2011 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)24 November 2011
13 December 2011
LocationSydney, New South Wales
Network(s)Fox Sports
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
LeagueAFL
First selectionJonathon Patton (Greater Western Sydney)
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The 2011 AFL draft consisted of five opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2011/12 Australian Football League off-season.

These were:

It was the first national draft to feature the Greater Western Sydney Giants, who joined the league in 2012. It was the final draft period before the introduction of free agency in the 2012/13 offseason.[3]

Greater Western Sydney concessions

The Greater Western Sydney Giants were to join the AFL in 2012, and were provided with several draft concessions, including additional draft selections, early access to recruit 17-year-old players, and access to uncontracted and previously listed players in this offseason. These concessions were similar to those provided to the Gold Coast Football Club, which entered the league in the previous season.

Greater Western Sydney was permitted to recruit the following players directly, without the need for any draft:

Then, in the drafts, Greater Western Sydney had the following selections:

Additionally, at the end of 2011, Greater Western Sydney had the ability to trade the only four selections in a once-off "mini-draft", which could be used to recruit 17-year-old players (born between 1 January – 30 April 1994). Greater Western Sydney could only use these draft picks as trade currency; the club was not permitted to use the picks for its own list development. Players recruited and traded in this manner were not eligible to play senior AFL football in 2012, and would continue to undergo junior development. This specific concession was unique to Greater Western Sydney; Gold Coast did not have the same concession the previous year.

Greater Western Sydney began with an expanded list size of up to fifty senior players and nine rookies, to be gradually reduced to a standard list size of thirty-eight senior players and nine rookies by 2019.[4]

During the 2011 AFL season there was speculation about several players who would be uncontracted at the end of the season, including Tom Scully, Rhys Palmer, Callan Ward and Taylor Walker.[5] In August 2011, Phil Davis from Adelaide was the first player to announce a move to Greater Western Sydney as an uncontracted player signing.[6] After the season had ended, Palmer, Scully and Ward also announced moves to the Giants. As compensation, Scully was rated as a top-level player, resulting in Melbourne receiving both a first-round and a mid-first round draft pick as compensation. Davis and Ward were rated as second-level, earning Adelaide and Western Bulldogs a first round compensation selection, and Palmer was rated a third-level player, giving Fremantle an end of first round selection.[7]

Player movements

Trades

In the lead up to trade week, the requests of players to move back to their home states dominated most trade rumours. Mitch Clark, Leon Davis, Brad Ebert and Jack Gunston all requested to be traded back to teams in their states of origin.[1][8]

Early in trade week, many trades involved unlisted players being recruited directly by Greater Western Sydney under the club's concessions, then immediately traded.[9] Where this has occurred, the club from which GWS recruited the player is shown in parentheses after his name.

