# 2019 AFL draft

The 2019 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2019 AFL season.

## Key dates

Table of key dates :
| Event | Date(s) |
| Mid-season rookie draft | 27 May |
| Free agency period | Restricted and Unrestricted: 4–10 October Delisted: 1–11 November; 13–22 November; 28 November-2 December |
| Trade period | Players and selections: 7–16 October Selections only: 17 October–22 November |
| National draft | First round: 27 November Second and subsequent rounds: 28 November |
| Rookie draft | 29 November |
| Pre-season supplemental selection period | December - March |

## Mid-season rookie draft

The first mid-season draft since 1993 was held after Round 10 of the 2019 AFL season on 27 May. The draft was only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements. Players recruited during the mid-season draft earned a contract for the remainder of the season, though had the option of negotiating terms for an extension at any period throughout the season.
Table of 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 | Josh Deluca | Carlton | Subiaco | WAFL | Jarrod Pickett long-term injury |
| 1 | 2 | Mitch Riordan | Gold Coast | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | Harrison Wigg long-term injury |
| 1 | 3 | Kyle Dunkley | Melbourne | Footscray | VFL | Aaron Nietschke long-term injury |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Knoll | Sydney | South Adelaide | SANFL | Kurt Tippett retirement |
| 1 | 5 | Lachlan Hosie | North Melbourne | Glenelg | SANFL | Ed Vickers-Willis long-term injury |
| 1 | 6 | Ryan Gardner | Western Bulldogs | Footscray | VFL | Liam Picken retirement |
| 1 | 7 | Will Snelling | Essendon | West Adelaide | SANFL | Devon Smith long-term injury |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Mayo | St Kilda | Subiaco | WAFL | Paddy McCartin long-term injury |
| 1 | 9 | Cameron Sutcliffe | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide | SANFL | Jake Patmore long-term injury |
| 1 | 10 | Passed | Hawthorn | — | — | Tim Mohr long-term injury |
| 1 | 11 | Dillon O'Reilly | Fremantle | East Fremantle | WAFL | Matt Taberner long-term injury |
| 1 | 12 | Passed | Adelaide | — | — | Tom Doedee long-term injury |
| 1 | 13 | Marlion Pickett$^+$ | Richmond | South Fremantle | WAFL | Shaun Grigg retirement |
| 1 | 14 | John Noble | Collingwood | West Adelaide | SANFL | Lynden Dunn long-term injury |
| 2 | 15 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | Rory Thompson long-term injury |
| 2 | 16 | Cody Hirst | Sydney | Eastern Ranges | NAB League | Heath Grundy retirement |
| 2 | 17 | Passed | Western Bulldogs | — | — | Tom Boyd retirement |
| 2 | 18 | Passed | Essendon | — | — | Sam Draper long-term injury |

## Previous trades

Since 2015, clubs have been able to trade future picks in the next year's national draft during the trade period. As a result, a total of 34 selections for the 2019 draft were traded during the 2018 trade period, including (for the first time) at the 2018 National Draft, where 14 picks were traded. The selection order for each of these picks is tied to the original club's finishing position in the 2019 season.
Table of previously traded selections :
| Rd | Orig. Club | New Club | Acquired via | Ref |
| 1 | Brisbane Lions | Gold Coast | Pick swap | |
| 1 | Essendon | Greater Western Sydney | Dylan Shiel trade | |
| 1 | Collingwood | Brisbane Lions | Dayne Beams trade | |
| 1 | Adelaide | Carlton | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |
| 1 | Carlton | Adelaide | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |
| 2 | St Kilda | Sydney | Dan Hannebery trade | |
| 2 | Carlton | Adelaide | via Greater Western Sydney (Will Setterfield trade) On-traded to Adelaide (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) | [10] [11] |
| 2 | Gold Coast | Brisbane Lions | Pick swap | |
| 2 | Greater Western Sydney | Essendon | Dylan Shiel trade | |
| 2 | Sydney | West Coast | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |
| 3 | Richmond | Gold Coast | Anthony Miles and Corey Ellis trade | |
| 3 | Gold Coast | Richmond | Anthony Miles and Corey Ellis trade | |
| 3 | Adelaide | Carlton | Mitch McGovern and Shane McAdam trade | |
| 3 | Fremantle | Brisbane Lions | via Port Adelaide (Pick swap) On-traded to Brisbane Lions (Sam Mayes trade) | [15] [16] |
| 3 | Hawthorn | Western Bulldogs | via Gold Coast (Jack Scrimshaw trade) On traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap) On-traded to Western Bulldogs (Marcus Adams trade) | [17] [5] [18] |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | Hawthorn | Chad Wingard and Ryan Burton trade | |
| 3 | West Coast | Sydney | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |
| 3 | St Kilda | Western Bulldogs | via North Melbourne (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) On-traded to Western Bulldogs (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) | [20] [21] |
| 4 | North Melbourne | Port Adelaide | Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard trade | |
| 4 | St Kilda | West Coast | Tom Hickey trade | |
| 4 | West Coast | Carlton | via St Kilda (Tom Hickey trade) On-traded to Carlton (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) | [23] [24] |
| 4 | Gold Coast | St Kilda | via Hawthorn (Jack Scrimshaw trade) On-traded to Greater Western Sydney (Tom Scully trade) On-traded to St Kilda (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) | [17] [25] [26] |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | St Kilda | (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) | |
| 4 | Adelaide | Port Adelaide | via Gold Coast (pick swap) On-traded to Port Adelaide (Jack Hombsch trade) | [27] [28] |
| 4 | Western Bulldogs | Port Adelaide | via Hawthorn (Taylor Duryea trade) On-traded to Port Adelaide (Chad Wingard and Ryan Burton trade) | [29] [16] |
| 4 | Fremantle | Essendon | Travis Colyer trade | |
| 4 | Carlton | Sydney | Nic Newman trade | |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | North Melbourne | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |
| 4 | Hawthorn | Collingwood | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |
| 4 | Geelong | Richmond | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |
| 5 | Carlton | Greater Western Sydney | via Adelaide (Mitch McGovern and Shane McAdam trade) On-traded to Greater Western Sydney (Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft) | [14] [11] |
| 5 | West Coast | Gold Coast | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |
| 5 | Adelaide | Carlton | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |
| 5 | Collingwood | Hawthorn | Pick swap at the 2018 National Draft | |

