# 2022 AFL draft

The 2022 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 2022 AFL season.

## 2022 Covid top-up players

Due to the League wanting to ensure that matches are not cancelled or postponed during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, each club named twenty players to their Covid top-up player list. For Victorian based teams, all of these players played for their affiliated reserves team or junior development academy, or for clubs outside of Victoria, the majority were sourced from the local second level leagues.
In round 2, West Coast became the first club to utilise the top-up player pool, when they had twelve players unable to play due to the AFL's health and safety protocols. Five players, Angus Dewar, Aaron Black, Stefan Giro, Declan Mountford and Brayden Ainsworth were chosen to play against North Melbourne.

## Key Dates

Table of key dates :
| Event | Date(s) |
| Mid-season rookie draft | 1 June 2022 |
| Free agency period | Restricted and Unrestricted: 30 September – 7 October 2022 Delisted: 3 – 15 November |
| Trade period | 3 – 12 October 2022 |
| National draft | First round: 28 November 2022 Second and subsequent rounds: 29 November 2022 |
| Pre-Season and Rookie draft | 30 November 2022 |
| Pre-season supplemental selection period | 1 December 2022 – 15 February 2023 |

## 2022 mid-season rookie draft

The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of Round 11 of the 2022 AFL season on 1 June. 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 :
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Pick due to |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League | Pick due to |
| 1 | 1 | Jai Culley | West Coast | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | Oscar Allen long-term injury |
| 1 | 2 | Kallan Dawson | North Melbourne | Williamstown | VFL | Miller Bergman long-term injury |
| 1 | 3 | Massimo D'Ambrosio | Essendon | Richmond | VFL | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti retirement |
| 1 | 4 | Brett Turner | Adelaide | Glenelg | SANFL | Rory Sloane long-term injury |
| 1 | 5 | Wade Derksen | Greater Western Sydney | Peel Thunder | WAFL | Josh Fahey long-term injury |
| 1 | 6 | Max Ramsden | Hawthorn | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Passed selection at the 2021 Rookie Draft |
| 1 | 7 | Oskar Faulkhead | Gold Coast | Geelong | VFL | Ben King long-term injury |
| 1 | 8 | Brynn Teakle | Port Adelaide | East Fremantle | WAFL | Jake Pasini long-term injury |
| 1 | 9 | Josh Carmichael | Collingwood | West Adelaide | SANFL | Nathan Kreuger long-term injury |
| 1 | 10 | Jacob Bauer | Richmond | North Adelaide | SANFL | Josh Caddy retirement |
| 1 | 11 | Hugo Hall-Kahan | Sydney | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Passed selection at the 2021 Rookie Draft |
| 1 | 12 | Zane Williams | Geelong | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Passed selection at the 2021 Rookie Draft |
| 1 | 13 | Sam Durdin | Carlton | Glenelg | SANFL | Liam Jones inactive |
| 1 | 14 | Passed | St Kilda | — | — | Nick Coffield long-term injury |
| 1 | 15 | Sebit Kuek | Fremantle | East Perth | WAFL | Luke Valente retirement |
| 2 | 16 | Passed | West Coast | — | — | Luke Edwards long-term injury |
| 2 | 17 | Passed | North Melbourne | — | — | Tom Lynch retirement |
| 2 | 18 | Jye Menzie | Essendon | South Adelaide | SANFL | Nik Cox long-term injury |
| 2 | 19 | Passed | Adelaide | — | — | Paul Seedsman long-term injury |
| 2 | 20 | James Blanck | Hawthorn | Box Hill Hawks | VFL | Tyler Brockman long-term injury |
| 2 | 21 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | Jordan Roughead retirement |
| 2 | 22 | Will Hayes | Carlton | Carlton | VFL | Oscar McDonald long-term injury |
| 2 | 23 | Passed | Fremantle | — | — | Jye Amiss long-term injury |

