# 2012 AFL draft

The 2012 AFL draft consisted of five opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2012/13 Australian Football League off-season.
These were:
* 2012 trade period; which was held between 1 October and 26 October, and for the first time incorporated a free agency eligibility period.
* A mini-draft of 17-year-old players, as part of the recruitment concessions given to the newly established Greater Western Sydney Giants, held on 26 October
* The 2012 national draft; which was conducted on 22 November at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.
* The 2013 pre-season draft which was held on 11 December 2012 and
* The 2013 rookie draft, also held on 11 December 2012.

## Player movements

Of the players not yet eligible for free agency, Kurt Tippett from Adelaide, Sharrod Wellingham and Chris Dawes from Collingwood were the highest profile players who were linked to trade discussions. Geelong have reached an agreement with Gold Coast regarding Josh Caddy, which would involve Geelong's mid-first-round compensation pick, for losing Gary Ablett Jr. to the Suns and other picks to be confirmed, with paperwork for this trade to be lodged to the AFL at a later date.

### Free agency

During the 2012 AFL season, in the leadup to the first ever free agency trade period, there was speculation about high-profile players who had contracts that expired at the end of the season, including Travis Cloke, Travis Boak, Brendon Goddard and Troy Chaplin. However, during the season, Cloke and Boak both re-signed with their current clubs. Brent Moloney from Melbourne became the first player to announce that he would become a free agent He was followed by Carlton pair Bret Thornton and Jordan Russell, West Coast's Quinten Lynch and Port Adelaide's Steven Salopek to declare themselves as free agents.
The initial list of free agents, published in March 2012, consisted of 62 unrestricted free agents and 19 restricted free agents. A restricted free agent is a player who has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since reaching eight seasons of service. Unrestricted free agents are players who have been delisted by their club, played more than ten seasons at one AFL club or has played eight or more seasons at one club and is not one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club. Restricted free agents must allow their current club to match any offer from a rival club, whereas unrestricted free agents are free to sign with any other club.
The final free agents list issued on 27 September in the week before the trade period commenced consisted of 28 unrestricted free agents and six restricted free agents, reflecting the number of players that had either re-signed with their current club or retired from the AFL.
2012 AFL free agency period signings :
| Player | Date | Free agent type | Former club | New club | Compensation | Ref |
| Danyle Pearce | 1 October 2012 | Restricted | Port Adelaide | Fremantle | 2nd round | Ref |
| Brendon Goddard | 1 October 2012 | Restricted | St Kilda | Essendon | 1st round | |
| Chris Knights | 1 October 2012 | Unrestricted | Adelaide | Richmond | None | |
| Troy Chaplin | 1 October 2012 | Restricted | Port Adelaide | Richmond | 2nd round | |
| Quinten Lynch | 2 October 2012 | Unrestricted | West Coast | Collingwood | 3rd round | |
| Shannon Byrnes | 4 October 2012 | Unrestricted | Geelong | Melbourne | None | |
| Tom Murphy | 12 October 2012 | Unrestricted | Hawthorn | Gold Coast | None | |
| Brent Moloney | 12 October 2012 | Restricted | Melbourne | Brisbane Lions | 3rd round | |
| Jared Rivers | 18 October 2012 | Unrestricted | Melbourne | Geelong | 3rd round | |
| Clinton Young | 19 October 2012 | Unrestricted | Hawthorn | Collingwood | 3rd round | |
| Jonathan Simpkin | 1 November 2012 | Delisted | Geelong | Hawthorn | None | |
| Tom Gillies | 13 November 2012 | Delisted | Geelong | Melbourne | None | |
| Dylan Roberton | 30 November 2012 | Delisted | Fremantle | St Kilda | None | |
| Nick Lower | 3 December 2012 | Delisted | Fremantle | Western Bulldogs | None | |

