2022 AFL Women's draft#Draft
{{Short description|10th women's draft organised by the Australian Football League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2022 AFL Women's draft
| image =
| imagesize =
| alt =
| caption =
| date = 29 June 2022
| time = 7:00pm AEST
| location =
| sponsor = NAB
| network =
| league = AFL Women's
| first = Montana Ham
({{AFLW|Syd}})
| prev = 2021
| next = 2023 sup.
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.womens.afl/news/78186/expansion-list-rules-how-the-four-new-clubs-can-sign-players|title=Expansion list rules: How the four new clubs can sign players|first=Sarah|last=Black|publisher=Telstra|work=AFL Women's|date=20 December 2021|access-date=14 April 2022|archive-date=14 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414094958/https://www.womens.afl/news/78186/expansion-list-rules-how-the-four-new-clubs-can-sign-players|url-status=live}}
Signing and trading period
Players can be signed for one or two year contracts.
= Retirements and delistings =
= Trades =
= Delisted free agency =
The delisted free agency period closed on 25 June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://womens.afl/news/72471/sign-and-trade-period-preview-flag-crow-wants-out-star-tiger-to-join-rivals|title=Sign and Trade Period preview: Flag Crow wants out, star Tiger to join rivals|first=Sarah|last=Black|publisher=Telstra|work=AFL Women's|date=29 May 2021|access-date=7 June 2022|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624182907/https://womens.afl/news/72471/sign-and-trade-period-preview-flag-crow-wants-out-star-tiger-to-join-rivals|url-status=live}}
= 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.
= Inactive players =
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:{{cite web|url=https://www.womens.afl/news/94883/indicative-draft-order-your-club-s-picks-after-the-sign-and-trade-period|title=Indicative draft order: Your club's picks after the Sign and Trade Period|first=Sarah|last=Black|publisher=Telstra|work=AFL Women's|date=8 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621085733/https://www.womens.afl/news/94883/indicative-draft-order-your-club-s-picks-after-the-sign-and-trade-period/|url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Table of draft selections |
| scope="col" rowspan=2|{{abbr|Rd.|Round}}
! scope="col" rowspan=2|Pick ! scope="col" rowspan=2|Player ! scope="col" rowspan=2|Club ! scope="col" colspan=2|Recruited from ! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan=2|Notes |
|---|
| scope="col"|Club
! scope="col"|League |
| rowspan=36| 1
| 1 ! scope="row"| {{sortname|Montana|Ham}} | {{AFLW|Syd}} | |
| 2
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Jasmine|Fleming}} | {{AFLW|Haw}} | |
| 3
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Hannah|Ewings}} | {{AFLW|PA}} | SANFLW | |
| 4
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Amber|Clarke}} | {{AFLW|Ess}} | |
| 5
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Sofia|Hurley}} | {{AFLW|Syd}} | |
| 6
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Mackenzie|Eardley}} | {{AFLW|Haw}} | |
| 7
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Sarah|Goodwin}} | {{AFLW|PA}} | Glenelg | SANFLW | |
| 8
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Paige|Scott}} | {{AFLW|Ess}} | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | |
| 9
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Charlotte|Baskaran}} | {{AFLW|Haw}} | |
| 10
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Bridie|Hipwell}} | {{AFLW|Haw}} | |
| 11
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Cynthia|Hamilton}} | {{AFLW|Syd}} | |
| 12
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Montana|Beruldsen}} | {{AFLW|Syd}} | Hawthorn | VFLW | |
| 13
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Alice|Mitchell|dab=footballer}} | {{AFLW|Syd}} | |
| 14
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Ella|Roberts}} | {{AFLW|WC}} | {{WAFLW|PT}} | WAFLW | |
| 15
