# 2022 AFL Women's draft

The 2022 AFL Women's draft consists of the various periods when the 18 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior to the competition's seventh season.

## Expansion club signing period

The expansion clubs Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, and Sydney are able to sign up to 14 current AFLW players before the sign and trade period. They can also pre-list under-18 players from their Next Generation Academy (NGA) region or players as open-age signings if they previously nominated for the AFLW draft and aren't on a current list.
Table of pre-list signings :
| Date | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Classification | Ref |
| Date | Player | Club | Club | League | Classification | Ref |
| 21 February | Bridget Deed | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 11 March | Georgia Nanscawen | Essendon | Essendon | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 14 March | Ruby Sargent-Wilson | Sydney | Bond University | QAFLW | NGA | |
| 21 March | Sarah Ford | Sydney | Essendon | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 21 March | Molly Eastman | Sydney | North Melbourne | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 21 March | Lauren Szigeti | Sydney | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 21 March | Aimee Whelan | Sydney | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 22 March | Zoe Barbakos | Hawthorn | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Open-age | |
| 31 March | Sophie Locke | Hawthorn | Port Melbourne | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 12 April | Zoe Hurrell | Sydney | North Shore | AFL Sydney | Open-age | |
| 12 April | Ella Heads | Sydney | Inner West Magpies | AFL Sydney | Open-age | |
| 22 April | Caitlin Sargent | Essendon | Western Jets | NAB League | Open-age | |
| 3 May | Dominique Carbone | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 10 May | Jaide Anthony | Sydney | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League | Open-age | |
| 11 May | Tegan Cunningham | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 11 May | Eliza Shannon | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 13 May | Joanne Doonan | Essendon | Essendon | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 13 May | Federica Frew | Essendon | Essendon | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 13 May | Danielle Marshall | Essendon | Essendon | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 13 May | Jordan Zanchetta | Essendon | Essendon | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 17 May | Laquoiya Cockatoo-Motlap | Port Adelaide | Bond University | QAFLW | Open-age | |
| 17 May | Litonya Cockatoo-Motlap | Port Adelaide | Bond University | QAFLW | Open-age | |
| 24 May | Tamara Luke | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 24 May | Jenna Richardson | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 24 May | Tahlia Fellows | Hawthorn | Casey | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 25 May | Jorja Borg | Essendon | Carlton | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 30 May | Kiara Beesley | Sydney | Southern Power | AFL Sydney | Open-age | |
| 31 May | Jade de Melo | Port Adelaide | North Adelaide | SANFLW | Open-age | |
| 31 May | Jade Halfpenny | Port Adelaide | Norwood | SANFLW | Open-age | |
| 1 June | Renee Tierney | Essendon | Essendon | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 1 June | Bella Ayre | Essendon | Essendon | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 1 June | Eloise Ashley-Cooper | Essendon | Essendon | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 1 June | Tessa Doumanis | Port Adelaide | Claremont | WAFLW | Open-age | |
| 1 June | Abbey Dowrick | Port Adelaide | Subiaco | WAFLW | Open-age | |
| 2 June | Ainslie Kemp | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 2 June | Isabelle Porter | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 2 June | Catherine Brown | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 2 June | Alex Ballard | Port Adelaide | Sturt | SANFLW | Open-age | |
| 2 June | Liz McGrath | Port Adelaide | North Melbourne | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 3 June | Bridie Kennedy | Sydney | Williamstown | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 3 June | Sarah Skinner | Sydney | North Melbourne | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 3 June | Paige Sheppard | Sydney | Geelong | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 3 June | Eliza Vale | Sydney | Western Bulldogs | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 3 June | Kate Bartlett | West Coast | Peel Thunder | WAFLW | Priority | |
| 3 June | Ella Smith | West Coast | Claremont | WAFLW | Priority | |
| 3 June | Sasha Goranova | West Coast | Claremont | WAFLW | Priority | |
| 6 June | Gabrielle Biedenweg-Webster | Gold Coast | Williamstown | VFLW | Priority | |
| 6 June | Georgia Clayden | Gold Coast | Ainslie | AFL Canberra | Priority | |
| 6 June | Krystal Scott | Gold Coast | Bond University | QAFLW | Priority | |
| 9 June | Julia Teakle | Port Adelaide | East Fremantle | WAFLW | Open-age | |
| 9 June | Tamara Smith | Hawthorn | Geelong | VFLW | Open-age | |
| 10 June | Emma Humphries | West Coast | Hawthorn | VFLW | Priority | |
| 10 June | Olivia Barton | Essendon | Port Melbourne | VFLW | Open-age | |
Table of expansion club AFLW signings :
| Date | Player | Former club | New club |
| 21 March | Maddy Collier | West Coast | Sydney |
| 11 April | Madison Prespakis | Carlton | Essendon |
| 11 April | Georgia Gee | Carlton | Essendon |
| 11 April | Rebecca Privitelli | Greater Western Sydney | Sydney |
| 11 April | Lisa Steane | Greater Western Sydney | Sydney |
| 13 April | Bonnie Toogood | Western Bulldogs | Essendon |
| 26 April | Stephanie Cain | Fremantle | Essendon |
| 27 April | Erin Phillips | Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 30 April | Ange Foley | Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 3 May | Sophie Alexander | Collingwood | Essendon |
| 5 May | Justine Mules | Adelaide | Port Adelaide |
| 9 May | Maria Moloney | Brisbane | Port Adelaide |
| 10 May | Gemma Houghton | Fremantle | Port Adelaide |
| 10 May | Brenna Tarrant | Melbourne | Sydney |
| 13 May | Indy Tahau | Brisbane | Port Adelaide |
| 16 May | Tilly Lucas-Rodd | St Kilda | Hawthorn |
| 16 May | Jess Duffin | North Melbourne | Hawthorn |
| 16 May | Janet Baird | Gold Coast | Hawthorn |
| 17 May | Bella Smith | Collingwood | Sydney |
| 17 May | Ebony O'Dea | Collingwood | Port Adelaide |
| 17 May | Sarah Perkins | Gold Coast | Hawthorn |
| 17 May | Louise Stephenson | Greater Western Sydney | Hawthorn |
| 24 May | Brooke Lochland | Western Bulldogs | Sydney |
| 25 May | Daria Bannister | North Melbourne | Essendon |
| 25 May | Cat Phillips | St Kilda | Essendon |
| 25 May | Jacqui Vogt | St Kilda | Essendon |
| 25 May | Sophie Van De Heuvel | Geelong | Essendon |
| 26 May | Hannah Dunn | Gold Coast | Port Adelaide |
| 27 May | Maggie MacLachlan | Fremantle | Port Adelaide |
| 27 May | Sarah Dargan | Richmond | Sydney |
| 30 May | Aileen Gilroy | North Melbourne | Hawthorn |
| 30 May | Aliesha Newman | Collingwood | Sydney |
| 30 May | Lexi Hamilton | North Melbourne | Sydney |
| 30 May | Ellyse Gamble | Western Bulldogs | Essendon |