### Trades

| Trade # | Player and/or picks traded | Traded from | Traded to | Traded for |
| 1 | Draft picks No. 2 and 67 End of first-round (Brennan) compensation pick | Gold Coast | Greater Western Sydney | GWS Mini-draft pick No. 1 End of first-round (Palmer) compensation pick |
| 2 | Angus Monfries | Essendon | Port Adelaide | Draft pick No.51 |
| 3 | Tom Lee (Claremont) Draft picks No. 24 and 45 | Greater Western Sydney | St Kilda | Draft pick No. 12 |
| 4 | Brian Lake Draft pick No. 27 | Western Bulldogs | Hawthorn | Draft picks No. 21 and 43 |
| 5 | GWS Mini-draft pick No.2 Dominic Barry (North Ballarat) Draft pick No. 20 (Davis compensation selection) | Greater Western Sydney | Melbourne | Draft picks No. 3 and 14 (Scully compensation selection) |
| 6 | Sharrod Wellingham | Collingwood | West Coast | Draft pick No. 18 |
| 7 | Chris Dawes Draft pick No. 61 | Collingwood | Melbourne | Draft picks No. 20 (Davis compensation selection) and 47 |
| 8 | Hamish McIntosh | North Melbourne | Geelong | Draft pick No. 38 |
| 9 | Josh Caddy | Gold Coast | Geelong | First-round Compensation pick Draft pick No. 57 |
| 10 | Angus Graham Draft pick No. 53 (relinquished) | Richmond | Adelaide | Draft pick No. 42 |
| 11 | Jack Hombsch Jake Neade (North Ballarat) | Greater Western Sydney | Port Adelaide | Draft pick No. 28 |
| 12 | Tom Hickey Draft picks No. 25 and 46 | Gold Coast | St Kilda | Draft picks No. 13, 36 and 55 |
| 13 | Koby Stevens | West Coast | Western Bulldogs | Draft pick No. 43 |
| 14 | Greg Broughton Draft pick No. 58 | Fremantle | Gold Coast | Draft pick No. 36 |
| 15 | Tom Young | Collingwood | Western Bulldogs | Draft pick No. 69 |
| 16 | David Rodan | Port Adelaide | Melbourne | Draft pick No. 88 |
| 17 | Jordan Russell | Carlton | Collingwood | Draft pick No. 69 |
| 18 | Lewis Stevenson | West Coast | Port Adelaide | Draft pick No. 88 |
| 19 | Campbell Heath Draft pick No. 82 | Sydney | Port Adelaide | Draft pick No. 70 |
| 20 | Cale Morton | Melbourne | West Coast | Draft pick No. 88 (unused) |
| 21 | Aaron Edwards | North Melbourne | Richmond | Draft pick No. 72 |
| 22 | Jordan Gysberts Draft pick No. 61 | Melbourne | North Melbourne | Cameron Pedersen Draft pick No. 72 |
| 23 | Matthew Spangher Draft pick No. 70 | Sydney | Hawthorn | Draft pick No. 64 (Young compensation selection) |
| 24 | Stephen Gilham Draft picks No. 27 and 63 | Hawthorn | Greater Western Sydney | Jed Anderson (NT zone selection) Draft picks No. 28 and 66 |
| 25 | Stefan Martin | Melbourne | Brisbane Lions | Draft picks No. 52 and 71 |
| 26 | Draft picks No. 41 and 47 | Collingwood | North Melbourne | Draft pick No. 38 |
| 27 | Trent Dennis-Lane | Sydney | St Kilda | Draft pick No. 46 |
| 28 | Jamie Cripps Draft pick No. 45 | St Kilda | West Coast | Draft picks No. 40 and 43 |
Note: the numbering of the draft picks in this trades table may be different to the draft picks known at the time of the trade due to adjustments due to either the insertion of compensation draft picks, Adelaide relinquishing their first two selections or clubs exiting the draft before the later rounds.

