# 2016 AFL Women's draft

The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's competition recruited players prior to the competition's inaugural season in 2017.
Draftees and signings over the period were required to have a minimum age qualification of 18. Prior to the draft itself each club was allowed to sign two marquee players from any state across the country at an increased salary. In addition, they were permitted to sign a number of priority players with existing connections to the club, and up to two rookie players who had not played competitive Australian rules football within the previous three years. All remaining players entered the draft and became eligible to be selected by any team based in their nominated state-based zone.

## Marquee signings

On 27 July 2016, each of the competition's eight teams announced their two marquee player signings allowed prior to the October draft.
| Club | Marquee player | Previous club | Previous league |
| Adelaide | Chelsea Randall | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| Adelaide | Kellie Gibson | Morphettville Park | SAWFL |
| Brisbane | Tayla Harris | Zillmere | QAWFL |
| Brisbane | Sabrina Frederick-Traub | South Fremantle | WAWFL |
| Carlton | Brianna Davey | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| Carlton | Darcy Vescio | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| Collingwood | Moana Hope | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| Collingwood | Emma King | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| Fremantle | Kara Donnellan | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| Fremantle | Kiara Bowers | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| Greater Western Sydney | Renee Forth | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| Greater Western Sydney | Emma Swanson | East Fremantle | WAWFL |
| Melbourne | Daisy Pearce | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| Melbourne | Melissa Hickey | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| Western Bulldogs | Katie Brennan | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| Western Bulldogs | Ellie Blackburn | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |

## Priority players

Under the priority selection rules, Carlton, Collingwood, Melbourne, the Western Bulldogs and Fremantle were allowed one player, Adelaide and Brisbane were allowed two players, and Greater Western Sydney was allowed four. Due to injuries to their marquee players, Fremantle and Greater Western Sydney were permitted an additional priority pick, allowing for two and five in total, respectively.
| Club | Priority | Previous club | Previous league |
| Adelaide | Courtney Cramey | Morphettville Park | SAWFL |
| Adelaide | Ange Foley | Waratah | NTFL |
| Brisbane | Emma Zielke | Coorparoo | QAWFL |
| Brisbane | Kaitlyn Ashmore | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| Carlton | Lauren Arnell | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| Collingwood | Meg Hutchins | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| Fremantle | Kirby Bentley | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| Fremantle | Ebony Antonio | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| Greater Western Sydney | Maddy Collier | UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Stingrays | SWAFL |
| Greater Western Sydney | Alex Williams | East Fremantle | WAWFL |
| Greater Western Sydney | Louise Stephenson | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| Greater Western Sydney | Phoebe McWilliams | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| Greater Western Sydney | Jessica Dal Pos | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| Melbourne | Karen Paxman | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| Western Bulldogs | Emma Kearney | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |

## Rookie players

| Club | Rookie player | Other/former sport |
| Adelaide | Erin Phillips | Basketball |
| Adelaide | Jasmine Anderson | Soccer |
| Brisbane | Kate Deegan | Soccer |
| Brisbane | Delissa Kimmince | Cricket |
| Carlton | Nat Exon | Soccer |
| Carlton | Kate Shierlaw | Basketball/javelin |
| Collingwood | Kate Sheahan | Tennis |
| Collingwood | Helen Roden | Basketball |
| Fremantle | Gabby O'Sullivan | Basketball |
| Fremantle | Kim Mickle | Javelin |
| Greater Western Sydney | Jessica Bibby | Basketball |
| Greater Western Sydney | Ellie Brush | Soccer |
| Melbourne | Cat Phillips | Ultimate frisbee |
| Melbourne | Harriet Cordner | Soccer |
| Western Bulldogs | Libby Birch | Netball |
| Western Bulldogs | Romy Timmins | Basketball |

