# 2017 AFL draft

The 2017 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) traded and recruited players following the completion of the 2017 AFL season. Additions to each club's playing list are not allowed at any other time during the year.
The key dates for the trading and drafting periods:
* The free agency offer period, held between 6 October and 18 October. Three further free agency periods were held for delisted players, between 1 November and 8 November, 10 November to 17 November, and 25 November to 26 November,
* The trade period, held between 9 October and 19 October,
* The 2017 national draft, held on 24 November, at the Sydney Showground Exhibition Centre, and included live bidding for academy and father-son selections.
* The 2018 pre-season draft, held on 27 November, and
* The 2018 rookie draft, also held on 27 November.

## Player movements

The 2016 AFL draft included an initiative whereby clubs could trade future picks; through this scheme, twenty picks in the 2017 draft have already been traded.

### Previous trades

| Round | New club | Original club | How acquired |
| 1 | Geelong | Richmond | via Carlton (Zach Tuohy and Billie Smedts trade) on-traded to Greater Western Sydney for Caleb Marchbank and Jarrod Pickett on-traded to Richmond for Brett Deledio |
| 1 | Hawthorn | St Kilda | Pick swap |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | Pearce Hanley trade |
| 2 | Carlton | Geelong | Zach Tuohy and Billie Smedts trade |
| 2 | Collingwood | Greater Western Sydney | Will Hoskin-Elliott trade |
| 2 | Fremantle | Gold Coast | Pick swap |
| 2 | Greater Western Sydney | Hawthorn | via Carlton (Caleb Marchbank and Jarrod Pickett trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (Pick swap) |
| 2 | Hawthorn | Gold Coast | Jaeger O'Meara trade |
| 2 | Richmond | Gold Coast | Dion Prestia trade |
| 2 | St Kilda | Greater Western Sydney | Jack Steele trade |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | Jack Frost trade |
| 3 | Collingwood | Brisbane Lions | Jack Frost trade |
| 3 | Greater Western Sydney | Richmond | Brett Deledio trade |
| 3 | North Melbourne | Western Bulldogs | Nathan Hrovat trade |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | North Melbourne | Nathan Hrovat trade |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | Jack Frost trade |
| 4 | Gold Coast | Fremantle | Pick swap |
| 4 | North Melbourne | St Kilda | via Western Bulldogs (Nathan Hrovat trade) on-traded to St Kilda (Koby Stevens trade) |
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | North Melbourne | Nathan Hrovat trade |
| 5 | St Kilda | Western Bulldogs | Koby Stevens trade |