## Previous trades

Table of previously traded selections :
| Rd | Orig. Club | New Club | Acquired via | Ref |
| 1 | Melbourne | Sydney | via Adelaide (pick swap) on-traded to Sydney (Jordan Dawson trade) | [5] [6] |
| 2 | Collingwood | Gold Coast | Pick swap | |
| 2 | Fremantle | Gold Coast | Will Brodie trade | |
| 2 | North Melbourne | Richmond | Callum Coleman-Jones and Robbie Tarrant trade | |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | West Coast | Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft | |
| 3 | Collingwood | Gold Coast | Pick swap | |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | via Greater Western Sydney (Jeremy Finlayson trade) on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap) | [10] [11] |
| 3 | Fremantle | Hawthorn | via Collingwood (pick swap) on-traded to Hawthorn (Max Lynch trade) | [12] [13] |
| 3 | Carlton | Geelong | via Fremantle (Adam Cerra trade) on-traded to Geelong (Jordan Clark trade) | [14] [15] |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions | Geelong | via Geelong (Darcy Fort trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (Jonathon Ceglar trade) on-traded to Collingwood (Max Lynch trade) on-traded to Geelong (pick swap at the 2021 National Draft) | [16] [17] [13] |
| 3 | Sydney | Port Adelaide | Peter Ladhams trade | |
| 3 | Hawthorn | Collingwood | Max Lynch trade | |
| 3 | North Melbourne | Western Bulldogs | Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft | |
| 3 | Richmond | Collingwood | Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft | |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | Collingwood | via North Melbourne (pick swap at the 2021 National Draft) on-traded to Collingwood (pick swap at the 2021 National Draft) | |
| 3 | Adelaide | Melbourne | Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft | |
| 4 | Collingwood | Gold Coast | Pick swap | |
| 4 | Gold Coast | Hawthorn | via Collingwood (pick swap) on-traded to Hawthorn (Max Lynch trade) | [7] [13] |
| 4 | Adelaide | Greater Western Sydney | via St Kilda (pick swap) on-traded to Collingwood (pick swap) on-traded to Greater Western Sydney (pick swap at the 2021 National Draft) | [5] [19] |
| 4 | Fremantle | Gold Coast | Will Brodie trade | |
| 4 | Richmond | North Melbourne | Callum Coleman-Jones and Robbie Tarrant trade | |
| 4 | Hawthorn | Geelong | Jonathon Ceglar trade | |
| 4 | Geelong | Fremantle | Jordan Clark trade | |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | Carlton | Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft | |
| 4 | St Kilda | Melbourne | Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft | |
| 4 | West Coast | Port Adelaide | Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft | |

## Player movements
### Free agency

2022 AFL free agency period signings :
| Player | Free agent type | Recruited from | New club | Compensation |
| Karl Amon | Unrestricted | Port Adelaide | Hawthorn | Second round |
| Jayden Hunt | Unrestricted | Melbourne | West Coast | Third round |
| Daniel McStay | Unrestricted | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | Second round |
| Liam Jones | Unrestricted | Carlton | Western Bulldogs | Third round |
| Zaine Cordy | Unrestricted | Western Bulldogs | St Kilda | None |
| Francis Evans | Delisted | Geelong | Port Adelaide | — |
| Fergus Greene | Delisted | Box Hill Hawks (VFL) | Hawthorn | — |
* $^a$ Western Bulldogs received no compensation pick for Zaine Cordy due to signing Liam Jones
* $^b$ Fergus Greene was delisted by Western Bulldogs in 2020

