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2025–26 AFL Women's player movement period

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The 2025–26 AFL Women's player movement period will consist of the various periods when the 18 clubs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition can recruit players following the 2025 AFL Women's season.

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2025–26 AFL Women's player movement period
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Retirements and delistings

More information Name, Club ...
NameClubDateStatusRef.
Jess Hosking West Coast19 September 2025Retired[1]
Jodie Hicks Richmond22 October 2025Retired[2]
Rebecca Clottey Hawthorn24 October 2025Delisted[3]
Maddy Collier Sydney27 October 2025Retired[4]
Aliesha Newman Greater Western Sydney28 October 2025Retired[5]
Meg McDonald Geelong29 October 2025Retired[6]
Dana Hooker West Coast29 October 2025Retired[7]
Kate Darby Geelong30 October 2025Retired[8]
Shelley Scott Geelong30 October 2025Retired[9]
Philipa Seth Fremantle2 November 2025Retired[10]
Janelle Cuthbertson Port Adelaide3 November 2025Retired[11]
Rebecca Privitelli Sydney5 November 2025Retired[12]
Giselle Davies Sydney5 November 2025Delisted[12]
Kiara Hillier Sydney5 November 2025Delisted[12]
Alissa Brook Port Adelaide5 November 2025Delisted[13]
Coby Morgan Port Adelaide5 November 2025Delisted[13]
Jasmin Stewart Port Adelaide5 November 2025Delisted[13]
Tessa Lavey Richmond5 November 2025Retired[14]
Keely Fullerton Gold Coast6 November 2025Delisted[15]
Tayla Gregory Gold Coast6 November 2025Delisted[15]
Ella Maurer Gold Coast6 November 2025Delisted[15]
Taya Oliver Gold Coast6 November 2025Delisted[15]
Wallis Randell Gold Coast6 November 2025Delisted[15]
Ella Smith Gold Coast6 November 2025Delisted[15]
Brooke Sheridan Essendon6 November 2025Delisted[16]
Mia Van Dyke Essendon6 November 2025Delisted[16]
Joanne Cregg Fremantle7 November 2025Retired[17]
Amy Mulholland Fremantle7 November 2025Retired[17]
Gabby Biedenweg-Webster Fremantle7 November 2025Delisted[17]
Erica Fowler Geelong7 November 2025Retired[18]
Anna-Rose Kennedy Geelong7 November 2025Retired[19]
Melissa Bragg Geelong7 November 2025Delisted[19]
Gabbi Featherston Geelong7 November 2025Delisted[19]
Bella Smith Geelong7 November 2025Delisted[19]
Lulu Beatty Richmond7 November 2025Delisted[20]
Lauren Brazzale Richmond7 November 2025Delisted[20]
Charley Ryan Richmond7 November 2025Delisted[20]
Meghan Gaffney Greater Western Sydney10 November 2025Delisted[21]
Vivien Saad Greater Western Sydney10 November 2025Delisted[21]
Muireann Atkinson Collingwood12 November 2025Delisted[22]
Mikayla Hyde Collingwood12 November 2025Delisted[22]
Selena Karlson Collingwood12 November 2025Delisted[22]