Trade Player Traded from Traded to Traded for
1[10] Steven Morris (West Adelaide)
draft pick No. 15 		Greater Western Sydney Richmond draft pick No. 14
2[11] Martin Clarke (Down GAA)
Jamie Elliott (Murray Bushrangers)
draft pick No. 67 		Greater Western Sydney Collingwood draft pick No. 25
3[12] Jack Gunston
draft pick No. 53 and 71 		Adelaide Hawthorn draft picks No. 24, 46 and 64
4[13] draft pick No. 4
compensation draft pick (first round) 		Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Mini-draft pick No. 1
draft pick No. 31
5[14] Terry Milera (Port Adelaide Magpies)
Ahmed Saad (Northern Bullants)
draft pick No. 25 		Greater Western Sydney St Kilda draft pick No. 20
6[15] draft pick No. 20 Greater Western Sydney Fremantle compensation draft pick (end of first round)
7[16] Luke Brown (Norwood)
Mini-draft pick No. 2 		Greater Western Sydney Adelaide draft pick No. 10
compensation draft pick (first round)
8[17] Will Sierakowski Hawthorn North Melbourne draft pick No. 58
9[18] Ivan Maric Adelaide Richmond draft pick No. 37
10[18] Tom Lynch St Kilda Adelaide draft pick No. 37
11[19] Brent Renouf Hawthorn Port Adelaide draft pick No. 33
12[20] Mitch Clark Brisbane Lions Melbourne draft pick No. 12
13[21] Jordan Lisle Hawthorn Brisbane Lions priority draft pick (No. 29)
14[22] draft picks No. 38 and 56 Fremantle Hawthorn priority draft pick (No. 29)
draft picks No. 58 and 71
15[22] Jarrad Boumann (Box Hill Hawks) Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn draft pick No. 56
16[22] Chad Cornes
Dean Brogan
draft pick No. 69 		Port Adelaide Greater Western Sydney draft pick No. 49
17[22] Brad Ebert
draft pick No. 45 		West Coast Port Adelaide priority draft pick (No. 28)
draft pick No. 49
18[22] Peter Yagmoor (QLD zone selection)
draft pick No. 50 		Gold Coast Collingwood draft pick No. 47
19[22] Mitch Morton Richmond Sydney draft pick No. 79
20[22] Luke Power Brisbane Lions Greater Western Sydney draft pick No. 69
21[22] Josh Hill Western Bulldogs West Coast draft pick No. 49
22[23] Dayne Zorko (QLD zone selection)
draft pick No. 47 		Gold Coast Brisbane Lions draft pick No. 34 (3-way trade)
23[23] draft pick No. 34 Brisbane Lions Gold Coast (3-way trade)
24[23] Matthew Warnock Melbourne Gold Coast (3-way trade)
25[22] Ben Hudson Western Bulldogs Brisbane Lions draft pick No. 70
26[22] draft pick No. 26 Geelong Gold Coast draft picks No. 32 and 34
27[22] draft pick No. 24 Adelaide Gold Coast draft picks No. 27, 31 and 68
28[22][24] Tony Armstrong
draft pick No. 35 and 68 		Adelaide Sydney Lewis Johnston
29[22] Tommy Walsh St Kilda Sydney draft picks No. 35 and 68
30[22] Josh Jenkins
draft pick No. 41 		Essendon Adelaide draft pick No. 31
31[23] compensation draft pick (end of first round) Richmond Gold Coast draft pick No. 26
compensation draft pick (second round)

Note: the numbering of the draft picks in this trades table is based on the original order prior to draft day. The final numbering of many of these draft picks was adjusted on draft day due to either the insertion of compensation draft picks in the early rounds, or clubs passing in the later rounds.

