Resource FUTURE PICKS (THE YEAR AFTER) 2027 Provisional AFL Draft Order - updated throughout the trade period!

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The AFL Commission has approved the list build concessions for the Tasmania Devils Football Club (TDFC) ahead of their entry into the Toyota AFL Premiership.

The concessions are as follows:

1. Flexible List Size

A flexible list size over their first five AFL seasons, allowing up to 48 players on the list maximum for years 2, 3 and 4 before transitioning back to industry levels by year 6.

1. Access to Existing AFL Talent

The ability to sign up to 18 out-of-contract AFL players across a 2-year window (covering the years immediately prior to TDFC entry year and TDFC entry year), with a maximum of one (1) player per Club in total.

1. Signing Bonus

Access to a signing bonus pool of $5,000,000 outside of the AFL Salary Cap, to be utilised over TDFC’s first two years (maximum spend of $3,000,000 in either year).

1. Expansion Compensation Model

A bespoke compensation model designed to compensate the existing 18 clubs for any loss of talent, with that compensation provided in the form of one or more ‘floating’ draft selections whereby the recipient Club may determine what year the selections fall in.

1. Tasmanian Academy

The provision of a Tasmanian Academy consistent with the Northern Academy model, with the ability to pre-list eligible Academy players for the first four (4) years before that access is reviewed prior to a transition to bidding system access.

1. Tasmanian Talent Access

Access to pre-list Tasmanian pathway players from two years prior to TDFC entry year in the AFL competition (i.e., players that are eligible to be drafted and play in the AFL in the year prior to TDFC entry year), with these players to participate in State League in the year prior to TDFC entry year. Ability to access players as Father-Son eligible where their father was born in Tasmania and played at least 100 AFL matches.

1. 17-year-old Talent

The ability to pre-list players in their 17th year, spread across two years (year prior to the inaugural list build year = players eligible to play in TDFC entry year in AFL competition, and year of inaugural list build year = players eligible to play in TDFC second year in AFL competition).

1. 17-year-old Mini-Draft

The provision of two (2) draft selections for two (2) Mini-Drafts of 17-year-old players (i.e, four selections in total – two each in years immediately prior to TDFC entry year and TDFC entry year), with the requirement for those picks to be traded. Players selected in the mini draft will not be eligible for AFL selection in the year immediately following the relevant mini draft.

1. Draft Capital

The provision of the following draft selections over three National Drafts:

• in TDFC’s first National Draft ahead of their entry year, selections 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and the first selection of each subsequent round (noting that selections 5, 7, 11 and 13 must be traded but may be rolled forward for up to two National Drafts);
• in TDFC’s second National Draft, selections 5 and 9 and the first selection in each subsequent round in addition to their natural draft hand (noting that selection 5 must be traded but may be rolled forward to the next National Draft); and
• in TDFC’s third National Draft, selections 5 and 9 in addition to their natural draft hand (noting that selection 5 must be traded).

1. Previously Nominated Players

Access to directly pre-list players who have previously nominated for the National Draft but have not been selected or are not currently listed for the purposes of retention or trade.

1. Second Tier Assistance

Additional capacity to support their second-tier program.

Tasmania Devils Football Club list build concessions

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Assuming Tasmania enter the league as scheduled in 2028, their list concessions will be as follows:

• 2027: Natural picks of the 19th team (i.e., the first pick in each round), plus picks 3, 5*, 7*, 9, 11* and 13*.
• 2028: Natural draft hand, the first pick in the second and subsequent rounds, plus picks 5* pick 9.
• 2029: Natural draft hand, plus picks 5* and 9.

*MUST be traded, and if not traded can be "rolled forward" to 2028 or 2029, but not beyond this.

For 2027, it looks like this:

 

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Melbourne get: Max Heath (StK)
St Kilda get: a 2027 fourth round pick (tied to Melbourne)

 

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St Kilda get: Liam Ryan

1

Liam Ryan

Age

29

Ht

181cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

2.7

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.3

5star

D

9.9

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.6

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.6

5star

and a 2027 3rd round pick (tied to West Coast)
West Coast get: a 2026 2nd round pick (tied to St Kilda)

 

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Gold Coast get: Christian Petracca

5

Christian Petracca

Age

29

Ht

187cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.4

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.5

4star

D

24.4

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.5

3star

T

3.6

4star

CL

3.4

4star

D

19.0

5star

K

7.8

3star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.0

4star

, picks 24, 28 and a 2026 2nd round pick (tied to Melbourne)
Melbourne get: picks 7, 8, 37, 2026 1st round pick (tied to Gold Coast) and 2027 3rd round pick (tied to Gold Coast)

 

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Melbourne get: Jack Steele

9

Jack Steele

Age

29

Ht

187cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

8.7

3star

HB

12.2

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

6.8

5star

CL

3.6

5star

D

21.3

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

16.8

4star

K

5.0

2star

HB

11.8

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

6.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

St Kilda get: a 2027 3rd round pick (tied to Melbourne)

 

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Sydney get: Charlie Curnow

30

Charlie Curnow

Age

28

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

, picks 31, 42, and 2027 2nd round pick (tied to Carlton)
Carlton get: Will Hayward

9

Will Hayward

Age

27

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

, pick 11, 2026 1st round pick (tied to Sydney), and 2027 1st round pick (tied to Sydney)