2023 AFL Women's draft

The 2023 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 2023 season.

2023 AFL Women's draft
General information
Date(s)4 April 2023
Sponsored byNAB
Overview
LeagueAFL Women's

On October 19, 2022, the AFL announced that this draft will be a once-off overage national draft, to be held on Tuesday, 4 April, 2023[1] This is a stop-gap measure due to the shortened seasons between season seven and the upcoming 2023 season, and there being no underage competition between the last draft in June 2022 and this one. Only players aged over 19 will be eligible to be drafted.[1]

Priority signing period

Following the expectation of a stagnant draft, the AFL announced the introduction of a new priority signing period (PSP) in which the four expansion clubs Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide, and Sydney will be able to poach players who have played three or more AFLW seasons.[2] Port Adelaide were also able to sign one underaged player.[3]

Table of pre-list signings[4]
Date Player Club Recruited from Notes Ref.
22 February Chloe Molloy Sydney Collingwood [5][6]
1 March Ashleigh Woodland Port Adelaide Adelaide [7][8]
2 March Emily Bates Hawthorn Brisbane [9][10]
Greta Bodey
3 March Matilda Scholz Port Adelaide Glenelg
(SANFLW)		 Under-age signing [11]
Janelle Cuthbertson Fremantle [12][13]
7 March Lucy McEvoy Sydney Carlton [14][15]
Brooke Brown Essendon North Melbourne [16][17]

Signing and trading period

Retirements and delistings
Table of player retirements and delistings
Date Name Club Status Ref
18 October Jess Duffin Hawthorn Retired [18]
25 October Kara Antonio Fremantle Retired [19]
31 October Tanya Hetherington Greater Western Sydney Retired [20]
4 November Liz McGrath Port Adelaide Delisted [21]
Bella Ayre Essendon Delisted [22]
Olivia Barton Delisted
Jordan Zanchetta Delisted
11 November Ashlee Atkins Gold Coast Retired [23]
13 November Courtney Wakefield Richmond Retired [24]
17 November Imahra Cameron West Coast Delisted [25]
Hayley Bullas Delisted
Emily Bennett Delisted
Ashleigh Gomes Delisted
Georgie Fowler Greater Western Sydney Delisted [26]
Casidhe Simmons Delisted
2 December Ailish Considine Adelaide Delisted [27]
6 December Ashley Sharp Fremantle Retired [28]
Hannah Burchell Richmond Delisted [29]
7 December Zoe Hurrell Sydney Delisted [30]
Gen Lawson Tavan Delisted
Alison Brown Melbourne Delisted [31]
Sabreena Duffy Delisted
Ella Little Delisted
16 December Krystal Scott Gold Coast Retired [32]
Bríd Stack Greater Western Sydney Retired [33]
20 December Charlotte Hammans Carlton Delisted [34]
Jessica Jones Delisted
Poppy Schaap Delisted
Sophie Abbatangelo North Melbourne Delisted [35]
Grace Matser Delisted
12 January Kate McCarthy Hawthorn Retired [36]
18 January Daisy Pearce Melbourne Retired [37]
19 January Marijana Rajcic Adelaide Retired [38]
8 February Dayna Cox Retired [39]
16 February Dominique Carbone Hawthorn Delisted [40]
Isabelle Porter Delisted
2 March Brittany Perry Port Adelaide Delisted [41]
Tessa Doumanis Delisted
7 March Tori Groves-Little Gold Coast Delisted [42]
Jade Pregelj Delisted
9 March Gabby Collingwood Brisbane Delisted [43]
Maggie Harmer Delisted
Ava Seton Delisted
10 March Tiarne Cavanagh Sydney Delisted [44]
Sarah Dargan Delisted
Sarah Skinner Delisted
Matilda Sergeant Fremantle Delisted [45]
Bianca Webb Delisted
15 March Lucy Burke St Kilda Delisted [46]
Leah Cutting Delisted
Jess Matin Delisted
16 March Eloise Chaston Collingwood Delisted [47]
Abbi Moloney Delisted
Sophie Molan Richmond Delisted [48]
Saraid Taylor Delisted
17 March Maddy McMahon Geelong Retired [49]
Georgia Clarke Delisted [50]
Kalani Scoullar Delisted
Shannon Danckert Gold Coast Delisted [51]
Annise Bradfield Delisted
20 March Jasmyn Hewett Adelaide Delisted [52]
Alison Downie Collingwood Retired [53]
Perri King North Melbourne Delisted [54]
Maggie Caris Melbourne Delisted [55]
21 March Eloise Ashley-Cooper Essendon Delisted [56]
Caitlin Sargent Delisted
Jorja Borg Delisted
Megan Ryan Delisted
Frederica Frew Delisted
Emily Goodsir Greater Western Sydney Delisted [57]
Elise O'Dea Carlton Retired [58]
27 March Cora Staunton Greater Western Sydney Retired [59]
19 April Danielle Hardiman North Melbourne Retired [60]

