# 2023 AFL draft

The 2023 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) could trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2023 AFL season.

## Key Dates

Table of key dates :
| Event | Date(s) |
| Mid-season rookie draft | 31 May 2023 |
| Free agency period | Restricted and Unrestricted: 6 – 13 October 2023 Delisted: 1–8 November and 10 2023 |
| Trade period | 9 – 18 October 2023 |
| National draft | First round: 20 November 2023 Second and subsequent rounds: 21 November 2023 |
| Pre-Season and Rookie draft | 22 November 2023 |
| Pre-season supplemental selection period | November 27 2023 – February 2024 |

## 2023 mid-season rookie draft

The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of Round 11 of the 2023 AFL season on 31 May. The draft was only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements.
Mid-season draft selections :
| Rd | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Pick due to |
| Rd | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League | Pick due to |
| 1 | 1 | Ryan Maric | West Coast | Gippsland Power | Talent League | Jai Culley long-term injury |
| 1 | 2 | Robert Hansen Jnr. | North Melbourne | Subiaco | WAFL | Jack Mahony long-term injury |
| 1 | 3 | Clay Tucker | Hawthorn | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | Max Lynch long-term injury |
| 1 | 4 | Matt Coulthard | Richmond | Glenelg | SANFL | Jason Castagna retirement |
| 1 | 5 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | Darcy Jones long-term injury |
| 1 | 6 | Harry Arnold | Sydney | Brisbane Lions | VFL | Sam Reid long-term injury |
| 1 | 7 | Mitch Hardie | Geelong | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Passed selection at the 2022 Rookie Draft |
| 1 | 8 | Ethan Stanley | Fremantle | Box Hill Hawks | VFL | Passed selection at the 2022 Rookie Draft |
| 1 | 9 | Jaiden Hunter | Essendon | Perth | WAFL | Jayden Davey long-term injury |
| 1 | 10 | Caleb Poulter | Western Bulldogs | Footscray | VFL | Passed selection at the 2022 Rookie Draft |
| 1 | 11 | Quinton Narkle | Port Adelaide | Essendon | VFL | Mitch Georgiades long-term injury |
| 2 | 12 | Brandon Ryan | Hawthorn | Northern Bullants | VFL | Passed selection at the 2022 Rookie Draft |
| 2 | 13 | James Trezise | Richmond | Richmond | VFL | Kaleb Smith long-term injury |
| 2 | 14 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | Adam Kennedy long-term injury |
| 2 | 15 | Jack Buller | Sydney | Claremont | WAFL | Paddy McCartin long-term injury |