### Trades

Table of trades :
| Clubs involved | Trade | Trade |
| Collingwood Greater Western Sydney | to Collingwood (from Greater Western Sydney) Bobby Hill pick #40 | to Greater Western Sydney (from Collingwood) pick #43 2023 second round pick (Collingwood) |
| Richmond Greater Western Sydney | to Richmond (from Greater Western Sydney) Tim Taranto | to Greater Western Sydney (from Richmond) pick #12 pick #19 |
| Carlton Fremantle | to Carlton (from Fremantle) Blake Acres | to Fremantle (from Carlton) 2023 third round pick (Carlton) |
| Melbourne Port Adelaide | to Melbourne (from Port Adelaide) pick #27 | to Port Adelaide (from Melbourne) pick #33 pick #43 pick #54 |
| North Melbourne Fremantle | to North Melbourne (from Fremantle) Griffin Logue Darcy Tucker 2023 third round pick (Fremantle) | to Fremantle (from North Melbourne) 2023 second round priority pick (North Melbourne) 2023 third round priority pick (North Melbourne) 2023 fourth round pick (North Melbourne) |
| Greater Western Sydney Brisbane Lions | to Greater Western Sydney (from Brisbane Lions) pick #15 | to Brisbane Lions (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #21 2023 second round pick (Greater Western Sydney) |
| Gold Coast St Kilda | to Gold Coast (from St Kilda) Ben Long 2023 fourth round pick (St Kilda) | to St Kilda (from Gold Coast) pick #32 |
| Gold Coast Brisbane Lions | to Gold Coast (from Brisbane Lions) Tom Berry pick #46 2023 second round pick (Greater Western Sydney) | to Brisbane Lions (from Gold Coast) pick #25 pick #36 pick #56 |
| Fremantle Gold Coast | to Fremantle (from Gold Coast) Josh Corbett | to Gold Coast (from Fremantle) 2023 fourth round pick (Fremantle) |
| Geelong Greater Western Sydney | to Geelong (from Greater Western Sydney) Tanner Bruhn | to Greater Western Sydney (from Geelong) pick #18 |
| Geelong Brisbane Lions | to Geelong (from Brisbane Lions) pick #25 | to Brisbane Lions (from Geelong) pick #38 pick #48 pick #55 2023 second round pick (Geelong) 2023 fourth round pick (Geelong) |
| Greater Western Sydney Melbourne | to Greater Western Sydney (from Melbourne) Toby Bedford | to Melbourne (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #44 |
| Fremantle Melbourne | to Fremantle (from Melbourne) Luke Jackson pick #44 pick #67 | to Melbourne (from Fremantle) pick #13 2023 first round pick (Fremantle) 2023 second round pick (Fremantle) |
| Essendon Carlton | to Essendon (from Carlton) Will Setterfield pick #68 | to Carlton (from Essendon) 2023 fourth round pick (Essendon) |
| Adelaide Gold Coast | to Adelaide (from Gold Coast) Izak Rankine pick #46 2023 fourth round pick (Fremantle) | to Gold Coast (from Adelaide) pick #5 2023 third round pick (Adelaide) 2023 fourth round pick (Adelaide) |
| Port Adelaide North Melbourne West Coast Greater Western Sydney | to Port Adelaide Jason Horne-Francis (from North Melbourne) Junior Rioli (from West Coast) 2023 second round pick (Collingwood, from Greater Western Sydney) 2023 third round pick (Fremantle, from North Melbourne) to North Melbourne pick #2 (from West Coast) pick #3 (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #40 (from West Coast) pick #43 (from Port Adelaide) 2023 first round pick (from Port Adelaide) | to West Coast pick #8 (from Port Adelaide) pick #12 (from Greater Western Sydney) 2023 second round pick (from Port Adelaide) 2023 third round pick (from Port Adelaide) to Greater Western Sydney pick #1 (from North Melbourne) pick #53 (from Port Adelaide) pick #57 (from Port Adelaide) |
| Brisbane Lions Hawthorn | to Brisbane Lions (from Hawthorn) Jack Gunston | to Hawthorn (from Brisbane Lions) pick #48 2023 fourth round pick (Brisbane Lions) |
| Melbourne Collingwood | to Melbourne (from Collingwood) Brodie Grundy | to Collingwood (from Melbourne) pick #27 |
