# 2010 AFL draft

The 2010 AFL draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2010/11 Australian Football League off-season. These were the trade week; held between (5 October and 12 October), the national draft; held on the (18 November), the pre-season draft (7 December) and the rookie draft (also held on 7 December).

## Gold Coast Suns concessions

The Gold Coast Football Club was to join the AFL in 2011, and was provided with several draft concessions, including additional draft selections, early access to recruit 17-year-old players, and access to uncontracted and previously listed players in this offseason. These concessions were similar to those provided to the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the following season.
Gold Coast was permitted to recruit the following players directly, without the need for any draft:
* At the end of 2009, up to twelve 17-year-old players (born 1 January – 30 April 1992), who were too young to enter the 2009 AFL draft. These players were not eligible to play senior AFL football in 2010, and would continue to undergo junior development, either in Sydney or their home state.
* At the end of 2010, up to ten players who were not on an AFL list but had previously nominated for a national draft. Gold Coast could immediately trade any players recruited in this manner.
* At the end of 2010, up to sixteen players who were on an AFL list, but were out of contract at the end of the season. No more than one player recruited from any other club. Clubs who lost players in this manner received compensatory selections in the national draft; the number and value of these selections was determined based on age, contract size, on-field performance and draft order, and may be used in any year between 2011 and 2015.
* At the end of each season between 2010 and 2012 seasons, up to five players recruited from the Queensland zone, and prior to the 2010 draft, up to three players from the Northern Territory zone.
Then, in the drafts, Gold Coast had the following selections:
* In the 2010 national draft, the first selection in each round, and picks No. 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 in the first round.
* In the 2009 rookie draft, the first five selections.
Gold Coast began with an expanded list size of up to forty-eight senior players and nine rookies, to be gradually reduced to a standard list size of thirty-eight senior players and nine rookies by 2015.
Throughout the 2010 AFL season, much interest surrounded which out-of-contract players would sign with the new Gold Coast Football Club. Nathan Bock was the first to be announced, followed by Nathan Krakouer and Michael Rischitelli. Campbell Brown and Jarrod Harbrow were the next two to be announced, ending many months of speculation about their move.
On 29 September, after a year of constant speculation and rumour, Geelong star Gary Ablett, Jr. announced that he had signed a five-year deal with the Suns, which will make him the highest paid player in the league.
Then on 7 October, the Gold Coast also signed Collingwood's Josh Fraser and Brisbane's Jared Brennan. Brennan is the second player from the Brisbane Lions to be signed by the Gold Coast. As the Gold Coast were only able to sign one non-contracted player from each club, the Lions had to agree with the deal and work out a fair compensation.

## Player movements
### Trades

In the lead-up to trade week, Carlton's Sam Jacobs requested to be traded back to a South Australian club and Fremantle's Chris Tarrant returned to Melbourne. Shaun Grigg and Andrew Walker both requested to be traded from Carlton and Brisbane's Justin Sherman also wanted to leave Brisbane. Daniel Motlop, David Hale, Nathan Djerrkura and Will Thursfield were also mentioned as likely trade targets.
The timing of trade week was adjusted in 2010 to account for the un-contracted player announcements to be made by Gold Coast by Thursday 7 October. Whereas previous trade weeks had run from Monday to Friday, the 2010 trade week was originally scheduled to run from Monday 4 October to Monday 11 October. However, due to the 2010 Grand Final Replay, the start of trade week was delayed until Tuesday 5 October.
| Trade | Player | Original club | New club | Traded for |
| 1 | Patrick Veszpremi and draft pick #91 | Sydney | Western Bulldogs | Andrejs Everitt |
| 2 | Richard Tambling | Richmond | Adelaide | End of first round compensation pick & draft pick #51 |
| 3 | Peter Faulks and pick #61 | Gold Coast | Fremantle | pick #55 |
| 4 | Andrew Krakouer, John Ceglar, picks #55, #78 and #95 | Gold Coast | Collingwood | pick #25 |
| 5 | Nathan Djerrkura | Geelong | Western Bulldogs | pick #57 |
| 6 | David Hale and draft pick #52 | North Melbourne | Hawthorn | End of first round compensation pick & draft pick #71 |
| 7 | Rohan Bewick and Draft picks #5, #25 and #27 | Gold Coast | Brisbane Lions | End of first round compensation pick & Draft picks #10 and #48 |
| 8 | Ben McKinley | West Coast | North Melbourne | draft pick # 86 |
| 9 | Andrew Collins | Richmond | Carlton | Shaun Grigg |
| 10 | Tendai Mzungu and draft pick #44 | Gold Coast | Fremantle | draft pick #38 |
| 11 | Sam Jacobs | Carlton | Adelaide | draft picks #34 and #67 |
| 12 | Justin Sherman | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs | End of first round compensation pick |
| 13 | Jonathon Griffin | Adelaide | Fremantle | draft pick #61 |
| 14 | Jeremy Laidler and draft pick #41 | Geelong | Carlton | Draft picks #36 and #53 |
| 15 | Kyle Cheney and pick #66 | Melbourne | Hawthorn | draft pick #52 |
| 16 | Chris Tarrant and pick #44 | Fremantle | Collingwood | draft pick #43 and #55 |
| 17 | Cameron Richardson | Gold Coast | North Melbourne | draft pick #35 |
| 18 | draft pick #45 | West Coast | Collingwood | Third round compensation pick |
| 19 | Simon Philips and draft pick #35 | Gold Coast | Port Adelaide | Second round compensation pick |
| 20 | draft pick #15 | Gold Coast | Geelong | Middle of first round compensation pick |
Source:AFL trade tracker Note: the numbering of the draft picks in this trades table is based on the original order prior to draft day. The final numbering of many of these draft picks was adjusted on draft day due to either the insertion of compensation draft picks in the early rounds, or clubs passing in the later rounds.

