| Date | 28 May 2025 – Mid-season Draft 19–20 November 2025 – National Draft 21 November 2025 – Rookie Draft |
|---|---|
| Location | Marvel Stadium |
| Sponsor | Telstra |
| Network | Fox Footy |
| League | AFL |
| First | Willem Duursma () |
| Prev | 2024 |
| Next | 2026 |
The 2025 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2025 AFL season.
This national draft is notable for being the first-ever AFL National Draft where a club did not select a player; passed on its only selection, trading its other selection to .[1]
Key dates
| Event | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Mid-season rookie draft | 28 May 2025 |
| Free agency period | Restricted and Unrestricted: 3–10 October 2025 Delisted: October–November 2025 |
| Trade period | 6–15 October 2025 |
| National draft | 19–20 November 2025 |
| Pre-Season and Rookie draft | 21 November 2025 |
| Pre-season supplemental selection period | December 2025 – March 2026 |
2025 mid-season rookie draft
The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of round 11 of the 2025 AFL season on 28 May. The draft is only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements. As Gold Coast Suns and Essendon had played one fewer game than all other clubs, the draft order was determined using winning percentage.[2]
Player movements
Previous trades
| Rd | Orig. Club | New Club | Acquired via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick swap | [3] | ||
| pick swap | [4] | |||
| Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade | [5] | |||
| Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade | [5] | |||
| Tom Barrass trade | [6] | |||
| pick swap | [7] | |||
| 2 | pick swap | [8] | ||
| pick swap | [3] | |||
| James Peatling trade | [9] | |||
| Tom Barrass trade | [6] | |||
| pick swap | ||||
| pick swap | ||||
| 3 | pick swap | [10] | ||
| via (pick swap) on-traded to (Harry Sharp trade) | [4] [11] | |||
| Harry Sharp trade | [11] | |||
| Shai Bolton trade | [12] | |||
| James Peatling trade | [9] | |||
| Tom Barrass trade | [6] | |||
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| pick swap | ||||
| 4 | James Peatling trade | [9] | ||
| Tom Barrass trade | [6] | |||
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Free agency
| Player | Free agent type | Recruited from | New club | Compensation | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Silvagni | Unrestricted | End of first round | Swallowed up in a bid after being traded | [13] | ||
| Tom De Koning | Restricted | First round | ||||
| James Worpel | Restricted | End of second round | [14] | |||
| Sam Draper | Unrestricted | End of first round | Swallowed up in a bid after being traded | [15] | ||
| Jacob Wehr | Unrestricted | None | [16] | |||
| Charlie Spargo | Unrestricted | End of second round | [17] | |||
| Oscar Allen | Restricted | First round | [18] |
Trades
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| Picks swapped at the 2025 National Draft [47] | |||
| Trade Picks 21, 27, 30 to for Picks 9 and 43 | |||
| Trade Picks 11, 54 to for Picks 25, 46, and 2026 second round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 35 to for a 2026 second round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 48 to for a 2026 third round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 49 to for a 2026 third round pick () | |||
| Trade Picks 15, 29 to for picks 14, 33 and 53 | |||
| Trade Pick 14 to for pick 16 and a 2026 second round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 17 to for pick 18 and a 2026 second round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 17 to for pick 22 and a 2026 second round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 28 to for a 2026 second round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 34 to for a 2026 third round pick () and a 2027 third round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 38 to for a 2026 third round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 51 to for a 2026 fourth round pick () | |||
| Trade Pick 52 to for a 2026 fifth round pick () | |||
List changes
Retirements
| R | Rookie listed player |
| B | Category B Rookie listed player |
- Todd Goldstein, Dylan Shiel, Sam Frost, Zak Jones and Tom Mitchell announced their retirements a few months after being delisted.
Delistings
- The following players were also originally delisted, but announced their retirements a few months later:
West Coast concessions
Due to the club's poor on-field results since 2022, the AFL announced draft concessions for [130] which included:
- One end-of-first round selection in the 2025 AFL Draft (placed after end-of-first round compensation picks for free agency moves)
- Four extra Category A Rookie list spots.
2025 national draft
Table of national draft selections
Rookie elevations
Reference List:[131]
2026 pre-season draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Callum Ah Chee | AFL | [132] | ||
2026 rookie draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Fred Rodriguez | WAFL | |||
| 2 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 3 | Riley Onley | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | |||
| 4 | Jack Watkins | SANFL | ||||
| 5 | Patrick Said | AFL | Redrafted player | |||
| 6 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 7 | Jake Lloyd | AFL | Redrafted player | |||
| 8 | Leon Kickett | WAFL | ||||
| 9 | Conor Stone | AFL | Redrafted player | |||
| 10 | Ben Jepson | AFL | Redrafted player | |||
| 11 | Tyler Welsh | AFL | Redrafted player | |||
| 12 | Ollie Greeves | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | |||
| 13 | George Stevens | AFL | Redrafted player | |||
| 14 | Lincoln McCarthy | AFL | Redrafted player | |||
| 2 | 15 | Passed | — | — | ||
| 16 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 17 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 18 | Dane Rampe | AFL | Redrafted player | |||
| 19 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 20 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 21 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 22 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 23 | Keighton Matofai-Forbes | AFL | Redrafted player | |||
| 3 | 24 | Passed | — | — | ||
| 25 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 26 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 27 | Passed | — | — | |||
| 28 | Nick Driscoll | Northern Knights | Talent League | |||
| 4 | 29 | Passed | — | — | ||
Pre-listed Category A rookies
| Name | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | |||
| Jai Saxena | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | Next Generation Academy selection (Indian descent) | |
| Kalani White | VFL | Father-son selection (son of Jeff White) | ||
Category B rookie selections
Pre-season supplemental selection period
Footnotes
- a Patrick Retschko was originally delisted by Geelong on October 2. However he was still traded to Richmond as the list lodgement date had not come yet so his contract had not officially expired.
- b The article cited here has the information at the bottom of the article in the separate club sections for , and
See also
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Luke Breust has announced season 2025 will be his last.
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After 59 AFL games for three clubs, Fremantle's Quinton Narkle has retired
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Western Bulldog Taylor Duryea will retire at the end of the season
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Will Hoskin-Elliott has called time on his career after 14 seasons in the AFL
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After 172 AFL games across two clubs, Jayden Hunt has retired
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Crows midfielder Matt Crouch has announced his retirement, effective immediately
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Mitch Duncan has announced his retirement at the end of the 2025 AFL season
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Greater Western Sydney tall Lachie Keeffe has announced his retirement
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Port Adelaide can confirm Jed McEntee has not received a playing contract for 2026.
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