## Draft

A state based draft was held on 12 October 2016. The draft order was determined by random draw on 29 September. The draft operated in snake formation with the club holding the first selection of the first round also holding the last selection of the second round and so on and so forth.
| Round | Pick | Player | Drafted to | Recruited from | League |
| 1 | 1 | Nicola Barr | Greater Western Sydney | Sydney University | SWAFL |
| 1 | 2 | Emily Bates | Brisbane | Yeronga | QAWFL |
| 1 | 3 | Bianca Jakobsson | Carlton | Cranbourne | VFL Womens |
| 1 | 4 | Hayley Miller | Fremantle | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| 1 | 5 | Jaimee Lambert | Western Bulldogs | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| 1 | 6 | Nicola Stevens | Collingwood | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| 1 | 7 | Ebony Marinoff | Adelaide | Morphettville Park | SAWFL |
| 1 | 8 | Elise O'Dea | Melbourne | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| 2 | 9 | Deanna Berry | Melbourne | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| 2 | 10 | Heather Anderson | Adelaide | Waratah | NTFL |
| 2 | 11 | Steph Chiocci | Collingwood | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 2 | 12 | Aasta O'Connor | Western Bulldogs | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| 2 | 13 | Brianna Green | Fremantle | East Fremantle | WAWFL |
| 2 | 14 | Kate Gillespie-Jones | Carlton | Seaford | VFL Womens |
| 2 | 15 | Tahlia Randall | Brisbane | Wilston Grange | QAWFL |
| 2 | 16 | Ashleigh Guest | Greater Western Sydney | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens |
| 3 | 17 | Aimee Schmidt | Greater Western Sydney | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| 3 | 18 | Nicole Hildebrand | Brisbane | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| 3 | 19 | Sarah Hosking | Carlton | Seaford | VFL Womens |
| 3 | 20 | Ashley Sharp | Fremantle | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| 3 | 21 | Hannah Scott | Western Bulldogs | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| 3 | 22 | Sarah D'Arcy | Collingwood | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| 3 | 23 | Jenna McCormick | Adelaide | Coorparoo | QAWFL |
| 3 | 24 | Richelle Cranston | Melbourne | Geelong | VWFL |
| 4 | 25 | Lauren Pearce | Melbourne | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| 4 | 26 | Deni Varnhagen | Adelaide | Morphettville Park | SAWFL |
| 4 | 27 | Brittany Bonnici | Collingwood | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| 4 | 28 | Kirsten McLeod | Western Bulldogs | Cranbourne | VFL Womens |
| 4 | 29 | Lara Filocamo | Fremantle | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| 4 | 30 | Gabriella Pound | Carlton | Melbourne Uni | VFL Womens |
| 4 | 31 | Leah Kaslar | Brisbane | Coolangatta | QAWFL |
| 4 | 32 | Rebecca Beeson | Greater Western Sydney | University NSW | SWAFL |
| 5 | 33 | Kate Stanton | Greater Western Sydney | Wollongong | SWAFL |
| 5 | 34 | Jess Wuetschner | Brisbane | East Fremantle | WAWFL |
| 5 | 35 | Danielle Hardiman | Carlton | Cranbourne | VFL Womens |
| 5 | 36 | Tiah Haynes | Fremantle | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| 5 | 37 | Kimberley Ebb | Western Bulldogs | Seaford | VFL Womens |
| 5 | 38 | Bree White | Collingwood | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens |
| 5 | 39 | Sally Riley | Adelaide | Tracy Village | NTFL |
| 5 | 40 | Alyssa Mifsud | Melbourne | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens |
| 6 | 41 | Shelley Scott | Melbourne | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens |
| 6 | 42 | Georgia Bevan | Adelaide | Morphettville Park | SAWFL |
| 6 | 43 | Caitlyn Edwards | Collingwood | East Fremantle | WAWFL |
| 6 | 44 | Hayley Wildes | Western Bulldogs | Cranbourne | VFL Womens |
| 6 | 45 | Kira Phillips | Fremantle | Peel Thunder | WAWFL |
| 6 | 46 | Shae Audley | Carlton | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 6 | 47 | Ally Anderson | Brisbane | Zillmere | QAWFL |
| 6 | 48 | Erin McKinnon | Greater Western Sydney | Mosman Swans | SWAFL |
| 7 | 49 | Mai Nguyen | Greater Western Sydney | University NSW | SWAFL |
| 7 | 50 | Breanna Koenen | Brisbane | University of Queensland | QAWFL |
| 7 | 51 | Bella Ayre | Carlton | Bendigo | VFL Womens |
| 7 | 52 | Tayla Bresland | Fremantle | Peel Thunder | WAWFL |
| 7 | 53 | Brooke Lochland | Western Bulldogs | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| 7 | 54 | Alicia Eva | Collingwood | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| 7 | 55 | Sophie Armitstead | Adelaide | Wanderers | NTFL |
| 7 | 56 | Katherine Smith | Melbourne | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| 8 | 57 | Emma Humphries | Melbourne | Burnie Dockers | TFL |
| 8 | 58 | Talia Radan | Adelaide | Belconnen | AFL Canberra |
| 8 | 59 | Amelia Barden | Collingwood | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 8 | 60 | Bailey Hunt | Western Bulldogs | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| 8 | 61 | Amy Lavell | Fremantle | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| 8 | 62 | Lauren Brazzale | Carlton | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 8 | 63 | Megan Hunt | Brisbane | University of Queensland | QAWFL |
| 8 | 64 | Amanda Farrugia | Greater Western Sydney | Macquarie Uni | SWAFL |
| 9 | 65 | Jacinda Barclay | Greater Western Sydney | University NSW | SWAFL |
| 9 | 66 | Sam Virgo | Brisbane | University of Queensland | QAWFL |
| 9 | 67 | Breann Moody | Carlton | Cranbourne | VFL Womens |
| 9 | 68 | Stacey Barr | Fremantle | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| 9 | 69 | Ellyse Gamble | Western Bulldogs | Burnie Dockers | TFL |
| 9 | 70 | Stacey Livingstone | Collingwood | Port Melbourne Colts | VWFL |