### Retirements and delistings

| Name | Club | Date | Notes |
| Daniel Connors | Richmond | 4 July 2012 | Mutually agreed to part ways with club, failed to meet club expectations on multiple occasions |
| Cameron Bruce | Hawthorn | 16 July 2012 | Retirement, due to on-going back injury, effective immediately |
| Brad Green | Melbourne | 8 August 2012 | Retirement, effective end of season |
| Brad Miller | Richmond | 16 August 2012 | Retirement, effective immediately |
| Kelvin Moore | Richmond | 16 August 2012 | Retirement, effective immediately |
| Lindsay Gilbee | Western Bulldogs | 20 August 2012 | Retirement, effective immediately |
| Ryan Hargrave | Western Bulldogs | 20 August 2012 | Retirement, effective immediately |
| Chris Tarrant | Collingwood | 21 August 2012 | Retirement |
| Antoni Grover | Fremantle | 28 August 2012 | Retirement |
| Mark McVeigh | Essendon | 29 August 2012 | Retirement |
| Josh Fraser | Gold Coast | 29 August 2012 | Retirement |
| Andrew Hooper | Western Bulldogs | 3 September 2012 | Delisted |
| James Mulligan | Western Bulldogs | 3 September 2012 | Retirement |
| Liam Jurrah | Melbourne | 3 September 2012 | Resignation |
| Amon Buchanan | Brisbane Lions | 3 September 2012 | Retirement |
| Brent Moloney | Melbourne | 4 September 2012 | Resignation |
| James McDonald | Greater Western Sydney | 5 September 2012 | Retirement |
| Steve Clifton | Greater Western Sydney | 5 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Tim Segrave | Greater Western Sydney | 5 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Brett Peake | St Kilda | 5 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Dean Polo | St Kilda | 5 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Sam Crocker | St Kilda | 5 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Daniel Archer | St Kilda | 5 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Andrew L. Browne | Richmond | 7 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Jeromey Webberley | Richmond | 7 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Dean MacDonald | Richmond | 7 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Addam Maric | Richmond | 7 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Gibson Turner | Richmond | 7 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Piva Wright | Richmond | 7 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Rohan Kerr | Carlton | 7 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Nick Heyne | Carlton | 7 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | 9 September 2012 | Retirement |
| John McCarthy | Port Adelaide | 9 September 2012 | Died |
| Chance Bateman | Hawthorn | 14 September 2012 | Retirement |
| Nathan Djerrkura | Western Bulldogs | 15 September 2012 | Retirement |
| Luke Power | Greater Western Sydney | 18 September 2012 | Retirement |
| David Wojcinski | Geelong | 18 September 2012 | Retirement, effective following VFL Grand Final |
| Jay Van Berlo | Fremantle | 18 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Gavin Urquhart | North Melbourne | 19 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Malcolm Lynch | North Melbourne | 19 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Simon Hogan | Geelong | 24 September 2012 | Retired |
| Sam Sheldon | Brisbane Lions | 24 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Cheynee Stiller | Brisbane Lions | 24 September 2012 | Delisted |
