barrass trade [5]
North Melbourne Richmond pick swap [6]
2 Brisbane Lions Carlton pick swap [7]
Carlton Hawthorn pick swap [2]
Adelaide Greater Western Sydney James Peatling trade [8]
Hawthorn West Coast Tom Barrass trade [5]
Richmond North Melbourne pick swap
St Kilda Essendon pick swap
3 Melbourne Adelaide pick swap [9]
Essendon Brisbane Lions via Melbourne (pick swap)
on-traded to Brisbane Lions (Harry Sharp trade) 		[3]
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Brisbane Lions Melbourne Harry Sharp trade [10]
Richmond Fremantle Shai Bolton trade [11]
Greater Western Sydney Adelaide James Peatling trade [8]
Hawthorn West Coast Tom Barrass trade [5]
West Coast Brisbane Lions pick swap
Gold Coast Brisbane Lions pick swap
Western Bulldogs Brisbane Lions pick swap
4 Greater Western Sydney Adelaide James Peatling trade [8]
West Coast Hawthorn Tom Barrass trade [5]
Essendon St Kilda pick swap
Richmond Gold Coast pick swap
St Kilda Brisbane Lions pick swap

List changes

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Retirements

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Table key
R Rookie listed player
B Category B Rookie listed player
Table of player retirements
Name Club Ref
Brad Crouch R St Kilda [12]
Jeremy McGovern West Coast [13]
Dom Sheed [14]
Michael Walters Fremantle [15]
Sam Docherty Carlton [16]
Rory Atkins Port Adelaide [17]
Callan Ward Greater Western Sydney [18]
Travis Boak Port Adelaide [19]

References

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  1. ^ "Final draft order: Your club's picks for Mid-Season Rookie Draft". afl.com.au. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b @AFL_House (11 October 2024). "Paperwork approved. Carlton trade its 2025 Round 1 selection and 2025 Round 2 selection (tied to Carlton) to Hawthorn for its 2024 Round 1 selection (currently 14) in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra AFL Drafts respectively" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b @AFL_House (14 October 2024). "Paperwork approved" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b "Mega deal done! Five players move in three-club trade". afl.com.au. 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Eagles get draft boost as Hawks land key defender". afl.com.au. 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Matthew (21 November 2024). "'Genius': Footy world gobsmacked by club's 'unbelievable' deal at AFL Draft". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. ^ @AFL_House (11 October 2024). "Trade paperwork lodged.Carlton trade its 2024 Round 2 selection (currently 34) and 2024 Round 4 selection (currently 66) to Brisbane for its 2024 Round 4 selection (currently 73) and 2025 Round 2 selection in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra AFL Drafts respectively" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b c "Into the Crows' nest: Giants midfielder finally joins Adelaide". afl.com.au. 16 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Crows, Demons complete pick swap as pick 9 deal looms". afl.com.au. 14 October 2024.
  10. ^ a b Beveridge, Riley (15 October 2024). "Looking Sharp: Hard-running Lion joins Demons". afl.com.au.
  11. ^ Twomey, Callum (16 October 2024). "'Exactly what we need': Freo secures Bolton, Tigers get draft boost". afl.com.au.
  12. ^ Smith, Martin (26 November 2024). "'Not how I saw my career ending': Saints mid retires, aged 30". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2024. Brad Crouch retires after 161 games at two clubs
  13. ^ Rogers, Michael (20 June 2025). "'Eagles great forced to retire after latest concussion". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2025. West Coast champion Jeremy McGovern has played his last game, following an assessment by the AFL's concussion panel
  14. ^ Valencich, Glenn (1 July 2025). "AFL premiership hero Dom Sheed's career comes to sad end after injury troubles". Channel 7. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  15. ^ "'Inspired a generation': Dockers champion retires after 239 games". afl.com.au. 3 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Doc draws curtain on remarkable career". CarltonFC.com.au. 22 July 2025. Sam Docherty has announced his retirement from the game.
  17. ^ "Atkins to retire at season's end". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. 29 July 2025. Port Adelaide defender Rory Atkins will hang up the boots at the end of the season.
  18. ^ "A Giant legacy: GWS veteran confirms retirement after latest injury". afl.com.au. 4 August 2025. Callan Ward confirms he will not play on next season
  19. ^ "Club great Boak to retire after record-breaking career". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. 5 August 2025.
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