# List of players drafted to the Australian Football League under the father–son rule

The father–son rule is a rule used for recruiting in the Australian Football League, along with an equivalent father–daughter rule in its women's competition, AFL Women's: both allow clubs first recruiting access to the son or daughter of a long-serving member of that club.
The father–son rule has existed since 1949, while the father–daughter rule has existed since the AFLW's formation in 2017.
Criteria are also in place for equivalent mother–son and mother–daughter rules, from such time as the children of AFLW players reach draft eligible age (i.e. at least 18 years of age on 31 December in the year in which they are drafted).
The following is a complete list of father–son draftees since 1986, when an entry draft was first established in the league, and also a complete list of father–daughter draftees since the AFLW's formation in 2017.

## AFL

| ^ | Denotes current player |
| * | Denotes current player, changed team |
| Year | Drafted player | Club | Father | Selection | Games played | Father's games played |
| 1988 | Sean Bowden | Richmond | Michael Bowden | N/A | 6 | 59 |
| 1988 | Michael James | Carlton | John James | N/A | 12 | 195 |
| 1988 | Chris Mulcair | Carlton | Barry Mulcair | N/A | 0 | 20 |
| 1988 | Heath Shephard | Collingwood | Graeme Shephard | N/A | 11 | 46 |
| 1988 | Tom Kavanagh | Melbourne | Brent Crosswell | 111 | 2 | 48 |
| 1988 | Gareth John | Sydney | Graeme John | 106 | 21 | 77 (South Melbourne) |
| 1989 | Stuart Annand | St Kilda | Bud Annand | 105 | 0 | 106 |
| 1989 | Ernie Hug, Jr. | Collingwood | Ernie Hug, Sr. | 106 | 0 | 59 |
| 1989 | Ashley McIntosh | West Coast | John McIntosh | 112 | 242 | 146 (Claremont) |
| 1992 | Dustin Fletcher | Essendon | Ken Fletcher | N/A | 400 | 264 |
| 1992 | Luke Darcy | Footscray | David Darcy | N/A | 226 | 133 |
| 1992 | Matthew Richardson | Richmond | Alan Richardson | N/A | 282 | 103 |
| 1992 | Darren Walsh | Carlton | Brian Walsh | N/A | 0 | 64 |
| 1992 | Glenn Molloy | Melbourne | Graham Molloy | N/A | 20 | 67 |
| 1992 | Brad Campbell | Melbourne | Des Campbell | N/A | 1 | 50 |
| 1992 | David Sierakowski | St Kilda | Brian Sierakowski | N/A | 93 | 75 |
| 1993 | Jarrod Molloy | Fitzroy | Shane Molloy | N/A | 77 | 61 |
| 1994 | David Bourke | Richmond | Francis Bourke | N/A | 85 | 300 |
| 1995 | Joel Bowden | Richmond | Michael Bowden | N/A | 253 | 57 |
| 1995 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | Bryan Cousins | N/A | 238 | 238 (Perth) |
| 1995 | Simon Fletcher | Geelong | Garry Fletcher | N/A | 0 | N/A (Administrator) |
| 1995 | Nick Jewell | Richmond | Tony Jewell | N/A | 1 | 80 |
| 1995 | David Round | Footscray | Barry Round | N/A | 2 | 135 |
| 1995 | David Walls | Carlton | Robert Walls | N/A | 0 | 215 |
| 1996 | Lance Whitnall | Carlton | Graeme Whitnall | N/A | 216 | 66 |