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Lauren|Wakfer}} | {{AFLW|WC}} | {{WAFLW|SF}} | WAFLW | |
| 16
! scope="row"| {{sortname|J'Noemi|Anderson}} | {{AFLW|StK}} | |
| 17
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Keeley|Skepper}} | {{AFLW|Car}} | ←{{AFLW|Gee}} |
| 18
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Mia|Austin}} | {{AFLW|Car}} | ←{{AFLW|Haw}}←{{AFLW|Ric}} |
| 19
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Alana|Gee}} | {{AFLW|GC}} | QAFLW | |
| 20
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Zarlie|Goldsworthy}} | {{AFLW|GWS}} | |
| 21
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Rylie|Wilcox}} | {{AFLW|WB}} | ←{{AFLW|Gee}}←{{AFLW|Car}} |
| 22
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Lucy|Wales}} | {{AFLW|Haw}} | VFLW | |
| 23
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Sachi|Syme}} | {{AFLW|PA}} | {{SANFL Nor}} | SANFLW | |
| 24
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Abbygail|Bushby}} | {{AFLW|WC}} | {{WAFLW|SD}} | WAFLW | ←{{AFLW|Gee}}←{{AFLW|WB}} |
| 25
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Emily|Everist}} | {{AFLW|Haw}} | ←{{AFLW|Car}}←{{AFLW|Ric}}←{{AFLW|Col}} |
| 26
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Laura|Elliott|dab=footballer}} | {{AFLW|Haw}} | ←{{AFLW|NM}} |
| 27
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Madeleine|Scanlon}} | {{AFLW|Fre}} | {{WAFLW|Cla}} | WAFLW | |
| 28
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Taylah|Gatt}} | {{AFLW|NM}} | ←{{AFLW|Haw}}←{{AFLW|Car}}←{{AFLW|StK}} |
| 29
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Keely|Coyne}} | {{AFLW|WB}} | ←{{AFLW|GWS}}←{{AFLW|Syd}} |
| 30
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Charlotte|Taylor|dab=footballer}} | {{AFLW|Col}} | ←{{AFLW|Ric}}←{{AFLW|Haw}} |
| 31
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Ella|Boag}} | {{AFLW|PA}} | {{SANFL Gle}} | SANFLW | |
| 32
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Stephanie|Wales}} | {{AFLW|Ess}} | VFLW | |
| 33
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Mia|Skinner}} | {{AFLW|Gee}} | Geelong | VFLW | ←{{AFLW|Col}}←{{AFLW|Ric}}←{{AFLW|Haw}} |
| 34
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Claire|Ransom}} | {{AFLW|GC}} | TSLW | ←{{AFLW|PA}} |
| 35
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Mia|Busch}} | {{AFLW|Ess}} | |
| 36
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Zoe|Wakfer}} | {{AFLW|WC}} | {{WAFLW|SF}} | WAFLW | |
| rowspan=12| 2
| 37 ! scope="row"| {{sortname|Heidi|Woodley}} | {{AFLW|WB}} | ←{{AFLW|GWS}}←{{AFLW|StK}} |
| 38
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Charley|Ryan}} | {{AFLW|Ric}} | ←{{AFLW|Col}}←{{AFLW|Car}} |
| 39
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Sophia|McCarthy}} | {{AFLW|NM}} | VFLW | |
| 40
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Keeley|Kustermann}} | {{AFLW|Ade}} | {{SANFL WA}} | SANFLW | ←{{AFLW|Fre}} |
| 41
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Ella|Smith|dab=footballer, born 2004}} | {{AFLW|Bri}} | Aspley | QAFLW | |
| 42
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Brooke|Plummer}} | {{AFLW|Gee}} | ←{{AFLW|Car}}←{{AFLW|Mel}} |
| 43
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Emily|Elkington}} | {{AFLW|WC}} | {{WAFLW|Cla}} | WAFLW | ←{{AFLW|Ade}} |
| 44
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Maeve|Chaplin}} | {{AFLW|Mel}} | VFLW | ←{{AFLW|Haw}} |
| 45
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Yasmin|Duursma}} | {{AFLW|PA}} | |
| 46
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Mia|Van Dyke}} | {{AFLW|Ess}} | |
| 47
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Jaide|Britton}} | {{AFLW|WC}} | {{WAFLW|PT}} | WAFLW | |
| 48
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Lily|Goss}} | {{AFLW|Car}} | {{AFLW|Car}} | VFLW | ←{{AFLW|GC}} |
| rowspan=14| 3
| 49 ! scope="row"| {{sortname|Sammie|Johnson}} | {{AFLW|Mel}} | VFLW | ←{{AFLW|WC}} |
| 50
