2023 AFL Women's draft

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2023 AFL Women's draft
General information
Date(s)18 December 2023
Sponsored by National Australia Bank
Overview
League AFL Women's
First selection Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner (Western Bulldogs)
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The 2023 AFL Women's draft was the annual draft that enabled the 18 clubs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition to recruit players prior to the 2024 AFL Women's season. It was held on 18 December 2023. [1]

Contents

Player movement period

The player movement period ran from November 2023 to March 2024. [2]

National draft

The final draft order was finalised on 17 December, [3] with the draft taking place the following night. [4] [5]

AAcademy selection
F/DFather–daughter selection
Rd.PickPlayerClubRecruited fromNotes
ClubLeague
11 Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner Western Bulldogs Western Jets Talent League Girls
2 Jessica Rentsch West Coast Greater Western Victoria Rebels Talent League Girls
3 Kaitlyn Srhoj Greater Western Sydney Peel Thunder WAFL Women's
4 Brooke Barwick Western Bulldogs Tasmania Devils Talent League Girls Received from Port Adelaide [6]
5 Alyssia Pisano Melbourne Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls Received from Hawthorn [7]
6 Elaine Grigg Western Bulldogs Central District SANFL Women's Received from Fremantle [6]
7 Lila Keck Carlton Bendigo Pioneers Talent League Girls
8 Georgia Clark Collingwood Tasmania Devils Talent League Girls
9 Lucille Cronin Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers Talent League Girls Received from Richmond [8]
10 Kiera Whiley St Kilda Western Jets Talent League Girls
11 Cleo Buttifant Western Bulldogs GWS Academy/Turvey Park Riverina FNLW Received from Richmond; [6] originally from Collingwood [9] (band one compensation for the loss of Chloe Molloy [10] )
12 Ryleigh Wotherspoon Melbourne Sherwood Districts QFAW Division 1 Received from Brisbane [11] (band one compensation for the loss of Emily Bates [10] )
13 Isabel Bacon Richmond Sandringham Dragons Talent League Girls Received from Essendon [12]
14 Kayley Kavanagh West Coast Calder Cannons Talent League Girls Received from Gold Coast [13]
15 Evie Long (A [lower-alpha 1] ) Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Sandgate QFAW Division 1
16 Sarah Grunden Sydney Calder Cannons Talent League Girls
17 Mikayla Williamson Hawthorn Dandenong Stingrays Talent League Girls Received from Melbourne [14]
18 Chantal Mason Geelong Geelong Falcons Talent League Girls
19 Piper Window Port Adelaide Glenelg SANFL Women's Received from Adelaide [15]
20 Emily Gough Essendon Sandringham Dragons Talent League Girls Received from Melbourne; [16] originally from North Melbourne [17]
21 Sophie Peters (A) Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Maroochydore QAFL Women's Received from Port Adelaide; [18] originally from Carlton [19] (band two compensation for the loss of Lucy McEvoy [10] )
222 Brooke Boileau Adelaide South Adelaide SANFL Women's Received from Western Bulldogs [20]
23 Bridie O'Rourke (F/D [lower-alpha 2] ) Geelong Bendigo Pioneers Talent League Girls Received from Brisbane [21] (band three compensation for the loss of Greta Bodey [10] )
24 Jacinta Hose Melbourne Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls Received from West Coast [11]
25 Alissa Brook Port Adelaide South Adelaide SANFL Women's Received from West Coast; [15] initially from Brisbane; [22] originally from Greater Western Sydney [23]
26 Ella Slocombe North Melbourne Claremont WAFL Women's Received from Carlton; [24] originally from Port Adelaide [25]
27 Indiana Williams (A [lower-alpha 3] ) Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Maroochydore QAFL Women's Received from Collingwood; [18] originally from St Kilda [26]