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 Ref
Adelaide Taylah Levy Cleveland State Basketball [61]
Brisbane Jennifer Dunne Dublin GAA Ladies' Gaelic football [62]
Courtney Murphy Long Beach State Basketball [63]
Carlton Dayna Finn Mayo GAA Ladies' Gaelic football [64]
Erone Fitzpatrick Laois GAA Ladies' Gaelic football
Geelong Anna-Rose Kennedy Tipperary GAA Ladies' Gaelic football [65]
Aishling Moloney Tipperary GAA Ladies' Gaelic football
Gold Coast Niamh McLaughlin Donegal GAA Ladies' Gaelic football [66]
Hawthorn Casey Dumont Melbourne Victory Soccer [67]
Melbourne Aimee Mackin Armagh GAA Ladies' Gaelic football [68]
North Melbourne Niamh Martin Tipperary GAA Ladies' Gaelic football [69]
Sydney Jennifer Higgins Roscommon GAA Ladies' Gaelic football [70]
Paris McCarthy East Tennessee State
& Kerry GAA		 Basketball
& Ladies' Gaelic football
Julie O'Sullivan Kerry GAA Ladies' Gaelic football

Trades
Table of trades
Clubs involved Trade Ref
Collingwood
North Melbourne
St Kilda		 to St Kilda (from Collingwood)
to Collingwood (from St Kilda)
[71]
to North Melbourne (from St Kilda)
to Collingwood (from North Melbourne)
Essendon
Richmond		 to Essendon (from Richmond)
to Richmond (from Essendon)
  • pick #27
 [72]
St Kilda
Richmond
Carlton		 to Richmond (from St Kilda)
to St Kilda (from Carlton)
[73]
to Carlton (from Richmond)
to St Kilda (from Richmond)
  • pick #14
Gold Coast
Richmond		 to Gold Coast (from Richmond)
to Richmond (from Gold Coast)
[74]
Carlton
Fremantle		 to Carlton (from Fremantle)
  • Tahlia Read
 to Fremantle (from Carlton)
[75]
Geelong
Port Adelaide		 to Geelong (from Port Adelaide)
to Port Adelaide (from Geelong)
[76]
Hawthorn
North Melbourne		 to North Melbourne (from Hawthorn)
  • Eliza Shannon
  • pick #40
 to Hawthorn (from North Melbourne)
  • pick #33
 [77]
Richmond
Sydney		 to Richmond (from Sydney)
  • Molly Eastman
 to Sydney (from Richmond)
  • pick #27
 [78]
North Melbourne
St Kilda
Collingwood
Gold Coast
Brisbane		 to North Melbourne