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Charli|Granville}} | {{AFLW|NM}} | {{AFLW|Haw}} | VFLW | ←{{AFLW|Haw}}←{{AFLW|Mel}}←{{AFLW|Gee}} |
| 51
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Grace|Matser}} | {{AFLW|NM}} | ←{{AFLW|Haw}}←{{AFLW|Ric}} |
| 52
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Jasmyn|Smith}} | {{AFLW|GC}} | QAFLW | |
| 53
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Mikayla|Western}} | {{AFLW|WC}} | {{WAFLW|Cla}} | WAFLW | ←{{AFLW|StK}}←{{AFLW|GWS}} |
| 54
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Cassidy|Mailer}} | {{AFLW|NM}} | ←{{AFLW|Haw}}←{{AFLW|Car}} |
| 55
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Abbey|McDonald|dab=footballer}} | {{AFLW|Gee}} | ←{{AFLW|WB}} |
| 56
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Charlotte|Blair}} | {{AFLW|Col}} | |
| 57
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Dee|Heslop}} | {{AFLW|Bri}} | {{AFLW|GC}} | AFLW | |
| 58
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Eilish|Sheerin}} | {{AFLW|Ric}} | ←{{AFLW|Haw}}←{{AFLW|Mel}} |
| 59
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Tara|Stribley}} | {{AFLW|Fre}} | {{WAFLW|SD}} | WAFLW | ←{{AFLW|Ade}} |
| 60
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Katelyn|Cox}} | {{AFLW|Ric}} | {{AFLW|Haw}} | VFLW | ←{{AFLW|Haw}} |
| 61
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Amelie|Borg}} | {{AFLW|PA}} | {{SANFL NA}} | SANFLW | |
| 62
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Amelia|Radford}} | {{AFLW|Ess}} | {{AFLW|Ess}} | VFLW | |
| rowspan=11| 4
| 63 ! scope="row"| {{sortname|Hannah|Stuart}} | {{AFLW|StK}} | VFLW | |
| 64
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Fleur|Davies}} | {{AFLW|GWS}} | QAFLW | ←{{AFLW|Ric}} |
| 65
| Passed | {{AFLW|GC}} | — | — | |
| 66
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Meghan|Gaffney}} | {{AFLW|GWS}} | |
| 67
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Jessica|Jones|dab=footballer}} | {{AFLW|Car}} | {{AFLW|NM}} | VFLW | |
| 68
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Brooke|Vernon}} | {{AFLW|WB}} | {{AFLW|Car}} | AFLW | ←{{AFLW|NM}} |
| 69
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Kiera|Mueller}} | {{AFLW|Ade}} | {{SANFL Stu}} | SANFLW | ←{{AFLW|Fre}} |
| 70
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Charlotte|Mullins}} | {{AFLW|Bri}} | Aspley | QAFLW | |
| 71
! scope="row"| {{sortname|McKenzie|Dowrick}} | {{AFLW|Ade}} | {{AFLW|Ade}} | AFLW | |
| 72
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Georgia|Gall}} | {{AFLW|Mel}} | Euroa | ←{{AFLW|Haw}} |
| 73
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Ashleigh|van Loon}} | {{AFLW|Ess}} | {{AFLW|Gee}} | VFLW | |
| rowspan=7| 5
| 74 ! scope="row"| {{sortname|Deanna|Jolliffe}} | {{AFLW|StK}} | VFLW | |
| 75
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Madison|Brazendale}} | {{AFLW|GWS}} | |
| 76
| Passed | {{AFLW|Col}} | — | — | ←{{AFLW|Car}} |
| 77
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Megan|Kauffman}} | {{AFLW|Fre}} | Wembley | |
| 78
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Kiara|Hillier}} | {{AFLW|Bri}} | QAFLW | |
| 79
| Passed | {{AFLW|Mel}} | — | — | |
| 80
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Lily|Johnson}} | {{AFLW|PA}} | {{SANFL WA}} | SANFLW | |
| rowspan=3| 6
| 81 ! scope="row"| {{sortname|Caitlin|Matthews|dab=footballer}} | {{AFLW|StK}} | style="background:#FBCEB1;"|Father–daughter selection (Daughter of Dean Matthews) |
| 82
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Jodie|Hicks}} | {{AFLW|GWS}} | |
| 83
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Amy|Mullholland}} | {{AFLW|Fre}} | {{WAFLW|Sub}} | WAFLW | |
| rowspan=2| 7
| 84 ! scope="row"| {{sortname|Cambridge|McCormick}} | {{AFLW|GWS}} | Eastlake | |
| 85
! scope="row"| {{sortname|Tahlia|Read}} | {{AFLW|Fre}} | |
| 8
| 86 ! scope="row"| {{sortname|Tess|Cattle}} | {{AFLW|GWS}} | Ainslie | |
| 9
| 87 | Passed | {{AFLW|GWS}} | — | — | |
= 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.
