Preview 2016 Offseason Dates - Next Oct 31 - Rookie promotions, cat b. noms, father/son noms

[The_Wookie]

Offseason Dates for 2016-17

• Thursday, October 6 - Draft Combine begins
  
• Friday October 7 — AFL restricted and unrestricted free agency offer period begins
• Monday October 10, 10am — AFL trade period begins
• Wednesday, October 12 - AFL Womens National Draft
  
• Sunday October 16, 5pm — End of AFL restricted and unrestricted free agency offer period
• Wednesday October 19 — AFL restricted free agency matching offer three-day period ends
• Thursday October 20, 2pm — AFL trade period ends
• October 21, 5pm: Application to Relist a Player Close
• October 31, 2pm: List Lodgement 1; Rookie Promotion to Primary List; Retained 2nd & 3rd Year Rookies; International Scholarship Player; Alternate Talent Player Nominations; Club Notification of Rookie Players Not Accepting a Contract of Offer; Nomination of Draft Eligible Father/Son Players Lodged

November

• November 1: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 1 Commences
• November 8: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 1 Closes, Out of Contract Listed AFL Primary
• List Players Draft Nomination Form and Player Request for Removal from List Form Lodged with AFL
• November 9, 2pm: List Lodgement 2
• November 10: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 2 Commences
• November 14: Most clubs will return from post season breaks
  
• November 18, 2pm: Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie
• Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Players Not Registered or Played for Three years Rookie
• List Form lodgement; New or Expired (after 3 years) Draft Nomination Form Lodgement, AFL
• Father-Son Bidding Nominations
• November 18, 5pm: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 2 Closes
• November 22 - Womens preseason training expexted to begin.
  
• November 25: NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Sydney) including Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding
• November 26: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 3 Commences
• November 27, 2pm: AFL Delisted Free Agency Period 3 Concludes
• November 28: AFL Club List Lodgement 3
• November 28, 4pm: NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting
• November 28, 4.05pm: Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft.
• November 28, 4:10pm: NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting
• November 30, 2pm: Final AFL Club List Lodgement

Note: There is no International Rules series in 2016.

January

• At least one practice match per Womens team is expected during this time.

February

• AFL Womens season expected to begin at the close of the Australian Open.

 

[Smithy7]

Thanks for posting that info Wookie

 

[JayJ20]

Where is the dates for the fixture release?

 

[The_Wookie]

Where is the dates for the fixture release?

"October"

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Busy trade and draft period coming up for the Dons haven't this excited for the upcoming season in years.

 

[pOleK]

Busy trade and draft period coming up for the Dons haven't this excited for the upcoming season in years.

Same. Really think this could be the draft and trade that period that could set us up for our next finals run in a few years time. Just want us to snag a mature aged defender while our youngsters mature and gain some match experience.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

Great effort Wookie. Amazing how complex it has all become. List managers will really earn their stripes( or else) over the next 2months.

 

[Wild Bill]

Where is the dates for the fixture release?

It will be the 27th or 28th if October.

 

[TimothyJ23]

It will be the 27th or 28th if October.

Has been the last Thu/Fri in October for several years now - so yep.

 

[HBF]

Great work wookster as per usual.

 

[mikey127]

Has been the last Thu/Fri in October for several years now - so yep.

Is usually the Thutrsday before Derby day so that would be the 27th

 

[coniglio_number1]

Amazingly small window where afl events are barren. If only we had IRL to give me something to get excited about in December.

 

[tazaa]

Usually NAB Challenge is announced by now.
Why the hold up?

Also not like the AFL to withhold the date of the fixture announcement for the new season