| James Hawksley | Brisbane Lions | 24 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Bryce Retzlaff | Brisbane Lions | 24 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Josh Dyson | Brisbane Lions | 24 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Brad Harvey | Brisbane Lions | 24 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Josh Drummond | Brisbane Lions | 25 September 2012 | Retired |
| Brad Symes | Adelaide | 27 September 2012 | Delisted |
| Tom Swift | West Coast | 5 October 2012 | Retirement |
| Mark Seaby | Sydney | 8 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Jarred Moore | Sydney | 8 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Eugene Kruger | Sydney | 8 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Jack Lynch | Sydney | 8 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Dylan McNeil | Sydney | 8 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Paul Bower | Carlton | 9 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Jarrad Boumann | Hawthorn | 12 October 2012 | Delisted |
| David Rodan | Port Adelaide | 12 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Simon Phillips | Port Adelaide | 12 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Mitch Banner | Port Adelaide | 12 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Jacob Surjan | Port Adelaide | 12 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Ricky Petterd | Melbourne | 27 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Matthew Bate | Melbourne | 27 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Jamie Bennell | Melbourne | 27 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Lucas Cook | Melbourne | 27 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Cruize Garlett | North Melbourne | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Matt Campbell | North Melbourne | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Ben McKinley | North Melbourne | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Ben Speight | North Melbourne | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Ben Warren | North Melbourne | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Gerrick Weedon | West Coast | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Andrew Strijk | West Coast | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Simon Buckley | Collingwood | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Jonathon Ceglar | Collingwood | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Luke Rounds | Collingwood | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Kirk Ugle | Collingwood | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Cameron Wood | Collingwood | 29 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Tom Gillies | Geelong | 30 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Jonathan Simpkin | Geelong | 30 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Orren Stephenson | Geelong | 30 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Sam Lonergan | Essendon | 30 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Kyle Reimers | Essendon | 30 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Michael Osborne | Hawthorn | 30 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Tom Schneider | Hawthorn | 30 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Adam Pattison | Hawthorn | 30 October 2012 | Delisted |
| Broc McCauley | Hawthorn | 30 October 2012 | Retired |
| Jason Gram | St Kilda | 30 October 2012 | Contract terminated |
| Nicholas Winmar | St Kilda | 24 November 2012 | Delisted |
| Peter Yagmoor | Collingwood | 29 November 2012 | Delisted |