Retirements and delistings

Name Club Date Notes
Albert Proud Brisbane Lions 10 February 2011 Sacked, continuous breaches of contract.[25]
Brendan Fevola Brisbane Lions 20 February 2011 Sacked, continuous breaches of contract.[26]
Craig Bolton Sydney 24 March 2011 Retirement, due to ankle injury.[27]
Tom Hunter Collingwood 31 March 2011 Retirement, due to neck injury.[28]
Daniel Bradshaw Sydney 17 June 2011 Retirement, due to knee injury.
Scott Stevens Adelaide 21 June 2011 Retirement, because of multiple head knocks.
Dean Brogan Port Adelaide 28 June 2011 Retirement, at end of season.
Barry Hall Western Bulldogs 19 July 2011 Retirement, at end of season.
Marcus Drum Geelong 21 July 2011 Retirement, due to ongoing injury problems.
Mark Williams Essendon 25 July 2011 Retirement, due to degenerative knee condition.
Chad Cornes Port Adelaide 3 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.
Jamie Charman Brisbane Lions 3 August 2011 Retirement, effective immediately.[29]
Darcy Daniher Essendon 13 August 2011 Retirement, due to ongoing groin injuries.[30]
Daniel Harris Gold Coast 17 August 2011 Retirement, due to ongoing injury.[31]
Cameron Mooney Geelong 23 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[32]
Brady Rawlings North Melbourne 24 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[33]
Mitch Hahn Western Bulldogs 24 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[34]
Ben Hudson Western Bulldogs 24 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[35]
Luke Power Brisbane Lions 27 August 2011 Retirement, effective immediately.[36]
Byron Schammer Fremantle 29 August 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[37]
Brad Moran Adelaide 31 August 2011 Retirement, effective immediately.[38]
Roger Hayden Fremantle 31 August 2011 Retirement, due to ongoing injury.[39]
Tadhg Kennelly Sydney 1 September 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[40]
Leigh Brown Collingwood 1 September 2011 Retirement, at end of season.[41]
Nathan Ablett Gold Coast 5 September 2011 Delisted.[42]
Michael Coad Gold Coast 5 September 2011 Delisted.[42]
Marc Lock Gold Coast 5 September 2011 Delisted.[42]
Jack Stanlake Gold Coast 5 September 2011 Delisted.[42]
Roland Ah Chee Gold Coast 5 September 2011 Delisted.[42]
Jake Crawford Gold Coast 5 September 2011 Delisted.[42]
Jack Stanley Gold Coast 5 September 2011 Delisted.[42]
Joel Tippett Gold Coast 5 September 2011 Delisted.[42]
Clayton Hinkley Fremantle 7 September 2011 Delisted.[43]
Joel Houghton Fremantle 7 September 2011 Delisted.[43]
Tim Ruffles Fremantle 7 September 2011 Delisted.[43]
Ben Bucovaz Fremantle 7 September 2011 Delisted.[43]
Hamish Shepheard Fremantle 7 September 2011 Delisted.[43]
Ryan Houlihan Carlton 8 September 2011 Retirement, effective immediately for AFL games, and at end of season for VFL-affiliate games.[44]
Ed Lower North Melbourne 8 September 2011 Delisted.[45]
Ben Ross North Melbourne 8 September 2011 Delisted.[45]
Brayden Norris North Melbourne 8 September 2011 Delisted.[45]
Marcus White North Melbourne 8 September 2011 Delisted.[45]
Matthew Scott North Melbourne 8 September 2011 Delisted.[45]
Michael Gardiner St Kilda 10 September 2011 Retired.[46]
Steven Baker St Kilda 10 September 2011 Retired.[46]
Robert Eddy St Kilda 10 September 2011 Retired.[46]
Andrew McQualter St Kilda 10 September 2011 Retired.[46]
Matt Austin Brisbane Lions 11 September 2011 Delisted.[47]
Xavier Clarke Brisbane Lions 11 September 2011 Delisted.[47]
Broc McCauley Brisbane Lions 11 September 2011 Delisted.[47]
Bart McCulloch Brisbane Lions 11 September 2011 Delisted.[47]
Tom Hislop Richmond 12 September 2011 Delisted.[48]
Robert Hicks Richmond 12 September 2011 Delisted.[48]
Nick Westhoff Richmond 12 September 2011 Delisted.[48]
Tyson Slattery Essendon 19 September 2011 Delisted.[49]
Taite Silverlock Essendon 19 September 2011 Delisted.[49]
James Webster Essendon 19 September 2011 Delisted.[49]
Marlon Motlop Port Adelaide 22 September 2011 Delisted.[50]
Matthew Westhoff Port Adelaide 22 September 2011 Delisted.[50]
Callum Hay Port Adelaide 22 September 2011 Delisted.[50]
Danny Meyer Port Adelaide 22 September 2011 Retired.[50]
Brett Jones West Coast 27 September 2011 Retired.[51]
Daniel Bass Port Adelaide 29 September 2011 Delisted.[52]