## Free agency

2019 AFL free agency period signings :
| Player | Date | Free agent type | Former club | New club | Compensation |
| Brandon Ellis | 4 October | Restricted | Richmond | Gold Coast | 2nd round |
| Cam Ellis-Yolmen | 5 October | Unrestricted | Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | 3rd round |
| Adam Tomlinson | 7 October | Unrestricted | Greater Western Sydney | Melbourne | End of 2nd round |
| Grant Birchall | 10 October | Unrestricted | Hawthorn | Brisbane Lions | None |
| Wylie Buzza | 1 November | Delisted | Geelong | Port Adelaide | None |
| Jack Newnes | 1 November | Delisted | St Kilda | Carlton | None |
| Kaiden Brand | 1 November | Delisted | Hawthorn | Sydney | None |
| Sam Gray | 1 November | Delisted | Port Adelaide | Sydney | None |
| Ryan Abbott | 22 November | Delisted | Geelong | St Kilda | None |
| Josh Walker | 29 November | Delisted | Brisbane Lions | North Melbourne | None |

## Trades

2019 AFL trade period :
| Date | No. | Player(s) | Traded from | Traded to | Traded for |
| 9 October | 1 | Tim Kelly | Geelong | West Coast | Pick 14 |
| 9 October | 1 | 2020 third round pick (Geelong) | Geelong | West Coast | Pick 24 |
| 9 October | 1 | 2020 third round pick (Geelong) | Geelong | West Coast | 2020 first round pick (West Coast) |
| 9 October | 1 | Pick 52 | Essendon | West Coast | Pick 33 |
| 9 October | 1 | Pick 37 | Essendon | Geelong | Pick 57 |
| 10 October | 2 | Pick 6 | St Kilda | Greater Western Sydney | Pick 12 |
| 10 October | 2 | Pick 59 | St Kilda | Greater Western Sydney | Pick 18 |
| 11 October | 3 | Sam Frost | Melbourne | Hawthorn | Pick 50 |
| 11 October | 3 | Pick 42 | Melbourne | Hawthorn | Pick 50 |
| 11 October | 3 | Pick 61 | Melbourne | Hawthorn | 2020 second round pick (Hawthorn) |
| 11 October | 3 | 2020 fourth round pick (Melbourne) | Melbourne | Hawthorn | 2020 second round pick (Hawthorn) |
| 11 October | 4 | Ed Langdon | Fremantle | Melbourne | Pick 22 |
| 11 October | 4 | Pick 26 | Fremantle | Melbourne | Pick 79 |
| 11 October | 4 | 2020 fourth round pick (Fremantle) | Fremantle | Melbourne | 2020 second round pick (Melbourne) |
| 11 October | 5 | Pick 46 | Brisbane Lions | West Coast | Pick 52 |
| 11 October | 5 | Pick 91 | Brisbane Lions | West Coast | Pick 64 |
| 14 October | 6 | Eddie Betts | Adelaide | Carlton | 2020 fourth round pick (Carlton) |
| 15 October | 7 | Jonathon Patton | Greater Western Sydney | Hawthorn | 2020 fourth round pick (Melbourne) |
| 15 October | 8 | Pick 8 | North Melbourne | Melbourne | Pick 26 |
| 15 October | 8 | Pick 8 | North Melbourne | Melbourne | Pick 50 |
| 15 October | 8 | Pick 8 | North Melbourne | Melbourne | 2020 first round pick (Melbourne) |
| 15 October | 9 | Sam Jacobs | Adelaide | Greater Western Sydney | 2020 fourth round pick (GWS) |
| 15 October | 10 | Billy Frampton | Port Adelaide | Adelaide | 2020 fourth round pick (GWS) |
| 15 October | 11 | Dougal Howard | Port Adelaide | St Kilda | Pick 12 |
| 15 October | 11 | Paddy Ryder | Port Adelaide | St Kilda | Pick 18 |
| 15 October | 11 | Pick 10 | Port Adelaide | St Kilda | 2020 third round pick (St Kilda) |
| 15 October | 11 | 2020 fourth round pick (Port Adelaide) | Port Adelaide | St Kilda | 2020 third round pick (St Kilda) |
| 15 October | 12 | Hugh Greenwood | Adelaide | Gold Coast | 2020 third round pick (Gold Coast) |
| 15 October | 12 | Hugh Greenwood | Adelaide | Gold Coast | 2020 fourth round pick (Gold Coast) |
| 15 October | 13 | Darcy Cameron | Sydney | Collingwood | Pick 56 |
| 15 October | 13 | Pick 62 | Sydney | Collingwood | Pick 56 |
| 16 October | 14 | Pick 48 | Carlton | Sydney | Pick 54 |
| 16 October | 14 | Pick 48 | Carlton | Sydney | Pick 63 |
| 16 October | 15 | Zac Smith | Geelong | Gold Coast | Pick 58 |
| 16 October | 16 | Lewis Taylor | Brisbane Lions | Sydney | Pick 48 |
| 16 October | 17 | Jack Steven | St Kilda | Geelong | Pick 58 |
| 16 October | 18 | Callum Ah Chee | Gold Coast | Brisbane Lions | 2020 second round pick (Brisbane Lions) |
| 16 October | 18 | 2020 fourth round pick (Brisbane Lions) | Gold Coast | Brisbane Lions | |
| 16 October | 19 | Bradley Hill | Fremantle | St Kilda | Blake Acres |
| 16 October | 19 | Bradley Hill | Fremantle | St Kilda | Pick 10 |
| 16 October | 19 | Bradley Hill | Fremantle | St Kilda | Pick 58 |
| 16 October | 19 | 2020 third round pick (Fremantle) | Fremantle | St Kilda | 2020 second round pick (St Kilda) |
| 16 October | 19 | 2020 third round pick (Fremantle) | Fremantle | St Kilda | 2020 fourth round pick (St Kilda) |
| 16 October | 20 | Marc Pittonet | Hawthorn | Carlton | Pick 54 |
| 16 October | 20 | Pick 61 | Hawthorn | Carlton | Pick 63 |
| 16 October | 21 | Andrew Phillips | Carlton | Essendon | Pick 57 |
| 16 October | 21 | Pick 61 | Carlton | Essendon | Pick 57 |
| 16 October | 21 | Pick 72 | Carlton | Essendon | Pick 70 |
| 16 October | 22 | Josh Bruce | St Kilda | Western Bulldogs | Pick 32 |
| 16 October | 22 | Josh Bruce | St Kilda | Western Bulldogs | Pick 51 |
| 16 October | 23 | Alex Keath | Adelaide | Western Bulldogs | Pick 45 |
| 16 October | 23 | 2020 third round pick (Adelaide) | Adelaide | Western Bulldogs | 2020 second round pick (Western Bulldogs) |
| 16 October | 24 | Tom Cutler | Brisbane Lions | Essendon | Pick 72 |
| 16 October | 24 | Pick 64 | Brisbane Lions | Essendon | 2020 third round pick (Essendon) |
| 16 October | 25 | Zak Jones | Sydney | St Kilda | Pick 32 |
| 16 October | 25 | Pick 56 | Sydney | St Kilda | Pick 76 |
| 16 October | 25 | 2020 fourth round pick (Sydney) | Sydney | St Kilda | 2020 third round pick (Fremantle) |