| Geelong Gold Coast | to Geelong (from Gold Coast) Jack Bowes pick #7 | to Gold Coast (from Geelong) 2023 third round pick (Geelong) |
| Collingwood Adelaide | to Collingwood (from Adelaide) Billy Frampton | to Adelaide (from Collingwood) 2023 third round pick (Collingwood) |
| Richmond Greater Western Sydney | to Richmond (from Greater Western Sydney) Jacob Hopper pick #53 pick #63 | to Greater Western Sydney (from Richmond) pick #31 2023 first round pick (Richmond) |
| Sydney Essendon | to Sydney (from Essendon) Aaron Francis pick #42 | to Essendon (from Sydney) pick #37 2023 fourth round pick (Sydney) |
| Essendon Melbourne | to Essendon (from Melbourne) Sam Weideman pick #54 pick #72 | to Melbourne (from Essendon) pick #37 |
| Melbourne Western Bulldogs | to Melbourne (from Western Bulldogs) Josh Schache | to Western Bulldogs (from Melbourne) 2023 fourth round pick (Melbourne) |
| Melbourne Western Bulldogs | to Melbourne (from Western Bulldogs) Lachie Hunter | to Western Bulldogs (from Melbourne) 2023 third round pick (Melbourne) |
| Brisbane Lions Western Bulldogs | to Brisbane Lions (from Western Bulldogs) Josh Dunkley 2023 third round pick (Melbourne) 2023 third round pick (Western Bulldogs) | to Western Bulldogs (from Brisbane Lions) pick #21 2023 first round pick (Brisbane Lions) 2023 second round pick (Brisbane Lions) 2023 fourth round pick (Geelong) |
| Collingwood Hawthorn Geelong | to Collingwood Tom Mitchell (from Hawthorn) pick #25 (from Geelong) to Geelong Oliver Henry (from Collingwood) | to Hawthorn Cooper Stephens (from Geelong) pick #41 (from Collingwood) pick #50 (from Collingwood) |
| Western Bulldogs Fremantle | to Western Bulldogs (from Fremantle) Rory Lobb | to Fremantle (from Western Bulldogs) pick #30 2023 second round pick (Western Bulldogs) |
| Fremantle Hawthorn | to Fremantle (from Hawthorn) Jaeger O'Meara 2023 fourth round pick (Hawthorn) | to Hawthorn (from Fremantle) Lloyd Meek 2023 second round pick (Western Bulldogs) |
| Adelaide Brisbane Lions | to Adelaide (from Brisbane Lions) pick #56 | to Brisbane Lions (from Adelaide) 2023 fourth round pick (Fremantle) |
| Adelaide North Melbourne | to Adelaide (from North Melbourne) pick #59 2023 second round pick (North Melbourne) | to North Melbourne (from Adelaide) pick 23 |
| Fremantle North Melbourne | to Fremantle (from North Melbourne) pick #43 | to North Melbourne (from Fremantle) 2023 fourth round pick (Hawthorn) |
| Picks swapped at the 2022 National Draft ||||
| Brisbane Lions Hawthorn | to Brisbane Lions (from Hawthorn) pick #41 pick #50 pick #52 pick #63 | to Hawthorn (from Brisbane Lions) pick #36 2023 third round pick (Western Bulldogs) |
| Brisbane Lions North Melbourne | to Brisbane Lions (from North Melbourne) pick #40 | to North Melbourne (from Brisbane Lions) pick #63 2023 third round pick (Melbourne) |
| Hawthorn Sydney | to Hawthorn (from Sydney) pick #18 | to Sydney (from Hawthorn) pick #27 2023 second round pick (Hawthorn) 2023 third round pick (Hawthorn) |
| Carlton Collingwood | to Carlton (from Collingwood) pick #30 | to Collingwood (from Carlton) 2023 second round pick (Carlton) |
| Adelaide Gold Coast | to Adelaide (from Gold Coast) pick #43 2023 second round pick (Gold Coast) 2023 third round pick (Geelong) | to Gold Coast (from Adelaide) pick #79 2023 second round pick (Adelaide) 2023 third round pick (Collingwood) |
| Adelaide Brisbane Lions | to Adelaide (from Brisbane Lions) pick #50 | to Brisbane Lions (from Adelaide) 2023 third round pick (Geelong) |
| Hawthorn Greater Western Sydney | to Hawthorn (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #51 | to Greater Western Sydney (from Hawthorn) 2023 fourth round pick (Brisbane Lions) |