## Player movements
### Previously traded selections

Table of previously traded selections :
| Rd | Orig. Club | New Club | Acquired via | Ref |
| 1 | Fremantle | Melbourne | Luke Jackson trade | |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | North Melbourne | Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade | |
| 1 | Richmond | Greater Western Sydney | Jacob Hopper trade | |
| 1 | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs | Josh Dunkley trade | |
| 2 | Collingwood | Port Adelaide | via Greater Western Sydney (Bobby Hill trade) on-traded to Port Adelaide (Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade) | [3] [4] |
| 2 | North Melbourne (priority) | Fremantle | Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker trade | |
| 2 | Greater Western Sydney | Gold Coast | via Brisbane Lions (pick swap) on-traded to Gold Coast (Tom Berry trade) | [3] [4] |
| 2 | Geelong | Brisbane Lions | pick swap | |
| 2 | Fremantle | Melbourne | Luke Jackson trade | |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | West Coast | Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade | |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs | Josh Dunkley trade | |
| 2 | Western Bulldogs | Hawthorn | via Fremantle (Rory Lobb trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (Jaeger O'Meara and Lloyd Meek trade) | [9] [10] |
| 2 | North Melbourne | Adelaide | pick swap | |
| 2 | Hawthorn | Sydney | pick swap | |
| 2 | Carlton | Collingwood | pick swap | |
| 2 | Adelaide | Gold Coast | pick swap | |
| 2 | Gold Coast | Adelaide | pick swap | |
| 3 | Carlton | Fremantle | Blake Acres trade | |
| 3 | North Melbourne (priority) | Fremantle | Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker trade | |
| 3 | Fremantle | Port Adelaide | via North Melbourne (Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker trade) on-traded to Port Adelaide (Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade) | [7] [4] |
| 3 | Adelaide | Gold Coast | Izak Rankine trade | |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | West Coast | Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli trade | |
| 3 | Geelong | Brisbane Lions | via Gold Coast (Jack Bowes trade) on-traded to Adelaide (pick swap) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap) | [17] [14] [18] |
| 3 | Collingwood | Gold Coast | via Adelaide (Billy Frampton trade) on-traded to Gold Coast (pick swap) | [19] [14] |
| 3 | Melbourne | North Melbourne | via Western Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter trade) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (Josh Dunkley trade) on-traded to North Melbourne (pick swap) | [20] [6] [21] |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | Hawthorn | via Brisbane Lions (Josh Dunkley trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (pick swap) | [6] [22] |
| 3 | Hawthorn | Sydney | pick swap | |
| 4 | North Melbourne | Fremantle | Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker trade | |
| 4 | St Kilda | Gold Coast | Ben Long trade | |
| 4 | Fremantle | Brisbane Lions | via Gold Coast (Josh Corbett trade) on-traded to Adelaide (Izak Rankine trade) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap) | [24] [16] [25] |
| 4 | Geelong | Western Bulldogs | via Brisbane Lions (pick swap) on-traded to Western Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley trade) | [8] [6] |
| 4 | Essendon | Carlton | Will Setterfield trade | |
| 4 | Adelaide | Gold Coast | Izak Rankine trade | |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | Greater Western Sydney | via Hawthorn (Jack Gunston trade) on-traded to Greater Western Sydney (pick swap) | [27] [28] |
| 4 | Sydney | Essendon | Aaron Francis trade | |
| 4 | Melbourne | Brisbane Lions | via Western Bulldogs (Josh Schache trade) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (Josh Dunkley trade) | [30] [6] |
| 4 | Hawthorn | North Melbourne | via Fremantle (Jaeger O'Meara and Lloyd Meek trade) on-traded to North Melbourne (pick swap) | [10] [31] |

### Free agency

2023 AFL free agency period signings :
| Player | Free agent type | Recruited from | New club | Compensation | Notes |
| James Jordon | Unrestricted | Melbourne | Sydney | End of Second Round | |
| Matt Flynn | Unrestricted | Greater Western Sydney | West Coast | End of Second Round | |
| Joel Hamling | Unrestricted | Fremantle | Sydney | None | |
| Tom Doedee | Restricted | Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | End of First Round | |
| Todd Goldstein | Unrestricted | North Melbourne | Essendon | None | |
| Ben McKay | Restricted | North Melbourne | Essendon | First Round | |
| Jade Gresham | Restricted | St Kilda | Essendon | End of First Round | |
| Toby Pink | Delisted | Glenelg (SANFL) | North Melbourne | — | Delisted by Sydney in 2019 |
| Oscar McDonald | Delisted | Williamstown (VFL) | Fremantle | — | Delisted by Carlton in 2022 |
| Sam Naismith | Delisted | Port Melbourne (VFL) | Richmond | — | Delisted by Sydney in 2022 |
| Orazio Fantasia | Delisted | Port Adelaide | Carlton | — | |