## Signing and trading period

Players can be signed for one or two year contracts.

### Retirements and delistings

Table of player retirements and delistings :
| Date | Name | Club | Status |
| 2 March | Courtney Guard | West Coast | Retired |
| 11 March | Danielle Higgins | Geelong | Retired |
| 13 March | Ashleigh Guest | Western Bulldogs | Retired |
| 16 March | Andrea Gilmore | West Coast | Retired |
| 23 March | Tayla Bresland | West Coast | Retired |
| 24 March | Melissa Caulfield | West Coast | Retired |
| 7 April | Katie Loynes | Greater Western Sydney | Retired |
| 19 April | Ann McMahon | Fremantle | Delisted |
| 19 April | Tiah Toth | Fremantle | Delisted |
| 19 April | Jasmin Stewart | Fremantle | Retired |
| 6 May | Ashlee Atkins | West Coast | Delisted |
| 6 May | Lauren Gauci | West Coast | Delisted |
| 10 May | Hannah Scott | Western Bulldogs | Retired |
| 16 May | Akec Makur Chuot | Richmond | Delisted |
| 17 May | Imogen Purcell | Collingwood | Delisted |
| 26 May | Christina Bernardi | Richmond | Delisted |
| 26 May | Hannah McLaren | Richmond | Delisted |
| 26 May | Sarah Sansonetti | Richmond | Delisted |
| 27 May | Kate McCarthy | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 27 May | Tahlia Meyer | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 27 May | Paige Price | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 27 May | Isabella Shannon | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 27 May | Alana Woodward | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 30 May | Jess Wuetschner | Brisbane | Delisted |
| 31 May | Lauren Magee | Melbourne | Delisted |
| 31 May | Maeve Chaplin | Melbourne | Delisted |
| 1 June | Parris Laurie | West Coast | Retired |
| 3 June | Erin Lorenzini | Greater Western Sydney | Retired |
| 7 June | Alana Barba | Gold Coast | Delisted |
| 7 June | Dee Heslop | Gold Coast | Delisted |
| 7 June | Rhiannon Watt | St Kilda | Delisted |
| 8 June | Rene Caris | Geelong | Delisted |
| 8 June | Madisen Maguire | Geelong | Delisted |
| 8 June | Carly Remmos | Geelong | Delisted |
| 8 June | Denby Taylor | Geelong | Retired |
| 9 June | Brittany Gibson | North Melbourne | Delisted |
| 9 June | Elisha King | North Melbourne | Delisted |
| 9 June | Tara Slender | North Melbourne | Retired |
| 9 June | Ashton Hill | West Coast | Retired |
| 10 June | Olivia Meagher | Collingwood | Delisted |
| 10 June | Sabreena Duffy | Fremantle | Delisted |
| 16 June | Tayla Stahl | Richmond | Retired |
| 17 June | McKenzie Dowrick | Adelaide | Delisted |
| 30 June | Brooke Vernon | Carlton | Delisted |