| 16 October | 26 | Dan Butler | Richmond | St Kilda | Pick 56 |
| 16 October | 27 | Josh Jenkins | Adelaide | Geelong | Pick 37 |
| 16 October | 27 | 2020 third round pick (Gold Coast) | Adelaide | Geelong | Pick 37 |
| 16 October | 28 | Aiden Bonar | Greater Western Sydney | North Melbourne | 2020 third round pick (North Melbourne) |
| 16 October | 28 | 2020 fourth round pick (Melbourne) | Greater Western Sydney | North Melbourne | 2020 third round pick (North Melbourne) |
| 16 October | 29 | James Aish | Collingwood | Fremantle | 2020 second round pick (St Kilda) |
| 16 October | 29 | Pick 69 | Collingwood | Fremantle | 2020 fourth round pick (St Kilda) |
| 16 October | 29 | 2020 third round pick (Collingwood) | Collingwood | Fremantle | 2020 fourth round pick (St Kilda) |
| 18 November | 30 | Pick 16 | Brisbane Lions | Port Adelaide | Pick 29 |
| 18 November | 30 | Pick 52 | Brisbane Lions | Port Adelaide | Pick 71 |
| 18 November | 30 | Pick 55 | Brisbane Lions | Port Adelaide | 2020 first round pick (Port Adelaide) |
| 18 November | 30 | Pick 72 | Brisbane Lions | Port Adelaide | 2020 first round pick (Port Adelaide) |
| 19 November | 31 | Pick 4 | Adelaide | Greater Western Sydney | Pick 6 |
| 19 November | 31 | Pick 4 | Adelaide | Greater Western Sydney | 2020 first round pick (GWS) |
| 20 November | 32 | Pick 30 | Hawthorn | North Melbourne | Pick 50 |
| 20 November | 32 | Pick 30 | Hawthorn | North Melbourne | Pick 73 |
| 20 November | 32 | Pick 30 | Hawthorn | North Melbourne | 2020 second round pick (North Melbourne) |
| 21 November | 33 | Pick 48 | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | 2020 second round pick (Collingwood) |
| 21 November | 33 | 2020 third round pick (Essendon) | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | 2020 second round pick (Collingwood) |
| 21 November | 34 | Pick 22 | Fremantle | Adelaide | Pick 28 |
| 21 November | 34 | 2020 third round pick (Collingwood) | Fremantle | Adelaide | Pick 49 |
| 21 November | 34 | 2020 third round pick (Collingwood) | Fremantle | Adelaide | 2020 fourth round pick (Carlton) |
| 21 November | 35 | Pick 10 | Fremantle | Melbourne | Pick 8 |
| 21 November | 35 | Pick 28 | Fremantle | Melbourne | Pick 8 |
| 21 November | 35 | 2020 fourth round pick (Carlton) | Fremantle | Melbourne | Pick 8 |
| 27 November (first round) | 36 | Pick 60 | Greater Western Sydney | Collingwood | Pick 62 |
| 27 November (first round) | 36 | Pick 60 | Greater Western Sydney | Collingwood | Pick 70 |
| 27 November (first round) | 37 | Pick 66 | Fremantle | Port Adelaide | Pick 52 |
| 27 November (first round) | 37 | 2020 second round pick (Fremantle) | Fremantle | Port Adelaide | Pick 55 |
| 27 November (first round) | 38 | Pick 11 | Carlton | Gold Coast | Pick 17 |
| 27 November (first round) | 38 | Pick 62 | Carlton | Gold Coast | Pick 22 |
| 27 November (first round) | 39 | Pick 20 | Port Adelaide | Carlton | Pick 22 |
| 27 November (first round) | 39 | Pick 20 | Port Adelaide | Carlton | Pick 55 |
| 28 November (second round) | 40 | Pick 22 | Port Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | Pick 23 |
| 28 November (second round) | 40 | 2020 fourth round pick (GWS) | Port Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | 2020 second round pick (Collingwood) |
| 28 November (second round) | 41 | Pick 61 | Port Adelaide | Sydney | Pick 65 |
| 28 November (second round) | 41 | Pick 61 | Port Adelaide | Sydney | Pick 68 |
| 28 November (second round) | 42 | Pick 43 | Hawthorn | Collingwood | 2020 third round pick (Essendon) |
| 28 November (second round) | 43 | Pick 25 | Adelaide | Sydney | Pick 27 |
| 28 November (second round) | 43 | 2020 fourth round pick (Adelaide) | Adelaide | Sydney | 2020 third round pick (Fremantle) |
| 28 November (second round) | 44 | Pick 27 | Geelong | Gold Coast | Pick 64 |
| 28 November (second round) | 44 | Pick 27 | Geelong | Gold Coast | 2020 first round priority pick (Gold Coast) |
| 28 November (second round) | 45 | Pick 30 | North Melbourne | Essendon | Pick 35 |
| 28 November (second round) | 45 | Pick 50 | North Melbourne | Essendon | 2020 second round pick (Essendon) |
| 28 November (second round) | 46 | Pick 47 | Sydney | Brisbane Lions | Pick 38 |
| 28 November (second round) | 46 | Pick 59 | Sydney | Brisbane Lions | 2020 third round pick (Brisbane Lions) |
| 28 November (second round) | 46 | 2020 third round pick (Sydney) | Sydney | Brisbane Lions | 2020 third round pick (Brisbane Lions) |
| 28 November (second round) | 47 | Pick 45 | Richmond | Collingwood | Pick 46 |
| 28 November (second round) | 47 | 2020 second round pick (Richmond) | Richmond | Collingwood | 2020 second round pick (St Kilda) |
| 28 November (second round) | 48 | Pick 50 | Essendon | Geelong | Pick 63 |
| 28 November (second round) | 48 | Pick 50 | Essendon | Geelong | 2020 third round pick (Gold Coast) |
| 28 November (second round) | 48 | Pick 50 | Essendon | Geelong | 2020 fourth round pick (Geelong) |
| 28 November (second round) | 49 | Pick 51 | Collingwood | Greater Western Sydney | 2020 third round pick (GWS) |
| 28 November (second round) | 49 | 2020 fourth round pick (Collingwood) | Collingwood | Greater Western Sydney | 2020 third round pick (GWS) |
| 28 November (second round) | 50 | Pick 61 | Brisbane Lions | Fremantle | 2020 fifth round pick (Fremantle) |
| 28 November (second round) | 51 | Pick 58 | Essendon | West Coast | 2020 fourth round pick (West Coast) |
| 28 November (second round) | 52 | Pick 62 | Hawthorn | Western Bulldogs | 2020 fourth round pick (Western Bulldogs) |