### Trades

Table of trades :
| Clubs involved | Trade | Trade |
| Port Adelaide Fremantle | to Port Adelaide (from Fremantle) pick #23 2024 second round pick (Fremantle) | to Fremantle (from Port Adelaide) 2024 first round pick (Port Adelaide) |
| Western Bulldogs Gold Coast | to Western Bulldogs (from Gold Coast) pick #4 pick #46 pick #51 2024 third round pick (Gold Coast) | to Gold Coast (from Western Bulldogs) pick #10 pick #17 2024 first round pick (Western Bulldogs) |
| Western Bulldogs Melbourne | to Western Bulldogs (from Melbourne) James Harmes | to Melbourne (from Western Bulldogs) 2024 third round pick (Western Bulldogs) |
| North Melbourne Sydney | to North Melbourne (from Sydney) Dylan Stephens pick #25 | to Sydney (from North Melbourne) pick #44 2024 end of first round priority pick (pick #19) (North Melbourne) |
| Melbourne Gold Coast | to Melbourne (from Gold Coast) pick #11 | to Gold Coast (from Melbourne) pick #14 pick #27 pick #35 |
| Adelaide Gold Coast | to Adelaide (from Gold Coast) Chris Burgess pick #14 | to Gold Coast (from Adelaide) pick #23 pick #26 |
| North Melbourne Gold Coast | to North Melbourne (from Gold Coast) pick #18 | to Gold Coast (from North Melbourne) 2024 end of first round priority pick (pick #20) (North Melbourne) |
| Sydney Melbourne | to Sydney (from Melbourne) Brodie Grundy | to Melbourne (from Sydney) pick #46 2024 second round pick (Sydney) |
| Sydney Collingwood | to Sydney (from Collingwood) Taylor Adams | to Collingwood (from Sydney) pick #33 |
| North Melbourne Carlton | to North Melbourne (from Carlton) Zac Fisher pick #17 | to Carlton (from North Melbourne) pick #21 pick #25 |
| Melbourne Brisbane Lions | to Melbourne (from Brisbane Lions) Tom Fullarton | to Brisbane Lions (from Melbourne) pick #47 |
| West Coast Hawthorn | to West Coast (from Hawthorn) Tyler Brockman | to Hawthorn (from West Coast) pick #44 pick #63 |
| North Melbourne Richmond | to North Melbourne (from Richmond) Bigoa Nyuon | to Richmond (from North Melbourne) pick #65 |
| Collingwood Fremantle | to Collingwood (from Fremantle) Lachie Schultz | to Fremantle (from Collingwood) pick #34 2024 first round pick (Collingwood) |
| St Kilda Fremantle | to St Kilda (from Fremantle) Liam Henry 2024 fourth round pick (Fremantle) | to Fremantle (from St Kilda) 2024 second round pick (St Kilda) 2024 fourth round pick (St Kilda) |
| Melbourne Adelaide | to Melbourne (from Adelaide) Shane McAdam | to Adelaide (from Melbourne) 2024 second round pick (Melbourne) |
| St Kilda Western Bulldogs Carlton Essendon | to St Kilda Paddy Dow (from Carlton) pick #40 (from Western Bulldogs) 2024 third round pick (from Carlton) to Western Bulldogs Nick Coffield (from St Kilda) pick #52 (from Essendon) pick #56 (from St Kilda) | to Carlton 2024 third round pick (from Essendon) 2024 fourth round pick (from Western Bulldogs) 2024 fourth round pick (Fremantle, from St Kilda) to Essendon pick #35 (from St Kilda) 2024 fourth round pick (from Carlton) |
| Port Adelaide Richmond | to Port Adelaide (from Richmond) Ivan Soldo pick #50 | to Richmond (from Port Adelaide) pick #41 pick #49 2024 second round pick (Fremantle) 2024 fourth round pick (Port Adelaide) |
| Hawthorn Collingwood | to Hawthorn (from Collingwood) Jack Ginnivan pick #39 2024 second round pick (Collingwood) 2024 fourth round pick (Collingwood) | to Collingwood (from Hawthorn) pick #33 2024 second round pick (Hawthorn) 2024 third round pick (Hawthorn) |
| Port Adelaide Western Bulldogs | to Port Adelaide (from Western Bulldogs) Jordon Sweet | to Western Bulldogs (from Port Adelaide) pick #50 |