### Trades

Table of trades :
| Clubs involved | Trade | Trade |
| St Kilda Carlton | to St Kilda (from Carlton) Nicola Stevens | to Carlton (from St Kilda) pick #28 |
| Richmond Geelong | to Richmond (from Geelong) Stephanie Williams | to Geelong (from Richmond) Ingrid Houtsma |
| West Coast Melbourne | to West Coast (from Melbourne) Isabella Simmons Krstel Petrevski pick #77 | to Melbourne (from West Coast) pick #50 |
| Geelong Melbourne | to Geelong (from Melbourne) Jacqueline Parry Shelley Scott | to Melbourne (from Geelong) Jordan Ivey pick #51 |
| Melbourne Carlton | to Melbourne (from Carlton) Charlotte Wilson | to Carlton (from Melbourne) pick #42 |
| Collingwood Carlton | to Collingwood (from Carlton) Lauren Brazzale pick #38 pick #89 | to Carlton (from Collingwood) Amelia Velardo pick #73 |
| Hawthorn Richmond | to Hawthorn (from Richmond) pick #18 | to Richmond (from Hawthorn) pick #30 pick #33 |
| Richmond Collingwood | to Richmond (from Collingwood) pick #25 pick #38 | to Collingwood (from Richmond) pick #30 pick #33 |
| Richmond Carlton | to Richmond (from Carlton) Grace Egan | to Carlton (from Richmond) pick #25 |
| Sydney Greater Western Sydney | to Sydney (from Greater Western Sydney) Ally Morphett | to Greater Western Sydney (from Sydney) pick #29 |
| Carlton Geelong | to Carlton (from Geelong) Phoebe McWilliams pick #17 | to Geelong (from Carlton) pick #21 pick #42 |
| Collingwood Geelong | to Collingwood (from Geelong) Olivia Barber | to Geelong (from Collingwood) pick #33 |
| Richmond Greater Western Sydney | to Richmond (from Greater Western Sydney) Libby Graham | to Greater Western Sydney (from Richmond) pick #68 |
| St Kilda Greater Western Sydney | to St Kilda (from Greater Western Sydney) Erin McKinnon pick #54 | to Greater Western Sydney (from St Kilda) pick #37 |
| Port Adelaide Gold Coast | to Port Adelaide (from Gold Coast) Cheyenne Hammond Brittany Perry Kate Surman Jacqui Yorston | to Gold Coast (from Port Adelaide) pick #34 pick #81 |
| Melbourne Hawthorn | to Melbourne (from Hawthorn) pick #45 pick #80 | to Hawthorn (from Melbourne) pick #51 pick #59 |
| Hawthorn Richmond | to Hawthorn (from Richmond) pick #52 | to Richmond (from Hawthorn) pick #59 pick #62 |
| Greater Western Sydney Western Bulldogs | to Greater Western Sydney (from Western Bulldogs) Isabel Huntington | to Western Bulldogs (from Greater Western Sydney) pick #29 pick #37 |
| Western Bulldogs Geelong | to Western Bulldogs (from Geelong) Millie Brown pick 21 | to Geelong (from Western Bulldogs) pick #24 pick #56 |
| Geelong West Coast | to Geelong (from West Coast) Mikayla Bowen | to West Coast (from Geelong) pick #24 |
| St Kilda West Coast | to St Kilda (from West Coast) Grace Kelly | to West Coast (from St. Kilda) pick #54 |
| Gold Coast Carlton | to Gold Coast (from Carlton) Courtney Jones | to Carlton (from Gold Coast) pick #49 |
| Hawthorn North Melbourne | to Hawthorn (from North Melbourne) Kaitlyn Ashmore | to North Melbourne (from Hawthorn) pick #51 |
| Carlton Hawthorn | to Carlton (from Hawthorn) pick #18 | to Hawthorn (from Carlton) pick #25 pick #28 pick #55 |
| Western Bulldogs North Melbourne | to Western Bulldogs (from North Melbourne) Daisy Bateman pick #74 | to North Melbourne (from Western Bulldogs) pick #72 pick #90 |
| Fremantle Adelaide | to Fremantle (from Adelaide) Nikki Gore pick #60 | to Adelaide (from Fremantle) pick #40 pick #75 |
| Adelaide West Coast | to Adelaide (from West Coast) Niamh Kelly Amber Ward | to West Coast (from Adelaide) Jess Sedunary pick #43 |
| Hawthorn North Melbourne | to Hawthorn (from North Melbourne) pick #26 pick #72 | to North Melbourne (from Hawthorn) pick #28 pick #52 pick #55 |