## Retirements and delistings

Table key :
| R | Rookie listed player |
| B | Category B Rookie listed player |
Table of player retirements and delistings :
| Date | Name | Club | Status |
| 1 February | Tomas Bugg | Carlton | Retired R |
| 18 February | Luke Lavender | Essendon | Retired B |
| 1 April | Liam Picken | Western Bulldogs | Retired |
| 14 May | Shaun Grigg | Richmond | Retired |
| 16 May | Tom Boyd | Western Bulldogs | Retired |
| 22 May | Heath Grundy | Sydney | Retired |
| 11 June | Jarrod Pickett | Carlton | Delisted |
| 15 July | Harley Bennell | Fremantle | Delisted |
| 30 July | Sam Wright | North Melbourne | Retired |
| 31 July | Shane Kersten | Fremantle | Delisted |
| 1 August | Jarrad McVeigh | Sydney | Retired |
| 9 August | Scott Thompson | North Melbourne | Retired |
| 9 August | Corey Maynard | Melbourne | Retired |
| 12 August | Jarryd Roughead | Hawthorn | Retired |
| 13 August | Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle | Retired |
| 14 August | Nick Smith | Sydney | Retired |
| 14 August | Tom Wilkinson | North Melbourne | Delisted R |
| 15 August | Brett Deledio | Greater Western Sydney | Retired |
| 15 August | Hayden Ballantyne | Fremantle | Delisted |
| 16 August | Dale Thomas | Carlton | Retired |
| 16 August | Dawson Simpson | Greater Western Sydney | Retired |
| 19 August | Kieren Jack | Sydney | Retired |
| 20 August | Jordan Lewis | Melbourne | Retired |
| 20 August | Andy Otten | Adelaide | Retired |
| 20 August | Michael Rischitelli | Gold Coast | Retired R |
| 20 August | David Myers | Essendon | Retired |
| 22 August | Richard Douglas | Adelaide | Retired |
| 22 August | David Armitage | St Kilda | Retired |
| 23 August | Alex Fasolo | Carlton | Retired |
| 23 August | Red Óg Murphy | North Melbourne | Retired B |
| 27 August | Nathan Hrovat | North Melbourne | Delisted |
| 27 August | Declan Watson | North Melbourne | Delisted |
| 27 August | Tyson Goldsack | Collingwood | Retired |
| 27 August | Jeff Garlett | Melbourne | Delisted |
| 27 August | Declan Keilty | Melbourne | Delisted |
| 27 August | Jack Leslie | Gold Coast | Delisted R |
| 27 August | Brad Scheer | Gold Coast | Delisted R |
| 27 August | Connor Nutting | Gold Coast | Delisted |
| 27 August | Mark Baguley | Essendon | Retired |
| 28 August | Billy Longer | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 28 August | Lewis Pierce | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 28 August | Sam Rowe | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 29 August | Matthew Lobbe | Carlton | Delisted |
| 29 August | Jarrod Garlett | Carlton | Delisted |
| 29 August | Pat Kerr | Carlton | Delisted |
| 29 August | Angus Schumacher | Carlton | Delisted |
| 29 August | Kym LeBois | Carlton | Delisted R |
| 30 August | Dale Morris | Western Bulldogs | Retired |
| 2 September | Matt Dea | Essendon | Retired R |
| 2 September | Scott Jones | Fremantle | Delisted |
| 2 September | Ryan Nyhuis | Fremantle | Delisted R |
| 15 September | Luke Hodge | Brisbane Lions | Retired |
| 16 September | Tim Smith | Melbourne | Retired R |
| 17 September | Guy Walker | Melbourne | Retired B |
| 17 September | Daniel Wells | Collingwood | Retired |
| 17 September | Sam Murray | Collingwood | Delisted R |
| 17 September | Chris Masten | West Coast | Delisted |
| 18 September | Fraser McInnes | West Coast | Delisted |
| 18 September | Brodie Riach | West Coast | Delisted B |
| 18 September | Patrick Bines | West Coast | Delisted B |
| 18 September | Paul Hunter | Adelaide | Delisted R |
| 19 September | Ben McNiece | Essendon | Delisted B |
| 19 September | Jordan Houlahan | Essendon | Delisted |
| 20 September | Maverick Weller | Richmond | Retired R |
| 25 September | Jordan Cunico | Geelong | Delisted |
| 25 September | Jamaine Jones | Geelong | Delisted R |
| 25 September | Jack Trengove | Port Adelaide | Delisted |
| 25 September | Cameron Hewett | Port Adelaide | Delisted R |