| Port Adelaide Geelong | to Port Adelaide (from Geelong) Esava Ratugolea | to Geelong (from Port Adelaide) pick #25 pick #76 pick #94 |
| Carlton Gold Coast | to Carlton (from Gold Coast) Elijah Hollands pick #28 2024 fourth round pick (Gold Coast) | to Gold Coast (from Carlton) pick #26 2024 third round pick (Essendon) |
| Richmond Hawthorn | to Richmond (from Hawthorn) Jacob Koschitzke | to Hawthorn (from Richmond) pick #49 |
| Melbourne St Kilda | to Melbourne (from St Kilda) Jack Billings | to St Kilda (from Melbourne) 2024 third round pick (Melbourne) |
| Hawthorn Brisbane Lions | to Hawthorn (from Brisbane Lions) Jack Gunston pick #47 pick #61 2024 second round pick (Brisbane Lions) | to Brisbane Lions (from Hawthorn) Brandon Ryan pick #39 pick #54 2024 fourth round pick (Hawthorn) |
| Hawthorn Gold Coast | to Hawthorn (from Gold Coast) Mabior Chol pick #62 | to Gold Coast (from Hawthorn) 2024 second round pick (Brisbane Lions) |
| Hawthorn Essendon | to Hawthorn (from Essendon) Massimo D'Ambrosio | to Essendon (from Hawthorn) pick #61 2024 fourth round pick (Collingwood) |
| Essendon Port Adelaide | to Essendon (from Port Adelaide) Xavier Duursma | to Port Adelaide (from Essendon) Brandon Zerk-Thatcher pick #73 2024 fourth round pick (Essendon) 2024 fourth round pick (Carlton) |
| Picks swapped at the 2023 National Draft ||||
| St Kilda Melbourne | to St Kilda (from Melbourne) pick #42 | to Melbourne (from St Kilda) 2024 third round pick (St Kilda) |
| St Kilda Gold Coast | to St Kilda (from Gold Coast) pick #27 | to Gold Coast (from St Kilda) pick #40 pick #42 |
| Brisbane Lions Gold Coast | to Brisbane Lions (from Gold Coast) pick #24 | to Gold Coast (from Brisbane Lions) pick #30 pick #50 pick #54 pick #65 |
| Fremantle Gold Coast | to Fremantle (from Gold Coast) pick #38 | to Gold Coast (from Fremantle) pick #46 pick #60 pick #63 |
| Adelaide Greater Western Sydney | to Adelaide (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #8 pick #17 | to Greater Western Sydney (from Adelaide) pick #11 pick #15 2024 second round pick (Adelaide) |
| Essendon Geelong | to Essendon (from Geelong) pick #10 | to Geelong (from Essendon) pick #11 pick #31 |
| Greater Western Sydney St Kilda | to Greater Western Sydney (from St Kilda) pick #17 | to St Kilda (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #18 2024 second round pick (Adelaide) |
| Brisbane Lions Gold Coast | to Brisbane Lions (from Gold Coast) pick #51 | to Gold Coast (from Brisbane Lions) 2024 fourth round pick (Brisbane Lions) |
| Fremantle Richmond | to Fremantle (from Richmond) pick #35 | to Richmond (from Fremantle) pick #38 2024 third round pick (Fremantle) |
| West Coast Richmond | to West Coast (from Richmond) pick #38 | to Richmond (from West Coast) pick #40 2024 third round pick (West Coast) |
| Port Adelaide North Melbourne | to Port Adelaide (from North Melbourne) pick #48 | to North Melbourne (from Port Adelaide) 2024 fourth round pick (Essendon) |
| St Kilda Greater Western Sydney | to St Kilda (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #50 | to Greater Western Sydney (from St Kilda) 2024 third round pick (Carlton) |
| Port Adelaide Hawthorn | to Port Adelaide (from Hawthorn) pick #52 | to Hawthorn (from Port Adelaide) 2024 fourth round pick (Carlton) |
| Essendon Richmond | to Essendon (from Richmond) pick #54 | to Richmond (from Essendon) 2024 fourth round pick (Collingwood) |
| Sydney Hawthorn | to Sydney (from Hawthorn) pick #53 | to Hawthorn (from Sydney) pick #59 2024 fourth round pick (Sydney) |