## List changes
### Retirements

Table key :
| R | Rookie listed player |
| B | Category B Rookie listed player |
Table of player retirements :
| Name | Club |
| Brad Sheppard | West Coast |
| Mark Keane (R) | Collingwood |
| Luke Valente | Fremantle |
| Josh Caddy | Richmond |
| Jordan Roughead | Collingwood |
| Tom Lynch | North Melbourne |
| Josiah Kyle (B) | St Kilda |
| Majak Daw (R) | Melbourne |
| Jarryn Geary | St Kilda |
| Kane Lambert | Richmond |
| Matthew Parker | Richmond |
| David Mundy | Fremantle |
| Steven Motlop | Port Adelaide |
| Josh J. Kennedy | West Coast |
| Josh P. Kennedy | Sydney |
| Ben McEvoy | Hawthorn |
| Matt de Boer | Greater Western Sydney |
| Devon Smith | Essendon |
| Robbie Gray | Port Adelaide |
| Shane Edwards | Richmond |
| Michael Hurley | Essendon |
| Dan Hannebery | St Kilda |
| Dean Kent | St Kilda |
| Paddy Ryder | St Kilda |
| Callum Sinclair | Sydney |
| Colin O'Riordan | Sydney |
| Liam Shiels | Hawthorn |
| Luke Brown | Adelaide |
| Mitch Robinson | Brisbane Lions |
| Shaun Higgins | Geelong |
| Mitch Brown (R) | Melbourne |
| Joel Selwood | Geelong |
| Luke Dahlhaus | Geelong |
| Jack Redden | West Coast |
| Stefan Martin | Western Bulldogs |
| Rory Thompson | Gold Coast |