| 25 September | Kai Pudney | Port Adelaide | Delisted B |
| 30 September | Scott Selwood | Geelong | Delisted |
| 4 October | James Rose | Sydney | Delisted |
| 4 October | Durak Tucker | Sydney | Delisted R |
| 9 October | Tom Nicholls | Gold Coast | Retired |
| 10 October | Matthew Broadbent | Port Adelaide | Delisted |
| 10 October | Aidyn Johnson | Port Adelaide | Delisted |
| 17 October | Wylie Buzza | Geelong | Delisted |
| 17 October | Kaiden Brand | Hawthorn | Delisted |
| 17 October | Teia Miles | Hawthorn | Delisted |
| 17 October | David Mirra | Hawthorn | Delisted |
| 17 October | Darren Minchington | Hawthorn | Delisted |
| 17 October | Tim Mohr | Hawthorn | Retired R |
| 18 October | Ryan Schoenmakers | Hawthorn | Retired |
| 18 October | Bailey Rice | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 18 October | Brandon White | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 18 October | Robbie Young | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 18 October | Nick Robertson | Brisbane Lions | Delisted |
| 19 October | Ben Keays | Brisbane Lions | Delisted |
| 19 October | Josh Walker | Brisbane Lions | Delisted |
| 19 October | Ryan Bastinac | Brisbane Lions | Delisted R |
| 19 October | Josh Deluca | Carlton | Delisted R |
| 21 October | Jay Kennedy Harris | Melbourne | Delisted |
| 21 October | Billy Stretch | Melbourne | Delisted |
| 22 October | Jacob Townsend | Richmond | Delisted |
| 22 October | Callum Moore | Richmond | Delisted |
| 22 October | Connor Menadue | Richmond | Delisted |
| 23 October | Kurt Mutimer | West Coast | Delisted |
| 23 October | Matthew Allen | West Coast | Delisted |
| 23 October | Keegan Brooksby | West Coast | Delisted R |
| 23 October | Fletcher Roberts | Western Bulldogs | Delisted |
| 23 October | Lukas Webb | Western Bulldogs | Delisted |
| 24 October | Zac Clarke | Essendon | Delisted R |
| 24 October | Jake Long | Essendon | Delisted |
| 24 October | Trent Mynott | Essendon | Delisted R |
| 24 October | Tom Jok | Essendon | Delisted R |
| 25 October | Jack Newnes | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 25 October | Dylan Buckley | Greater Western Sydney | Delisted R |
| 25 October | Tom Sheridan | Greater Western Sydney | Delisted |
| 25 October | Jake Stein | Greater Western Sydney | Delisted B |
| 25 October | Zac Sproule | Greater Western Sydney | Delisted B |
| 25 October | Toby Pink | Sydney | Delisted R |
| 25 October | Cody Hirst | Sydney | Delisted R |
| 27 October | Paddy McCartin | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 28 October | Lynden Dunn | Collingwood | Delisted |
| 28 October | Ben Crocker | Collingwood | Delisted |
| 29 October | Brayden Crossley | Gold Coast | Delisted |
| 29 October | Aaron Young | Gold Coast | Delisted |
| 29 October | Josh Schoenfeld | Gold Coast | Delisted |
| 29 October | Harrison Wigg | Gold Coast | Delisted R |
| 29 October | Tom McKenzie | North Melbourne | Delisted R |
| 30 October | Lachie Henderson | Geelong | Delisted |
| 30 October | Ryan Abbott | Geelong | Delisted |
| 30 October | Oscar Brownless | Geelong | Delisted |
| 30 October | Hugh Dixon | Fremantle | Delisted |
| 30 October | Tom North | Fremantle | Delisted |
| 30 October | Daniel Menzel | Sydney | Delisted |
| 30 October | Jack Maibaum | Sydney | Delisted |
| 30 October | Josh Smith | West Coast | Delisted R |
| 30 October | Mitch Brown | Essendon | Delisted |
| 31 October | Sam Gray | Port Adelaide | Delisted |
| 31 October | Sam Skinner | Brisbane Lions | Delisted |
| 31 October | Corey Lyons | Brisbane Lions | Delisted |
| 31 October | Archie Smith | Brisbane Lions | Delisted |
| 31 October | Matt Eagles | Brisbane Lions | Delisted B |
| 8 November | Michael Hartley | Essendon | Delisted |
| 12 November | Brendon Ah Chee | West Coast | Delisted |
| 12 November | Hamish Brayshaw | West Coast | Delisted |
| 12 November | Riley Grundy | Port Adelaide | Delisted |
| 12 November | Boyd Woodcock | Port Adelaide | Delisted |