Nell Morris-Dalton Collingwood12 November 2025Delisted[22]
Charlotte Taylor Collingwood12 November 2025Delisted[22]
Rebecca Ott St Kilda14 November 2025Delisted[23]
Natalie Plane St Kilda14 November 2025Delisted[23]
Charlotte Simpson St Kilda14 November 2025Delisted[23]
Hannah Stuart St Kilda14 November 2025Delisted[23]
Grace Brooker Essendon19 November 2025Retired[24]
Zimmorlei Farquharson Western Bulldogs20 November 2025Delisted[25]
Naomi Ferres Western Bulldogs20 November 2025Delisted[25]
Nat Exon Hawthorn21 November 2025Delisted[26]
Kristy Stratton Hawthorn21 November 2025Delisted[26]
Tarni Brown Carlton27 November 2025Retired[27]
Eliza Wood Carlton27 November 2025Delisted[28]
Charlotte Brewer Carlton27 November 2025Delisted[28]
Ebony Antonio Fremantle27 November 2025Retired[29]
Denby Taylor Melbourne28 November 2025Delisted[30]
Gabrielle Colvin Melbourne28 November 2025Retired[31]
Caitlin Thorne Geelong2 December 2025Delisted[32]
Abbie Ballard Adelaide3 December 2025Delisted[33]
Rachelle Martin Adelaide3 December 2025Delisted[33]
Annabel Johnson West Coast3 December 2025Delisted[34]
Courtney Lindgren West Coast3 December 2025Delisted[34]
Kerryn Peterson Carlton5 December 2025Delisted[35]
Stevie-Lee Thompson Adelaide5 December 2025Retired[36]
Haneen Zreika Greater Western Sydney8 December 2025Delisted[37]
Jacinta Baldwick Brisbane8 December 2025Delisted[38]
Dee Heslop Brisbane8 December 2025Delisted[38]
Indiana Williams Brisbane8 December 2025Delisted[38]
Kiara Bischa Gold Coast8 December 2025Delisted[39]
Ruby Sargent-Wilson Sydney9 December 2025Delisted[40]
Katelyn Cox Richmond10 December 2025Delisted[41]
Shelby Knoll Richmond10 December 2025Delisted[41]
Grace Campbell Collingwood10 December 2025Delisted[42]
Georgia Clark Collingwood10 December 2025Delisted[42]
Annie Lee Collingwood10 December 2025Delisted[42]
Alana Porter Collingwood10 December 2025Delisted[42]
Kayley Kavanagh West Coast10 December 2025Delisted[43]
Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner Western Bulldogs10 December 2025Self-delisted[44]
Ainslie Kemp Hawthorn11 December 2025Delisted[45]
Ellyse Gamble Essendon11 December 2025Delisted[46]
Amelie Gladman Essendon11 December 2025Delisted[46]
Jess Verbrugge Essendon11 December 2025Delisted[46]
Holly Ifould Fremantle11 December 2025Delisted[47]
Poppy Stockwell Fremantle11 December 2025Delisted[47]
Sophie Kavanagh Greater Western Sydney12 December 2025Delisted[48]
Indi Linde Greater Western Sydney12 December 2025Delisted[48]
Arianna Clarke St Kilda12 December 2025Delisted[49]
Lilu Hung St Kilda12 December 2025Delisted[49]
Maria Cannon Carlton12 December 2025Delisted[50]
Jemma Rigoni Melbourne12 December 2025Self-delisted[51]
Sarah Wright North Melbourne18 December 2025Retired[52]
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Trade period