| 1997 | Marc Woolnough | Geelong | Michael Woolnough | 29 | 6 | 117 |
| 1997 | Matthew Scarlett | Geelong | John Scarlett | 45 | 284 | 183 |
| 1998 | Brad Oborne | Collingwood | Rod Oborne | 35 | 5 | 87 |
| 1998 | Heath James | Sydney | Max James | 28 | 18 | 54 (South Melbourne) |
| 1998 | David Clarke | Geelong | David Clarke | 21 | 89 | 207 |
| 1998 | Nick Davis | Collingwood | Craig Davis | 19 | 71 | 102 |
| 1999 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions | Brian Brown | 30 | 230 | 51 (Fitzroy) |
| 1999 | Shane Morrison | Brisbane Lions | Peter Morrison | 44 | 5 | Unknown (W.G., Mayne) |
| 1999 | Rhyce Shaw | Collingwood | Ray Shaw | 18 | 94 | 146 |
| 1999 | Stephen Doyle | Sydney | Robert Doyle | 26 | 47 | 77 (South Melbourne) |
| 2000 | Jason Cloke | Collingwood | David Cloke | 19 | 76 | 114 |
| 2000 | Steven Greene | Hawthorn | Russell Greene | 28 | 42 | 184 |
| 2001 | Gary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong | Gary Ablett, Sr. | 40 | 247 | 242 |
| 2001 | Jarrad Waite | Carlton | Vin Waite | 46 | 184 | 153 |
| 2002 | Sean Dempster | Sydney | Graham Dempster | 34 | 54 | 64 (South Melbourne) |
| 2002 | Tim Callan | Geelong | Terry Callan | 36 | 34 | 62 |
| 2002 | Jobe Watson | Essendon | Tim Watson | 40 | 220 | 307 |
| 2002 | Brett Ebert | Port Adelaide | Russell Ebert | 42 | 166 | 391 (Port Adelaide in SANFL) |
| 2002 | Cameron Cloke | Collingwood | David Cloke | 43 | 21 | 114 |
| 2003 | Brayden Shaw | Collingwood | Tony Shaw | 32 | 0 | 313 |
| 2003 | Chris Johnson | Melbourne | Alan Johnson | 36 | 31 | 135 |
| 2003 | Tom Roach | Richmond | Michael Roach | 37 | 11 | 200 |
| 2003 | Mark Blake | Geelong | Rod Blake | 38 | 99 | 176 |
| 2003 | Brett Peake | Fremantle | Brian Peake | 43 | 75 | 305 (East Fremantle) |
| 2003 | Heath Shaw | Collingwood | Ray Shaw | 48 | 173 | 146 |
| 2004 | Travis Cloke | Collingwood | David Cloke | 39 | 246 | 114 |
| 2004 | Luke Blackwell | Carlton | Wayne Blackwell | 41 | 23 | 110 |
| 2004 | Jesse W. Smith | North Melbourne | Ross W. Smith | 42 | 27 | 224 |
| 2004 | Mitch Morton | West Coast | Noel Morton | 44 | 12 | 171 (Claremont) |
| 2004 | Nathan Ablett | Geelong | Gary Ablett, Sr. | 48 | 32 | 242 |
| 2005 | Travis Tuck | Hawthorn | Michael Tuck | 38 | 20 | 426 |
| 2005 | Jay Neagle | Essendon | Merv Neagle | 39 | 28 | 147 |
| 2006 | Josh Kennedy | Hawthorn | John Kennedy Jr. | 40 | 13 | 241 |
| 2006 | Tom Hawkins | Geelong | Jack Hawkins | 41 | 342 | 182 |
| 2007 | Darcy Daniher | Essendon | Anthony Daniher | 39 | 6 | 118 |
| 2007 | Adam Donohue | Geelong | Larry Donohue | 60 | 0 | 105 |
| 2007 | Jaxson Barham | Collingwood | Ricky Barham | 61 | 7 | 151 |
| 2008 | Ayce Cordy | Western Bulldogs | Brian Cordy | 14 | 27 | 124 |
| 2010 | Mitch Wallis | Western Bulldogs | Stephen Wallis | 22 | 162 | 261 |
| 2010 | Tom Liberatore^ | Western Bulldogs | Tony Liberatore | 41 | 209 | 283 |
| 2010 | Jacob Brennan | West Coast | Michael Brennan | 62 | 28 | 179 |
