Recapping Geelong’s 2023 Trade and Draft Period

TRADE (THREE-CLUB SWAP)

Geelong Received – Bella Smith, Pick 32, Pick 41

Geelong Gave – Annabel Johnson, Pick 36, Pick 57

DRAFT

Pick 18 – Chantal Mason

Pick 23 – Bryde O’Rourke (Father/Daughter Selection)

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O'Rourke's Draft Night Dream

Amy McDonald and Georgie Prespakis travelled to visit Bryde O'Rourke who was taken as a Father-Daughter selection at the 2023 AFLW Draft! Proudly Presented by Ford Australia.

How the Draft Works in 2024

THE AFLW'S first fully national draft will be held on Monday, December 16. 

The 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft will be the first time in the competition's history that all players will be eligible to be drafted to any club across the country.

Previous drafts were state-based, due to the part-time nature of the competition, but an average 20 per cent increase in remuneration for AFLW draftees as well as the recent introduction of relocation allowances have paved the way for a fully national draft.

2024 AFLW Trade Period

The 2024 AFLW trade period will run from Thursday, December 5 until Wednesday, December 11.

Last season saw 41 players move clubs, including an unprecedented 11-player trade.

A restricted free agency period will run alongside the trade period from Wednesday, December 4 until Thursday, December 11.

A player who has previously been signed on a one-year deal and is offered another one-year deal by the same club but at a lower payment tier than the previous contract is considered to be a restricted free agent. If another club offers this player a payment at or above their previous payment tier, the player is able to move to that club as a restricted free agent during this window.

Clubs can pick up players who have been delisted by other clubs via the delisted free agency (DFA) period which also runs from Wednesday, December 4 until Wednesday, December 11. A second DFA period will be open for just two days following the conclusion of the trade period.

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Chantal Mason Debut Announcement | Week 8

Watch the moment Dan told the playing group the Chantal Mason will Debut this weekend against Brisbane. Presented by Ford.

KEY AFLW PLAYER MOVEMENT DATES

  • Monday, November 4: First Rookie Signing period opens

  • Wednesday, November 6: AFLW Draft nominations open
  • Wednesday, November 27: AFLW Draft nominations close

  • Wednesday, December 4: Restricted Free Agency and first Delisted Free Agency Period opens
  • Thursday, December 5: AFLW Trade Period opens
  • Wednesday, December 11: AFLW Trade, Restricted Free Agency and first Delisted Free Agency periods close
  • Thursday, December 12: First Rookie Signing period closes; second Delisted Free Agency period opens
  • Friday, December 13: Second Delisted Free Agency period closes; 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft order finalised

  • Monday, December 16: 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft

  • Monday, February 3, 2025: Supplementary Signing Period opens
  • Friday, February 28, 2025: Supplementary Signing Period closes