## Mini-draft

As part of their entry concessions, Greater Western Sydney was allocated up to four selections in a mini-draft, which could be used to recruit seventeen-year-olds who would not otherwise be eligible for that year's national draft. These players could not play senior AFL football until the 2014 season. GWS could not use these draft picks themselves, but could trade them to other clubs prior to either the 2011 or 2012 AFL Drafts. In 2011, Gold Coast and Adelaide negotiated trades with GWS for selections in this draft and selected Jaeger O'Meara and Brad Crouch. The two remaining selections for the 2012 mini-draft were obtained by the Gold Coast (pick No. 1) and Melbourne (pick No. 2). Western Australian youngsters Jack Martin and Jesse Hogan were widely expected to be taken with the two Mini-draft picks.
| Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Club |
| 1 | Jack Martin | Claremont Football Club | WAFL | Gold Coast |
| 2 | Jesse Hogan | Claremont Football Club | WAFL | Melbourne |

## 2012 national draft

The 2012 AFL national draft was held on 22 November at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.
During the free agency and trade period, the Adelaide Football Club was investigated for draft tampering and breaches of the salary cap relating to the 2009 contract extension of Kurt Tippett, who was seeking a trade. Adelaide was likely to incur a loss of draft picks, among other penalties, if found guilty, but the AFL Commission was yet to complete its hearing into the matter when the National Draft was held, so the club was permitted to participate in this year's draft as normal. However, on the day before the draft, the club voluntarily relinquished its highest two remaining selections (No. 20 and 54) as a "gesture of goodwill" ahead of the hearing. When the final penalties were handed down on 30 November, Adelaide was also stripped of its first and second round draft picks in the 2013 National Draft, as well as receiving a fine; Tippett received an 11-match suspension, and a fine.
| ^ | 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 |
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Drafted to | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lachie Whitfield | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Greater Western Sydney | |
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan O'Rourke | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Greater Western Sydney | Traded from Gold Coast |
| 1 | 3 | Lachie Plowman | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Greater Western Sydney | Traded from Melbourne |
| 1 | 4 | Jimmy Toumpas | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Melbourne | Greater Western Sydney uncontracted player compensation pick (Scully) |
| 1 | 5 | Jake Stringer | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs | |
| 1 | 6 | Jack Macrae | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs | Greater Western Sydney uncontracted player compensation pick (Ward) |
| 1 | 7 | Ollie Wines | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | Port Adelaide | |
| 1 | 8 | Sam Mayes | North Adelaide | SANFL | Brisbane Lions | |
| 1 | 9 | Nick Vlastuin | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Richmond | |
| 1 | 10 | Joe Daniher | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Essendon | Father-son selection (son of Anthony Daniher. Matched Port Adelaide's bid at pick #7) |
| 1 | 11 | Troy Menzel | Central District | SANFL | Carlton | |
| 1 | 12 | Kristian Jaksch | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Greater Western Sydney | Traded from St Kilda |
| 1 | 13 | Jesse Lonergan | Launceston | TSL | Gold Coast | Traded from St Kilda, free agency compensation pick (Goddard) |
| 1 | 14 | Aidan Corr | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Greater Western Sydney | Traded from Melbourne, Greater Western Sydney uncontracted player compensation pick (Scully) |
| 1 | 15 | Taylor Garner | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | North Melbourne | |
| 1 | 16 | Jackson Thurlow | Launceston | TSL | Geelong | |
| 1 | 17 | Josh Simpson | East Fremantle | WAFL | Fremantle | |
| 1 | 18 | Brodie Grundy | Sturt | SANFL | Collingwood | Traded from West Coast |
| 1 | 19 | Ben Kennedy | Glenelg | SANFL | Collingwood | |
| 1 | relinquished | relinquished | relinquished | relinquished | Adelaide | voluntarily surrendered ahead of Kurt Tippett draft tampering hearing |
| 1 | 20 | Tim Broomhead | Port Adelaide Magpies | SANFL | Collingwood | Traded by Melbourne, received from Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney uncontracted player compensation pick (Davis) |