28 Tamara Henry Adelaide Western Jets Talent League Girls Received from Melbourne; [20] originally from Hawthorn [7]
29 Jemma Rigoni (F/D [lower-alpha 4] ) Melbourne Oakleigh Chargers Talent League Girls Received from Adelaide [11] (band four compensation for the loss of Ashleigh Saint [10] )
30 Georgia Stubs North Melbourne Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls Received from Gold Coast; [27] initially from West Coast; [28] originally from Fremantle [29]
31 Meg Robertson (F/D) Carlton Dandenong Stingrays Talent League Girls
32 Amber Schutte Collingwood Gippsland Power Talent League Girls Received back from Richmond [30] after originally holding the pick [9]
33 Lara Hausegger Sydney Oakleigh Chargers Talent League Girls Received from Greater Western Sydney; [31] originally from Richmond [32]
34 Lily Tarlinton Adelaide Bond University QAFL Women's Received from Essendon [20]
35 Rania Crozier (A) Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Aspley QAFL Women's Received from Greater Western Sydney; [18] originally from Sydney [33]
36 Keely Fullerton Gold Coast Bendigo Pioneers Talent League Girls Received from North Melbourne; [34] originally from Melbourne [35]
37 Jacinta Baldwick (A) Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Coorparoo QAFL Women's Received from Geelong [36]
38 Chloe Adams Essendon Geelong Falcons Talent League Girls Received from Adelaide [16]
39 Georgie Cleaver West Coast East Fremantle WAFL Women's Received from Gold Coast; [13] originally from North Melbourne [34]
40 Indigo Linde Greater Western Sydney Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls Received from Brisbane [37]
341Pass Geelong Received from Brisbane; [21] originally from Western Bulldogs [38]
42 Matilda Sergeant West Coast Claremont WAFL Women's
43 Mackenzie Ford Richmond Tasmania Devils Talent League Girls Received from Greater Western Sydney [39]
44 Taya Oliver Gold Coast Coorparoo QAFL Women's Received from Port Adelaide [40]
45 Sophie Butterworth Hawthorn Dandenong Stingrays Talent League Girls
46 Lucy Burke North Melbourne RelistedReceived from Carlton [41]
47 Charlotte Simpson (F/D) St Kilda Geelong Cats VFL Women's
48 Jorja Borg Western Bulldogs Western Bulldogs [lower-alpha 5] AFL Women's Received from Fremantle [6] (band five compensation for the loss of Janelle Cuthbertson [10] )
49 Holly Ifould Fremantle South Adelaide SANFL Women's Received from Greater Western Sydney; [43] initially from St Kilda; [44] originally from North Melbourne [45] (band five compensation for the loss of Brooke Brown [10] )
50 Kiara Bischer (A) Gold Coast Gold Coast Academy/Bond University QAFL Women's Received from Essendon [46]
51 Sienna McMullen (A) Gold Coast Gold Coast Academy/Bond University QAFL Women's
52 Annabel Kievit Gold Coast Waratah Football Club NTFL Women's Received from Sydney [47]
453Pass Greater Western Sydney Received from Fremantle; [43] originally from Western Bulldogs [48]
54 Airlie Runnalls Fremantle RelistedReceived from Greater Western Sydney; [43] initially from Brisbane; [49] originally from Sydney [50]
55 Delany Madigan Melbourne Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls
56Pass North Melbourne
557Pass Melbourne

Rookie signings

PlayerClubDateOther/former sportRef.
Verity Simmons West Coast 7 December 2023Netball [51]
Muireann Atkinson Collingwood 11 December 2023Gaelic football [52]
Amy Boyle-Carr Adelaide 21 December 2023Gaelic football [53]
Grace Beasley Melbourne 15 February 2024Basketball [54]
Bláithín Bogue North Melbourne 2 March 2024Gaelic football [55]
Kate Kenny Geelong 5 March 2024Gaelic football [56]
Eilish O'Dowd Greater Western Sydney 6 March 2024Gaelic football [57]

See also

Notes

  1. Matched bid from Sydney
  2. Matched bid from Melbourne
  3. Matched bid from Adelaide
  4. Matched bid from North Melbourne
  5. Borg was a train-on player with the Western Bulldogs in 2023 [42]

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