Trades

The trade period took place from 4 to 10 December 2025.[53] This marked the first trade period in which future picks could be traded.[54]

Pick #→Draft pick was later on-traded to another club
More information Date, Clubs involved ...
Date Clubs involved Club Received Ref.
4 December Adelaide / Greater Western Sydney AdelaidePick 21→[55]
Pick 39
Greater Western Sydney2026 Adelaide first-round pick[54]
Essendon / St Kilda EssendonPick 13→[54]
Pick 49
St KildaPick 24[54]
Pick 42
2026 Essendon second-round pick
5 December North Melbourne / Richmond North Melbourne2026 Richmond fourth-round pick→[56]
RichmondGeorgia Stubs[57]
2026 North Melbourne fourth-round pick→
Carlton / North Melbourne CarltonPick 19→[58]
2026 North Melbourne second-round pick→
North Melbourne2026 Carlton first-round pick[56]
2026 Carlton third-round pick
7 December Carlton / Gold Coast CarltonLauren Bella[59]
Claudia Whitfort
Gold CoastPick 19[60]
2026 North Melbourne second-round pick
Gold Coast / Richmond Gold CoastPick 4→[61]
Pick 22
RichmondPick 1[62]
Pick 56
2026 Gold Coast third-round pick→
Adelaide / Gold Coast AdelaidePick 4[63]
Pick 38→
2026 Gold Coast first-round pick
Gold CoastAnne Hatchard[64]
Pick 14→
Pick 21
Pick 32
8 December North Melbourne / West Coast North MelbournePick 48[65]
West CoastElla Slocombe[66]
2026 Richmond fourth-round pick
Brisbane / Greater Western Sydney Brisbane2026 Greater Western Sydney end-of-first-round pick[67]
Greater Western SydneyPoppy Boltz[68]
2026 Brisbane second-round pick→
Fremantle / Melbourne FremantleLily Johnson[69]
Eden Zanker
Pick 35
2026 Melbourne fourth-round pick
MelbournePick 9[70]
Pick 27→
Pick 81
2026 Fremantle second-round pick→
Adelaide / Richmond AdelaideGrace Egan[71]
RichmondPick 38[72]
Gold Coast / Melbourne Gold CoastPick 17→[73]
Pick 27
MelbournePick 14[74]
2026 Gold Coast second-round pick
Brisbane / Port Adelaide BrisbanePick 28→[75]
Pick 46→
2026 Port Adelaide third-round pick→
Port AdelaideEllie Hampson[76]
Pick 36→
2026 Brisbane fourth-round pick→
9 December Carlton / West Coast CarltonPick 66[77]
2026 West Coast fifth-round pick
West CoastKeeley Skepper[78]
2026 Carlton fourth-round pick
Geelong / St Kilda GeelongNicola Stevens[79]
2026 St Kilda third-round pick
St Kilda2026 Geelong second-round pick[80]
10 December Brisbane / Hawthorn / Sydney BrisbanePick 11 (from Sydney)[81]
Pick 15→ (from Hawthorn)
Pick 29→ (from Brisbane)
Pick 33 (from Hawthorn)
Pick 47→ (from Brisbane)
Hawthorn2026 Sydney first-round pick (from Sydney)[82]
2026 Brisbane third-round pick→ (from Brisbane)
2026 Port Adelaide third-round pick→ (from Brisbane)
2026 Sydney third-round pick→ (from Sydney)
SydneyTaylor Smith (from Brisbane)[83]
Pick 18 (from Brisbane)
Pick 28 (from Brisbane)
Pick 46 (from Brisbane)
Gold Coast / Hawthorn Gold Coast2026 Brisbane third-round pick[84]
HawthornJacqui Dupuy[85]
Collingwood / North Melbourne CollingwoodAriana Hetherington[86]
North Melbourne2026 Collingwood third-round pick[87]
Collingwood / Gold Coast /
Western Bulldogs		 CollingwoodPick 17→ (from Gold Coast)[88]
Pick 26 (from Western Bulldogs)
Gold CoastPick 23 (from Collingwood)[89]
2026 Western Bulldogs third-round pick (from Western Bulldogs)
Western BulldogsMikala Cann (from Collingwood)[90]
Adelaide / Essendon AdelaidePick 13[91]
Pick 60
2026 Essendon third-round pick
EssendonZoe Prowse[92]
Pick 50
2026 Adelaide fourth-round pick
Carlton / Melbourne Carlton2026 Fremantle second-round pick→[93]
2026 Melbourne third-round pick→
MelbourneMia Austin[94]
Hawthorn / St Kilda HawthornPick 67[95]
2026 St Kilda fourth-round pick
St KildaSophie Butterworth[96]
Pick 87
Brisbane / Collingwood BrisbaneLily-Rose Williamson[97]
Pick 17→
2026 Collingwood second-round pick
CollingwoodPick 15[98]
Pick 29
Pick 47
Adelaide / Brisbane / Carlton AdelaidePick 17 (from Brisbane)[99]
2026 Melbourne third-round pick (from Carlton)
Brisbane2026 Adelaide second-round pick (from Adelaide)[97]
2026 Fremantle second-round pick (from Carlton)
CarltonBrooke Boileau (from Adelaide)[93]
Carlton / North Melbourne Carlton2026 North Melbourne fifth-round pick[93]
North MelbourneMaddison Torpey[100]
Hawthorn / North Melbourne HawthornNiamh Martin[101]
North Melbourne2026 Port Adelaide third-round pick[102]
2026 Sydney third-round pick
Port Adelaide / West Coast Port AdelaideLucy Boyd[103]
Pick 30
2026 West Coast third-round pick
West CoastLily Paterson[104]
Pick 36
2026 Brisbane fourth-round pick
Greater Western Sydney / Hawthorn Greater Western SydneyTilly Lucas-Rodd[105]
2026 Hawthorn fourth-round pick
Hawthorn2026 Brisbane second-round pick[106]
2026 Greater Western Sydney second-round pick
2026 Greater Western Sydney third-round pick
Fremantle / Richmond FremantlePick 40[107]
2026 Gold Coast third-round pick
2026 North Melbourne fourth-round pick
RichmondDana East[108]
Pick 63
2026 Fremantle third-round pick
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Summary

The following table summarises the players and picks that were traded in and out of each club during the trade period (excluding picks that were later on-traded).