Tim Houlihan West Coast 4 October 2011 Delisted.[53]
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls West Coast 4 October 2011 Delisted.[53]
Cameron Ling Geelong 5 October 2011 Retired.[54]
Andrew Welsh Essendon 7 October 2011 Retirement, due to ongoing injury.[55]
Chris Schmidt Adelaide 7 October 2011 Delisted.[56]
Jake von Bertouch Adelaide 7 October 2011 Delisted.[56]
Lachlan Roach Adelaide 7 October 2011 Delisted.[56]
Jay Neagle Essendon 8 October 2011 Delisted.[57]
Wayde Twomey Carlton 10 October 2011 Delisted.[58]
Joseph Dare Carlton 10 October 2011 Delisted.[58]
Jaryd Cachia Carlton 10 October 2011 Delisted.[58]
Darren Milburn Geelong 11 October 2011 Retired.[59]
Daniel Pratt North Melbourne 17 October 2011 Delisted.[60]
Gavin Urquhart North Melbourne 17 October 2011 Delisted.[60]
Mark Austin Carlton 18 October 2011 Delisted.[61]
Setanta Ó hAilpín Carlton 18 October 2011 Delisted.[61]
Troy Taylor Richmond 18 October 2011 Delisted.[62]
Pat Contin Richmond 18 October 2011 Delisted.[62]
Jamie O'Reilly Richmond 18 October 2011 Delisted.[62]
Mitch Farmer Richmond 18 October 2011 Delisted.[62]
Ben Nason Richmond 18 October 2011 Delisted.[62]
Ben Jaokbi Richmond 18 October 2011 Delisted.[62]
Michael Pettigrew Port Adelaide 18 October 2011 Retired will nominate in the pre-season draft.[63]
Jason Davenport Port Adelaide 18 October 2011 Delisted.[63]
Daniel Motlop Port Adelaide 18 October 2011 Delisted.[63]
Paul Bevan Sydney 19 October 2011 Delisted.[64]
Max Otten Sydney 19 October 2011 Delisted.[64]
Chrissy McKaigue Sydney 19 October 2011 Delisted.[64]
Daniel Currie Sydney 19 October 2011 Delisted.[64]
Byron Sumner Sydney 19 October 2011 Delisted.[64]
Campbell Heath Sydney 19 October 2011 Delisted.[64]
Addam Maric Melbourne 19 October 2011 Delisted.[65]
Robert Campbell Melbourne 19 October 2011 Retired.[65]
Cameron Johnston Melbourne 19 October 2011 Delisted.[65]
Tom McNamara Melbourne 19 October 2011 Delisted.[65]
Jordan Jones West Coast 19 October 2011 Delisted.[66]
Callum Wilson West Coast 19 October 2011 Delisted.[66]
James Sellar Adelaide 19 October 2011 Delisted.[67]
Myke Cook Adelaide 19 October 2011 Delisted.[67]
Will Young Adelaide 19 October 2011 Delisted.[67]
James Craig Adelaide 19 October 2011 Delisted.[67]
Mark Blake Geelong 19 October 2011 Retired.[68]
Michael Quinn Essendon 20 October 2011 Delisted.[69]
Rick Ladson Hawthorn 20 October 2011 Delisted.[70]
Jordan Williams Hawthorn 20 October 2011 Delisted.[70]
Jack Mahony Hawthorn 20 October 2011 Delisted.[70]
Riley Milne Hawthorn 20 October 2011 Delisted.[70]
Sam Menegola Hawthorn 20 October 2011 Delisted.[70]
Will Thursfield Richmond 24 October 2011 Retired.[71]
Joseph Daye Gold Coast 24 October 2011 Delisted.[72]
Lewis Broome West Coast 24 October 2011 Retired.[73]
Clancee Pearce Fremantle 26 October 2011 Delisted.[74]
Casey Sibosado Fremantle 26 October 2011 Delisted.[74]
Justin Bollenhagen Fremantle 26 October 2011 Delisted.[74]
Tom Collier Brisbane Lions 28 October 2011 Delisted.[75]
Will Johnson St Kilda 28 October 2011 Delisted.[76]
Ryan Gamble St Kilda 28 October 2011 Delisted.[76]
Paul Cahill St Kilda 28 October 2011 Delisted.[76]
Nicholas Heyne St Kilda 28 October 2011 Delisted.[76]
Alistair Smith St Kilda 28 October 2011 Delisted.[76]
Brad Ottens Geelong 31 October 2011 Retired.[77]
Leon Davis Collingwood 31 October 2011 Retired.[78]
Austin Wonaeamirri Melbourne 31 October 2011 Delisted.[79]
Brad Dick Collingwood 31 October 2011 Delisted.[80]
John McCarthy Collingwood 31 October 2011 Delisted.[80]
Daniel Farmer Collingwood 31 October 2011 Delisted.[80]
Trent Stubbs Collingwood 31 October 2011 Delisted.[80]
Brennan Stack Western Bulldogs 31 October 2011 Delisted.[81]
Tom Gordon Collingwood 31 October 2011 Delisted.[80]
Declan Reilly Collingwood 31 October 2011 Delisted.[80]
Jack Perham Collingwood 31 October 2011 Delisted.[80]
Jye Bolton Collingwood 31 October 2011 Delisted.[80]
Michael Newton Melbourne 31 October 2011 Delisted.[82]
Ben Johnson Geelong 4 November 2011 Delisted.[83]
Jack Weston Geelong 4 November 2011 Delisted.[83]
Anthony Long Essendon 16 November 2011 Delisted.[84]
Jayden Schofield Western Bulldogs 30 November 2011 Delisted.[85]
David Gourdis Richmond 30 November 2011 Delisted.[86]
Rex Liddy Gold Coast 30 November 2011 Delisted.[86]