## List changes
### Retirements

Table key :
| R | Rookie listed player |
| B | Category B Rookie listed player |
Table of player retirements :
| Name | Club |
| Fischer McAsey | Adelaide |
| Jason Castagna | Richmond |
| Robbie Tarrant | Richmond |
| Jack Ziebell | North Melbourne |
| Lance Franklin | Sydney |
| Shannon Hurn | West Coast |
| Max Lynch | Hawthorn |
| Aaron Hall | North Melbourne |
| Andrew Phillips | Essendon |
| Luke Shuey | West Coast |
| Ben Cunnington | North Melbourne |
| Isaac Smith | Geelong |
| Trent Cotchin | Richmond |
| Patrick McCartin R | Sydney |
| Nic Naitanui | West Coast |
| Jack Riewoldt | Richmond |
| Paul Seedsman R | Adelaide |
| Daniel Lloyd R | Greater Western Sydney |
| Phil Davis | Greater Western Sydney |
| Jonathon Ceglar | Geelong |
| Tom Jonas | Port Adelaide |
| Josh Bruce | Western Bulldogs |
| Tom Hickey | Sydney |
| Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | Essendon |
| Marcus Adams | Brisbane Lions |
| Ed Curnow R | Carlton |
| Daniel Rich | Brisbane Lions |
| Michael Hibberd | Melbourne |
| Luke Dunstan | Melbourne |
| Connor Blakely R | Gold Coast |
| Lachie Plowman | Carlton |
| Charlie Constable | Gold Coast |
| Daniel Howe R | North Melbourne |
| Nakia Cockatoo R | Brisbane Lions |
| Scott Lycett | Port Adelaide |
| Hayden Crozier | Western Bulldogs |