### Delistings

Table key :
| R | Rookie listed player |
| B | Category B Rookie listed player |
Table of player delistings :
| Name | Club |
| Tom Williamson | Carlton |
| Sam Mayes | Port Adelaide |
| Sam Skinner | Port Adelaide |
| Taj Schofield (R) | Port Adelaide |
| Tom Cutler | Essendon |
| Garrett McDonagh | Essendon |
| Tom Hird (B) | Essendon |
| Jack Newnes | Carlton |
| Oscar McDonald (R) | Carlton |
| Luke Parks (R) | Carlton |
| Darragh Joyce (R) | St Kilda |
| Kyron Hayden | North Melbourne |
| Matthew McGuinness (B) | North Melbourne |
| Patrick Walker (R) | North Melbourne |
| Daniel Howe | Hawthorn |
| Tom Phillips | Hawthorn |
| Connor Downie | Hawthorn |
| Jackson Callow (R) | Hawthorn |
| Liam Stocker | Carlton |
| Will Hayes (R) | Carlton |
| Kyle Hartigan | Hawthorn |
| Rhys Nicholls (R) | Gold Coast |
| Jez McLennan (R) | Gold Coast |
| Matt Conroy (R) | Gold Coast |
| Patrick Murtagh (R) | Gold Coast |
| Fraser Rosman | Melbourne |
| Callum Brown | Collingwood |
| Tyler Brown | Collingwood |
| Isaac Chugg (R) | Collingwood |
| Liam McMahon | Collingwood |
| Connor Blakely (R) | Fremantle |
| Joel Western | Fremantle |
| Jackson Nelson | West Coast |
| Hugh Dixon (R) | West Coast |
| Tom Joyce (R) | West Coast |
| Zach Sproule (R) | Greater Western Sydney |
| Jake Stein (R) | Greater Western Sydney |
| Jarrod Brander | Greater Western Sydney |
| Ely Smith | Brisbane Lions |
| Mitchell Cox (R) | Brisbane Lions |
| Deividas Uosis (B) | Brisbane Lions |
| Quinton Narkle | Geelong |
| Francis Evans | Geelong |
| Nick Stevens | Geelong |
| Paul Tsapatolis (B) | Geelong |
| Zane Williams (R) | Geelong |
| Lewis Taylor (R) | Sydney |
| Barry O'Connor (B) | Sydney |
| Oskar Baker | Melbourne |
| Jake Aarts (R) | Richmond |
| Sydney Stack (R) | Richmond |
| Riley Collier-Dawkins | Richmond |
| Will Martyn | Richmond |
| Martin Frederick | Port Adelaide |
| Dylan Williams | Port Adelaide |
| Mitch Crowden (R) | Fremantle |
| James Rowe | Adelaide |
| Ben Davis (R) | Adelaide |
| Brett Turner (R) | Adelaide |
| Louis Butler | Western Bulldogs |
| Charlie Parker (R) | Western Bulldogs |
| Mitch Wallis | Western Bulldogs |
| Jed Anderson | North Melbourne |
| Atu Bosenavulagi | North Melbourne |
| Kayne Turner | North Melbourne |
| Josh Walker | North Melbourne |
| Jack Saunders (R) | Hawthorn |
| Jack Madgen (B) | Collingwood |
| Caleb Poulter | Collingwood |
| Cooper Murley | Collingwood |
| Alec Waterman (R) | Essendon |
| Cody Brand | Essendon |
| Brayden Ham | Essendon |
| Jarrod Lienert (R) | St Kilda |
| Connor McFadyen | Brisbane Lions |
| Nakia Cockatoo | Brisbane Lions |
| Ryan Lester | Brisbane Lions |
| Zac Langdon | West Coast |
| Oleg Markov | Gold Coast |
| Sam Naismith | Sydney |
| James Bell | Sydney |
| Ben Ronke | Sydney |
| Zane Trew | West Coast |
| Isiah Winder | West Coast |
| Jared Polec | North Melbourne |
| Paul Seedsman | Adelaide |
| Andrew McPherson | Adelaide |
| Seamus Mitchell | Hawthorn |
| Josh Eyre | Essendon |

## North Melbourne concessions

Due to the club's poor on-field results since 2020, the AFL announced draft concessions for North Melbourne which included:
* A second-round pick and third-round pick in the 2023 AFL Draft: at least one of these picks must be traded for a player during the 2022 trade period.
** North Melbourne will not carry the picks into 2023, but they will be tied to their finishing position.
* Two extra Category A Rookie list spots.