Mini-draft

As part of their entry concessions, Greater Western Sydney was allocated up to four selections in a mini-draft, which could be used to recruit seventeen-year-old players who otherwise would not be eligible for the 2011 National Draft, but who could not play senior AFL football until the 2013 season. Greater Western Sydney were not permitted to use these draft picks directly, but had to trade them to other clubs. In 2011, Gold Coast and Adelaide secured trades with GWS for selections in this draft, leaving two selections remaining for the 2012 AFL Draft.

Pick Player Recruited from League Club
1 Jaeger O'Meara Perth WAFL Gold Coast
2 Brad Crouch North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Adelaide

2011 national draft

The 2011 AFL National Draft was held on 24 November in Sydney. It was the second time that the draft was held outside of Melbourne, after being held at the Gold Coast in 2010.[87]

Prior to the draft, three players were selected under the Father-Son Rule. Dylan Buckley, son of Jim was selected by Carlton, Andrew Bews' son Jed was selected by Geelong and Tom Mitchell, son of Barry was selected by Sydney. Buckley and Bews were secured with no rival clubs submitting bids, allowing Carlton and Geelong to each use its final draft selection for the father-son pick. Fremantle submitted a first round bid for Mitchell, which Sydney was able to match, so, Mitchell was drafted with the 21st selection in the draft.[88]

^ Denotes player who has been inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame
* Denotes player who has been a premiership player and been selected for at least one All-Australian team
+ Denotes player who has been a premiership player at least once
x Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Australian team
# Denotes player who has never played in a VFL/AFL home and away season or finals game
~ Denotes player who has been selected as Rising Star
2011 AFL National Draft
Round Pick Player Recruited from League Drafted to
1 1 Jonathon Patton Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 2 Stephen Coniglio Swan Districts WAFL Greater Western Sydney
1 3 Dom Tyson Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 4

