2016 AFL Women's draft#Draft

{{Short description|Fourth women's draft organised by the Australian Football League}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 2016 AFL Women's draft

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| date = 12 October 2016

| time = 1.00 pm AEDT

| location = NAB Building, Docklands, Victoria

| sponsor = NAB

| network = afl.com.au

| league = AFL Women's

| first = Nicola Barr ({{AFLW|GWS}})

| prev = 2015 (Pre-AFLW)

| next = 2017

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The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's competition recruited players prior to the competition's inaugural season in 2017.

Draftees and signings over the period were required to have a minimum age qualification of 18. Prior to the draft itself each club was allowed to sign two marquee players from any state across the country at an increased salary. In addition, they were permitted to sign a number of priority players with existing connections to the club, and up to two rookie players who had not played competitive Australian rules football within the previous three years. All remaining players entered the draft and became eligible to be selected by any team based in their nominated state-based zone.{{cite news|newspaper=Herald Sun|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|title=AFL National Women's League: Marquee system aims to spread the talent across eight licensed clubs|access-date=18 June 2016|date=15 June 2016|author1=Grant Baker|author2=Eliza Sewell|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-national-womens-league-marquee-system-aims-to-spread-the-talent-across-eight-licensed-clubs/news-story/cc9e0a207e6ee5a2919a2b9bf0f625cd}}{{cite web|last1=Matthews|first1=Bruce|title=Meg Hutchins joins Pies under new women's priority pick rules|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-20/meg-hutchins-joins-pies-under-new-womens-rules|website=Australian Football League|access-date=10 September 2016|date=20 August 2016}}

Marquee signings

On 27 July 2016, each of the competition's eight teams announced their two marquee player signings allowed prior to the October draft.{{cite web|last1=Matthews|first1=Bruce|title=Sixteen of the best: women's marquees named|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-07-27/sixteen-of-the-best-womens-league-marquee-players-named|website=Australian Football League|access-date=6 September 2016|date=27 July 2016}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Club ! Marquee player ! Previous club ! Previous league
rowspan="2" {{rh}} \| {{AFLW\|Ade}} \| {{sortname\|Chelsea\|Randall}} \| Swan Districts \| WAWFL
{{sortname\|Kellie\|Gibson}} \| Morphettville Park \| SAWFL
rowspan="2" {{rh}} \| {{AFLW\|Bri}} \| {{sortname\|Tayla\|Harris}} \| Zillmere \| QAWFL
{{sortname\|Sabrina\|Frederick-Traub}} \| South Fremantle \| WAWFL
rowspan="2" {{rh}} \| {{AFLW\|Car}} \| {{sortname\|Brianna\|Davey}} \| St Kilda Sharks \| VFL Womens
{{sortname\|Darcy\|Vescio}} \| Darebin Falcons \| VFL Womens
rowspan="2" {{rh}} \| {{AFLW\|Col}} \| {{sortname\|Moana\|Hope}} \| St Kilda Sharks \| VFL Womens
{{sortname\|Emma\|King\|dab=footballer}} \| Coastal Titans \| WAWFL
rowspan="2" {{rh}} \| {{AFLW\|Fre}} \| {{sortname\|Kara\|Donnellan}} \| Swan Districts \| WAWFL
{{sortname\|Kiara\|Bowers}} \| Coastal Titans \| WAWFL
rowspan="2" {{rh}} \| {{AFLW\|GWS}} \| {{sortname\|Renee\|Forth}} \| Coastal Titans \| WAWFL
{{sortname\|Emma\|Swanson}} \| East Fremantle \| WAWFL
rowspan="2" {{rh}} \| {{AFLW\|Mel}} \| {{sortname\|Daisy\|Pearce}} \| Darebin Falcons \| VFL Womens
{{sortname\|Melissa\|Hickey}} \| Darebin Falcons \| VFL Womens
rowspan="2" {{rh}} \| {{AFLW\|WB}} \| {{sortname\|Katie\|Brennan}} \| Darebin Falcons \| VFL Womens
{{sortname\|Ellie\|Blackburn}} \| Melbourne University \| VFL Womens

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Club

! Marquee player

! Previous club

! Previous league

rowspan="2" {{rh}} | {{AFLW|Ade}}

| {{sortname|Chelsea|Randall}}

| Swan Districts

| WAWFL

| Morphettville Park

| SAWFL

rowspan="2" {{rh}} | {{AFLW|Bri}}