## 2022 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 | Aaron Cadman | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | NAB League | ←North Melbourne |
| 1 | 2 | Will Ashcroft | Brisbane Lions | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Father–son selection (son of Marcus Ashcroft), matched bid by North Melbourne |
| 1 | 3 | Harry Sheezel | North Melbourne | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ←West Coast |
| 1 | 4 | George Wardlaw | North Melbourne | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | ←Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 5 | Elijah Tsatas | Essendon | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | |
| 1 | 6 | Bailey Humphrey | Gold Coast | Gippsland Power | NAB League | ←Adelaide |
| 1 | 7 | Cameron Mackenzie | Hawthorn | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | |
| 1 | 8 | Jhye Clark | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | NAB League | ←Gold Coast |
| 1 | 9 | Reuben Ginbey | West Coast | East Perth | WAFL | ←Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 10 | Mattaes Phillipou | St Kilda | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | |
| 1 | 11 | Oliver Hollands | Carlton | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League | |
| 1 | 12 | Jaspa Fletcher | Brisbane Lions | Sherwood Magpies | QAFL | Father–son selection (son of Adrian Fletcher), matched bid by Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 13 | Jedd Busslinger | Western Bulldogs | East Perth | WAFL | |
| 1 | 14 | Elijah Hewett | West Coast | Swan Districts | WAFL | ←Greater Western Sydney←Richmond |
| 1 | 15 | Matthew Jefferson | Melbourne | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | ←Fremantle |
| 1 | 16 | Harry Rowston | Greater Western Sydney | Calder Cannons | NAB League | Academy selection, matched bid by Sydney |
| 1 | 17 | Max Michalanney | Adelaide | Norwood | SANFL | Father–son selection (son of Jim Michalanney), matched bid by Sydney |
| 1 | 18 | Josh Weddle | Hawthorn | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | ←Sydney (draft)←Adelaide (2021)←Melbourne (2021) |
| 1 | 19 | Ed Allan | Collingwood | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 1 | 20 | Jacob Konstanty | Sydney | Gippsland Power | NAB League | |
| 1 | 21 | Darcy Jones | Greater Western Sydney | Swan Districts | WAFL | ←Geelong |
| 2 | 22 | Max Gruzewski | Greater Western Sydney | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | ←Richmond←North Melbourne (2021) |
| 2 | 23 | Harry Barnett | West Coast | West Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 2 | 24 | Charlie Clarke | Western Bulldogs | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ←Brisbane Lions←Greater Western Sydney |
| 2 | 25 | Lewis Hayes | Essendon | Eastern Ranges | NAB League | |
| 2 | 26 | Brayden George | North Melbourne | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League | ←Adelaide |
| 2 | 27 | Cooper Vickery | Sydney | Gippsland Power | NAB League | ←Hawthorn (draft) |
| 2 | 28 | Jakob Ryan | Collingwood | Glenelg | SANFL | ←Geelong←Brisbane Lions←Gold Coast |
| 2 | 29 | Coby Burgiel | West Coast | Gippsland Power | NAB League | ←Port Adelaide (2021) |
| 2 | 30 | Lachie Cowan | Carlton | Tasmania Devils | NAB League | ←Collingwood (draft)←Melbourne←Port Adelaide free agency compensation pick (Amon) |
| 2 | 31 | James van Es | St Kilda | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | NAB League | |
| 2 | 32 | Jaxon Binns | Carlton | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | |
| 2 | 33 | Hugh Davies | Fremantle | Claremont | WAFL | ←Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 34 | Toby McMullin | Greater Western Sydney | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ←Richmond |
| 2 | 35 | Olli Hotton | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | ←Gold Coast←Fremantle (2021) |
| 2 | 36 | Tom McCallum | Port Adelaide | Tasmania Devils | NAB League | ←Melbourne |
| 2 | 37 | Henry Hustwaite | Hawthorn | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | ←Brisbane Lions←Gold Coast←Collingwood (2021) |
| 2 | 38 | Jed Adams | Melbourne | Peel Thunder | WAFL | ←Essendon←Sydney |
| 3 | 39 | Harvey Gallagher | Western Bulldogs | Bendigo Pioneers | NAB League | ←North Melbourne (2021) |
| 3 | 40 | Caleb Mitchell | Sydney | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League | ←Essendon |
| 3 | 41 | Tom Emmett | Fremantle | Sturt | SANFL | ←North Melbourne←Port Adelaide←Melbourne←Adelaide (2021) |
| 3 | 42 | Max Knobel | Fremantle | Gippsland Power | NAB League | ←Melbourne←Greater Western Sydney←Collingwood←Hawthorn (2021) |
| 3 | 43 | Billy Dowling | Adelaide | North Adelaide | SANFL | ←Gold Coast (draft) |
| 3 | 44 | Isaac Keeler | St Kilda | North Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 3 | 45 | Alwyn Davey Jr. | Essendon | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | Father–son selection (son of Alwyn Davey), matched bid by Hawthorn |
| 3 | 46 | Jack O'Sullivan | Hawthorn | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | ←Brisbane Lions←Geelong←Fremantle (2021)←Carlton (2021) |
| 3 | 47 | Harry Lemmey | Carlton | West Adelaide | SANFL | Free agency compensation pick (Jones) |
| 3 | 48 | Joe Richards | Collingwood | Wangaratta | O&MFNL | ←Richmond (2021) |
| 3 | 49 | Kaleb Smith | Richmond | East Fremantle | WAFL | ←Greater Western Sydney←Port Adelaide←Melbourne |
| 3 | 50 | Hugh Bond | Adelaide | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | NAB League | ←Brisbane Lions (draft)←Geelong←Collingwood (2021)←Hawthorn (2021)←Geelong (2021)←Brisbane Lions (2021) |
| 3 | 51 | Bailey Macdonald | Hawthorn | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | ←Greater Western Sydney (draft)←Port Adelaide←Sydney (2021) |
| 3 | 52 | Phoenix Foster | Geelong | Norwood | SANFL | |
| 4 | 53 | Thomas Scully | Port Adelaide | West Adelaide | SANFL | ←West Coast (2021) |
| 4 | 54 | Jayden Davey | Essendon | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | Father–son selection (son of Alwyn Davey) |
| 4 | 55 | Steely Green | Richmond | South Fremantle | WAFL | ←Greater Western Sydney←Collingwood (2021)←St Kilda (2021)←Adelaide (2021) |
| 4 | 56 | Cooper Harvey | North Melbourne | Northern Knights | NAB League | Father–son selection (son of Brent Harvey) |
| 4 | 57 | Corey Wagner | Fremantle | Port Melbourne | VFL | ←Melbourne←St Kilda (2021) |
| 4 | 58 | Noah Long | West Coast | Bendigo Pioneers | NAB League | |
| 4 | 59 | Kyle Marshall | Port Adelaide | South Adelaide | SANFL | |