More information Club, In ...
ClubInOut
Adelaide Grace Egan, 4, 13, 17, 39, 60, GC2026R1, ESS2026R3, MEL2026R3Brooke Boileau, Anne Hatchard, Zoe Prowse, 14, 32, 50, 2026R1, 2026R2, 2026R4
Brisbane Lily-Rose Williamson, 11, 33, GWS2026ER1, ADE2026R2, COL2026R2, FRE2026R2Poppy Boltz, Ellie Hampson, Taylor Smith, 18, 36, 2026R2, 2026R4
Carlton Lauren Bella, Brooke Boileau, Claudia Whitfort, 66, NM2026R5, WC2026R5Mia Austin, Keeley Skepper, Maddison Torpey, 2026R1, 2026R3, 2026R4
Collingwood Ariana Hetherington, 15, 26, 29, 47Mikala Cann, Lily-Rose Williamson, 23, 2026R2, 2026R3
Essendon Zoe Prowse, 49, 50, ADE2026R424, 42, 60, 2026R2, 2026R3
Fremantle Lily Johnson, Eden Zanker, 35, 40, GC2026R3, MEL2026R4, NM2026R4Dana East, 9, 27, 63, 81, 2026R2, 2026R3
Geelong
Gold Coast Anne Hatchard, 19, 21, 22, 23, 27, 32, NM2026R2, BRI2026R3, WB2026R3Lauren Bella, Claudia Whitfort, 1, 38, 56, 2026R1, 2026R2, 2026R3
Greater Western Sydney Poppy Boltz, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, ADE2026R1, HAW2026R421, 39, 2026ER1, 2026R2, 2026R3
Hawthorn Niamh Martin, 67, SYD2026R1, BRI2026R2, GWS2026R2, GWS2026R3, STK2026R4Sophie Butterworth, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, 15, 33, 87, 2026R4
Melbourne Mia Austin, 9, 14, 81, GC2026R2Lily Johnson, Eden Zanker, 17, 35, 2026R3, 2026R4
North Melbourne Maddison Torpey, 48, CAR2026R1, CAR2026R3, COL2026R3, PA2026R3, SYD2026R3Ariana Hetherington, Niamh Martin, Ella Slocombe, Georgia Stubs, 19, 2026R2, 2026R4, 2026R5
Port Adelaide Lucy Boyd, Ellie Hampson, 30, WC2026R3Lily Paterson, 28, 46, 2026R3
Richmond Dana East, Georgia Stubs, 1, 38, 56, 63, FRE2026R3Grace Egan, 4, 22, 40, 2026R4
St Kilda Sophie Butterworth, 24, 42, 87, ESS2026R213, 49, 67 2026R4
Sydney Taylor Smith, 18, 28, 4611, 29, 47, 2026R1, 2026R3
West Coast Lily Paterson, Keeley Skepper, Ella Slocombe, 36, BRI2026R4, CAR2026R4, RIC2026R4Lucy Boyd, 30, 48, 66, 2026R3, 2026R5
Western Bulldogs Mikala Cann26, 2026R3
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Delisted free agency

More information Name, New club ...
NameNew clubPrevious clubDateRef.
Charlotte Brewer CollingwoodCarlton8 December 2025[109]
Alissa Brook GeelongPort Adelaide9 December 2025[110]
Jasmin Stewart GeelongPort Adelaide9 December 2025[111]
Jemma Rigoni CollingwoodMelbourne12 December 2025[112]
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Draft

Main article: 2025 AFL Women's draft

The national draft was held on 15 December 2025.[113] The inaugural pre-season draft, staged in the weeks leading up to start of pre-season training ahead of the 2026 season, was held on 4 May 2026.[114]

Replacement players

Where players were moved to inactive list after the draft had taken place, due to injury, personal reasons, retirement or pregnancy, the clubs were allowed to recruit replacement players.

More information Name, Club ...
Name Club Recruited from Replacing Date Ref.
Club League
Kiara Bischa Carlton Gold Coast AFL Women's Breann Harrington (pregnancy) 18 May 2026 [115]
Paige Price Gold Coast Box Hill VFL Women's Georgia Clayden (pregnancy) 25 May 2026 [116]
Poppy Stockwell Hawthorn Fremantle AFL Women's Aileen Gilroy (retirement) 4 June 2026 [117]
Juliet Kelly AdelaideClaremontWAFL Women'sBrooke Smith (injury)15 June 2026[118]
Grace Parsons Port Adelaide Sydney Swans Academy Talent League Girls Jemma Charity (injury) 17 June 2026 [119]
Abby Favell North Melbourne North Melbourne VFL Women's Amy Smith (injury) 24 June 2026 [120]
Natasha Entwistle West Coast South Fremantle WAFL Women's Mikayla Western (injury) 26 June 2026 [121]
Matilda Van Berkel Hawthorn Box Hill VFL Women's Emily Everist (injury) 28 June 2026 [122]
Alice Tentye Adelaide Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Women's League Danielle Ponter (pregnancy) 1 July 2026 [123]
Emma Juneja Sydney Sydney University Sydney Women's AFL Alice Mitchell (injury) 7 July 2026 [124]
Georgia Clark Greater Western Sydney Collingwood AFL Women's Scarlett Johnson (injury) 17 July 2026 [125]
Madison Evans BrisbaneSouth FremantleWAFL Women'sCaitlin Kennedy (injury)24 July 2026[126]
Dom Carbone CollingwoodCollingwoodVFL Women'sMatilda Argus (injury)27 July 2026[127]
Keyshia Matenga BrisbaneWilston GrangeQAFL Women'sOlivia Lacy (injury)4 August 2026[128]
Isabella Shannon West Coast Perth WAFL Women's Lily Smart (injury) 5 August 2026 [129]
Emily Elkington Port Adelaide Carlton VFL Women's Caitlin Wendland (injury) 12 August 2026 [130]
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