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Free agent or replacement signings |
| scope="col"|Club
! scope="col"|Player ! scope="col"|Reason ! scope="col"|Former club ! scope="col"|Former league ! class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|{{AFLW|Ade}}
| {{sortname|Jessica|Waterhouse}} | Replacement (Hewett) | {{SANFL SA}} | SANFLW |
| scope="row"|{{AFLW|Bri}}
| {{sortname|Ava|Seton}} | Replacement (B. Smith) | QAFLW | {{Cite news|title=Lions Welcome Ava Seton to the Den|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/1206871/lions-welcome-ava-seton-to-the-den|publisher=Brisbane Lions|date=24 August 2022|access-date=20 March 2022}} |
| scope="row"|{{AFLW|Col}}
| {{sortname|Imogen|Evans}} | Free agent | QAFLW |
| rowspan=3 scope="row"|{{AFLW|Ess}}
| {{sortname|Alex|Morcom}} | Replacement (Nanscawen) | {{AFLW|Ess}} | VFLW |
| {{sortname|Lily-Rose|Williamson}}
| Replacement (Ashley-Cooper) |
| {{sortname|Megan|Ryan|dab=footballer}}
| Replacement (Borg) | {{SANFL NA}} | SANFLW |
| rowspan=2 scope="row"|{{AFLW|Gee}}
| {{sortname|Kalani|Scoullar}} | Replacement (Gooden) |
| {{sortname|Melissa|Bragg}}
| Replacement (McMahon) | {{AFLW|Gee}} | VFLW |
| rowspan=2 scope="row"|{{AFLW|GC}}
| {{sortname|Ashlee|Atkins}} | Free agent | {{WAFLW|EF}} | WAFLW |
| {{sortname|Kaylee|Kimber}}
| Replacement (Gee) | QAFLW |
| rowspan=2 scope="row"|{{AFLW|GWS}}
| {{sortname|Zara|Hamilton}} | Free agent |
| {{sortname|Grace|Hill|dab=footballer}}
| Replacement (Davies) | UTS |
| rowspan=2 scope="row"|{{AFLW|Mel}}
| {{sortname|Sabreena|Duffy}} | Free agent | {{AFLW|Fre}} | AFLW | {{cite web|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1160762/duffy-becomes-a-demon|title=Duffy becomes a Demon|publisher=Telstra|work=Melbourne|date=30 June 2022|access-date=30 June 2022|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630155056/https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1160762/duffy-becomes-a-demon|url-status=live}} |
| {{sortname|Ella|Little}}
| Replacement (McNamara) | SANFLW | {{cite web|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1201679/big-news-for-little-demons-welcome-additional-talent-to-aflw-list|title=Big news for Little: Demons welcome additional talent to AFLW list|publisher=Telstra|work=Melbourne|date=18 August 2022|access-date=16 December 2022}} |
| scope="row"|{{AFLW|NM}}
| {{sortname|Hannah|Bowey}} | Replacement (Campbell) | {{AFLW|Col}} | VFLW |
| scope="row"|{{AFLW|Ric}}
| {{sortname|Amelia|Peck}} | Replacement (Ryan) | VFLW |
| scope="row"|{{AFLW|StK}}
| {{sortname|Simone|Nalder}} | Replacement (Cutting) | {{AFLW|Ess}} | VFLW |
| rowspan=2 scope="row"|{{AFLW|Syd}}
| {{sortname|Genevieve|Lawson Tavan}} | Replacement (Mitchell) | Darebin | VFLW |
| {{sortname|Kate|Reynolds|dab=footballer}}
| Replacement (Beruldsen) |
| rowspan=2 scope="row"|{{AFLW|WC}}
| {{sortname|Eleanor|Hartill}} | Replacement (L. Wakfer) | Collegians | {{cite web|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1165927/aflw-eagles-sign-athletic-tall|title=AFLW: Eagles recruit athletic tall|publisher=Telstra|work=West Coast|date=5 July 2022|access-date=13 July 2022}} |
| {{sortname|Ashleigh|Gomes}}
| Replacement (Davison) | {{WAFLW|EF}} | 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.{{Cite news|title=Bernardi elevated to Carlton list|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1225957/bernardi-elevated-to-carlton-list|publisher=Carlton Football Club|date=21 September 2022|access-date=14 September 2023}} This section lists elevations which occurred during 2022 season 7.
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Elevated train-on players |
| scope="col"|Date
! scope="col"|Club ! scope="col"|Player ! class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| {{dts|2022-09-21|format=dm}}
| {{AFLW|Car}} | {{sortname|Christina|Bernardi}} |
| {{dts|2022-10-14|format=dm}}
| {{AFLW|Fre}} | {{sortname|Madizen|Wilkins}} | {{Cite news|title=Fremantle debutant says 'aloha AFLW!'|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1237718/fremantle-debutant-says-aloha-aflw|publisher=Fremantle Football Club|date=14 October 2022|access-date=14 September 2023}} |