## Gold Coast concessions

Due to poor on-field results and issues with player retention, prior to the draft, the AFL announced a "rescue package" for Gold Coast which included:
* The first pick of the first round of the 2019 National Draft (pick #1).
* The first pick of the second round of the 2019 National Draft (pick #22, since traded to Carlton, then on-traded to Port Adelaide and then Brisbane Lions).
* A mid-first round pick in the 2020 AFL draft (pick #11, since traded to Geelong at the 2019 National Draft, then on-traded to GWS).
* The first pick of the second round of the 2021 AFL draft (pick #19, since traded to Fremantle).
* Darwin was added to its Academy zone
* The ability to be able to pre-list Academy players.
* An expanded Category A rookie list of up to ten players, with the club having a maximum roster of 53 players.

## 2019 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 :
| Rd. | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Notes |
| Rd. | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League | Notes |
| Priority | 1 | Matt Rowell | Gold Coast | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | |
| 1 | 2 | Noah Anderson | Gold Coast | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | |
| 1 | 3 | Luke Jackson | Melbourne | East Fremantle | WAFL | |
| 1 | 4 | Lachlan Ash | Greater Western Sydney | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League | Traded from Adelaide; received from Carlton in 2018 |
| 1 | 5 | Dylan Stephens | Sydney | Norwood | SANFL | |
| 1 | 6 | Fischer McAsey | Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Traded from Greater Western Sydney; received from St Kilda |
| 1 | 7 | Hayden Young | Fremantle | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | |
| 1 | 8 | Caleb Serong | Fremantle | Gippsland Power | NAB League | Traded from Melbourne; received from North Melbourne |
| 1 | 9 | Liam Henry | Fremantle | Claremont | WAFL | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous), matched bid by Carlton |
| 1 | 10 | Tom Green | Greater Western Sydney | Canberra Demons | NEAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by Carlton |
| 1 | 11 | Sam Flanders | Gold Coast | Gippsland Power | NAB League | Traded from Carlton at the draft; received from Adelaide in 2018 |
| 1 | 12 | Kysaiah Pickett | Melbourne | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Traded from Fremantle; received from St Kilda; received from Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 13 | Will Day | Hawthorn | West Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 1 | 14 | Miles Bergman | Port Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Traded from St Kilda; received from GWS; received from Essendon in 2018 |
| 1 | 15 | Cody Weightman | Western Bulldogs | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | |
| 1 | 16 | Cooper Stephens | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | NAB League | Traded from West Coast |
| 1 | 17 | Brodie Kemp | Carlton | Bendigo Pioneers | NAB League | Traded from Gold Coast at the draft; received from Brisbane Lions in 2018 |
| 1 | 18 | Mitch Georgiades | Port Adelaide | Subiaco | WAFL | Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Collingwood in 2018 |
| 1 | 19 | Sam De Koning | Geelong | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | |
| 1 | 20 | Sam Philp | Carlton | Northern Knights | NAB League | Traded from Port Adelaide at the draft; received from St Kilda; received from Greater Western Sydney |
| 1 | 21 | Thomson Dow | Richmond | Bendigo Pioneers | NAB League | |
| Priority | 22 | Deven Robertson | Brisbane Lions | Perth | WAFL | Traded from Port Adelaide; received from Carlton at the draft; received from Gold Coast at the draft |
| 2 | 23 | Dylan Williams | Port Adelaide | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Gold Coast in 2018 |
| 2 | 24 | Harry Schoenberg | Adelaide | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Traded from Fremantle; received from Melbourne |
| 2 | 25 | Jackson Mead | Port Adelaide | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Father–son selection (son of Darren Mead), matched bid by Sydney |
| 2 | 26 | Will Gould | Sydney | Glenelg | SANFL | Traded from Adelaide at the draft; received from Carlton (via Greater Western Sydney) in 2018 |
| 2 | 27 | Jeremy Sharp | Gold Coast | East Fremantle | WAFL | Traded from Geelong at the draft; received from West Coast; received from Sydney in 2018 |
| 2 | 28 | Josh Worrell | Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Traded from Sydney at the draft; received from St Kilda in 2018 |
| 2 | 29 | Finn Maginness | Hawthorn | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Father–son selection (son of Scott Maginness), matched bid by North Melbourne |