### Trades

2017 AFL trade period :
| No. | Player(s) | Traded from | Traded to | Traded for |
| 1 | Jake Lever | Adelaide | Melbourne | Pick 10 |
| 1 | Pick 35 | Adelaide | Melbourne | 2018 first round pick (Melbourne) |
| 1 | 2018 third round pick (Adelaide) | Adelaide | Melbourne | 2018 fourth round pick (Melbourne) |
| 2 | Devon Smith | Greater Western Sydney | Essendon | Pick 11 |
| 2 | Pick 25 | Greater Western Sydney | Essendon | 2018 third round pick (Essendon) |
| 2 | 2018 second round pick (Greater Western Sydney) | Greater Western Sydney | Essendon | 2018 third round pick (Essendon) |
| 3 | Jarman Impey | Port Adelaide | Hawthorn | Pick 34 |
| 3 | Pick 67 | Port Adelaide | Hawthorn | Pick 61 |
| 3 | Pick 67 | Port Adelaide | Hawthorn | 2018 fourth round pick (Hawthorn) |
| 4 | Hayden Crozier | Fremantle | Western Bulldogs | Pick 40 |
| 4 | 2018 fourth round pick (Fremantle) | Fremantle | Western Bulldogs | Pick 82 |
| 5 | Adam Saad | Gold Coast | Essendon | 2018 second round pick (Essendon) |
| 6 | Jack Watts | Melbourne | Port Adelaide | Pick 31 |
| 7 | Brendon Ah Chee | Port Adelaide | West Coast | 2018 third round pick (West Coast) |
| 7 | 2018 fourth round pick (Hawthorn) | Port Adelaide | West Coast | 2018 third round pick (West Coast) |
| 8 | Harley Balic | Fremantle | Melbourne | Pick 66 |
| 9 | Harrison Wigg | Adelaide | Gold Coast | Pick 39 |
| 9 | Pick 54 | Adelaide | Gold Coast | Pick 39 |
| 9 | 2018 fourth round pick (Adelaide) | Adelaide | Gold Coast | Pick 39 |
| 10 | Bryce Gibbs | Carlton | Adelaide | Pick 10 |
| 10 | Pick 77 | Carlton | Adelaide | Pick 16 |
| 10 | 2018 second round pick (Carlton) | Carlton | Adelaide | Pick 73 |
| 10 | 2018 third round pick (Carlton) | Carlton | Adelaide | 2018 second round pick (Adelaide) |
| 11 | Pick 21 | Gold Coast | West Coast | Pick 50 |
| 11 | Pick 26 | Gold Coast | West Coast | Pick 50 |
| 11 | Pick 37 | Gold Coast | West Coast | 2018 first round pick (West Coast) |
| 11 | 2018 second round pick (Gold Coast) | Gold Coast | West Coast | 2018 first round pick (West Coast) |
| 12 | Aaron Young | Port Adelaide | Gold Coast | 2018 fourth round pick (Adelaide) |
| 13 | Logan Austin | Port Adelaide | St Kilda | 2018 third round pick (St Kilda) |
| 13 | 2018 fourth round pick (Port Adelaide) | Port Adelaide | St Kilda | 2018 third round pick (St Kilda) |
| 14 | Sam Murray | Sydney | Collingwood | 2018 second round pick (Collingwood) |
