Timeline (AEDT)
Now: Own player bidding starts
9am Monday October 8: Opposition player bidding starts, all bids inactive, no limits on number of bids
9am Monday October 22: Trading starts, all leading inactive opposition bids become active, all future opposition bids active
9am Monday October 22: Father-son player nomination closes
5pm Friday November 2: Opposition father-son pick nomination closes
5pm Friday November 9: Father-son pick matching closes
6pm Saturday November 17: Trading, opposition bidding closes
6pm Thursday November 22: Own player bidding closes (i.e. you have to have met the requirements below)
9am Monday November 26: Draft starts, time limits for round 1 only
2pm Tuesday December 11: Round 2 time limits start
Followed by Pre-season draft, Rookie draft
What you need at the end
A senior list of exactly 40 (Launceston can have one extra player if they wish), including:
- All 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.
Total player payments less than or equal to $9,100,000 (Launceston $10,000,000 plus another $110,000 if they have a 41st player, Melbourne $9,300,000) including all senior listed players, delisted contracted players and retained rookie listed players
Now: Own player bidding starts
9am Monday October 8: Opposition player bidding starts, all bids inactive, no limits on number of bids
9am Monday October 22: Trading starts, all leading inactive opposition bids become active, all future opposition bids active
9am Monday October 22: Father-son player nomination closes
5pm Friday November 2: Opposition father-son pick nomination closes
5pm Friday November 9: Father-son pick matching closes
6pm Saturday November 17: Trading, opposition bidding closes
6pm Thursday November 22: Own player bidding closes (i.e. you have to have met the requirements below)
9am Monday November 26: Draft starts, time limits for round 1 only
2pm Tuesday December 11: Round 2 time limits start
Followed by Pre-season draft, Rookie draft
What you need at the end
A senior list of exactly 40 (Launceston can have one extra player if they wish), including:
- All 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.
Total player payments less than or equal to $9,100,000 (Launceston $10,000,000 plus another $110,000 if they have a 41st player, Melbourne $9,300,000) including all senior listed players, delisted contracted players and retained rookie listed players