### Retirements and delistings

| Name | Club | Date | Notes |
| Trent Croad | Hawthorn | 6 January 2010 | Retirement, failed to recover from a broken foot suffered in the 2008 Grand Final. |
| Andrew Lovett | St Kilda | 16 February 2010 | Delisted. |
| Dean Solomon | Fremantle | 18 February 2010 | Retirement, ongoing knee problems. |
| Brett Kirk | Sydney | 19 May 2010 | Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season. |
| Simon Goodwin | Adelaide | 25 May 2010 | Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season. |
| Tyson Edwards | Adelaide | 27 May 2010 | Retirement, effective after Round 11 match against Fremantle. |
| Troy Simmonds | Richmond | 27 May 2010 | Retirement, effective after Round 11 match against St Kilda. |
| Brett Burton | Adelaide | 21 June 2010 | Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season. |
| Scott Thornton | Fremantle | 28 June 2010 | Retirement, due to injury. |
| Josh Carr | Port Adelaide | 19 July 2010 | Retirement, effective after Round 17 match against Adelaide. |
| Henry Playfair (rookie) | Sydney | 20 July 2010 | Retirement, suffered a serious back injury in the round 14 match against Richmond. |
| Brian Donnelly (rookie) | Adelaide | 20 July 2010 | Retirement, due to homesickness. |
| Jason Akermanis | Western Bulldogs | 21 July 2010 | Sacked. |
| Warren Tredrea | Port Adelaide | 27 July 2010 | Retirement, due to ankle injury. |
| Ben Cousins | Richmond | 17 August 2010 | Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season. |
| James McDonald | Melbourne | 19 August 2010 | Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season. |
| Andrew McLeod | Adelaide | 23 August 2010 | Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season. |
| Paul Hasleby | Fremantle | 23 August 2010 | Retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season. |
| Brad Miller | Melbourne | 23 August 2010 | Delisted. |
| Daniel Bell | Melbourne | 23 August 2010 | Delisted. |
| Trent Hentschel | Adelaide | 24 August 2010 | Retired. |
| Troy Selwood | Brisbane Lions | 24 August 2010 | Delisted. |
| Corey Jones | North Melbourne | 26 August 2010 | Retired. |
| Graham Polak (rookie) | Richmond | 27 August 2010 | Retired. |
| Warren Benjamin | North Melbourne | 31 August 2010 | Delisted. |
| Conor Meredith (rookie) | North Melbourne | 31 August 2010 | Delisted. |
| Alan Obst (rookie) | North Melbourne | 31 August 2010 | Delisted. |
| Josh Smith (rookie) | North Melbourne | 31 August 2010 | Delisted. |
| Brad Johnson | Western Bulldogs | 6 September 2010 | Retired. |
| Shane O'Bree | Collingwood | 8 September 2010 | Retired. |
| Sean Rusling | Collingwood | 8 September 2010 | Retired. |
| Jarrhan Jacky | Adelaide | 9 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Taylor Gilchrist (rookie) | Sydney | 15 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jake Orreal (rookie) | Sydney | 15 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Kristin Thornton | Sydney | 15 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Steven King | St Kilda | 16 September 2010 | Retired. |
| Chris Hall | Fremantle | 17 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Des Headland | Fremantle | 17 September 2010 | Retired. |
| Nathan Eagleton | Western Bulldogs | 21 September 2010 | Retired. |
| Scott Harding | Port Adelaide | 27 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Wade Thompson | Port Adelaide | 27 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Cameron Cloke (rookie) | Port Adelaide | 27 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Glenn Dawson (rookie) | Port Adelaide | 27 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jordan Johns (rookie) | Port Adelaide | 27 September 2010 | Delisted. |
| Simon Wiggins | Carlton | 30 September 2010 | Retired. |
| Tim Callan | Western Bulldogs | 1 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Paul Medhurst | Collingwood | 5 October 2010 | Retired. |
| Tarkyn Lockyer | Collingwood | 5 October 2010 | Retired. |
| Jason Laycock | Essendon | 6 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Mark Hutchings (rookie) | St Kilda | 11 October 2010 | Retired. |
| Blake McGrath (rookie) | St Kilda | 11 October 2010 | Retired. |
| Adam Pattison | St Kilda | 11 October 2010 | Retired. |
| Jesse Smith | St Kilda | 11 October 2010 | Retired. |
| Leigh Harding | North Melbourne | 13 October 2010 | Retired. |
| Max Rooke | Geelong | 13 October 2010 | Retired. |
| Ben Bucovaz | Fremantle | 13 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Steven Dodd | Fremantle | 13 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Ryan Murphy | Fremantle | 13 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Brock O'Brien | Fremantle | 13 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Tim Ruffles | Fremantle | 13 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Richard Hadley | Carlton | 14 October 2010 | Retired. |