### Delisted free agency

The delisted free agency period closed on 25 June 2021.
Table of free agency signings :
| Date | Player | Former club | New club |
| 7 June | Clara Fitzpatrick | St Kilda | St Kilda |
| 9 June | Kate McCarthy | St Kilda | Hawthorn |
| 9 June | Rhiannon Watt | St Kilda | Melbourne |
| 10 June | Tahlia Meyer | St Kilda | Gold Coast |
| 10 June | Alana Barba | Gold Coast | Essendon |
| 11 June | Jess Wuetschner | Brisbane | Essendon |
| 13 June | Sarah Sansonetti | Richmond | Collingwood |
| 15 June | Jemima Woods | Western Bulldogs | Richmond |
| 15 June | Akec Makur Chuot | Richmond | Hawthorn |
| 16 June | Alana Woodward | St Kilda | Sydney |

### Rookie signings

In the absence of a rookie draft, each club was permitted to sign players that had not played Australian rules football within the previous three years or been involved in an AFLW high-performance program.
Table of rookie signings :
| Club | Player | Recruited from | Other/former sport |
| Carlton | Taylor Ortlepp | Rockingham Flames | Basketball |
| Collingwood | Emily Smith | Sydney Thunder | Cricket |
| Fremantle | Orlagh Lally | Meath GAA | Gaelic football |
| Geelong | Samantha Gooden | Glenelg | Netball |
| Hawthorn | Aine McDonagh | Galway GAA | Gaelic football |
| Melbourne | Blaithin Mackin | Armagh GAA | Gaelic football |
| North Melbourne | Vikki Wall | Meath GAA | Gaelic football |
| North Melbourne | Erika O'Shea | Cork GAA | Gaelic football |
| North Melbourne | Zoe Savarirayan | Bulleen Lions | Soccer |
| Port Adelaide | Olivia Levicki | South Adelaide | Basketball |
| Richmond | Saraid Taylor | Southside Flyers | Basketball |
| Sydney | Tiarne Cavanagh | Southern Districts | Rugby Union |