Will Hoskin-Elliott

Western Jets TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 5 Matt Buntine Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 6 Chad Wingard Sturt SANFL Port Adelaide
1 7 Nick Haynes Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 8 Billy Longer Northern Knights TAC Cup Brisbane Lions
1 9 Adam Tomlinson Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 10 Liam Sumner Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 11 Toby Greene Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 12 Sam Docherty Gippsland Power TAC Cup Brisbane Lions
1 13 Taylor Adams Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 14 Devon Smith Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 15 Brandon Ellis Calder Cannons TAC Cup Richmond
1 16 Tom Sheridan Calder Cannons TAC Cup Fremantle
1 17 Clay Smith Gippsland Power TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
1 18 Brad McKenzie Sturt SANFL North Melbourne
1 19 Elliott Kavanagh Western Jets TAC Cup Essendon
1 20 Hayden Crozier Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Fremantle
1 21 (F/S) Tom Mitchell Claremont WAFL Sydney
1 22 Josh Bootsma South Fremantle WAFL Carlton
1 23 Murray Newman Swan Districts WAFL West Coast
1 24 Henry Schade North Hobart Demons TSL Gold Coast
1 25 Sebastian Ross North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup St Kilda
1 26 Todd Elton Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Richmond
Priority 27 Sam Kerridge Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Adelaide
Priority 28 Fraser McInnes Perth WAFL West Coast
Priority 29 Alex Forster Norwood SANFL Fremantle
Compensation 30 Elliot Yeo East Fremantle WAFL Brisbane Lions
2 31 Jackson Merrett Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Essendon
2 32 Joel Hamling Claremont WAFL Geelong
2 33 Bradley Hill West Perth WAFL Hawthorn
2 34 Shane Kersten South Fremantle WAFL Geelong
2 35 Daniel Markworth Calder Cannons TAC Cup St Kilda
2 36 Rory Taggert North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Melbourne
2 37 Jack Newnes Northern Knights TAC Cup St Kilda
2 38 Jordan Kelly Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Hawthorn
2 39 Michael Talia Calder Cannons TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
2 40 Tom Curran Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup North Melbourne
2 41 Mitchell Grigg Norwood SANFL Adelaide
2 42 Jimmy Webster Glenorchy TSL St Kilda
2 43 Jordan Lockyer West Perth WAFL Sydney
2 44 Sam Rowe Norwood SANFL Carlton
2 45 Brendon Ah Chee South Fremantle WAFL Port Adelaide
2 46 Nicholas Joyce Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Adelaide
2 47 Patrick Wearden Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Brisbane Lions
2 48 Jordan Murdoch Glenelg SANFL Geelong
2 49 Daniel Pearce Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
3 50 Jackson Paine Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Collingwood
3 51 Nathan Blee East Perth WAFL Port Adelaide
3 52 Josh Tynan Gippsland Power TAC Cup Melbourne
3 53 Alex Woodward Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Hawthorn
3 54 James Sellar Adelaide AFL Melbourne
3 55 Matthew Arnot Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Richmond
3 56 Tom Downie North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
3 57 Tory Dickson Bendigo Bombers VFL Western Bulldogs
3 58 Lachie Neale Glenelg SANFL Fremantle
3 59 Nick O'Brien North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Essendon
3 60 Jay Lever Geelong Falcons TAC Cup St Kilda
3 61 Alex Brown Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Sydney
3 62 (F/S) Dylan Buckley Northern Knights TAC Cup Carlton
3 63 Ashton Hams (Rookie promotion) West Coast
3 64 Cam Ellis-Yolmen Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Adelaide
3 65 Corey Gault Swan Districts WAFL Collingwood
3 66 Lincoln McCarthy Glenelg SANFL Geelong
4 67 Jarrod Witts Sydney University (NSW Scholarship) Sydney AFL Collingwood
4 68 Beau Maister[nb 1] Claremont WAFL St Kilda
4 69 Mitchell Golby (Rookie promotion) Brisbane Lions
4 70 Luke Dahlhaus (Rookie promotion) Western Bulldogs
4 71 Cameron Sutcliffe Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Fremantle
4 72 Pass Fremantle
4 73 Matthew Panos (Rookie promotion) Western Bulldogs
4 74 Luke Delaney (Rookie promotion) North Melbourne
4 75 Stewart Crameri (Rookie promotion) Essendon
4 76 Jason Blake St Kilda (redrafted) AFL St Kilda
4 77 Luke Breust (Rookie promotion) Hawthorn
4 78 Orren Stephenson North Ballarat VFL Geelong
5 79 Setanta Ó hAilpín Carlton AFL Greater Western Sydney
5 80 Alik Magin (Rookie promotion) Gold Coast
5 81 Pass Port Adelaide
5 82 Matthew Wright (Rookie promotion) Adelaide
5 83 Nick Lower (Rookie promotion) Fremantle
5 84 Cameron Pedersen (Rookie promotion) North Melbourne
5 85 Nathan Gordon (Rookie promotion) Sydney
5 86 (F/S) Jed Bews Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Geelong
6 87 James McDonald Old Xaverians VAFA Greater Western Sydney
6 88 Alex Sexton Redland (Zone selection) NEAFL Gold Coast
6 89 Aidan Riley (Rookie promotion) Adelaide
7 90 Pass Greater Western Sydney
7 91 Jackson Allen Morningside (Zone selection) NEAFL Gold Coast
8 92 Pass Greater Western Sydney
8 93 Pass Greater Western Sydney
8 94 Pass Greater Western Sydney
8 95 Pass Greater Western Sydney
8 96 Pass Greater Western Sydney