### Delistings

Table key :
| R | Rookie listed player |
| B | Category B Rookie listed player |
Table of player delistings :
| Name | Club | Ref |
| James Stewart | Essendon | |
| Sam Menegola | Geelong | |
| Alastair Lord | Essendon | |
| Rhett Montgomerie R | Essendon | |
| Cian McBride B | Essendon | |
| Mitch Hannan | Western Bulldogs | |
| Kaelan Bradtke R | Richmond | |
| Nathan Wilson | Fremantle | [112] [113] |
| Travis Colyer | Fremantle | [112] [113] |
| Roy Benning | Fremantle | [112] [113] |
| Sam Simpson | Geelong | |
| Cooper Whyte | Geelong | |
| Osca Riccardi R | Geelong | |
| Anthony Munkara B | Essendon | |
| Tim O'Brien | Western Bulldogs | |
| Robbie McComb R | Western Bulldogs | |
| Cody Raak B | Western Bulldogs | |
| Luke Foley | West Coast | |
| Jack Bytel | St Kilda | |
| Leo Connolly | St Kilda | |
| Jack Peris B | St Kilda | |
| Oscar Adams | St Kilda | |
| Sam Petrevski-Seton | West Coast | |
| Xavier O'Neill | West Coast | |
| Greg Clark | West Coast | |
| Connor West R | West Coast | |
| Isiah Winder R | West Coast | |
| Deakyn Smith R | Melbourne | |
| Jackson Hately | Adelaide | |
| Tyler Brown R | Adelaide | |
| Andrew McPherson R | Adelaide | |
| Tariek Newchurch B | Adelaide | |
| Riley Bonner | Port Adelaide | |
| Trent Dumont R | Port Adelaide | |
| Brynn Teakle R | Port Adelaide | |
| Nathan Barkla B | Port Adelaide | |
| Cameron Fleeton | Greater Western Sydney | |
| Jason Gillbee | Greater Western Sydney | |
| Emerson Jeka | Hawthorn | |
| Josh Morris | Hawthorn | |
| Fionn O'Hara B | Hawthorn | |
| Jacob Edwards R | North Melbourne | |
| Lachie Young | North Melbourne | |
| Flynn Perez | North Melbourne | |
| Phoenix Spicer | North Melbourne | |
| Lochie O'Brien R | Carlton | |
| Josh Honey | Carlton | |
| Sam Philp | Carlton | |
| Jed Anderson R | Gold Coast | |
| Brodie McLaughlin R | Gold Coast | |
| Trey Ruscoe | Collingwood | |
| Trent Bianco | Collingwood | |
| Tom Wilson B | Collingwood | |
| Arlo Draper | Collingwood | |
| Cooper Murley R | Collingwood | |
| Ryan Clarke | Sydney | |
| Will Gould | Sydney | |
| Hugo Hall-Kahan R | Sydney | |
| Cameron Owen R | Sydney | |
| Lachlan Rankin | Sydney | |
| Marc Sheather B | Sydney | |
| Toby McLean | Western Bulldogs | |
| Lachlan Bramble | Hawthorn | |
| Fergus Greene | Hawthorn | |
| Ned Long R | Hawthorn | |
| Kayne Turner R | North Melbourne | |
| Aiden Bonar | North Melbourne | |
| Jack Mahony | North Melbourne | |
| Rhys Mathieson R | Brisbane Lions | |
| Blake Coleman | Brisbane Lions | |
| Daryl McDowell-White Jr. R | Brisbane Lions | |
| Kye Turner R | Melbourne | |
| Will Snelling | Essendon | |
| Patrick Voss R | Essendon | |
| Jeremy Sharp | Gold Coast | |
| Jake Stein R | Gold Coast | |
| Flynn Kroeger | Geelong | |
| Will Kelly | Collingwood | |
| Orazio Fantasia | Port Adelaide | |
| Sam Hayes | Port Adelaide | |
| Jake Pasini | Port Adelaide | |
| James Borlase B | Adelaide | |
| Roarke Smith | Western Bulldogs | |
| Taylor Duryea | Western Bulldogs | |
| Lachie McNeil | Western Bulldogs | |
| Adam Kennedy | Greater Western Sydney | |
| Tom Highmore | St Kilda | |
| Jake Melksham | Melbourne | |
| Daniel McKenzie | St Kilda | |
| Chad Wingard | Hawthorn | |
| Cooper Stephens | Hawthorn | |
| Will Hamill | Adelaide | |

## North Melbourne concessions

For the second year in a row, due to the club's poor on-field results since 2020, the AFL announced draft concessions for North Melbourne which included:
* One end-of-first round selection in the 2023 AFL Draft (currently pick 22)
* Two end-of-first round selections in the 2024 AFL Draft (currently picks 19 and 20)
* The continuation of two extra Category A Rookie list spots.