| 1 | 21 | Nathan Hrovat | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs | Traded from Hawthorn |
| 1 | 22 | Dean Towers | North Ballarat | VFL | Sydney | |
| 1 | 23 | Marco Paparone | East Fremantle | WAFL | Brisbane Lions | Gold Coast uncontracted player compensation pick (Rischitelli) |
| 2 | 24 | Nathan Wright | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | St Kilda | Traded from Greater Western Sydney |
| 2 | 25 | Spencer White | Western Jets | TAC Cup | St Kilda | Traded from Gold Coast |
| 2 | 26 | Jack Viney | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Melbourne | Father-son selection (son of Todd Viney. Matched Port Adelaide bid at pick #7 (as per Daniher)) |
| 2 | 27 | James Stewart | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Greater Western Sydney | Traded by Hawthorn, received from Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 28 | Tim O'Brien | Glenelg | SANFL | Hawthorn | Traded by Greater Western Sydney, received from Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 29 | Tom Clurey | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Port Adelaide | Free agency compensation pick (Pearce) |
| 2 | 30 | Mason Shaw | South Fremantle | WAFL | Port Adelaide | Free agency compensation pick (Chaplin) |
| 2 | 31 | Kamdyn McIntosh | Peel Thunder | WAFL | Richmond | Traded from Port Adelaide, Gold Coast uncontracted player compensation pick (Krakouer) |
| 2 | 32 | Michael Close | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Brisbane Lions | |
| 2 | 33 | Liam McBean | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Richmond | |
| 2 | 34 | Jason Ashby | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Essendon | |
| 2 | 35 | Tom Temay | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Carlton | |
| 2 | 36 | Tanner Smith | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Fremantle | Traded by Gold Coast, received from St Kilda |
| 2 | 37 | Ben Jacobs | Port Adelaide | AFL | North Melbourne | |
| 2 | 38 | Jackson Ramsay | East Perth | WAFL | Collingwood | Traded by North Melbourne, received from Geelong |
| 2 | 39 | Max Duffy | East Fremantle | WAFL | Fremantle | |
| 2 | 40 | Brodie Murdoch | Glenelg | SANFL | St Kilda | Traded from West Coast |
| 2 | 41 | Mason Wood | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | North Melbourne | Traded from Collingwood |
| 2 | 42 | Matthew McDonough | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Richmond | Traded from Adelaide |
| 2 | 43 | Josh Saunders | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | St Kilda | Traded by West Coast, received from Hawthorn |
| 2 | 44 | Harrison Marsh | East Fremantle | WAFL | Sydney | |
| 3 | 45 | Brant Colledge | Perth | WAFL | West Coast | Traded by St Kilda, received from Greater Western Sydney |
| 3 | 46 | Tim Membrey | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Sydney | Traded by St Kilda, received from Gold Coast |
| 3 | 47 | Mitchell Wilkins | Norwood | SANFL | North Melbourne | Traded by Collingwood, received from Melbourne |
| 3 | 48 | Dean Kent | Perth | WAFL | Melbourne | Free agency compensation pick |
| 3 | 49 | Lachie Hunter | Western Jets | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs | Father-son selection (son of Mark Hunter. Matched North Melbourne bid with pick #35.) |
| 3 | 50 | Josh Prudden | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs | Greater Western Sydney uncontracted player compensation pick (Reid) |
| 3 | 51 | Dylan Van Unen | Frankston | VFL | Essendon | Traded from Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 52 | Matt Jones | Box Hill Hawks | VFL | Melbourne | Traded from Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | relinquished | relinquished | relinquished | relinquished | Adelaide | Traded from Richmond, voluntarily surrendered ahead of Kurt Tippett draft tampering hearing, |
| 3 | 53 | Martin Gleeson | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Essendon | |
| 3 | 54 | Nick Graham | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Carlton | |
| 3 | 55 | Tim Sumner | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Gold Coast | Traded from St Kilda |
| 3 | 56 | Daniel Currie | North Adelaide | SANFL | North Melbourne | |
| 3 | 57 | Kyal Horsley | (Rookie promotion) | | Gold Coast | Traded from Geelong |
| 3 | 58 | Clay Cameron | Mount Gravatt | NEAFL | Gold Coast | Traded from Fremantle |
| 3 | 59 | Adam Carter | South Fremantle | WAFL | West Coast | |
| 3 | 60 | Mark Hutchings | West Perth | WAFL | West Coast | Free agency compensation pick (Lynch) |