Notes

  1. ^ Maister was known as Beau Wilkes when drafted

2012 pre-season draft

The 2012 AFL pre-season draft was held on 13 December 2011.[89] Zac Dawson, Leon Davis and John McCarthy were considered to be the delisted AFL players most likely to be selected. The changes to the list rules to allow mature age players to be rookie listed has also resulted in less preseason draft selections.[90]

Round Pick Player Recruited from League Drafted to
1 1 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 2 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 3 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 4 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 5 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 6 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 7 Aaron Hall Hobart TSL Gold Coast
1 8 John McCarthy Collingwood AFL Port Adelaide
1 9 Brett O'Hanlon Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Richmond
1 10 Zac Dawson St Kilda AFL Fremantle
1 11 Fletcher Roberts Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Western Bulldogs

2012 rookie draft

Round Pick Player Recruited from League Drafted to
1 1 Sam Frost Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 2 Kyal Horsley Subiaco WAFL Gold Coast
1 3 Darren Pfeiffer Norwood SANFL Port Adelaide
1 4 Justin Clarke Booleroo Centre/Melrose/Wilmington NAFA Brisbane Lions
1 5 Rory Laird West Adelaide SANFL Adelaide
1 6 Jai Sheehan Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Melbourne
1 7 Addam Maric Melbourne AFL Richmond
1 8 Lee Spurr Central District SANFL Fremantle
1 9 Lin Jong Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
1 10 Max Warren Eastern Ranges TAC Cup North Melbourne
1 11 Lauchlan Dalgleish North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Essendon
1 12 Sam Dunell Bendigo Bombers VFL St Kilda
1 13 Shane Biggs Bendigo Bombers VFL Sydney
1 14 Tom Bell Morningside NEAFL Carlton
1 15 Michael Mascoulis Northern Knights TAC Cup West Coast
1 16 Broc McCauley Brisbane Lions AFL Hawthorn
1 17 Lachlan Smith Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Collingwood
1 18 Cam Eardley East Fremantle WAFL Geelong
2 19 Pass Greater Western Sydney
2 20 Andrew McQualter St Kilda AFL Gold Coast
2 21 Danny Butcher Gippsland Power TAC Cup Port Adelaide
2 22 Stephen Wrigley Labrador NEAFL Brisbane Lions
2 23 Dylan Orval Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Adelaide
2 24 Tom Couch Collingwood (VFL) VFL Melbourne
2 25 Ben Darrou Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Richmond
2 26 Haiden Schloithe South Fremantle WAFL Fremantle
2 27 Tom Campbell Bendigo Bombers VFL Western Bulldogs
2 28 Brad Mangan Werribee VFL North Melbourne
2 29 Cory Dell'Olio South Fremantle WAFL Essendon
2 30 Cameron Shenton Norwood SANFL St Kilda
2 31 Campbell Heath Sydney AFL Sydney
2 32 Nicholas Heyne St Kilda AFL Carlton
2 33 Callum Papertalk East Fremantle WAFL West Coast
2 34 Amos Frank Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Hawthorn
2 35 Marley Williams Claremont WAFL Collingwood
2 36 Jackson Sheringham Geelong (VFL) VFL Geelong
3 37 Pass Greater Western Sydney
3 38 Michael Coad Gold Coast AFL Gold Coast
3 39 Pass Port Adelaide
