The AFL has announced today the key dates for the 2024 AFLW Player Movement Period.
The 2024 AFLW Trade Period will commence on Thursday, December 5 which will follow the AFLW Grand Final on the 30th of November. The Trade period will run for a week until Wednesday, December 11.
The 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft will be held the following week on Monday, December 16.
This will be the first AFLW draft since the competition announced a transition to a fully national model, with all nominees available to be selected by any of the 18 clubs.
Draft nominations open on Wednesday, November 6 and close on Wednesday, November 27.
Key Dates
• Friday, August 30 – Week One of the 2024 NAB AFLW Season
• Monday, November 4 - Rookie Signing Period (1) opens
• Wednesday November, 6 – 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft nominations open
• Wednesday November 27 – 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft nominations close
• Saturday, November 30 – 2024 NAB AFLW Grand Final
• Wednesday, December 4 – Restricted Free Agency Period and Delisted Free Agency Period opens
• Thursday, December 5 – Trade Period opens
• Wednesday, December 11 – Restricted Free Agency Period, Delisted Free Agency
Period (1) and Trade Period closes
• Thursday, December 12 – Rookie Signing Period (1) closes and Delisted Free Agency Period (2) opens
• Friday, December 13 – 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft order finalised and Delisted Free Agency Period (2) closes
• Monday, December 16 – 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft
• Monday, February 3 2025 – Supplementary Signing Period opens
• Friday, February 28 2025 – Supplementary Selection Period closes