### Inactive players

Table of inactive players :
| Club | Player | Reason |
| Adelaide | Deni Varnhagen | Pregnancy |
| Adelaide | Dayna Cox | Work |
| Adelaide | Jasmyn Hewett | Work |
| Brisbane | Gabby Collingwood | Knee |
| Brisbane | Maggie Harmer | Mental health |
| Brisbane | Bella Smith | Knee |
| Collingwood | Brittany Bonnici | Knee |
| Collingwood | Brianna Davey | Knee |
| Essendon | Georgia Nanscawen | Knee |
| Essendon | Eloise Ashley-Cooper | Foot |
| Essendon | Jorja Borg | Foot |
| Fremantle | Mikayla Morrison | Knee |
| Fremantle | Ashley Sharp | Pregnancy |
| Geelong | Samantha Gooden | Knee |
| Geelong | Maddy McMahon | Personal break |
| Gold Coast | Maddison Levi | Rugby |
| Gold Coast | Teagan Levi | Rugby |
| Gold Coast | Jade Pregelj | Knee |
| Gold Coast | Alana Gee | Back |
| Greater Western Sydney | Jessica Allan | Army |
| Greater Western Sydney | Emily Goodsir | Pregnancy |
| Greater Western Sydney | Isadora McLeay | Knee |
| Greater Western Sydney | Isabel Huntington | Knee |
| Greater Western Sydney | Fleur Davies | Shoulder |
| Melbourne | Rhiannon Watt | Knee |
| Melbourne | Gabby Colvin | Knee |
| Melbourne | Eliza McNamara | Back |
| North Melbourne | Grace Campbell | Knee |
| Richmond | Hannah Burchell | Knee |
| Richmond | Harriet Cordner | Knee |
| Richmond | Charley Ryan | Knee |
| St Kilda | Leah Cutting | Work |
| Sydney | Alice Mitchell | Knee |
| Sydney | Montana Beruldsen | Knee |
| West Coast | Evie Gooch | Wrist |
| West Coast | Lauren Wakfer | Knee |
| West Coast | Shanae Davison | Knee |
| Western Bulldogs | Aurora Smith | Knee |