| 3 | 61 | Taylor Hine | Gold Coast | AFL | North Melbourne | Traded by Melbourne, received from Collingwood |
| 3 | 62 | Sam Siggins | Lauderdale | TSL | Adelaide | |
| 3 | 63 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Greater Western Sydney | Traded from Hawthorn |
| 3 | 64 | Matthew Dick | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Sydney | Traded from Hawthorn, free agency compensation pick (Young) |
| 3 | 65 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Sydney | |
| 4 | 66 | Kaiden Brand | West Adelaide | SANFL | Hawthorn | Traded from Greater Western Sydney |
| 4 | 67 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Greater Western Sydney | Traded from Gold Coast |
| 4 | 68 | Dean Terlich | Norwood | SANFL | Melbourne | |
| 4 | 69 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Carlton | Traded by Collingwood, received from Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | 70 | Michael Osborne | Hawthorn | AFL | Hawthorn | Traded by Sydney, received from Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 71 | Daniel Nicholson | (Rookie promotion) | | Melbourne | Traded from Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 72 | Michael Evans | (Rookie promotion) | | Melbourne | Traded by North Melbourne, received from Richmond |
| 4 | 73 | Nicholas Kommer | East Perth | WAFL | Essendon | |
| 4 | 74 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Carlton | |
| 4 | 75 | Lewis Pierce | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | St Kilda | |
| 4 | 76 | Sam Gibson | (Rookie promotion) | | North Melbourne | |
| 4 | 77 | Brad Hartman | Sturt | SANFL | Geelong | |
| 4 | 78 | Clancee Pearce | (Rookie promotion) | | Fremantle | |
| 4 | 79 | Brad Dick | (Rookie promotion) | | West Coast | |
| 4 | 80 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Collingwood | |
| 4 | 81 | Rory Atkins | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Adelaide | |
| 4 | 82 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Port Adelaide | Traded from Sydney |
| 5 | 83 | Sam Frost | (Rookie promotion) | | Greater Western Sydney | |
| 5 | 84 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Western Bulldogs | |
| 5 | 85 | Tom Jonas | (Rookie promotion) | | Port Adelaide | |
| 5 | 86 | Jack Crisp | (Rookie promotion) | | Brisbane Lions | |
| 5 | 87 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Richmond | |
| 5 | 88 | Sean Gregory | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Essendon | |
| 5 | 89 | Levi Casboult | (Rookie promotion) | | Carlton | |
| 5 | 90 | Sam Dunell | (Rookie promotion) | | St Kilda | |
| 5 | 91 | Aaron Mullett | (Rookie promotion) | | North Melbourne | |
| 5 | 92 | Jesse Stringer | (Rookie promotion) | | Geelong | |
| 5 | 93 | Lee Spurr | (Rookie promotion) | | Fremantle | |
| 5 | 94 | Marley Williams | (Rookie promotion) | | Collingwood | |
| 5 | 95 | Ian Callinan | (Rookie promotion) | | Adelaide | |
| 5 | 96 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Sydney | |
| 6 | 97 | Andrew Phillips | (Rookie promotion) | | Greater Western Sydney | |
| 6 | 98 | Tom Campbell | (Rookie promotion) | | Western Bulldogs | |
| 6 | 99 | Niall McKeever | (Rookie promotion) | | Brisbane Lions | |
| 6 | 100 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Richmond | |
| 6 | 101 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Essendon | |
| 6 | 102 | Zach Tuohy | (Rookie promotion) | | Carlton | |
| 6 | 103 | Majak Daw | (Rookie promotion) | | North Melbourne | |
| 6 | 104 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Sydney | |
| 7 | 105 | Jason Johannisen | (Rookie promotion) | | Western Bulldogs | |
| 7 | 106 | Mark Baguley | (Rookie promotion) | | Essendon | |
| 7 | 107 | Harry Cunningham | (Rookie promotion) | | Sydney | |
* Source: AFL Draft Order
Notes:
* Compensation picks are selections in addition to the normal order of selection, allocated to clubs by the AFL as compensation for losing uncontracted players to the new expansion clubs, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney. The picks can be held for up to five years and clubs declare at the beginning of the season of their intent to utilise the pick at the end of the season. Picks could be traded to other clubs in return for players or other draft selections.
* free agency compensation picks are additional selections awarded to teams based on their net loss of players during the free agency trade period.
* Promoted rookies are players who are transferred from a club's rookie list to their primary list.
* Local talent selections are local zone selections available to the new expansion clubs.