| 14 | Pick 70 | Sydney | Collingwood | 2018 second round pick (Collingwood) |
| 14 | 2018 third round pick (Sydney) | Sydney | Collingwood | 2018 second round pick (Collingwood) |
| 15 | Sam Gibson | North Melbourne | Adelaide | Pick 91 |
| 16 | Nathan Wilson | Greater Western Sydney | Fremantle | Pick 57 |
| 16 | Pick 71 | Greater Western Sydney | Fremantle | 2018 second round pick (Fremantle) |
| 17 | Matthew Lobbe | Port Adelaide | Carlton | Pick 95 |
| 18 | Jake Stringer | Western Bulldogs | Essendon | Pick 25 |
| 18 | Jake Stringer | Western Bulldogs | Essendon | Pick 30 |
| 19 | Pick 16 | Carlton | Western Bulldogs | Pick 28 |
| 19 | Pick 40 | Carlton | Western Bulldogs | Pick 30 |
| 19 | Pick 40 | Carlton | Western Bulldogs | 2018 second round pick (Western Bulldogs) |
| 20 | 2018 third round pick (Richmond) | Richmond | Geelong | Pick 53 |
| 21 | Matthew Kennedy | Greater Western Sydney | Carlton | Pick 28 |
| 22 | Luke Hodge | Hawthorn | Brisbane Lions | Pick 43 |
| 22 | Pick 44 | Hawthorn | Brisbane Lions | Pick 75 |
| 23 | Darcy Lang | Geelong | Carlton | Pick 58 |
| 23 | 2018 fourth round pick (Geelong) | Geelong | Carlton | 2018 fourth round pick (Carlton) |
| 24 | Gary Ablett | Gold Coast | Geelong | Pick 19 |
| 24 | Pick 24 | Gold Coast | Geelong | Pick 19 |
| 24 | 2018 fourth round pick (Gold Coast) | Gold Coast | Geelong | 2018 second round pick (Geelong) |
| 25 | Charlie Cameron | Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | Pick 12 |
| 26 | Pick 34 | Port Adelaide | St Kilda | 2018 second round pick (St Kilda) |
| 26 | 2018 fourth round pick (Adelaide) | Port Adelaide | St Kilda | Pick 59 |
| 26 | 2018 fourth round pick (Adelaide) | Port Adelaide | St Kilda | Pick 63 |
| 27 | Lachie Weller | Fremantle | Gold Coast | Pick 2 |
| 27 | Pick 41 | Fremantle | Gold Coast | Pick 2 |
| 28 | Brandon Matera | Gold Coast | Fremantle | 2018 third round pick (Fremantle) |
| 29 | Josh Schache | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs | Pick 25 |
| 29 | Josh Schache | Brisbane Lions | Western Bulldogs | Pick 40 |
| 30 | Pick 20 | Brisbane Lions | Richmond | Pick 15 |
| 30 | Pick 25 | Brisbane Lions | Richmond | Pick 52 |
| 31 | 2018 third round pick (West Coast) | Port Adelaide | North Melbourne | Pick 46 |
| 31 | 2018 third round pick (St Kilda) | Port Adelaide | North Melbourne | 2018 third round pick (North Melbourne) |