## Draft

The 2022 AFL Women's draft took place on Wednesday, 29 June. The indicative draft order was updated following the sign and trade period:
Table of draft selections :
| Rd. | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Recruited from | Notes |
| Rd. | Pick | Player | Club | Club | League | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Montana Ham | Sydney | Western Jets | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 2 | Jasmine Fleming | Hawthorn | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 3 | Hannah Ewings | Port Adelaide | North Adelaide | SANFLW | |
| 1 | 4 | Amber Clarke | Essendon | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 5 | Sofia Hurley | Sydney | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 6 | Mackenzie Eardley | Hawthorn | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 7 | Sarah Goodwin | Port Adelaide | Glenelg | SANFLW | |
| 1 | 8 | Paige Scott | Essendon | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 9 | Charlotte Baskaran | Hawthorn | Western Jets | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 10 | Bridie Hipwell | Hawthorn | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 11 | Cynthia Hamilton | Sydney | Queanbeyan | AFL Canberra | |
| 1 | 12 | Montana Beruldsen | Sydney | Hawthorn | VFLW | |
| 1 | 13 | Alice Mitchell | Sydney | Gunnedah & District | AFL North West | |
| 1 | 14 | Ella Roberts | West Coast | Peel Thunder | WAFLW | |
| 1 | 15 | Lauren Wakfer | West Coast | South Fremantle | WAFLW | |
| 1 | 16 | J'Noemi Anderson | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 17 | Keeley Skepper | Carlton | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League Girls | ←Geelong |
| 1 | 18 | Mia Austin | Carlton | Eastern Ranges | NAB League Girls | ←Hawthorn←Richmond |
| 1 | 19 | Alana Gee | Gold Coast | Southport | QAFLW | |
| 1 | 20 | Zarlie Goldsworthy | Greater Western Sydney | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 21 | Rylie Wilcox | Western Bulldogs | Northern Knights | NAB League Girls | ←Geelong←Carlton |
| 1 | 22 | Lucy Wales | Hawthorn | Casey Demons | VFLW | |
| 1 | 23 | Sachi Syme | Port Adelaide | Norwood | SANFLW | |
| 1 | 24 | Abbygail Bushby | West Coast | Swan Districts | WAFLW | ←Geelong←Western Bulldogs |
| 1 | 25 | Emily Everist | Hawthorn | Bendigo Pioneers | NAB League Girls | ←Carlton←Richmond←Collingwood |
| 1 | 26 | Laura Elliott | Hawthorn | Western Jets | NAB League Girls | ←North Melbourne |
| 1 | 27 | Madeleine Scanlon | Fremantle | Claremont | WAFLW | |
| 1 | 28 | Taylah Gatt | North Melbourne | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League Girls | ←Hawthorn←Carlton←St Kilda |
| 1 | 29 | Keely Coyne | Western Bulldogs | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League Girls | ←Greater Western Sydney←Sydney |
| 1 | 30 | Charlotte Taylor | Collingwood | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League Girls | ←Richmond←Hawthorn |
| 1 | 31 | Ella Boag | Port Adelaide | Glenelg | SANFLW | |
| 1 | 32 | Stephanie Wales | Essendon | Casey Demons | VFLW | |
| 1 | 33 | Mia Skinner | Geelong | Geelong | VFLW | ←Collingwood←Richmond←Hawthorn |
| 1 | 34 | Claire Ransom | Gold Coast | North Hobart | TSLW | ←Port Adelaide |
| 1 | 35 | Mia Busch | Essendon | Eastern Ranges | NAB League Girls | |
| 1 | 36 | Zoe Wakfer | West Coast | South Fremantle | WAFLW | |
| 2 | 37 | Heidi Woodley | Western Bulldogs | Calder Cannons | NAB League Girls | ←Greater Western Sydney←St Kilda |
| 2 | 38 | Charley Ryan | Richmond | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League Girls | ←Collingwood←Carlton |
| 2 | 39 | Sophia McCarthy | North Melbourne | Williamstown | VFLW | |
| 2 | 40 | Keeley Kustermann | Adelaide | West Adelaide | SANFLW | ←Fremantle |
| 2 | 41 | Ella Smith | Brisbane | Aspley | QAFLW | |
| 2 | 42 | Brooke Plummer | Geelong | Northern Knights | NAB League Girls | ←Carlton←Melbourne |
| 2 | 43 | Emily Elkington | West Coast | Claremont | WAFLW | ←Adelaide |
| 2 | 44 | Maeve Chaplin | Melbourne | Casey Demons | VFLW | ←Hawthorn |
| 2 | 45 | Yasmin Duursma | Port Adelaide | Gippsland Power | NAB League Girls | |
| 2 | 46 | Mia Van Dyke | Essendon | Geelong Falcons | NAB League Girls | |
| 2 | 47 | Jaide Britton | West Coast | Peel Thunder | WAFLW | |
| 2 | 48 | Lily Goss | Carlton | Carlton | VFLW | ←Gold Coast |
| 3 | 49 | Sammie Johnson | Melbourne | Casey Demons | VFLW | ←West Coast |
| 3 | 50 | Charli Granville | North Melbourne | Hawthorn | VFLW | ←Hawthorn←Melbourne←Geelong |
| 3 | 51 | Grace Matser | North Melbourne | Gippsland Power | NAB League Girls | ←Hawthorn←Richmond |
| 3 | 52 | Jasmyn Smith | Gold Coast | Bond University | QAFLW | |
| 3 | 53 | Mikayla Western | West Coast | Claremont | WAFLW | ←St Kilda←Greater Western Sydney |
| 3 | 54 | Cassidy Mailer | North Melbourne | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League Girls | ←Hawthorn←Carlton |
| 3 | 55 | Abbey McDonald | Geelong | Calder Cannons | NAB League Girls | ←Western Bulldogs |
| 3 | 56 | Charlotte Blair | Collingwood | Dandenong Stingrays | NAB League Girls | |
| 3 | 57 | Dee Heslop | Brisbane | Gold Coast | AFLW | |
| 3 | 58 | Eilish Sheerin | Richmond | Inner West Magpies | AFL Sydney | ←Hawthorn←Melbourne |
| 3 | 59 | Tara Stribley | Fremantle | Swan Districts | WAFLW | ←Adelaide |
| 3 | 60 | Katelyn Cox | Richmond | Hawthorn | VFLW | ←Hawthorn |
| 3 | 61 | Amelie Borg | Port Adelaide | North Adelaide | SANFLW | |
| 3 | 62 | Amelia Radford | Essendon | Essendon | VFLW | |
| 4 | 63 | Hannah Stuart | St Kilda | Southern Saints | VFLW | |
| 4 | 64 | Fleur Davies | Greater Western Sydney | Southport | QAFLW | ←Richmond |
| 4 | 65 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
| 4 | 66 | Meghan Gaffney | Greater Western Sydney | Tasmania Devils | NAB League Girls | |
| 4 | 67 | Jessica Jones | Carlton | North Melbourne | VFLW | |
| 4 | 68 | Brooke Vernon | Western Bulldogs | Carlton | AFLW | ←North Melbourne |
| 4 | 69 | Kiera Mueller | Adelaide | Sturt | SANFLW | ←Fremantle |
| 4 | 70 | Charlotte Mullins | Brisbane | Aspley | QAFLW | |
| 4 | 71 | McKenzie Dowrick | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFLW | |
| 4 | 72 | Georgia Gall | Melbourne | Euroa | Goulburn Valley FNL | ←Hawthorn |
| 4 | 73 | Ashleigh van Loon | Essendon | Geelong | VFLW | |
| 5 | 74 | Deanna Jolliffe | St Kilda | Southern Saints | VFLW | |
| 5 | 75 | Madison Brazendale | Greater Western Sydney | Tasmania Devils | NAB League Girls | |
| 5 | 76 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | ←Carlton |
| 5 | 77 | Megan Kauffman | Fremantle | Wembley | Perth Football League | |
| 5 | 78 | Kiara Hillier | Brisbane | Maroochydore | QAFLW | |
| 5 | 79 | Passed | Melbourne | — | — | |
| 5 | 80 | Lily Johnson | Port Adelaide | West Adelaide | SANFLW | |
| 6 | 81 | Caitlin Matthews | St Kilda | Oakleigh Chargers | NAB League Girls | Father–daughter selection (Daughter of Dean Matthews) |
| 6 | 82 | Jodie Hicks | Greater Western Sydney | Macquarie University | AFL Sydney | |
| 6 | 83 | Amy Mullholland | Fremantle | Subiaco | WAFLW | |
| 7 | 84 | Cambridge McCormick | Greater Western Sydney | Eastlake | AFL Canberra | |
| 7 | 85 | Tahlia Read | Fremantle | Calder Cannons | NAB League Girls | |
| 8 | 86 | Tess Cattle | Greater Western Sydney | Ainslie | AFL Canberra | |
| 9 | 87 | Passed | Greater Western Sydney | — | — | |