## 2013 pre-season draft

The 2013 AFL pre-season draft was held on 11 December 2012.
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Drafted to |
| 1 | 1 | Bret Thornton | Carlton | AFL | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 2 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 3 | Sam Colquhoun | Central District | SANFL | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 4 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 5 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Richmond |
| 1 | 6 | Will Hams | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Essendon |
| 1 | 7 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Carlton |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Hannath | Central District | SANFL | Fremantle |
| 1 | 9 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Collingwood |
| 1 | 10 | Nick Joyce | Adelaide | AFL | Adelaide |
| 1 | 11 | Kurt Tippett | Adelaide | AFL | Sydney |
| 2 | 12 | Dean Brogan | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | Greater Western Sydney |
| 2 | 13 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Carlton |
| 2 | 14 | Jesse Crichton | Fremantle | AFL | Fremantle |
| 2 | 15 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Collingwood |
| 2 | 16 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Sydney |
| 3 | 17 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Sydney |

## 2013 rookie draft

The 2013 AFL rookie draft was held on 11 December 2012.
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Drafted to |
| 1 | 1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 2 | Leigh Osborne | Frankston | VFL | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 3 | Nathan Stark | Glenelg | SANFL | Melbourne |
| 1 | 4 | Brett Goodes | Williamstown | VFL | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 5 | Kane Mitchell | Claremont | WAFL | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 6 | Nicholas Hayes | Woodville West Torrens | SANFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 7 | Ricky Petterd | Melbourne | AFL | Richmond |
| 1 | 8 | Ariel Steinberg | Essendon | AFL | Essendon |
| 1 | 9 | Jaryd Cachia | Norwood | SANFL | Carlton |
| 1 | 10 | Tim McGenniss | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | North Melbourne |
| 1 | 11 | Matt Taberner | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Fremantle |
| 1 | 12 | Callum Sinclair | Subiaco | WAFL | West Coast |
| 1 | 13 | Kyle Martin | Frankston | VFL | Collingwood |
| 1 | 14 | Kyle Hartigan | Werribee | VFL | Adelaide |
| 1 | 15 | John Ceglar | Collingwood | AFL | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 16 | Jake Lloyd | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 2 | 17 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Greater Western Sydney |
| 2 | 18 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 2 | 19 | Mitch Clisby | North Adelaide | SANFL | Melbourne |
| 2 | 20 | Justin Hoskin | Port Adelaide Magpies | SANFL | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 21 | Callum Bartlett | Brisbane Lions | AFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 22 | Sam Lonergan | Essendon | AFL | Richmond |
| 2 | 23 | Andrew Collins | Carlton | AFL | Carlton |
| 2 | 24 | Ben Speight | North Melbourne | AFL | North Melbourne |
| 2 | 25 | Alex Howson | East Fremantle | WAFL | Fremantle |
| 2 | 26 | Jamie Bennell | Melbourne | AFL | West Coast |
| 2 | 27 | Sam Dwyer | Port Melbourne | VFL | Collingwood |
| 2 | 28 | Ciarán Kilkenny | Dublin GAA | GAA | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 29 | Xavier Richards | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 3 | 30 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Greater Western Sydney |
| 3 | 31 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 3 | 32 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 33 | Orren Stephenson | Geelong | AFL | Richmond |
| 3 | 34 | Cameron Richardson | North Melbourne | AFL | North Melbourne |
| 3 | 35 | Adam Oxley | Redland | NEAFL | Collingwood |
| 3 | 36 | Jack Osborn | Alternative talent | (Basketball) | Adelaide |
| 3 | 37 | Dane Rampe | UNSW-Eastern Suburbs | AFL Sydney | Sydney |
| 4 | 38 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Greater Western Sydney |
| 4 | 39 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 4 | 40 | Cadeyn Williams | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Richmond |
| 4 | 41 | Jack Frost | Williamstown | VFL | Collingwood |
| 4 | 42 | Tim Klaosen | Alternative talent | (Basketball) | Adelaide |
| 4 | 43 | Pass | Pass | Pass | St Kilda |
| 5 | 44 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Greater Western Sydney |
| 5 | 45 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 5 | 46 | Craig Moller | Sydney Uni | NEAFL | Fremantle |
| 5 | 47 | Ben Hudson | Brisbane Lions | AFL | Collingwood |
| 6 | 48 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 6 | 49 | Peter Yagmoor | Collingwood | AFL | Collingwood |
| 6 | 50 | Daniel Robinson | NSW/ACT Rams | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 7 | 51 | Joseph Redfern | Sydney Hills Eagles | NEAFL | Greater Western Sydney |
| 7 | 52 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 7 | 53 | Ben Richmond | Alternative Talent | (Basketball) | Collingwood |
| 8 | 54 | Zac Williams | Narrandera | Riverina Football League | Greater Western Sydney |
| 8 | 55 | Andrew Boston | Broadbeach | NEAFL | Gold Coast |
| 9 | 58 | Brandon Jack | Pennant Hills | AFL Sydney | Sydney |
| 9 | 59 | Sam Naismith | North Shore | AFL Sydney | Sydney |
| 10 | 63 | Jordon Bourke | Morningside | NEAFL | Brisbane Lions |