| 2 | 30 | Harrison Jones | Essendon | Calder Cannons | NAB League | Traded from North Melbourne at the draft; received from Melbourne; received from Fremantle |
| 2 | 31 | Charlie Comben | North Melbourne | Gippsland Power | NAB League | |
| 2 | 32 | Trent Rivers | Melbourne | East Fremantle | WAFL | Traded from Fremantle; received from Adelaide |
| 2 | 33 | Brock Smith | Brisbane Lions | Gippsland Power | NAB League | Traded from Port Adelaide |
| 2 | 34 | Jack Mahony | North Melbourne | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Traded from Hawthorn |
| 2 | 35 | Flynn Perez | North Melbourne | Bendigo Pioneers | NAB League | Traded from Essendon at the draft |
| 2 | 36 | Elijah Taylor | Sydney | Perth | WAFL | Traded from St Kilda; received from Western Bulldogs |
| 2 | 37 | Keidean Coleman | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | NEAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by Essendon |
| 2 | 38 | Nick Bryan | Essendon | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | Traded from West Coast |
| 2 | 39 | Chad Warner | Sydney | East Fremantle | WAFL | |
| 2 | 40 | Jay Rantall | Collingwood | GWV Rebels | NAB League | |
| 2 | 41 | Francis Evans | Geelong | Calder Cannons | NAB League | |
| 2 | 42 | Ronin O'Connor | Adelaide | Claremont | WAFL | Traded from Geelong; received from Essendon; received from Greater Western Sydney in 2018 |
| 2 | 43 | Noah Cumberland | Richmond | Brisbane Lions | NEAFL | Academy eligible for Brisbane Lions, but they did not match Richmond's bid. |
| 2 | 44 | Will Martyn | Richmond | Brisbane Lions | NEAFL | Academy eligible for Brisbane Lions, but they did not match Richmond's bid. Free Agency compensation pick (Ellis) |
| 3 | 45 | Trent Bianco | Collingwood | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | Traded from Richmond at the draft; received from Gold Coast in 2018 |
| 3 | 46 | Hugo Ralphsmith | Richmond | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Traded from Hawthorn at the draft; received from Melbourne |
| 3 | 47 | Sam Ramsay | Carlton | Calder Cannons | NAB League | |
| 3 | 48 | Lachlan Gollant | Adelaide | Calder Cannons | NAB League | Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from St Kilda (via North Melbourne) in 2018 |
| 3 | 49 | Callum Jamieson | West Coast | Claremont | WAFL | Traded from Brisbane Lions; received from Fremantle (via Port Adelaide) in 2018 |
| 3 | 50 | Cameron Taheny | Geelong | Norwood | SANFL | Traded from Essendon at the draft; received from North Melbourne at the draft |
| 3 | 51 | Jake Riccardi | Greater Western Sydney | Werribee | VFL | Traded from Collingwood at the draft; received from Brisbane Lions; received from Sydney; received from Carlton (via Adelaide) in 2018 |
| 3 | 52 | Ryan Byrnes | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Traded from Western Bulldogs; received from Hawthorn (via Gold Coast and Brisbane Lions) in 2018 |
| 3 | 53 | Louis Butler | Western Bulldogs | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | |
| 3 | 54 | Bigoa Nyuon | Richmond | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | Next Generation Academy eligible for St Kilda, but they did not match Richmond's bid. Traded from St Kilda; received from Sydney; received from Collingwood |
| 4 | 55 | Trey Ruscoe | Collingwood | East Fremantle | WAFL | Traded from Greater Western Sydney at the draft; originally Pick 58 |
| 4 | 56 | Ned Cahill | Essendon | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | Traded from Carlton; received from Hawthorn; received from Melbourne |
| 4 | 57 | Josh Morris | Hawthorn | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Traded from Carlton; received from Sydney |
| 4 | 58 | Ben Johnson | West Coast | West Perth | WAFL | Traded from Essendon at the draft; received from Brisbane Lions; received from West Coast; received from St Kilda in 2018 |
| 4 | 59 | Jaxon Prior | Brisbane Lions | West Perth | WAFL | Traded from Port Adelaide; received from Western Bulldogs (via Hawthorn) in 2018 |
| 4 | 60 | Jy Farrar | Gold Coast | Adelaide | SANFL | Traded from North Melbourne; received from Brisbane Lions in 2018 |
| 4 | 61 | Michael Frederick | Fremantle | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Traded from Brisbane Lions at the draft |
| 4 | 62 | Riley Garcia | Western Bulldogs | Swan Districts | WAFL | Traded from Hawthorn at the draft |
| 5 | 63 | Lachlan Johnson | Essendon | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League | |
| 5 | 64 | Leo Connolly | St Kilda | Gippsland Power | NAB League | |
| 5 | 65 | Thomas Hutchesson | Greater Western Sydney | Adelaide | SANFL | |
* $^a$ Greater Western Sydney are carrying over a points deficit from the 2018 AFL draft (Kieren Briggs selection, #34), this deficit is offset by surplus points from the 2015 AFL draft (Jacob Hopper selection, #7), moving this pick from third round (58) to fourth round (60).