### Rookie elevations

Table of rookie elevations :
| Player | Club |
| Jordon Butts | Adelaide |
| Kieran Strachan | Adelaide |
| James Madden | Brisbane Lions |
| Matthew Owies | Carlton |
| Jack Ginnivan | Collingwood |
| John Noble | Collingwood |
| Sam Durham | Essendon |
| Nic Martin | Essendon |
| Lachie Schultz | Fremantle |
| Tom Atkins | Geelong |
| Brad Close | Geelong |
| Levi Casboult | Gold Coast |
| Ned Moyle | Gold Coast |
| Callum Brown | Greater Western Sydney |
| Lachlan Bramble | Hawthorn |
| Kade Chandler | Melbourne |
| Jake Pasini | Port Adelaide |
| Marlion Pickett | Richmond |
| Hayden McLean | Sydney |
| Sam Wicks | Sydney |
| Jamaine Jones | West Coast |
| Buku Khamis | Western Bulldogs |
| Jordon Sweet | Western Bulldogs |

## 2023 rookie draft

Rookie draft selections :
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Notes |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Blake Drury | North Melbourne | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | |
| 1 | 2 | Isiah Winder | West Coast | West Coast | AFL | |
| 1 | 3 | Phil Davis | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | |
| 1 | 4 | Rhett Montgomerie | Essendon | Central District | SANFL | |
| 1 | 5 | Andrew McPherson | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | |
| 1 | 6 | Seamus Mitchell | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | AFL | |
| 1 | 7 | Connor Blakely | Gold Coast | Fremantle | AFL | |
| 1 | 8 | Dylan Williams | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide | AFL | |
| 1 | 9 | Passed | St Kilda | — | — | |
| 1 | 10 | Ed Curnow | Carlton | Carlton | AFL | |
| 1 | 11 | Passed | Western Bulldogs | — | — | |
| 1 | 12 | Seth Campbell | Richmond | Tasmania Devils | NAB League | |
| 1 | 13 | Liam Reidy | Fremantle | Frankston | VFL | |
| 1 | 14 | Will Verrall | Melbourne | South Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 1 | 15 | Ryan Lester | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |
| 1 | 16 | Cooper Murley | Collingwood | Collingwood | AFL | |
| 1 | 17 | Cameron Owen | Sydney | Tasmania Devils | NAB League | |
| 1 | 18 | Oscar Murdoch | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | NAB League | |
| 2 | 19 | Hamish Free | North Melbourne | South Fremantle | WAFL | |
| 2 | 20 | Zane Trew | West Coast | West Coast | AFL | |
| 2 | 21 | Paul Seedsman | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | |
| 2 | 22 | Passed | Hawthorn | — | — | |
| 2 | 23 | Jake Stein | Gold Coast | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | |
| 2 | 24 | Passed | St Kilda | — | — | |
| 2 | 25 | Passed | Western Bulldogs | — | — | |
| 2 | 26 | Tylar Young | Richmond | Richmond | VFL | |
| 2 | 27 | Passed | Fremantle | — | — | |
| 2 | 28 | Oliver Sestan | Melbourne | Mansfield | GVFNL | |
| 2 | 29 | Nakia Cockatoo | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |
| 2 | 30 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | |
| 2 | 31 | Jaiden Magor | Sydney | South Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 2 | 32 | Osca Riccardi | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | NAB League | Father–son selection (son of Peter Riccardi) |
| 3 | 33 | Daniel Howe | North Melbourne | Hawthorn | AFL | |
| 3 | 34 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
| 3 | 35 | Passed | Richmond | — | — | |
| 3 | 36 | Passed | Melbourne | — | — | |
| 3 | 37 | Passed | Brisbane Lions | — | — | |
| 3 | 38 | Passed | Geelong | — | — | |
| 4 | 39 | Kayne Turner | North Melbourne | North Melbourne | AFL | |
| 4 | 40 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
| 5 | 41 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |

### Category B rookie selections

Table of Category B rookie selections :
| Name | Club | Origin | Note |
| Darryl McDowell-White Jr. | Brisbane Lions | Red City Roar (NBL1 North) | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) (Also the son of Darryl White) |
| Shadeau Brain | Brisbane Lions | Noosa (QAFL) | Academy selection |
| Anthony Munkara | Essendon | West Adelaide (SANFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Josh Draper | Fremantle | Peel Thunder (WAFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Conrad Williams | Fremantle | Claremont (WAFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Oisín Mullin | Geelong | Mayo (GAA) | International selection (Ireland) |
| Ted Clohesy | Geelong | Geelong Falcons (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (born in South Africa) |
| Lloyd Johnston | Gold Coast | NT Thunder (NAB League) | NT zone selection |
| Nick Madden | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney (VFL) | Academy selection |
| Jason Gillbee | Greater Western Sydney | Bendigo Pioneers (NAB League) | NSW zone selection |
| Joshua Bennetts | Hawthorn | Eastern Ranges (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Kyah Farris-White | Melbourne | Willetton Tigers (NBL1 West) | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) |
| Nathan Barkla | Port Adelaide | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Filipino descent) |
| Angus McLennan | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (born in Egypt) |
| Will Edwards | Sydney | Sydney (VFL) | Academy selection |
| Tyrell Dewar | West Coast | Subiaco (WAFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Jordyn Baker | West Coast | East Perth (WAFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| James O'Donnell | Western Bulldogs | Essendon Cricket Club | 3-year non-registered player (cricket) |

### 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 |
| Tyler Brown | Adelaide | Collingwood | AFL | | |
| Mark Keane | Adelaide | Cork | GAA | Previously listed with Collingwood | |
| Darragh Joyce | Brisbane Lions | St Kilda | AFL | | |
| Conor McKenna | Brisbane Lions | Tyrone | GAA | Previously listed with Essendon | |
| Hudson O'Keefe | Carlton | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | | |
| Alex Cincotta | Carlton | Carlton | VFL | | |
| Oscar Steene | Collingwood | West Adelaide | SANFL | | |
| Oleg Markov | Collingwood | Gold Coast | AFL | | |
| Jed Anderson | Gold Coast | North Melbourne | AFL | | |
| Brodie McLaughlin | Gold Coast | Frankston | VFL | | |
| Kye Turner | Melbourne | Frankston | VFL | | |
| Liam Shiels | North Melbourne | Hawthorn | AFL | | |
| Kaelan Bradtke | Richmond | Sydney | VFL | | |
| Liam Stocker | St Kilda | Carlton | AFL | | |
| Anthony Caminiti | St Kilda | Northern Knights | NAB League | | |
| Oskar Baker | Western Bulldogs | Melbourne | AFL | | |