AFL & AFLW Draft

The evening of Monday, 4 May. Exact timings will be confirmed closer to the date.

Any player who successfully nominated for the 2025 AFLW National Draft is eligible to nominate for this Draft. 

If an eligible 19 yr old AFL Academy member - either through the Northern Academies or through Next Generation Academies - opts to nominate for the AFLW Pre-Season Draft, they can be selected by any club. However, if they elect against doing so - or if they're not selected in the AFLW Pre-Season Draft - they keep their eligibility for their respective Academy sides ahead of the end-of-season AFLW National Draft.

Clubs have the option of leaving list spots available after the 2025 AFLW National Draft, as well as opening further list spots throughout the first half of the season. This could occur should they have a player suffer a long-term injury, fall pregnant or prematurely retire from the game before the end of their contract who is then made inactive for the 2026 season.