#### Note

* The numbering of the draft picks in this list may be different to the agreed draft picks at the time of the trade, due to adjustments from either the insertion of free agency compensation draft picks or clubs exiting the draft before later rounds.

### Free agency

2017 AFL free agency period signings :
| Player | Date | Free agent type | Former club | New club | Compensation |
| Jackson Trengove | 6 October 2017 | Restricted | Port Adelaide | Western Bulldogs | None |
| Tom Rockliff | 11 October 2017 | Restricted | Brisbane Lions | Port Adelaide | End of first round |
| Steven Motlop | 14 October 2017 | Restricted | Geelong | Port Adelaide | End of first round |
| Alex Morgan | 1 November 2017 | Delisted | Essendon | North Melbourne | — |
| Aaron Mullett | 1 November 2017 | Delisted | North Melbourne | Carlton | — |
| Lachlan Keeffe | 2 November 2017 | Delisted | Collingwood | Greater Western Sydney | — |
| Trent McKenzie | 2 November 2017 | Delisted | Gold Coast | Port Adelaide | — |
| Jack Trengove | 3 November 2017 | Delisted | Melbourne | Port Adelaide | — |

### Retirements and delistings

List of 2017 AFL player changes :
| Name | Club | Date | Notes |
| Chris Yarran | Richmond | 22 November 2016 | Retired due to mental health issues, effective immediately |
| Shane Yarran | Fremantle | 19 December 2016 | Retired, effective immediately |
| Heritier Lumumba | Melbourne | 21 December 2016 | Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately |
| Yestin Eades | Essendon | 15 February 2017 | Delisted |
| Sean Dempster | St Kilda | 6 April 2017 | Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately |
| Paddy Brophy | West Coast | 25 April 2017 | Retired, effective immediately |
| Luke Surman | Hawthorn | 15 May 2017 | Retired, effective immediately |
| Tom Downie | Greater Western Sydney | 26 May 2017 | Retired due to mental health issues, effective immediately |
| Ivan Maric | Richmond | 29 June 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Scott Thompson | Adelaide | 25 July 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Matt Priddis | West Coast | 28 July 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Nick Riewoldt | St Kilda | 31 July 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Sam Mitchell | West Coast | 2 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Matthew Boyd | Western Bulldogs | 8 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Dennis Armfield | Carlton | 8 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Jobe Watson | Essendon | 9 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Steve Johnson | Greater Western Sydney | 10 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Jesse White | Collingwood | 10 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Robert Murphy | Western Bulldogs | 15 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Josh Gibson | Hawthorn | 15 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| James Kelly | Essendon | 16 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Zac Dawson | Fremantle | 17 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Jack Fitzpatrick | Hawthorn | 21 August 2017 | Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately |
| Sam Butler | West Coast | 22 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Garrick Ibbotson | Fremantle | 22 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Brent Stanton | Essendon | 24 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Andrew Mackie | Geelong | 26 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Tom Lonergan | Geelong | 26 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Drew Petrie | West Coast | 27 August 2017 | Retired, effective at the end of the season |
| Lachlan Hansen | North Melbourne | 29 August 2017 | Delisted |
| Leigh Montagna | St Kilda | 30 August 2017 | Retired |
| Will Fordham | North Melbourne | 30 August 2017 | Delisted |
| Matthew Taylor | North Melbourne | 30 August 2017 | Delisted |
| Nick Coughlan | St Kilda | 31 August 2017 | Delisted |
| Joe Baker-Thomas | St Kilda | 31 August 2017 | Delisted |
| Kristian Jaksch | Carlton | 31 August 2017 | Delisted |
| Liam Sumner | Carlton | 31 August 2017 | Delisted |
| Andrew Gallucci | Carlton | 31 August 2017 | Delisted |
| Daniel Gorringe | Carlton | 31 August 2017 | Retired |
| Matthew Korcheck | Carlton | 31 August 2017 | Retired |
| Jarrad Grant | Gold Coast | 4 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Mitch Hallahan | Gold Coast | 4 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Keegan Brooksby | Gold Coast | 4 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Ryan Davis | Gold Coast | 4 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Cameron Loersch | Gold Coast | 4 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Josh Prudden | Western Bulldogs | 8 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Ryan Harwood | Brisbane Lions | 12 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Jarrad Jansen | Brisbane Lions | 12 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Josh Clayton | Brisbane Lions | 12 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Jonathan Freeman | Brisbane Lions | 12 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Blake Grewar | Brisbane Lions | 12 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Declan Hamilton | Western Bulldogs | 12 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Liam Hulett | Melbourne | 12 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Jake Spencer | Melbourne | 12 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Jack Trengove | Melbourne | 12 September 2017 | Delisted, joined Port Adelaide as a Free Agent |
| Mitch White | Melbourne | 12 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Heath Hocking | Essendon | 15 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Tristan Tweedie | Western Bulldogs | 19 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Jonathan Giles | West Coast | 21 September 2017 | Retired due to a knee injury |
| Brandon Jack | Sydney | 22 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Michael Talia | Sydney | 22 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Tyrone Leonardis | Sydney | 22 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Shaun Edwards | Sydney | 22 September 2017 | Retired |
