The 2012 Draft - Everything You Need To Know

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Important Dates

October 1 - Commencement of Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency period.

October 5, 2pm - Nomination of Father-Son Eligible Players and Academy Bidding Players.

October 8, 10am - Father Son Eligible Players and Academy Players Bid Meeting.

October 8 - Commencement of Trade Period.

October 19, 2pm - Deadline for GWS Giants to pre-list balance of any uncontracted players under List Establishment rules.

October 19, 5pm - Close to Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.

October 23, 5pm - Trade Incentive Rule (17 year-olds). Deadline for trading.

October 26, 2pm - End of Trade Period.

October 26, 2.10pm - Trade Incentive (17 year-olds) Selection.

October 31, 2pm - List Lodgement One.

November 1 - Commencement to Delisted Player Free Agency Period.

November 13, 2pm - End to Delisted Player Free Agency Period.

November 13, 2pm - Out of Contract Listed Player Draft Nomination deadline, New Player Draft Nomination deadline.

November 13, 2pm - Deadline for Nomination of any use of 2012 GWS Giants Compensation Selections.

November 15, 2pm - List Lodgement Two.

November 16, 2pm - Delisted Player Draft Nomination deadline, Non-Retained Rookies Draft Nomination deadline, Nominated of Queensland Zone Priority Selections and Nomination of NSW/ACT Zone Priority Selections.

November 22 - NAB AFL Draft, Gold Coast Convention Centre.

November 23 - Second Delisted Player Free Agency Period commences.

November 28, 2pm - Out of Contract Listed Players Nomination deadline, International Players Nomination deadline, Players Not Registered / Played Three Years deadline, NSW Scholarship and International Scholarship Players deadline.

November 28, 5pm - Second Delisted Player Free Agency Period ends.

November 29, 2pm - List Lodgement Three.

December 4, 2pm - Delisted Player Nomination deadline.

December 4 - Deadline for GWS Giants to pre-list balance of any previously listed or previously nominated for draft players under List Establishment rules.

December 11, 11am - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft.

December 11, 11.05am - Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast Suns, GWS Giants and Sydney Swans Eligible Pre-Selected Rookies.

December 11, 11.10am - NAB AFL Rookie Draft.

Current AFL Draft Order

ROUND ONE
1. Greater Western Sydney
2. Greater Western Sydney
3. Greater Western Sydney
4. Melbourne (GWS compensation - Tom Scully)
5. Western Bulldogs
6. Western Bulldogs (GWS compensation - Callan Ward)
7. Port Adelaide
8. Brisbane Lions
9. Richmond
10. Essendon (father-son selection committed to Joe Daniher)
11. Carlton
12. Greater Western Sydney
13. Gold Coast (Saints' FA compensation - Brendon Goddard, on-traded to Gold Coast)
14. Greater Western Sydney
15. North Melbourne
16. Geelong
17. Fremantle
18. Collingwood
19. Collingwood
20. Adelaide
21. Collingwood (GWS compensation - originally via Adelaide - Phil Davis)
22. Western Bulldogs
23. Sydney Swans

END OF ROUND ONE
24. Brisbane Lions (GC compensation - Michael Rischitelli)

ROUND TWO
25. St Kilda
26. St Kilda
27. Melbourne (father-son selection committed to Jack Viney)
28. Greater Western Sydney
29. Hawthorn
30. Port Adelaide (FA compensation - Danyle Pearce)
31. Port Adelaide (FA compensation - Troy Chaplin)
32. Richmond (GC compensation - originally via Port Adelaide - Nathan Krakouer)
33. Brisbane Lions
34. Richmond
35. Essendon
36. Carlton
37. Fremantle
38. North Melbourne
39. Collingwood
40. Fremantle
41. St Kilda
42. North Melbourne
43. Richmond
44. St Kilda
45. Sydney Swans

ROUND THREE
46. West Coast
47. Sydney Swans
48. North Melbourne
49. Melbourne (FA compensation - net result for Brent Moloney and Jared Rivers)
50. Western Bulldogs (father-son selection committed to Lachie Hunter)
51. Western Bulldogs (GWS compensation - Sam Reid)
52. Essendon
53. Melbourne
54. Adelaide
55. Essendon
56. Carlton
57. Gold Coast
58. North Melbourne
59. Gold Coast
60. Gold Coast
61. West Coast
62. West Coast (FA compensation - Quinten Lynch)
63. North Melbourne
64. Adelaide
65. Greater Western Sydney
66. Sydney Swans (Via Hawthorn - FA compensation - Clinton Young)
67. Sydney Swans

ROUND FOUR
68. Hawthorn
69. Greater Western Sydney
70. Melbourne
71. Carlton
72. Hawthorn
73. Melbourne
74. Melbourne
75. Essendon
76. Carlton
77. St Kilda
78. North Melbourne
79. Geelong
80. Fremantle
81. West Coast
82. Collingwood
83. Adelaide
84. Hawthorn
85. Port Adelaide

Other Links

AFL.com's Draft Coverage

AFL.com Draft Machine

AFL.com's Trade Coverage

Confirmed Free Agency Signings and Trades

Draft Combine Invitees and Results

AFL U18 Championships

GWS Draft Concessions

Gold Coast Draft Concessions