Timeline (Melbourne time)
7:30pm Friday September 24: Own player bidding starts
7:30pm Friday October 1: Opposition player bidding starts, all bids inactive, no limits on number of bids
8:30pm Friday October 15: Trading starts, all leading inactive opposition bids become active, all future opposition bids active, father-son player nomination closes
8:30pm Friday October 29: Opposition father-son pick nomination closes
8:30pm Friday November 5: Father-son pick matching closes
6pm Saturday November 20: Trading, opposition bidding closes
6pm Thursday November 25: Own player bidding closes (i.e. you have to have met the requirements below)
9am Monday November 29: Draft starts, time limits for round 1 only
2pm Tuesday December 7: Round 2 time limits start
Followed by Pre-season draft, Rookie draft
10pm Saturday March 12: Supplementary draft starts
What you need at the end
7:30pm Friday September 24: Own player bidding starts
7:30pm Friday October 1: Opposition player bidding starts, all bids inactive, no limits on number of bids
8:30pm Friday October 15: Trading starts, all leading inactive opposition bids become active, all future opposition bids active, father-son player nomination closes
8:30pm Friday October 29: Opposition father-son pick nomination closes
8:30pm Friday November 5: Father-son pick matching closes
6pm Saturday November 20: Trading, opposition bidding closes
6pm Thursday November 25: Own player bidding closes (i.e. you have to have met the requirements below)
9am Monday November 29: Draft starts, time limits for round 1 only
2pm Tuesday December 7: Round 2 time limits start
Followed by Pre-season draft, Rookie draft
10pm Saturday March 12: Supplementary draft starts
What you need at the end
- A senior list of exactly 38*, including:
- Listed contracted players
- At least 3 National Draft picks including any acquired through trading and any earlier picks than these acquired ones
- Any Pre Season Draft picks used in the bidding process, and any earlier picks.
- Wagga Wagga can have an extra two if they wish
- Launceston can have as many as they like
- A veterans list of no more than 2
- Total player payments less than or equal to $8,250,000* for players including
- Any senior listed player
- Any delisted contracted player
- Any retained rookie listed player
- West Coast $8,750,000
- St Kilda Titans $8,550,000
- Collingwood $8,400,000
- Port Adelaide $8,300,000
- Launceston $3,300,000
- Wagga Wagga $8,250,000 plus $105,000 for each extra senior list spot used and $44,000 for each extra rookie list spot used (max $8,636,000)