| Jeremy Laidler | Sydney | 26 September 2017 | Retired |
| Simon Tunbridge | West Coast | 27 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Josh Cowan | Geelong | 28 September 2017 | Delisted |
| Tendai Mzungu | Greater Western Sydney | 28 September 2017 | Retired |
| Ben Kennedy | Melbourne | 2 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Nathan Krakouer | Port Adelaide | 4 October 2017 | Retired |
| Zac Clarke | Fremantle | 6 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Jonathon Griffin | Fremantle | 6 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Sam Collins | Fremantle | 6 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Josh Deluca | Fremantle | 6 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Matthew Uebergang | Fremantle | 6 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Troy Menzel | Adelaide | 7 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Dean Gore | Adelaide | 7 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Steven Morris | Richmond | 9 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Todd Elton | Richmond | 9 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Taylor Hunt | Richmond | 9 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Aaron Mullett | North Melbourne | 10 October 2017 | Delisted, joined Carlton as a Free Agent |
| Corey Wagner | North Melbourne | 10 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Angus Monfries | Port Adelaide | 10 October 2017 | Retired |
| Lachlan Keeffe | Collingwood | 10 October 2017 | Delisted, joined Greater Western Sydney as a Free Agent |
| Liam Mackie | Collingwood | 10 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Mitch McCarthy | Collingwood | 10 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Henry Schade | Collingwood | 10 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Colin Garland | Melbourne | 19 October 2017 | Retired |
| Shane Mumford | Greater Western Sydney | 20 October 2017 | Retired |
| Dylan Buckley | Carlton | 20 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Rhys Palmer | Carlton | 20 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Ciaran Sheehan | Carlton | 20 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Jason Holmes | St Kilda | 23 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Lewis Pierce | St Kilda | 23 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Craig Bird | Essendon | 24 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Ben Howlett | Essendon | 24 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Travis Cloke | Western Bulldogs | 25 October 2017 | Retired |
| Stewart Crameri | Western Bulldogs | 25 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Tom Gorter | West Coast | 25 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Josh Hill | West Coast | 25 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Tom Lamb | West Coast | 25 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Jordan Snadden | West Coast | 25 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Sharrod Wellingham | West Coast | 25 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Ben Lennon | Richmond | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Jake Batchelor | Richmond | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Billy Hartung | Hawthorn | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Kade Stewart | Hawthorn | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Dallas Willsmore | Hawthorn | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Claye Beams | Brisbane Lions | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Michael Close | Brisbane Lions | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Cian Hanley | Brisbane Lions | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Matt Hammelmann | Brisbane Lions | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Reuben William | Brisbane Lions | 26 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Nick O'Kearney | St Kilda | 27 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Nick Suban | Fremantle | 27 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Matt White | Port Adelaide | 29 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Jesse Palmer | Port Adelaide | 29 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Brett Eddy | Port Adelaide | 29 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Ben Sinclair | Collingwood | 30 October 2017 | Retired |
| Adam Oxley | Collingwood | 30 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Jackson Ramsay | Collingwood | 30 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Tom Ruggles | Geelong | 30 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Matthew Hayball | Geelong | 30 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Cam Ellis-Yolmen | Adelaide | 30 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Jono Beech | Adelaide | 30 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Daniel Currie | Gold Coast | 30 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Trent McKenzie | Gold Coast | 30 October 2017 | Delisted, joined Port Adelaide as a Free Agent |
| Matt Shaw | Gold Coast | 30 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Mackenzie Willis | Gold Coast | 30 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Simon White | Carlton | 31 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Blaine Boekhorst | Carlton | 31 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Billie Smedts | Carlton | 31 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Alex Morgan | Essendon | 31 October 2017 | Delisted, joined North Melbourne as a Free Agent |
| Sam Reid | Greater Western Sydney | 31 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Alex Johnson | Sydney | 31 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Sam Fisher | Sydney | 31 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Roarke Smith | Western Bulldogs | 31 October 2017 | Delisted |
| Lindsay Thomas | North Melbourne | 3 November 2017 | Delisted |
| Andrew Swallow | North Melbourne | 9 November 2017 | Retired |