| Alroy Gilligan (rookie) | Richmond | 14 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Tom Hislop | Richmond | 14 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jordan McMahon | Richmond | 14 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Dean Polo | Richmond | 14 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Relton Roberts (rookie) | Richmond | 14 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Adam Thomson | Richmond | 14 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Ed Barlow | Sydney | 15 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Matt O'Dwyer | Sydney | 15 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Christian Bock (rookie) | Essendon | 15 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Tyson Slattery | Essendon | 15 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Michael Still | Essendon | 15 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| John Williams (rookie) | Essendon | 15 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Ryan Gamble | Geelong | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Ranga Ediriwickrama (rookie) | Geelong | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Beau Dowler | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Rhan Hooper | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Michael Johnston (rookie) | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jarrod Kayler-Thomson (rookie) | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Garry Moss (rookie) | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Beau Muston | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Carl Peterson (rookie) | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Wayde Skipper (rookie) | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Cameron Stokes (rookie) | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Simon Taylor | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Travis Tuck | Hawthorn | 19 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Joe Anderson | Carlton | 20 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Steven Browne | Carlton | 20 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Joshua Donaldson (rookie) | Carlton | 20 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Brad Fisher | Carlton | 20 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Chris Johnson | Carlton | 20 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Rhys O'Keeffe | Carlton | 20 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Caleb Tiller | Carlton | 20 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jay Nash | Port Adelaide | 26 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Matthew Westhoff | Port Adelaide | 26 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Travis Johnstone | Brisbane Lions | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Broc McCauley (rookie) | Brisbane Lions | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Bart McCulloch | Brisbane Lions | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Albert Proud | Brisbane Lions | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Sean Yoshiura (rookie) | Brisbane Lions | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Adam Cockie (rookie) | West Coast | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Tim Houlihan | West Coast | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Tony Notte | West Coast | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Matthew Spangher | West Coast | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Will Sullivan (rookie) | West Coast | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Beau Wilkes | West Coast | 28 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jaxson Barham | Collingwood | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jarrad Blight | Collingwood | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jack Carter (rookie) | Collingwood | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Ryan Cook | Collingwood | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Anthony Corrie | Collingwood | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Tristan Francis (rookie) | Collingwood | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Rhys Healey (rookie) | Melbourne | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Daniel Hughes (rookie) | Melbourne | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Paul Johnson | Melbourne | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Tom McNamara | Melbourne | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| John Meesen (rookie) | Melbourne | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Tom Allwright (rookie) | Geelong | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Adam Varcoe (rookie) | Geelong | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jarrad Boumann | Western Bulldogs | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Shane Thorne | Western Bulldogs | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Nathan O'Keefe | North Melbourne | 29 October 2010 | Delisted. |
| Cameron Bruce | Melbourne | 7 November 2010 | Delisted, due to failed contract negotiations. |
| Jarrod Atkinson | Essendon | 9 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Bachar Houli | Essendon | 9 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jay Neagle | Essendon | 9 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Robert Eddy | St Kilda | 10 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Mark Hutchings (rookie) | St Kilda | 10 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Blake McGrath (rookie) | St Kilda | 10 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Luke Miles | St Kilda | 10 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Simon Prestigiacomo | Collingwood | 10 November 2010 | Retired. |
| Jack Anthony | Collingwood | 10 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Jamason Daniels (rookie) | Western Bulldogs | 10 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Mitch Hahn | Western Bulldogs | 10 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Patrick Rose (rookie) | Western Bulldogs | 10 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Stephen Tiller | Western Bulldogs | 10 November 2010 | Delisted. |
| Ashley Hansen | West Coast | 17 November 2010 | Delisted. |