| 9 | 71 | Rachael Killian | Adelaide | West Adelaide | SAWFL |
| 9 | 72 | Stephanie De Bortoli | Melbourne | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 10 | 73 | Lily Mithen | Melbourne | North Geelong | GDFL |
| 10 | 74 | Rhiannon Metcalfe | Adelaide | Gungahlin | AFL Canberra |
| 10 | 75 | Jess Cameron | Collingwood | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 10 | 76 | Lauren Spark | Western Bulldogs | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| 10 | 77 | Melissa Caulfield | Fremantle | East Fremantle | WAWFL |
| 10 | 78 | Jess Hosking | Carlton | Seaford | VFL Womens |
| 10 | 79 | Kate Lutkins | Brisbane | Wilston Grange | QAWFL |
| 10 | 80 | Britt Tully | Greater Western Sydney | Gungahlin | AFL Canberra |
| 11 | 81 | Kristy De Pellegrini | Greater Western Sydney | Southern Power | SWAFL |
| 11 | 82 | Kate McCarthy | Brisbane | Yeronga | QAWFL |
| 11 | 83 | Natalie Plane | Carlton | Seaford | VFL Womens |
| 11 | 84 | Cassie Davidson | Fremantle | East Fremantle | WAWFL |
| 11 | 85 | Nicole Callinan | Western Bulldogs | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| 11 | 86 | Jasmine Garner | Collingwood | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| 11 | 87 | Anne Hatchard | Adelaide | Morphettville Park | SAWFL |
| 11 | 88 | Ainslie Kemp | Melbourne | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens |
| 12 | 89 | Mia-Rae Clifford | Melbourne | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| 12 | 90 | Tayla Thorn | Adelaide | St Mary's | NTFL |
| 12 | 91 | Emma Grant | Collingwood | Bendigo | VWFL |
| 12 | 92 | Lisa Williams | Western Bulldogs | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 12 | 93 | Taylah Angel | Fremantle | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| 12 | 94 | Sarah Last | Carlton | Bendigo | VWFL |
| 12 | 95 | Shaleise Law | Brisbane | Zillmere | QAWFL |
| 12 | 96 | Renee Tomkins | Greater Western Sydney | University NSW | SWAFL |
| 13 | 97 | Clare Lawton | Greater Western Sydney | Army 3rd Brigade | |
| 13 | 98 | Selina Goodman | Brisbane | Coolangatta | QAWFL |
| 13 | 99 | Tilly Lucas-Rodd | Carlton | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| 13 | 100 | Belinda Smith | Fremantle | East Fremantle | WAWFL |
| 13 | 101 | Lauren Morecroft | Western Bulldogs | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 13 | 102 | Penny Cula-Reid | Collingwood | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| 13 | 103 | Abbey Holmes | Adelaide | Waratah | NTFL |
| 13 | 104 | Brooke Patterson | Melbourne | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| 14 | 105 | Jessica Anderson | Melbourne | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| 14 | 106 | Stevie-Lee Thompson | Adelaide | Wanderers | NTFL |
| 14 | 107 | Lauren Tesoriero | Collingwood | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| 14 | 108 | Tiarna Ernst | Western Bulldogs | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 14 | 109 | Stephanie Cain | Fremantle | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| 14 | 110 | Katie Loynes | Carlton | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 14 | 111 | Sharni Webb | Brisbane | University of Queensland | QAWFL |
| 14 | 112 | Ella Ross | Greater Western Sydney | Queanbeyan | AFL Canberra |
| 15 | 113 | Stephanie Walker | Greater Western Sydney | Sydney University | SWAFL |
| 15 | 114 | Nikki Wallace | Brisbane | Coolangatta | QAWFL |
| 15 | 115 | Madeline Keryk | Carlton | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| 15 | 116 | Kelly Clinch | Fremantle | Subiaco | WAWFL |
| 15 | 117 | Kate Tyndall | Western Bulldogs | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 15 | 118 | Melissa Kuys | Collingwood | Knox | VFL Womens |
| 15 | 119 | Jess Sedunary | Adelaide | Morphettville Park | SAWFL |
| 15 | 120 | Maddie Boyd | Melbourne | North Geelong | GDFL |
| 16 | 121 | Pepa Randall | Melbourne | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| 16 | 122 | Sarah Allan | Adelaide | Salisbury | SAWFL |
| 16 | 123 | Cecilia McIntosh | Collingwood | Melbourne Uni | VFL Womens |
| 16 | 124 | Courtney Clarkson | Western Bulldogs | Cranbourne | VFL Womens |
| 16 | 125 | Demi Okely | Fremantle | Peel Thunder | WAWFL |
| 16 | 126 | Kate Darby | Carlton | Victoria | |
| 16 | 127 | Jamie Stanton | Brisbane | Coolangatta | QAWFL |
| 17 | 128 | Jade Ransfield | Brisbane | Yeronga | QAWFL |
| 17 | 129 | Alison Downie | Carlton | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 17 | 130 | Dana Hooker | Fremantle | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| 17 | 131 | Jess Gardner | Western Bulldogs | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| 17 | 132 | Christina Bernardi | Collingwood | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 17 | 133 | Justine Mules | Adelaide | Morphettville Park | SAWFL |
| 17 | 134 | Sarah Lampard | Melbourne | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens |
| 18 | 135 | Jasmine Grierson | Melbourne | Cranbourne | VFL Womens |
| 18 | 136 | Monique Hollick | Adelaide | University NSW | SWAFL |
| 18 | 137 | Ruby Schleicher | Collingwood | East Fremantle | WAWFL |
| 18 | 138 | Kirsty Lamb | Western Bulldogs | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 18 | 139 | Akec Makur Chuot | Fremantle | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| 18 | 140 | Laura Attard | Carlton | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| 18 | 141 | Brittany Gibson | Brisbane | Burnie Dockers | TFL |
| 19 | 142 | Rebecca Privitelli | Carlton | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| 19 | 143 | Laura Bailey | Western Bulldogs | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| 19 | 144 | Tara Morgan | Collingwood | South Fremantle | WAWFL |
| 19 | 145 | Sarah Jolly | Melbourne | Gippsland Galaxy | VWFL |

