2025 AFL Women's draft
Eleventh AFL Women's (AFLW) draft
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The 2025 AFL Women's draft was the annual draft that enabled the 18 clubs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition to recruit players following the 2025 AFL Women's season. It was held on 15 December 2025 during the 2025–26 AFL Women's player movement period.
| 2025 AFL Women's draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | 15 December 2025 |
| Time | 7:00 pm AEDT |
| Location | Marvel Stadium |
| Network | Fox Footy |
| Sponsored by | Telstra |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL Women's |
| First selection | Olivia Wolmarans (Richmond) |
Background
In April 2025, the Australian Football League (AFL) announced the dates of the AFL and AFLW player movement periods and drafts.[1] In August, the league announced the invite list for the draft and state combines; the main draft combine was held in Melbourne from 1 to 3 October,[2] with the top ten results for each test announced on 6 October.[3] In December, the AFL announced that a pre-season draft would take place for the first time early in 2026, with the mechanism intended to make up for majority of the inactive and replacement player signings that usually occur leading into an AFL Women's season.[4]
National draft
The national draft was held on 15 December 2025,[5] with the draft order finalised at the conclusion of the trade period.[6]
| A | Academy selection |
| FD | Father–daughter selection |
Rookie signings
| Player | Club | Date | Other/former sport(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia Lewis | Collingwood | 12 November 2025 | Netball | [40] |
| Maisie Nankivell | Collingwood | 12 November 2025 | Netball[l] | [40] |
| Ellie Brady | Collingwood | 8 December 2025 | Gaelic football | [41] |
| Aoife Horisk | Melbourne | 9 December 2025 | Gaelic football | [42] |
| Emma Murray | Geelong | 9 December 2025 | Gaelic football | [43] |
| Aoife Healy | Fremantle | 9 December 2025 | Gaelic football, camogie | [44] |
| Caitlin Kennedy | Brisbane | 17 December 2025 | Gaelic football | [45] |
Pre-season draft
| 2026 AFL Women's pre-season draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | 4 May 2026 |
| Time | 7:00 pm AEST |
| Sponsored by | Telstra |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL Women's |
| First selection | Lily Quigley (Gold Coast) |
The pre-season draft was held on 4 May 2026.[46]
| Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes[47] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | ||||
| 1 | Lily Quigley | Gold Coast | Brisbane Academy | Talent League Girls | |
| 2 | Maisy Evans | Greater Western Sydney | Bond University | QAFL Women's | Received after retirement of Katherine Smith |
| 3 | Emma Dineen | Essendon | Kerry | All-Ireland SLFC | Received after Bess Keaney chose to remain on inactive list |
| 4 | Amaia Wain | Western Bulldogs | Sydney Academy | Talent League Girls | Received after Maggie Gorham was placed on inactive list |
| 5 | Noa McNaughton | Fremantle | East Fremantle | WAFL Women's | Received after Áine Tighe was placed on inactive list |
| 6 | Sienna Gerardi | West Coast | Swan Districts | WAFL Women's | Received after retirement of Sophie McDonald |
| 7 | Saoirse Lally | St Kilda | Mayo | All-Ireland SLFC | Received after Nicola Xenos was placed on inactive list |
| 8 | Mikaylah Antony | Hawthorn | Central District | SANFL Women's | |
| 9 | Lauren Clifton | Melbourne | South Adelaide | SANFL Women's | Received after Blaithin Mackin chose to remain in Ireland |
| 10 | Sophia Gaukrodger | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney Academy | Talent League Girls | Received after retirement of Claire Ransom |
| 11 | Lily Smart | West Coast | Sturt | SANFL Women's | Received after Alison Drennan was placed on inactive list |
See also
Notes
- Nankivell played in the AFLW for Adelaide from 2019 to 2020.