## 2017 national draft

As the Greater Western Sydney Giants were penalised 1,000 draft points by the AFL for the club's handling of Lachie Whitfield's attempt to avoid a potential drug test, their first round pick (pick 15) was moved back to pick 65.
    Indicative draft order as of 19 October 2017
| ^ | 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 | Drafted to | Recruited from | League | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Cameron Rayner | Brisbane Lions | Western Jets | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 2 | Andrew Brayshaw | Fremantle | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Traded from Gold Coast |
| 1 | 3 | Paddy Dow | Carlton | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 4 | Luke Davies-Uniacke | North Melbourne | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 5 | Adam Cerra | Fremantle | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 6 | Jaidyn Stephenson | Collingwood | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 7 | Hunter Clark | St Kilda | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Traded from Hawthorn |
| 1 | 8 | Nick Coffield | St Kilda | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 9 | Aaron Naughton | Western Bulldogs | Peel Thunder | WAFL | |
| 1 | 10 | Lochie O'Brien | Carlton | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | Traded from Adelaide; received from Melbourne |
| 1 | 11 | Aiden Bonar | Greater Western Sydney | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Traded from Essendon |
| 1 | 12 | Darcy Fogarty | Adelaide | Glenelg | SANFL | Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 13 | Jarrod Brander | West Coast | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 14 | Matthew Ling | Sydney | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 15 | Zac Bailey | Brisbane Lions | Norwood | SANFL | Traded from Rich; received from Geel, Carl, GWS |
| 1 | 16 | Ed Richards | Western Bulldogs | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Traded from Carlton; received from Adelaide |
| 1 | 17 | Jack Higgins | Richmond | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 18 | Brandon Starcevich | Brisbane Lions | East Perth | WAFL | Free agency compensation pick (Rockliff) |
| 1 | 19 | Wil Powell | Gold Coast | Claremont | WAFL | Traded from Geelong; free agency compensation pick (Motlop) |
| 2 | 20 | Callum Coleman-Jones | Richmond | Sturt | SANFL | Traded from Brisbane Lions |
| 2 | 21 | Oscar Allen | West Coast | West Perth | WAFL | Traded from Gold Coast |
| 2 | 22 | Lachie Fogarty | Geelong | Western Jets | TAC Cup | Traded from Carlton |
| 2 | 23 | Will Walker | North Melbourne | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 24 | Tim Kelly | Geelong | South Fremantle | WAFL | Traded from Gold Coast; received from Fremantle |
| 2 | 25 | Noah Balta | Richmond | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup | Traded from Bris; received from W.B - Ess - GWS - Coll |
| 2 | 26 | Liam Ryan | West Coast | Subiaco | WAFL | Traded from Gold Coast; received from Hawthorn |
| 2 | 27 | Brent Daniels | Greater Western Sydney | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | Traded from St Kilda |
| 2 | 28 | Sam Taylor | Greater Western Sydney | Swan Districts | WAFL | Traded from Carlton; received from Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 29 | Charlie Spargo | Melbourne | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 30 | Tom De Koning | Carlton | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from Essendon |
| 2 | 31 | Bayley Fritsch | Melbourne | Casey | VFL | Traded from Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 32 | Brayden Ainsworth | West Coast | Subiaco | WAFL | |
| 2 | 33 | Tom McCartin | Sydney | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 34 | Patrick Naish | Richmond | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Father–son selection (son of Chris Naish) |
| 2 | 35 | Oscar Clavarino | St Kilda | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | Traded from Port; received from Haw, GWS, Carl |
| 2 | 36 | Charlie Constable | Geelong | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 37 | Harrison Petty | Melbourne | Norwood | SANFL | Traded from Adelaide |