### Free agency and replacement signings

Where players were moved to the inactive list after the draft had taken place, clubs were entitled to replace them.
Free agent or replacement signings :
| Club | Player | Reason | Former club | Former league |
| Adelaide | Jessica Waterhouse | Replacement (Hewett) | South Adelaide | SANFLW |
| Brisbane | Ava Seton | Replacement (B. Smith) | University of Queensland | QAFLW |
| Collingwood | Imogen Evans | Free agent | Bond University | QAFLW |
| Essendon | Alex Morcom | Replacement (Nanscawen) | Essendon | VFLW |
| Essendon | Lily-Rose Williamson | Replacement (Ashley-Cooper) | Gippsland Power | NAB League Girls |
| Essendon | Megan Ryan | Replacement (Borg) | North Adelaide | SANFLW |
| Geelong | Kalani Scoullar | Replacement (Gooden) | GWV Rebels | NAB League Girls |
| Geelong | Melissa Bragg | Replacement (McMahon) | Geelong | VFLW |
| Gold Coast | Ashlee Atkins | Free agent | East Fremantle | WAFLW |
| Gold Coast | Kaylee Kimber | Replacement (Gee) | Southport | QAFLW |
| Greater Western Sydney | Zara Hamilton | Free agent | Murray Bushrangers | NAB League Girls |
| Greater Western Sydney | Grace Hill | Replacement (Davies) | UTS | AFL Sydney |
| Melbourne | Sabreena Duffy | Free agent | Fremantle | AFLW |
| Melbourne | Ella Little | Replacement (McNamara) | Woodville-West Torrens | SANFLW |
| North Melbourne | Hannah Bowey | Replacement (Campbell) | Collingwood | VFLW |
| Richmond | Amelia Peck | Replacement (Ryan) | Southern Saints | VFLW |
| St Kilda | Simone Nalder | Replacement (Cutting) | Essendon | VFLW |
| Sydney | Genevieve Lawson Tavan | Replacement (Mitchell) | Darebin | VFLW |
| Sydney | Kate Reynolds | Replacement (Beruldsen) | North Shore Bombers | AFL Sydney |
| West Coast | Eleanor Hartill | Replacement (L. Wakfer) | Collegians | Perth Football League |
| West Coast | Ashleigh Gomes | Replacement (Davison) | East Fremantle | WAFLW |

### Elevated train-on players

When 24 or fewer players were available for selection during the season, clubs were permitted to elevate train-on players to their squads, where they would be available for selection in AFLW games. This section lists elevations which occurred during 2022 season 7.
Elevated train-on players :
| Date | Club | Player | Ref |
| 21 September | Carlton | Christina Bernardi | |
| 14 October | Fremantle | Madizen Wilkins | |