## 2010 national draft

The 2010 AFL national draft was held on 18 November at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, the first time in more than a decade that it has been held outside of Melbourne.
| ^ | 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 | Club |
| 1 | 1 | David Swallow | East Fremantle | WAFL | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 2 | Harley Bennell | Peel Thunder | WAFL | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 3 | Sam Day | Sturt | SANFL | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 4 | Andrew Gaff | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | West Coast |
| 1 | 5 | Jared Polec | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 6 | Reece Conca | Perth | WAFL | Richmond |
| 1 | 7 | Josh Caddy | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 8 | Dyson Heppell | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Essendon |
| 1 | 9 | Dion Prestia | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 10 | Daniel Gorringe | Norwood | SANFL | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 11 | Thomas Lynch | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 12 | Lucas Cook | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Melbourne |
| 1 | 13 | Seb Tape | Glenelg | SANFL | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 14 | Brodie Smith | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Adelaide |
| 1 | 15 | Billie Smedts | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 1 | 16 | Ben Jacobs | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 17 | Shaun Atley | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | North Melbourne |
| 1 | 18 | Matthew Watson | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Carlton |
| 1 | 19 | Isaac Smith | North Ballarat | VFL | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 20 | Jayden Pitt | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Fremantle |
| 1 | 21 | Jed Lamb | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 1 | 22 | Mitch Wallis (F/S) | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 23 | Cameron Guthrie | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 1 | 24 | Jamie Cripps | East Fremantle | WAFL | St Kilda |
| 1 | 25 | Patrick Karnezis | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Brisbane Lions |
| Priority | 26 | Jack Darling | West Perth | WAFL | West Coast |
| Compensation | 27 | Kieran Harper | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | North Melbourne |
| 2 | 28 | Ryan Lester | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 29 | Scott Lycett | Port Magpies | SANFL | West Coast |
| 2 | 30 | Jake Batchelor | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Richmond |
| 2 | 31 | Ariel Steinberg | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | Essendon |
| 2 | 32 | Josh Green | Clarence | TSL | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 33 | Jeremy Howe | Hobart Football Club | TSL | Melbourne |
| 2 | 34 | Patrick McCarthy | Glenelg | SANFL | Carlton |
| 2 | 35 | Ben Newton | South Fremantle | WAFL | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 36 | Aaron Young | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 37 | George Horlin-Smith | Sturt | SANFL | Geelong |
| 2 | 38 | Mitchell Hallahan | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 39 | Jeremy Taylor | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Gold Coast |
| 2 | 40 | Luke Parker | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 2 | 41 | Tom Liberatore (F/S) | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 42 | Luke Mitchell | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Carlton |
| 2 | 43 | Sam Crocker | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | St Kilda |
| 2 | 44 | Viv Michie | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Fremantle |
| 3 | 45 | Alex Fasolo | East Fremantle | WAFL | Collingwood |
| 3 | 46 | Daniel Farmer | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Collingwood |
| 3 | 47 | Bradley Helbig | West Adelaide | SANFL | Richmond |
| 3 | 48 | Alex Browne | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Essendon |
| 3 | 49 | Jacob Gillbee | Lauderdale | TSL | Gold Coast |
| 3 | 50 | Troy Davis | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Melbourne |