| 3 | 38 | Jack Petruccelle | West Coast | Northern Knights | TAC Cup | Traded from Gold Coast; received from Richmond |
| 3 | 39 | Nathan Murphy | Collingwood | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | Traded from Brisbane Lions |
| 3 | 40 | Andrew McPherson | Adelaide | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Traded from Gold Coast |
| 3 | 41 | Toby Wooller | Brisbane Lions | Oakleigh Chargers | TAC Cup | Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from Carlton |
| 3 | 42 | Charlie Ballard | Gold Coast | Sturt | SANFL | Traded from Freo; received from W.B, North |
| 3 | 43 | Connor Ballenden | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | NEAFL | Academy selection |
| 3 | 44 | Hugh Dixon | Fremantle | Tigers | TSL | |
| 3 | 45 | James Worpel | Hawthorn | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Collingwood |
| 3 | 46 | Ben Paton | St Kilda | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 47 | Sam Hayes | Port Adelaide | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Traded from North Melbourne; received from Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 48 | Oskar Baker | Melbourne | Aspley | NEAFL | |
| 3 | 49 | Jordan Houlahan | Essendon | Sturt | SANFL | |
| 3 | 50 | Tyler Brown | Collingwood | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Father–son selection (son of Gavin Brown) |
| 3 | 51 | Kane Farrell | Port Adelaide | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | |
| 3 | 52 | Brayden Crossley | Gold Coast | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL | Academy selection, Traded from West Coast |
| 3 | 53 | Ryley Stoddart | Sydney | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup |
| 3 | 54 | Jack Payne | Brisbane Lions | Noosa | QAFL | Traded from Rich; received from GWS; academy selection |
| 3 | 55 | Connor Nutting | Gold Coast | Broadbeach | QAFL | Academy selection |
| 4 | 56 | Zac Langdon | Greater Western Sydney | Claremont | WAFL | Traded by Fremantle; received from Gold Coast |
| 4 | 57 | Gryan Miers | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | Traded from Carlton |
| 4 | 58 | Jake Patmore | Port Adelaide | Claremont | WAFL | Traded from St K; received from North, W.B. |
| 4 | 59 | Mitch Crowden | Fremantle | Sturt | SANFL | |
| 4 | 60 | Joel Garner | Port Adelaide | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Traded from Hawthorn |
| 4 | 61 | Dom Barry | Port Adelaide | Glenelg | SANFL | Traded from St Kilda |
| 4 | 62 | Kyron Hayden | North Melbourne | Subiaco | WAFL | Traded from Western Bulldogs |
| 4 | 63 | Ben Miller | Richmond | Subiaco | WAFL | |
| 4 | 64 | Nick Shipley | Greater Western Sydney | St George | Sydney AFL | Originally pick No.15, but slid down due to 1,000 point penalty following the Lachie Whitfield saga; academy selection |
| 4 | 65 | Tom North | Fremantle | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Traded from Melbourne |
| 4 | 66 | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | Essendon | Sturt | SANFL | |
| 4 | 67 | Dylan Moore | Hawthorn | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Traded from Port Adelaide |
| 4 | 68 | Hamish Brayshaw | West Coast | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | |
| 4 | 69 | Lloyd Meek | Fremantle | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | TAC Cup | Traded from Greater Western Sydney |
| 4 | 70 | Angus Schumacher | Carlton | Bendigo Pioneers | TAC Cup | Traded from Adelaide |
| 5 | 71 | Jackson Ross | Hawthorn | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | Traded from Brisbane Lions |
| 5 | 72 | Tristan Xerri | North Melbourne | Western Jets | TAC Cup | |
| 5 | 73 | Sam Switkowski | Fremantle | Box Hill | VFL | |
| 5 | 74 | Callum Porter | Western Bulldogs | Gippsland Power | TAC Cup | Traded from St Kilda |
| 5 | 75 | Scott Jones | Fremantle | East Perth | WAFL | Traded from Western Bulldogs |
| 5 | 76 | Matt Guelfi | Essendon | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 5 | 77 | Billy Hartung | North Melbourne | Hawthorn | AFL | Traded from Adelaide |
| 6 | 78 | Jarrod Garlett | Carlton | South Fremantle | WAFL | |