| 2011 | Tom Mitchell* | Sydney | Barry Mitchell | 21 | 65 | 170 |
| 2011 | Dylan Buckley | Carlton | Jim Buckley | 62 | 41 | 164 |
| 2011 | Jed Bews^ | Geelong | Andrew Bews | 86 | 164 | 164 |
| 2012 | Joe Daniher | Essendon | Anthony Daniher | 10 | 108 | 118 |
| 2012 | Jack Viney^ | Melbourne | Todd Viney | 26 | 186 | 233 |
| 2012 | Lachie Hunter | Western Bulldogs | Mark Hunter | 49 | 173 | 130 |
| 2013 | Luke McDonald^ | North Melbourne | Donald McDonald | 8 | 174 | 155 |
| 2014 | Darcy Moore^ | Collingwood | Peter Moore | 9 | 141 | 172 |
| 2014 | Billy Stretch | Melbourne | Steven Stretch | 42 | 47 | 164 |
| 2014 | Zaine Cordy^ | Western Bulldogs | Brian Cordy | 62 | 118 | 124 |
| 2014 | Alec Waterman | West Coast | Chris Waterman | 76 | 0 | 177 |
| 2014 | Josh Clayton | Brisbane Lions | Scott Clayton | 86 | 2 | 160 (Fitzroy) |
| 2014 | Jake Long | Essendon | Michael Long | 47 (rookie) | 5 | 190 |
| 2015 | Bailey Rice | St Kilda | Dean Rice | 49 | 11 | 116 |
| 2015 | Jack Silvagni^ | Carlton | Stephen Silvagni | 53 | 112 | 312 |
| 2015 | Tom Wallis | Essendon | Dean Wallis | 54 (rookie) | 0 | 127 |
| 2016 | Callum Brown | Collingwood | Gavin Brown | 35 | 70 | 254 |
| 2016 | Josh Daicos^ | Collingwood | Peter Daicos | 57 | 92 | 250 |
| 2016 | Jake Waterman^ | West Coast | Chris Waterman | 77 | 84 | 177 |
| 2016 | Ben Jarman | Adelaide | Darren Jarman | 45 (rookie) | 0 | 121 |
| 2016 | Sam Simpson | Geelong | Sean Simpson | 53 (rookie) | 25 | 114 |
| 2017 | Patrick Naish | Richmond | Chris Naish | 34 | 9 | 143 |
| 2017 | Tyler Brown | Collingwood | Gavin Brown | 50 | 27 | 254 |
| 2017 | Jackson Edwards | Adelaide | Tyson Edwards | 41 (rookie) | 0 | 321 |
| 2018 | Rhylee West^ | Western Bulldogs | Scott West | 26 | 29 | 324 |
| 2018 | Will Kelly^ | Collingwood | Craig Kelly | 29 | 5 | 122 |
| 2018 | Bailey Scott^ | North Melbourne | Robert Scott | 49 | 70 | 113 |
| 2018 | Joel Crocker | North Melbourne | Darren Crocker | 69 | 0 | 165 |
| 2018 | Ben Silvagni | Carlton | Stephen Silvagni | 70 | 0 | 312 |
| 2018 | Oscar Brownless | Geelong | Billy Brownless | 74 | 0 | 198 |
| 2019 | Jackson Mead^ | Port Adelaide | Darren Mead | 25 | 11 | 122 |
| 2019 | Finn Maginness^ | Hawthorn | Scott Maginness | 29 | 24 | 131 |
| 2019 | Trent Burgoyne | Port Adelaide | Peter Burgoyne | 22 (rookie) | 0 | 240 |
| 2020 | Maurice Rioli, Jr.^ | Richmond | Maurice Rioli, Snr. | 51 | 23 | 118 |
| 2020 | Taj Schofield | Port Adelaide | Jarrad Schofield | 37 (rookie) | 0 | 131 |
| 2021 | Sam Darcy^ | Western Bulldogs | Luke Darcy | 2 | 6 | 226 |
| 2021 | Nick Daicos^ | Collingwood | Peter Daicos | 4 | 40 | 250 |
| 2021 | Jackson Archer^ | North Melbourne | Glenn Archer | 59 | 3 | 311 |
| 2021 | Jase Burgoyne^ | Port Adelaide | Peter Burgoyne | 60 | 11 | 240 |
| 2021 | Taj Woewodin^ | Melbourne | Shane Woewodin | 65 | 0 | 138 |
| 2022 | Will Ashcroft^ | Brisbane Lions | Marcus Ashcroft | 2 | 15 | 318 |