| 3 | 51 | Dean MacDonald | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Richmond |
| 3 | 52 | Cam O'Shea | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 53 | Tom McDonald | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | Melbourne |
| 3 | 54 | Jordan Schroder | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Geelong |
| 3 | 55 | Angus Litherland | Claremont | WAFL | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 56 | Josh Mellington | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | Fremantle |
| 3 | 57 | Alex Johnson | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Sydney |
| 3 | 58 | James Podsiadly | (Promoted rookie) | | Geelong |
| 3 | 59 | Tom Ledger | Claremont | WAFL | St Kilda |
| 3 | 60 | Kirk Ugle | Swan Districts | WAFL | Collingwood |
| 4 | 61 | Jarryd Lyons | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Adelaide |
| 4 | 62 | Jacob Brennan (F/S) | East Fremantle | WAFL | West Coast |
| 4 | 63 | Tom Derickx | Claremont | WAFL | Richmond |
| 4 | 64 | Luke Davis | West Adelaide | SANFL | Essendon |
| 4 | 65 | Claye Beams | (Promoted rookie) | | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 66 | Paul Puopolo | Norwood | SANFL | Hawthorn |
| 4 | 67 | Andrew McInnes | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Carlton |
| 4 | 68 | Cameron Hitchcock | (Promoted rookie) | | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 69 | Cameron Delaney | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | North Melbourne |
| 4 | 70 | Nicholas Duigan | Norwood | SANFL | Carlton |
| 4 | 71 | Ben Mabon | North Ballarat Rebels | TAC Cup | North Melbourne |
| 4 | 72 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Fremantle |
| 4 | 73 | Matthew Spangher | West Coast | AFL | Sydney |
| 4 | 74 | Jayden Schofield | East Fremantle | WAFL | Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | 75 | Arryn Siposs | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | St Kilda |
| 4 | 76 | Paul Seedsman | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Collingwood |
| 5 | 77 | Trent Stubbs | East Coast | Sydney AFL | Collingwood |
| 5 | 78 | Lewis Stevenson | (Promoted rookie) | | West Coast |
| 5 | 79 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Richmond |
| 5 | 80 | Michael Ross | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Essendon |
| 5 | 81 | Jordie McKenzie | (Promoted rookie) | | Melbourne |
| 5 | 82 | Ricky Henderson | (Promoted rookie) | | Adelaide |
| 5 | 83 | Danny Meyer | (Promoted rookie) | | Port Adelaide |
| 5 | 84 | Callum Wilson | (Promoted rookie) | | West Coast |
| 5 | 85 | Jeff Garlett | (Promoted rookie) | | Carlton |
| 5 | 86 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Hawthorn |
| 5 | 87 | Michael Barlow | (Promoted rookie) | | Fremantle |
| 5 | 88 | Zephaniah Skinner | Nightcliff Tigers | NTFL | Western Bulldogs |
| 5 | 89 | Tom Hill | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Western Bulldogs |
| 5 | 90 | Ryan Gamble | Geelong | AFL | St Kilda |
| 5 | 91 | Jarryd Blair | (Promoted rookie) | | Collingwood |
| 6 | 92 | Lachlan Keeffe | (Promoted rookie) | | Collingwood |
| 6 | 93 | Andrew Strijk | (Promoted rookie) | | West Coast |
| 6 | 94 | David Gourdis | (Promoted rookie) | | Richmond |
| 6 | 95 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Essendon |
| 6 | 96 | Jake Spencer | (Promoted rookie) | | Melbourne |
| 6 | 97 | Matthew Jaensch | (Promoted rookie) | | Adelaide |
| 6 | 98 | Ben Speight | (Promoted rookie) | | North Melbourne |
| 6 | 99 | David Ellard | (Promoted rookie) | | Carlton |
| 6 | 100 | Matt de Boer | (Promoted rookie) | | Fremantle |
| 6 | 101 | Mike Pyke | (Promoted rookie) | | Sydney |
| 6 | 102 | Brodie Moles | (Promoted rookie) | | Western Bulldogs |
| 6 | 103 | Dean Polo | Richmond | AFL | St Kilda |
| 6 | 104 | Tom Young | NSW AFL scholarship | | Collingwood |
| 7 | 105 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 7 | 106 | Ben Howlett | (Promoted rookie) | | Essendon |
| 7 | 107 | Luke Thompson | (Promoted rookie) | | Adelaide |
| 7 | 108 | Simon White | (Promoted rookie) | | Carlton |
| 7 | 109 | Alex Silvagni | (Promoted rookie) | | Fremantle |
| 7 | 110 | Andrew Hooper | (Promoted rookie) | | Western Bulldogs |
| 7 | 111 | Tom Simpkin | (Promoted rookie) | | St Kilda |
| 8 | 112 | Jay van Berlo | (Promoted rookie) | | Fremantle |