## 2023 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 :
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Notes |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Harley Reid | West Coast | Bendigo Pioneers | Talent League | |
| 1 | 2 | Colby McKercher | North Melbourne | Tasmania Devils | Talent League | |
| 1 | 3 | Jed Walter | Gold Coast | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by North Melbourne |
| 1 | 4 | Zane Duursma | North Melbourne | Gippsland Power | Talent League | Free Agency Compensation pick (McKay) |
| 1 | 5 | Nick Watson | Hawthorn | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | |
| 1 | 6 | Ryley Sanders | Western Bulldogs | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Gold Coast |
| 1 | 7 | Caleb Windsor | Melbourne | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | ←Fremantle (2022) |
| 1 | 8 | Daniel Curtin | Adelaide | Claremont | WAFL | ←Greater Western Sydney←Richmond (2022) |
| 1 | 9 | Ethan Read | Gold Coast | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by Geelong |
| 1 | 10 | Nate Caddy | Essendon | Northern Knights | Talent League | ←Geelong |
| 1 | 11 | Connor O'Sullivan | Geelong | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | ←Essendon |
| 1 | 12 | Phoenix Gothard | Greater Western Sydney | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | ←Adelaide |
| 1 | 13 | Koltyn Tholstrup | Melbourne | Subiaco | WAFL | ←Gold Coast←Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 14 | Jake Rogers | Gold Coast | Broadbeach | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by Sydney |
| 1 | 15 | Jordan Croft | Western Bulldogs | Calder Cannons | Talent League | Father–son selection (son of Matthew Croft), matched bid by Sydney |
| 1 | 16 | Will Green | Sydney | Northern Knights | Talent League | |
| 1 | 17 | James Leake | Greater Western Sydney | Tasmania Devils | Talent League | ←St Kilda |
| 1 | 18 | Darcy Wilson | St Kilda | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | ←Greater Western Sydney←Adelaide ←Gold Coast←Melbourne |
| 1 | 19 | Will McCabe | Hawthorn | Central District | SANFL | Father–son selection (son of Luke McCabe), matched bid by North Melbourne |
| 1 | 20 | Taylor Goad | North Melbourne | South Adelaide | SANFL | ←Port Adelaide (2022) |
| 1 | 21 | Charlie Edwards | Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 22 | Wil Dawson | North Melbourne | Gippsland Power | Talent League | ←Carlton |
| 1 | 23 | Riley Hardeman | North Melbourne | Swan Districts | WAFL | ←Gold Coast←Western Bulldogs←Brisbane Lions (2022) |
| 1 | 24 | Caiden Cleary | Sydney | Sydney University | AFL Sydney | Academy selection, matched bid by Collingwood |
| 1 | 25 | Harry DeMattia | Collingwood | Dandenong Stingrays | Talent League | |
| 1 | 26 | Will Graham | Gold Coast | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by Adelaide |
| 1 | 27 | Oscar Ryan | Adelaide | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | Free Agency Compensation pick (Doedee) |
| 1 | 28 | Lance Collard | St Kilda | Subiaco | WAFL | Free Agency Compensation pick (Gresham) |
| 1 | 29 | Ashton Moir | Carlton | Glenelg | SANFL | ←North Melbourne (priority) |
| 2 | 30 | Archer Reid | West Coast | Gippsland Power | Talent League | |
| 2 | 31 | Logan Morris | Brisbane Lions | Western Jets | Talent League | ←Gold Coast←Adelaide←North Melbourne (2022) |
| 2 | 32 | Mitchell Edwards | Geelong | Peel Thunder | WAFL | ←Port Adelaide←Fremantle←North Melbourne (2022 priority pick) |
| 2 | 33 | Angus Hastie | St Kilda | Geelong Falcons | Talent League | ←Gold Coast←Adelaide←Gold Coast (2022) |
| 2 | 34 | Billy Wilson | Carlton | Dandenong Stingrays | Talent League | ←Gold Coast←North Melbourne←Melbourne←Fremantle (2022) |
| 2 | 35 | Cooper Simpson | Fremantle | Dandenong Stingrays | Talent League | ←Richmond |
| 2 | 36 | Shaun Mannagh | Geelong | Werribee | VFL | ←Essendon |
| 2 | 37 | Tew Jiath | Collingwood | Gippsland Power | Talent League | ←Hawthorn←Fremantle (2022)←Western Bulldogs (2022) |
| 2 | 38 | Clay Hall | West Coast | Peel Thunder | WAFL | ←Richmond←Fremantle←Collingwood←Sydney |
| 2 | 39 | Luamon Lual | Essendon | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | Talent League | ←St Kilda |
| 2 | 40 | Kane McAuliffe | Richmond | North Adelaide | SANFL | ←West Coast←Port Adelaide (2022) |
| 2 | 41 | Ollie Murphy | Fremantle | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Gold Coast←Brisbane Lions (2022)←Greater Western Sydney (2022) |
| 2 | 42 | Luke Lloyd | Brisbane Lions | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Hawthorn←Collingwood ←Carlton (2022) |
| 2 | 43 | Liam Fawcett | Richmond | Central District | SANFL | ←Port Adelaide←Greater Western Sydney (2022)←Collingwood (2022) |
| 2 | 44 | Joseph Fonti | Greater Western Sydney | Claremont | WAFL | Free Agency Compensation pick (Flynn) |
| 3 | 45 | Joel Freijah | Western Bulldogs | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | Talent League | ←Gold Coast |
| 3 | 46 | Bodie Ryan | Hawthorn | Glenelg | SANFL | ←Richmond←Port Adelaide←North Melbourne (2022)←Fremantle (2022) |
| 3 | 47 | Lachlan Smith | Western Bulldogs | Gippsland Power | Talent League | ←Port Adelaide←Richmond |
| 3 | 48 | Thomas Anastasopoulos | Port Adelaide | Geelong Falcons | Talent League | ←North Melbourne←Brisbane Lions (2022)←Western Bulldogs (2022)←Melbourne (2022) |
| 3 | 49 | Harvey Johnston | West Coast | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Port Adelaide (2022) |
| 3 | 50 | Hugo Garcia | St Kilda | Calder Cannons | Talent League | ←Greater Western Sydney |
| 3 | 51 | Zane Zakostelsky | Brisbane Lions | Claremont | WAFL | ←Gold Coast←Fremantle←Carlton (2022) |
| 3 | 52 | Lachlan Charleson | Port Adelaide | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | Talent League | ←Hawthorn←Gold Coast ←Adelaide (2022)←Collingwood (2022) |
| 4 | 53 | Patrick Snell | Sydney | Wilston Grange | QAFL | ←Hawthorn←West Coast |
| 4 | 54 | Archie Roberts | Essendon | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Richmond←North Melbourne←Fremantle (2022)←Hawthorn (2022) |
| 4 | 55 | Aiden O'Driscoll | Western Bulldogs | Perth | WAFL | ←Brisbane Lions (2022)←Geelong (2022) |
| 4 | 56 | Calsher Dear | Hawthorn | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | Father–son selection (son of Paul Dear) ←Sydney |
| 4 | 57 | Will Lorenz | Port Adelaide | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | ←Essendon ←Sydney (2022) |
| 4 | 58 | George Stevens | Geelong | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | Talent League | ←Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 59 | Harvey Thomas | Greater Western Sydney | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | Academy selection |
| 5 | 60 | Jack Delean | Fremantle | South Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 5 | 61 | Oliver Wiltshire | Geelong | Barwon Heads | BFNL | |
| 5 | 62 | Arie Schoenmaker | St Kilda | Tasmania Devils | Talent League | |
| 5 | 63 | Lawson Humphries | Geelong | Swan Districts | WAFL | ←Port Adelaide |
| 5 | 64 | Reece Torrent | Brisbane Lions | Peel Thunder | WAFL | |