| 2022 | Jaspa Fletcher^ | Brisbane Lions | Adrian Fletcher | 12 | 3 | 107 |
| 2022 | Max Michalanney^ | Adelaide | Jim Michalanney | 17 | 15 | 211 (Norwood) |
| 2022 | Alwyn Davey Jr.^ | Essendon | Alwyn Davey | 45 | 8 | 100 |
| 2022 | Jayden Davey | Essendon | Alwyn Davey | 54 | 0 | 100 |
| 2022 | Cooper Harvey^ | North Melbourne | Brent Harvey | 56 | 0 | 432 |
| 2022 | Osca Riccardi | Geelong | Peter Riccardi | 32 (rookie) | 0 | 288 |
| 2023 | Jordan Croft^ | Western Bulldogs | Matthew Croft | 15 | 0 | 186 |
| 2023 | Will McCabe^ | Hawthorn | Luke McCabe | 19 | 0 | 138 |
| 2023 | Calsher Dear^ | Hawthorn | Paul Dear | 56 | 0 | 123 |
| 2023 | Kynan Brown^ | Melbourne | Nathan Brown | 22 (rookie) | 0 | 146 |
| 2023 | Indhi Kirk^ | Sydney | Brett Kirk | N/A | 0 | 241 |
| 2024 | Levi Ashcroft^ | Brisbane Lions | Marcus Ashcroft | 5 | 0 | 318 |
| 2024 | Ben Camporeale^ | Carlton | Scott Camporeale | 43 | 0 | 233 |
| 2024 | Lucas Camporeale^ | Carlton | Scott Camporeale | 54 | 0 | 233 |
| 2024 | Tyler Welsh^ | Adelaide | Scott Welsh | 59 | 0 | 129 |
| 2024 | Jaren Carr^ | Fremantle | Matthew Carr | 63 | 0 | 134 |
| 2024 | River Stevens^ | North Melbourne | Anthony Stevens | 67 | 0 | 292 |
| Sources: 1986–2009, 2010 & 2011 |||||||
| Games Played last updated 05/07/2023 |||||||
| Prior to 1997, father–son selections were taken prior to the draft and hence did not have a selection number. From 1997 to 2006, selections were made in the third round. Since 2007, selections have been subject to a bidding system. |||||||

## AFL Women's

| ^ | Denotes current player |
| * | Denotes current player, changed team |
| Year | Drafted player | Club | Father | Selection | Games played | Father's games played |
| 2018 | Abbie McKay^ | Carlton | Andrew McKay | 16 | 43 | 244 |
| 2019 | Millie Brown^ | Geelong | Paul Brown | 11 | 14 | 84 |
| 2019 | Isabella Grant^ | Western Bulldogs | Chris Grant | 47 | 33 | 341 |
| 2020 | Tarni Brown* | Collingwood | Gavin Brown | 19 | 34 | 254 |
| 2020 | Alice Burke^ | St Kilda | Nathan Burke | 32 | 32 | 323 |
| 2020 | Amy Smith^ | North Melbourne | Shaun Smith | 55 | 31 | 47 |
| 2022 | Caitlin Matthews^ | St Kilda | Dean Matthews | 81 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Bryde O'Rourke^ | Geelong | Ray O'Rourke | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Jemma Rigoni^ | Melbourne | Guy Rigoni | 29 | 0 | 107 |
| 2023 | Meg Robertson^ | Carlton | Ben Robertson | 31 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Charlotte Simpson^ | St Kilda | Sean Simpson | 47 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | Sophie McKay^ | Carlton | Andrew McKay | 17 | 0 | 244 |
| 2024 | Violet Patterson^ | Collingwood | Stephen Patterson | 42 | 0 | 96 |
| Statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season |||||||
| Selections are made with the eligible club's next available pick following a bid by another club. |||||||