## 2011 pre-season draft

The 2011 AFL Pre-season Draft was held on 7 December 2010.
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Club |
| 1 | 1 | Nathan Ablett | Gold Coast | VFL | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 2 | Blayne Wilson | Peel Thunder | WAFL | West Coast |
| 1 | 3 | Bachar Houli | Essendon | AFL | Richmond |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Hibberd | Frankston | VFL | Essendon |
| 1 | 5 | Cameron Bruce | Melbourne | AFL | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 6 | Jack Anthony | Collingwood | AFL | Fremantle |

## 2011 rookie draft

The 2011 AFL Rookie Draft was held immediately after the Pre-season Draft. Greater Western Sydney will take part for the first time, having the first eight selections, with the Gold Coast Football Club having selection nine and then the first selection in each subsequent round.
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | League | Selection category | Club |
| 1 | 1 | Steve Clifton | North Ballarat | VFL | | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 2 | Rhys Cooyou | East Fremantle | WAFL | | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 3 | Jonathan Giles | Sturt | SANFL | | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 4 | Andrew Phillips | Lauderdale | TSL | | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 5 | Jimmi Savage | Norwood | SANFL | | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 6 | Isiah Stevens | Swan Districts | WAFL | | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 7 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 8 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 9 | Joel Tippett | Brisbane Lions | AFL | | Gold Coast |
| 1 | 10 | Tim Houlihan | West Coast | AFL | | West Coast |
| 1 | 11 | Ben Jakobi | Coburg | VFL | | Richmond |
| 1 | 12 | Josh Jenkins | Lake Boga | CMFL | | Essendon |
| 1 | 13 | Brad Harvey | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | | Brisbane Lions |
| 1 | 14 | Daniel Nicholson | University Blues | VAFA | | Melbourne |
| 1 | 15 | Timothy Milera | Port Adelaide Magpies | SANFL | | Adelaide |
| 1 | 16 | Tom Jonas | Norwood | SANFL | | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 17 | Cameron Pedersen | Box Hill | VFL | | North Melbourne |
| 1 | 18 | Ed Curnow | Box Hill | VFL | | Carlton |
| 1 | 19 | Sam Menegola | East Fremantle | WAFL | | Hawthorn |
| 1 | 20 | Gavin Roberts | Norwood | SANFL | | Fremantle |
| 1 | 21 | Max Otten | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | | Sydney |
| 1 | 22 | Luke Dahlhaus | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | | Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 23 | Josh Walker | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | | Geelong |
| 1 | 24 | Thomas Curren | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | | St Kilda |
| 1 | 25 | Thomas Gordon | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | | Collingwood |
| 2 | 26 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 2 | 27 | Anton Hamp | Claremont | WAFL | | West Coast |
| 2 | 28 | Brad Miller | Melbourne | AFL | | Richmond |
| 2 | 29 | Jay Neagle | Essendon | AFL | | Essendon |
| 2 | 30 | Bart McCulloch | Brisbane Lions | AFL | | Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 31 | Michael Evans | Claremont | WAFL | | Melbourne |
| 2 | 32 | Jake von Bertouch | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | | Adelaide |
| 2 | 33 | Callum Hay | North Adelaide | SANFL | | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 34 | Aaron Mullett | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | | North Melbourne |
| 2 | 35 | Rhys O'Keeffe | Carlton | AFL | | Carlton |
| 2 | 36 | Thomas Schneider | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | | Hawthorn |
| 2 | 37 | Nick Lower | Norwood | SANFL | | Fremantle |
| 2 | 38 | Ben Haren | Port Adelaide Magpies | SANFL | | Sydney |
| 2 | 39 | Jason Johannisen | East Fremantle | WAFL | | Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 40 | George Burbury | Hobart | TSL | | Geelong |