### Rookie elevations

Table of rookie elevations :
| Player | Club |
| Nick Murray | Adelaide |
| Carter Michael | Brisbane Lions |
| Matt Cottrell | Carlton |
| Ash Johnson | Collingwood |
| Oleg Markov | Collingwood |
| Oscar Steene | Collingwood |
| Kaine Baldwin | Essendon |
| Bailey Banfield | Fremantle |
| Josh Treacy | Fremantle |
| Hewago Oea | Gold Coast |
| Jai Newcombe | Hawthorn |
| Daniel Turner | Melbourne |
| Ben Miller | Richmond |
| Mason Wood | St Kilda |
| Liam Stocker | St Kilda |
| Robbie Fox | Sydney |
| Anthony Scott | Western Bulldogs |

## 2023 pre-season draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League |
| 1 | 1 | Chad Wingard | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | AFL |
| 1 | 2 | Sam Day | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL |
| 1 | 3 | Riley Bonner | St Kilda | Port Adelaide | AFL |

## 2024 rookie draft

Rookie draft selections :
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Notes |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Loch Rawlinson | West Coast | Sturt | SANFL | |
| 1 | 2 | Finnbar Maley | North Melbourne | Northern Bullants | VFL | |
| 1 | 3 | Cooper Stephens | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | AFL | |
| 1 | 4 | Sam Clohesy | Gold Coast | Werribee | VFL | |
| 1 | 5 | Odin Jones | Fremantle | West Perth | WAFL | |
| 1 | 6 | Passed | Richmond | — | — | |
| 1 | 7 | Emerson Jeka | Geelong | Hawthorn | AFL | |
| 1 | 8 | Vigo Visentini | Essendon | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | |
| 1 | 9 | Will Hamill | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | |
| 1 | 10 | Lachlan McNeil | Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs | AFL | |
| 1 | 11 | Sam Reid | Sydney | Sydney | AFL | |
| 1 | 12 | Jake Melksham | Melbourne | Melbourne | AFL | |
| 1 | 13 | Xavier Walsh | Port Adelaide | East Perth | WAFL | |
| 1 | 14 | Adam Kennedy | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | |
| 1 | 15 | Matt Carroll | Carlton | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | |
| 1 | 16 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | |
| 2 | 17 | Passed | North Melbourne | — | — | |
| 2 | 18 | Will Rowlands | Gold Coast | Norwood | SANFL | |
| 2 | 19 | Passed | Fremantle | — | — | |
| 2 | 20 | James Borlase | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | |
| 2 | 21 | Taylor Duryea | Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs | AFL | |
| 2 | 22 | Kynan Brown | Melbourne | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | Father–son selection (son of Nathan Brown) |
| 2 | 23 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | |
| 3 | 24 | Jack Mahony | Gold Coast | North Melbourne | AFL | |
| 3 | 25 | Passed | Western Bulldogs | — | — | |
| 3 | 26 | Passed | Melbourne | — | — | |
| 3 | 27 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | |
| 4 | 28 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
| 5 | 29 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |

### Category B rookie selections

Table of Category B rookie selections :
| Name | Club | Origin | Note |
| Bruce Reville | Brisbane Lions | Sherwood Districts (QAFL) | Academy selection |
| Rob Monahan | Carlton | Kerry GAA | International selection (Ireland) |
| Wil Parker | Collingwood | Victoria cricket team | 3-year non-registered player (cricket) |
| Joe Furphy | Geelong | Melbourne University (Big V) | Three-year non-registered player (basketball) |
| Nathan Wardius | Greater Western Sydney | Rand-Walbundrie-Walla Giants (HFNL) | Academy selection |
| Oliver Hayes-Brown | Richmond | Perth Wildcats (NBL) | Three-year non-registered player (basketball) |
| Liam O'Connell | St Kilda | Cork GAA | International selection (Ireland) |
| Indhi Kirk | Sydney | Sydney (VFL) | Academy selection (Also the son of Brett Kirk) |
| Coen Livingstone | West Coast | Perth (WAFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |

### Pre-season supplemental selection period

Table of Pre-season supplemental selection period signings :
| Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Notes | Ref |
| Player | Club | Club | League | Notes | Ref |
| Lachie Sullivan | Collingwood | Footscray | VFL | | |
| Josh Eyre | Collingwood | Collingwood | VFL | Previously listed with Essendon | |
| Jack Bytel | Collingwood | St Kilda | AFL | | |
| Jeremy Sharp | Fremantle | Gold Coast | AFL | | |
| Patrick Voss | Fremantle | Essendon | AFL | | |
| Ethan Phillips | Hawthorn | Port Melbourne | VFL | | |
| Marty Hore | Melbourne | Williamstown | VFL | Previously listed with Melbourne | |
| Tyler Sellers | North Melbourne | North Melbourne | VFL | | |
| Mykelti Lefau | Richmond | Richmond | VFL | | |
| Lachlan Bramble | Western Bulldogs | Hawthorn | AFL | | |