to St Kilda

to Collingwood

  • pick #14 (from St Kilda)
 to Gold Coast

to Brisbane

 [79]
Essendon
Carlton		 to Essendon (from Carlton)
to Carlton (from Essendon)
  • pick #9
 [80]
West Coast
Fremantle		 to West Coast (from Fremantle)
to Fremantle (from West Coast)
  • pick #3
  • pick #21
 [81]
Sydney
Geelong		 to Sydney (from Geelong)
  • Laura Gardiner
 to Geelong (from Sydney)
  • pick #1
 [82]
Adelaide
Port Adelaide		 to Adelaide (from Port Adelaide)
  • Sarah Goodwin
 to Port Adelaide (from Adelaide)
  • Jasmine Simmons
  • pick #16
  • pick #34
 [83]
Adelaide
Greater Western Sydney		 to Adelaide (from Greater Western Sydney)
to Greater Western Sydney (from Adelaide)
  • pick #52
 [84]
Collingwood
Western Bulldogs		 to Collingwood (from Western Bulldogs)
to Western Bulldogs (from Collingwood)
  • pick #15
 [85]

Delisted free agency
Table of free agency signings
Date Player Former club New club Ref
22 March Leah Cutting St Kilda Essendon [86]
Georgia Clarke Geelong
Hayley Bullas West Coast Sydney [87]
Jade Pregelj Gold Coast Brisbane [88]
Liz McGrath Port Adelaide North Melbourne [89]
Georgie Fowler Greater Western Sydney Melbourne [90]

Inactive players
Table of inactive players
Club Player Reason Ref
Adelaide Hannah Button Knee [91]
Brisbane Kate Lutkins Pregnancy [92]
Gold Coast Maddison Levi Rugby [93]
Teagan Levi Rugby
Claire Ransom Personal [94]
North Melbourne Zoe Savarirayan Knee [95]
Port Adelaide Jacqui Yorston Wellbeing [96]
Sydney Hayley Bullas Knee [97]
Maddy Collier Knee

Draft
Table of draft selections
Rd. Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Erin Hoare Geelong Geelong VFLW ←Sydney
2 Jasmin Stewart Port Adelaide Claremont WAFLW
3 Tahleah Mulder Fremantle South Fremantle WAFLW ←West Coast
4 Mattea Breed Hawthorn North Adelaide SANFLW
5 Lulu Beatty Carlton Carlton VFLW
6 Cara McCrossan Gold Coast Casey Demons VFLW ←St Kilda
7 Emmelie Fiedler Fremantle East Fremantle WAFLW
8 Caitlin Miller Greater Western Sydney Southport QAFLW
9 Madeline Hendrie Carlton Western Bulldogs VFLW ←Essendon
10 Meara Girvan Gold Coast Bond University QAFLW
11 Dominique Carruthers Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs VFLW
12 Katelyn Pope Port Adelaide North Adelaide SANFLW ←Geelong
13 Eleri Morris Collingwood Collingwood VFLW
14 Selena Karlson Collingwood Collingwood VFLW ←St Kilda←Richmond
15 Passed Western Bulldogs — — ←Collingwood←North Melbourne
16 Georgie Jaques Port Adelaide Norwood SANFLW ←Adelaide
17 Poppy Boltz Brisbane Southport QAFLW
2 18 Jae Flynn Fremantle East Fremantle WAFLW ←West Coast
19 Kristy Stratton Hawthorn Box Hill Hawks VFLW
20 Marianna Anthony Carlton North Melbourne VFLW
21 Bethany Pinchin St Kilda Southern Saints VFLW
22 Joanne Cregg Fremantle Subiaco WAFLW
23 Annise Bradfield Greater Western Sydney Gold Coast AFLW
24 Passed Gold Coast — —
25 Passed Western Bulldogs — —
26 Ruby Tripodi North Melbourne Williamstown VFLW ←St Kilda←Collingwood
27 Shelby Knoll Richmond Casey Demons VFLW
3 28 Chloe Wrigley Carlton Peel Thunder WAFLW
4 29 Yvonne Bonner Adelaide Donegal GAA Ladies' Gaelic Football

Free agency and replacement signings

Where players were moved to inactive list after the draft had taken place, club were entitled to replace them by free agency signing.

Free agent or replacement signings
Club Player Reason Former club Former league Ref
Gold Coast Darcie Davies Replacement (Ransom) Southport QAFLW [94]


See also


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