## Free agents

Each team had until 31 October 2016 to sign further undrafted/free-agent players to complete their list of 25 senior listed players.
| Club | Player | Previous club | Previous league |
| Adelaide | Lauren O'Shea | Waratah | NTFL |
| Adelaide | Sarah Perkins | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| Adelaide | Dayna Cox | Morphettville Park | SAWFL |
| Brisbane | Caitlin Collins | Yeronga | QAWFL |
| Brisbane | Shannon Campbell | Wilston Grange | QAWFL |
| Brisbane | Jordan Membrey | Coolangatta | QAWFL |
| Carlton | Jess Kennedy | Bendigo | VFL Womens |
| Carlton | Hayley Trevean | Bendigo | VFL Womens |
| Carlton | Alison Brown | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| Collingwood | Kendra Heil | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| Collingwood | Lou Wotton | Eastern Devils | VWFL |
| Collingwood | Sophie Casey | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens |
| Collingwood | Georgia Walker | Seaford | VFL Womens |
| Fremantle | Tarnica Golisano | Coastal Titans | WAWFL |
| Fremantle | Taryn Priestly | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| Fremantle | Gemma Houghton | — | — |
| Fremantle | Emily Bonser | Swan Districts | WAWFL |
| Greater Western Sydney | Codie Briggs | Sydney University | SWAFL |
| Greater Western Sydney | Isabella Rudolph | Newtown Breakaways | SWAFL |
| Greater Western Sydney | Hannah Wallett | Belconnen | AFL Canberra |
| Greater Western Sydney | Alex Saundry | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
| Melbourne | Meg Downie | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| Melbourne | Laura Duryea | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens |
| Melbourne | Aliesha Newman | — | — |
| Western Bulldogs | Rebecca Neaves | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens |
| Western Bulldogs | Meg McDonald | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens |
| Western Bulldogs | Angelica Gogos | Melbourne University | VFL Womens |