### Rookie elevations

Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2017 to their 2018 primary playing list prior to the draft.
| Player | Club |
| Hugh Greenwood | Adelaide |
| Alex Keath | Adelaide |
| Mason Cox | Collingwood |
| Jake Long | Essendon |
| Brady Grey | Fremantle |
| James Parsons | Geelong |
| Joel Smith | Melbourne |
| Jason Castagna | Richmond |
| Ivan Soldo | Richmond |
| Lewis Melican | Sydney |
| Colin O'Riordan | Sydney |

## 2018 pre-season draft

The 2018 pre-season draft was the first to be held since 2014
| Round | Pick | Player | Drafted to | Recruited from | League | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Cam O'Shea | Carlton | Northern Blues | VFL | |

## 2018 rookie draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Drafted to | Recruited from | League | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Claye Beams | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |
| 1 | 2 | Josh Jaska | Gold Coast | Geelong Falcons | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 3 | Matt Shaw | Carlton | Gold Coast | AFL | |
| 1 | 4 | Tom Murphy | North Melbourne | Dandenong Stingrays | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 5 | Bailey Banfield | Fremantle | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 1 | 6 | Flynn Appleby | Collingwood | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 7 | Harry Jones | Hawthorn | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 8 | Doulton Langlands | St Kilda | Murray Bushrangers | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 9 | Billy Gowers | Western Bulldogs | Footscray | VFL | |
| 1 | 10 | Passed | Melbourne | — | — | |
| 1 | 11 | Trent Mynott | Essendon | Eastern Ranges | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 12 | Lindsay Thomas | Port Adelaide | North Melbourne | AFL | |
| 1 | 13 | Ryan Burrows | West Coast | South Fremantle | WAFL | |
| 1 | 14 | Angus Styles | Sydney | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | |
| 1 | 15 | Dylan Buckley | Greater Western Sydney | Carlton | AFL | |
| 1 | 16 | Stewart Crameri | Geelong | Western Bulldogs | AFL | |
| 1 | 17 | Patrick Wilson | Adelaide | Sturt | SANFL | |
| 1 | 18 | Liam Baker | Richmond | Subiaco | WAFL | |
| 2 | 19 | Nick Holman | Gold Coast | Central District | SANFL | |
| 2 | 20 | Gordon Narrier | North Melbourne | Perth | WAFL | |
| 2 | 21 | Stefan Giro | Fremantle | Norwood | SANFL | |
| 2 | 22 | Brody Mihocek | Collingwood | Port Melbourne | VFL | |
| 2 | 23 | David Mirra | Hawthorn | Box Hill | VFL | |
| 2 | 24 | Lewis Pierce | St Kilda | St Kilda | AFL | |
| 2 | 25 | Roarke Smith | Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs | AFL | |
| 2 | 26 | Passed | Essendon | — | — | |
| 2 | 27 | Tony Olango | West Coast | NT Thunder | NEAFL | |
| 2 | 28 | Joel Amartey | Sydney | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup | |
| 2 | 29 | Sam Reid | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | |
| 2 | 30 | Matthew Hayball | Geelong | Geelong | AFL | |
| 2 | 31 | Cam Ellis-Yolmen | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | |
| 3 | 32 | Mackenzie Willis | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL | |
| 3 | 33 | Adam Oxley | Collingwood | Collingwood | AFL | |
| 3 | 34 | Dallas Willsmore | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | AFL | |
| 3 | 35 | Callan England | West Coast | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 3 | 36 | Alex Johnson | Sydney | Sydney | AFL | |
| 3 | 37 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | |
| 3 | 38 | Lachlan Murphy | Adelaide | Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 4 | 39 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
| 4 | 40 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | |
| 4 | 41 | Jackson Edwards | Adelaide | Glenelg | SANFL | Father–son selection (son of Tyson Edwards) |
| 5 | 42 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | |

### Category B rookie selections

During the trade period, clubs could nominate category B rookies to join their club.
| Player | Club | Origin | Note |
| Cian Hanley | Brisbane Lions | Mayo GAA, Brisbane Lions | International selection (Ireland) |
| Cillian McDaid | Carlton | Galway GAA | International selection (Ireland) |
| Jack Madgen | Collingwood | Delta State University | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) |
| Luke Lavender | Essendon | Southern Redbacks | 3-year non-registered player (cricket) |
| Jacob Dawson | Gold Coast | Palm Beach Currumbin | Queensland zone selection |
| Jacob Heron | Gold Coast | Cairns Saints | Queensland zone selection |
| Jack Buckley | Greater Western Sydney | UWS Giants | NSW zone selection |
| Changkuoth Jiath | Hawthorn | Gippsland Power | Next Generation Academy zone selection (born in Ethiopia) |
| Tom Jeffries | North Melbourne | Werribee | 3-year non-registered player (rugby) |
| Derek Eggmolesse-Smith | Richmond | Richmond VFL | Next Generation Academy zone selection (Indigenous) |
| James Bell | Sydney | UNSW-Eastern Suburbs | NSW zone selection |
| Jake Brown | Sydney | St George | NSW zone selection |