3 40 Jack Crisp Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Brisbane Lions
3 41 Tim McIntyre Sturt SANFL Adelaide
3 42 James Magner Sandringham VFL Melbourne
3 43 Steven Verrier South Fremantle WAFL Richmond
3 44 Sam Menegola Hawthorn AFL Fremantle
3 45 Alex Greenwood Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
3 46 Malcolm Lynch Port Melbourne VFL North Melbourne
3 47 Mark Baguley Frankston VFL Essendon
3 48 Jordan Staley Gippsland Power TAC Cup St Kilda
3 49 Pass Sydney
3 50 Frazer Dale Calder Cannons TAC Cup Carlton
3 51 Simon Tunbridge Greater Western Sydney NEAFL West Coast
3 52 Andrew Boseley Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Hawthorn
3 53 Trent Stubbs Collingwood AFL Collingwood
3 54 Mark Blicavs Unregistered player (Athletics) Geelong
4 55 Pass Greater Western Sydney
4 56 Pass Gold Coast
4 57 Richard Newell
NSW Scholarship elevation 		Brisbane Lions reserves NEAFL Brisbane Lions
4 58 Will Young Adelaide AFL Adelaide
4 59 Leigh Williams Norwood EFL Melbourne
4 60 Gibson Turner Glenelg SANFL Richmond
4 61 Jordan Wilson-King North Adelaide SANFL Fremantle
4 62 Jack Redpath Kyneton BFL Western Bulldogs
4 63 Sam Gibson Box Hill Hawks VFL North Melbourne
4 64 Hal Hunter Calder Cannons TAC Cup Essendon
4 65 Darren Minchington Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup St Kilda
4 66 Pass Sydney
4 67 Matthew Lodge
NSW Scholarship elevation 		Riverview[91] AFL Sydney Carlton
4 68 Brad Dick Collingwood AFL West Coast
4 69 Adam Pattison Box Hill Hawks VFL Hawthorn
4 70 Daniel Farmer Collingwood AFL Collingwood
5 71 Pass Greater Western Sydney
5 72 Pass Greater Western Sydney
5 73 James Craig Adelaide AFL Adelaide
5 74 Piva Wright Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Richmond
5 75 Clancee Pearce Fremantle AFL Fremantle
5 76 Mark Austin Carlton AFL Western Bulldogs
5 77 Gavin Urquhart North Melbourne AFL North Melbourne
5 78 Brendan Lee East Perth WAFL Essendon
5 79 Pass St Kilda
5 80 Pass Sydney
5 81 Caolan Mooney Down GAA Collingwood
6 82 Pass Gold Coast
6 83 Pass Adelaide
6 84 Pass Richmond
6 85 Anthony Long Essendon AFL Essendon
6 86 Pass Sydney
6 87 Michael Hartley
NSW Scholarship elevation 		Sydney University Sydney AFL Collingwood
7 88 Pass Gold Coast
7 89 Ben Dowdell Alternative talent (Basketball) Adelaide
7 90 John Heslin Westmeath GAA Richmond
7 91 Pass Sydney
8 92 Pass Gold Coast
8 93 Harry Cunningham Turvey Park RFNL Sydney
9 94 Josh Hall Gold Coast reserves NEAFL Gold Coast
9 95 Jack Lynch
NSW Scholarship elevation 		Sydney reserves NEAFL Sydney
9 96 Sam Michael
Queensland priority selection 		Redland NEAFL Brisbane Lions

Selections by league

Draft selection totals by leagues:

League National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Total State/territory
Players selected
TAC Cup 39 2 18 59 Victoria
WAFL 14 0 8 22 Western Australia
SANFL 11 0 8 19 South Australia
VFL 2 0 11 13 Victoria
NEAFL 3 0 7 10 ACT, NSW, NT, QLD
TSL 2 1 0 3 Tasmania
GAA 0 0 2 2 Ireland
AFL 3 2 16 21 Australia-wide
AFL rookie elevations 13 – – 13 Australia-wide
Other leagues 1 0 6 7 Victoria, NSW & SA
Other sports
(excluding Gaelic football) 		0 0 2 2 N/A
Total 88 5 78 171

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