| 2 | 41 | Warrick Andreoli | South Fremantle | WAFL | | St Kilda |
| 2 | 42 | Declan Reilly | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | | Collingwood |
| 3 | 43 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 3 | 44 | Jeremy McGovern | Claremont | WAFL | | West Coast |
| 3 | 45 | Tom Hislop | Richmond | AFL | | Richmond |
| 3 | 46 | Tyson Slattery | Essendon | AFL | | Essendon |
| 3 | 47 | Albert Proud | Brisbane Lions | AFL | | Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 48 | Kelvin Lawrence | Peel Thunder | WAFL | | Melbourne |
| 3 | 49 | Lachlan Roach | North Adelaide | SANFL | | Adelaide |
| 3 | 50 | Jarrad Irons | Perth | WAFL | | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | 51 | Wayde Twomey | Swan Districts | WAFL | | Carlton |
| 3 | 52 | Derick Wanganeen | Port Adelaide Magpies | SANFL | | Hawthorn |
| 3 | 53 | Ben Bucovaz | Fremantle | AFL | | Fremantle |
| 3 | 54 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Sydney |
| 3 | 55 | Ed Barlow | Sydney | AFL | | Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 56 | Jonathan Simpkin | Geelong | AFL | | Geelong |
| 3 | 57 | Robert Eddy | St Kilda | AFL | | St Kilda |
| 3 | 58 | Jack Perham | East Fremantle | WAFL | | Collingwood |
| 4 | 59 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 4 | 60 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Richmond |
| 4 | 61 | James Webster | Woy Woy Peninsula | BDFL | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | Essendon |
| 4 | 62 | Broc McCauley | Brisbane Lions | AFL | | Brisbane Lions |
| 4 | 63 | Cameron Johnston | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | | Melbourne |
| 4 | 64 | Ian Callinan | Central District | SANFL | | Adelaide |
| 4 | 65 | Mitchell Curnow | Sturt | SANFL | | Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 66 | Mitchell Carter | South Fremantle | WAFL | | Carlton |
| 4 | 67 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Hawthorn |
| 4 | 68 | Tim Ruffles | Fremantle | AFL | | Fremantle |
| 4 | 69 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Sydney |
| 4 | 70 | Mitch Hahn | Western Bulldogs | AFL | | Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | 71 | Ryan Bathie | Melbourne Tigers | NBL | Basketball scholarship | Geelong |
| 4 | 72 | Jackson Ferguson | Pennant Hills | Sydney AFL | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | St Kilda |
| 4 | 73 | Jye Bolton | Leopold | GFL | | Collingwood |
| 5 | 74 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Gold Coast |
| 5 | 75 | Robert Campbell | Box Hill | VFL | | Melbourne |
| 5 | 76 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Adelaide |
| 5 | 77 | Matthew Westhoff | Port Adelaide | AFL | | Port Adelaide |
| 5 | 78 | Blake Bray | Western Suburbs | Sydney AFL | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | Carlton |
| 5 | 79 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Hawthorn |
| 5 | 80 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Sydney |
| 5 | 81 | Paul Cribbin | Kildare | GAA | International rookie | Collingwood |
| 6 | 82 | Jake Crawford | Southport | AFLQ | | Gold Coast |
| 6 | 83 | Tom McNamara | Melbourne | AFL | | Melbourne |
| 6 | 84 | Sam Martyn | NSW/ACT Rams | TAC Cup | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | Adelaide |
| 6 | 85 | Will Langford | UNSW-Eastern Suburbs | Sydney AFL | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | Hawthorn |
| 6 | 86 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | Sydney |
| 7 | 87 | Jack Mahony | Wollongong | Sydney AFL | NSW AFL scholarship elevation | Hawthorn |
| 7 | 88 | Eugene Krueger | East Coast | Sydney AFL | | Sydney |

## Selections by league

National and Pre-season draft selection totals by leagues:
| League | Players selected | State |
| TAC Cup | 44 | VIC |
| WAFL | 14 | WA |
| SANFL | 12 | SA |
| VFL | 3 | VIC |
| TSL | 3 | TAS |
| NTFL | 1 | NT |
| Sydney AFL | 1 | NSW |