### Rookie elevations

Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2019 to their 2020 primary playing list prior to the draft.
+ Table of rookie elevations :
| Player | Club |
| Lachlan Murphy | Adelaide |
| Mitch Hinge | Brisbane Lions |
| Oscar McInerney | Brisbane Lions |
| Max Lynch | Collingwood |
| Sam Draper | Essendon |
| Shaun McKernan | Essendon |
| Stefan Giro | Fremantle |
| Zach Guthrie | Geelong |
| Sam Simpson | Geelong |
| Oliver Hanrahan | Hawthorn |
| Conor Nash | Hawthorn |
| Cameron Zurhaar | North Melbourne |
| Jarrod Lienert | Port Adelaide |
| Peter Ladhams | Port Adelaide |
| Darragh Joyce | St Kilda |
| James Bell | Sydney |
| Ben Ronke | Sydney |
| Francis Watson | West Coast |

## 2020 pre-season draft

The 2020 pre-season draft was held on the morning of Friday, 29 November 2019 prior to the commencement of the rookie draft.
Table of pre-season draft selections :
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Notes |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Jack Martin | Carlton | Gold Coast | AFL | |
| 1 | 2 | Michael Hartley | Hawthorn | Essendon | AFL | |

## 2020 rookie draft

Table of rookie draft selections :
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Notes |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Josh Schoenfeld | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL | |
| 1 | 2 | Passed | Melbourne | — | — | |
| 1 | 3 | Josh Honey | Carlton | Western Jets | NAB League | |
| 1 | 4 | Brady Rowles | Sydney | Bendigo Pioneers | NAB League | |
| 1 | 5 | Jack Bell | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | |
| 1 | 6 | Jarvis Pina | Fremantle | Peel Thunder | WAFL | |
| 1 | 7 | Ben Keays | Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |
| 1 | 8 | Jake Pasini | Port Adelaide | Swan Districts | WAFL | |
| 1 | 9 | Emerson Jeka | Hawthorn | Western Jets | NAB League | |
| 1 | 10 | Mitchell Hibberd | Essendon | Williamstown | VFL | |
| 1 | 11 | Anthony Treacy | West Coast | Claremont | WAFL | |
| 1 | 12 | Sam Skinner | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |
| 1 | 13 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | |
| 1 | 14 | Bradley Close$^+$ | Geelong | Glenelg | SANFL | |
| 1 | 15 | Jake Stein | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | |
| 2 | 16 | Connor Budarick | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | NEAFL | Academy selection |
| 2 | 17 | Passed | Melbourne | — | — | |
| 2 | 18 | Fraser Phillips | Carlton | Gippsland Power | NAB League | |
| 2 | 19 | Jack Maibaum | Sydney | Sydney | AFL | |
| 2 | 20 | Tom North | Fremantle | Fremantle | AFL | |
| 2 | 21 | Ben Crocker | Adelaide | Collingwood | AFL | |
| 2 | 22 | Trent Burgoyne | Port Adelaide | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | Father–son selection (son of Peter Burgoyne) |
| 2 | 23 | Passed | Hawthorn | — | — | |
| 2 | 24 | Passed | Essendon | — | — | |
| 2 | 25 | Mitch O'Neill | West Coast | Tasmania Devils | NAB League | |
| 2 | 26 | Corey Lyons | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |
| 2 | 27 | Oscar Brownless | Geelong | Geelong | AFL | |
| 2 | 28 | Tom Sheridan | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | |
| 3 | 29 | Matt Conroy | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | NEAFL | Academy selection |
| 3 | 30 | Hugh Dixon | Fremantle | Fremantle | AFL | |
| 3 | 31 | Passed | Adelaide | — | — | |
| 3 | 32 | Boyd Woodcock | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide | AFL | |
| 3 | 33 | Brendon Ah Chee | West Coast | West Coast | AFL | |
| 3 | 34 | Archie Smith | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | AFL | |
| 3 | 35 | Lachie Henderson | Geelong | Geelong | AFL | |
| 3 | 36 | Zach Sproule | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | |
| 4 | 37 | Malcolm Rosas Jr | Gold Coast | NT Thunder | NEAFL | Academy selection |
| 4 | 38 | Riley Grundy | Port Adelaide | Port Adelaide | AFL | |
| 4 | 39 | Hamish Brayshaw | West Coast | West Coast | AFL | |
| 4 | 40 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | |
| 5 | 41 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
| 5 | 42 | Passed | West Coast | — | — | |

### Category B rookie selections

Clubs were able to nominate category B rookies to join their club in 2020.
Table of Category B rookie selections :
| Name | Club | Origin | Note |
| Matt Eagles | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | Winner of The Recruit in 2016 (re-signed player) |
| Tom Wilson | Collingwood | Sydney Kings (NBL) | 3-year non-registered player (basketball) |
| Ross McQuillan | Essendon | Armagh GAA | International selection (Ireland) |
| Cian McBride | Essendon | Meath GAA | International selection (Ireland) |
| Tom Hird | Essendon | Port Melbourne SC (NPL Victoria) | 3-year non-registered player (soccer) (also the son of James Hird) |
| Isaiah Butters | Fremantle | Claremont (WAFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Leno Thomas | Fremantle | Claremont (WAFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Luke Towey | Gold Coast | Sligo GAA | International selection (Ireland) |
| Patrick Murtagh | Gold Coast | Gold Coast (NEAFL) | Queensland Academy zone selection |
| Harry Pepper | Hawthorn | Gippsland Power (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Matthew McGuinness | North Melbourne | Tasmania Devils (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Barry O'Connor | Sydney | Wexford GAA | International selection (Ireland) |

### Pre-season supplemental selection period

| Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Notes | Ref |
| Player | Club | Club | League | Notes | Ref |
| Ayce Taylor | Adelaide | North Melbourne | VFL | | |
| Callum Moore | Carlton | Richmond | AFL | | |
| Lynden Dunn | Collingwood | Collingwood | AFL | Re-signed player | |
| Jacob Townsend | Essendon | Richmond | AFL | | |
| Henry Crauford | Essendon | Norwood | SANFL | | |
| Mitch Brown | Melbourne | Essendon | AFL | | |
| Harley Bennell | Melbourne | Fremantle | AFL | | |
| Keegan Brooksby | Hawthorn | West Coast | AFL | | |
| Darren Minchington | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | AFL | Re-signed player | |
| Nic Reid | West Coast | West Coast | WAFL | | |
| Jamaine Jones | West Coast | Geelong | AFL | | |