| 2023 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Dates | 31 May – Mid-season Draft 20–21 November – National Draft 22 November – Pre-Season and Rookie Draft |
| Location | Marvel Stadium |
| Network | Fox Footy |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
| First selection | Harley Reid (West Coast) |
The 2023 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) could trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2023 AFL season.
| Event | Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Mid-season rookie draft | 31 May 2023 |
| Free agency period | Restricted and Unrestricted: 6 – 13 October 2023 Delisted: 1–8 November and 10 2023 |
| Trade period | 9 – 18 October 2023 |
| National draft | First round: 20 November 2023 Second and subsequent rounds: 21 November 2023 |
| Pre-Season and Rookie draft | 22 November 2023 |
| Pre-season supplemental selection period | November 27 2023 – February 2024 |
The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of Round 11 of the 2023 AFL season on 31 May. [2] The draft was only open to clubs with inactive players on their list and vacancies available, such as long-term injuries or retirements.
| Player | Free agent type | Recruited from | New club | Compensation | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Jordon | Unrestricted | Melbourne | Sydney | End of Second Round | [32] | |
| Matt Flynn | Unrestricted | Greater Western Sydney | West Coast | End of Second Round | [33] | |
| Joel Hamling | Unrestricted | Fremantle | Sydney | None | [34] | |
| Tom Doedee | Restricted | Adelaide | Brisbane Lions | End of First Round | [35] | |
| Todd Goldstein | Unrestricted | North Melbourne | Essendon | None | [36] | |
| Ben McKay | Restricted | North Melbourne | Essendon | First Round | [37] | |
| Jade Gresham | Restricted | St Kilda | Essendon | End of First Round | [38] | |
| Toby Pink | Delisted | Glenelg (SANFL) | North Melbourne | — | Delisted by Sydney in 2019 | [39] |
| Oscar McDonald | Delisted | Williamstown (VFL) | Fremantle | — | Delisted by Carlton in 2022 | [40] |
| Sam Naismith | Delisted | Port Melbourne (VFL) | Richmond | — | Delisted by Sydney in 2022 | [41] |
| Orazio Fantasia | Delisted | Port Adelaide | Carlton | — | [42] |
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For the second year in a row, due to the club's poor on-field results since 2020, the AFL announced draft concessions for North Melbourne [147] which included:
| ^ | 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 |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Harley Reid | West Coast | Bendigo Pioneers | Talent League | |
| 2 | Colby McKercher | North Melbourne | Tasmania Devils | Talent League | ||
| 3 | Jed Walter | Gold Coast | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by North Melbourne | |
| 4 | Zane Duursma | North Melbourne | Gippsland Power | Talent League | Free Agency Compensation pick (McKay) | |
| 5 | Nick Watson | Hawthorn | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | ||
| 6 | Ryley Sanders | Western Bulldogs | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Gold Coast | |
| 7 | Caleb Windsor | Melbourne | Eastern Ranges | Talent League | ←Fremantle (2022) | |
| 8 | Daniel Curtin | Adelaide | Claremont | WAFL | ←Greater Western Sydney←Richmond (2022) | |
| 9 | Ethan Read | Gold Coast | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by Geelong | |
| 10 | Nate Caddy | Essendon | Northern Knights | Talent League | ←Geelong | |
| 11 | Connor O'Sullivan | Geelong | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | ←Essendon | |
| 12 | Phoenix Gothard | Greater Western Sydney | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | ←Adelaide | |
| 13 | Koltyn Tholstrup | Melbourne | Subiaco | WAFL | ←Gold Coast←Western Bulldogs | |
| 14 | Jake Rogers | Gold Coast | Broadbeach | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by Sydney | |
| 15 | Jordan Croft | Western Bulldogs | Calder Cannons | Talent League | Father–son selection (son of Matthew Croft), matched bid by Sydney | |
| 16 | Will Green | Sydney | Northern Knights | Talent League | ||
| 17 | James Leake | Greater Western Sydney | Tasmania Devils | Talent League | ←St Kilda | |
| 18 | Darcy Wilson | St Kilda | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | ←Greater Western Sydney←Adelaide ←Gold Coast←Melbourne | |
| 19 | Will McCabe | Hawthorn | Central District | SANFL | Father–son selection (son of Luke McCabe), matched bid by North Melbourne | |
| 20 | Taylor Goad | North Melbourne | South Adelaide | SANFL | ←Port Adelaide (2022) | |
| 21 | Charlie Edwards | Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Greater Western Sydney | |
| 22 | Wil Dawson | North Melbourne | Gippsland Power | Talent League | ←Carlton | |
| 23 | Riley Hardeman | North Melbourne | Swan Districts | WAFL | ←Gold Coast←Western Bulldogs←Brisbane Lions (2022) | |
| 24 | Caiden Cleary | Sydney | Sydney University | AFL Sydney | Academy selection, matched bid by Collingwood | |
| 25 | Harry DeMattia | Collingwood | Dandenong Stingrays | Talent League | ||
| 26 | Will Graham | Gold Coast | Palm Beach Currumbin | QAFL | Academy selection, matched bid by Adelaide | |
| 27 | Oscar Ryan | Adelaide | Murray Bushrangers | Talent League | Free Agency Compensation pick (Doedee) | |
| 28 | Lance Collard | St Kilda | Subiaco | WAFL | Free Agency Compensation pick (Gresham) | |
| 29 | Ashton Moir | Carlton | Glenelg | SANFL | ←North Melbourne (priority) | |
| 2 | 30 | Archer Reid | West Coast | Gippsland Power | Talent League | |
| 31 | Logan Morris | Brisbane Lions | Western Jets | Talent League | ←Gold Coast←Adelaide←North Melbourne (2022) | |
| 32 | Mitchell Edwards | Geelong | Peel Thunder | WAFL | ←Port Adelaide←Fremantle←North Melbourne (2022 priority pick) | |
| 33 | Angus Hastie | St Kilda | Geelong Falcons | Talent League | ←Gold Coast←Adelaide←Gold Coast (2022) | |
| 34 | Billy Wilson | Carlton | Dandenong Stingrays | Talent League | ←Gold Coast←North Melbourne←Melbourne←Fremantle (2022) | |
| 35 | Cooper Simpson | Fremantle | Dandenong Stingrays | Talent League | ←Richmond | |
| 36 | Shaun Mannagh | Geelong | Werribee | VFL | ←Essendon | |
| 37 | Tew Jiath | Collingwood | Gippsland Power | Talent League | ←Hawthorn←Fremantle (2022)←Western Bulldogs (2022) | |
| 38 | Clay Hall | West Coast | Peel Thunder | WAFL | ←Richmond←Fremantle←Collingwood←Sydney | |
| 39 | Luamon Lual | Essendon | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | Talent League | ←St Kilda | |
| 40 | Kane McAuliffe | Richmond | North Adelaide | SANFL | ←West Coast←Port Adelaide (2022) | |
| 41 | Ollie Murphy | Fremantle | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Gold Coast←Brisbane Lions (2022)←Greater Western Sydney (2022) | |
| 42 | Luke Lloyd | Brisbane Lions | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Hawthorn←Collingwood ←Carlton (2022) | |
| 43 | Liam Fawcett | Richmond | Central District | SANFL | ←Port Adelaide←Greater Western Sydney (2022)←Collingwood (2022) | |
| 44 | Joe Fonti | Greater Western Sydney | Claremont | WAFL | Free Agency Compensation pick (Flynn) | |
| 3 | 45 | Joel Freijah | Western Bulldogs | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | Talent League | ←Gold Coast |
| 46 | Bodie Ryan | Hawthorn | Glenelg | SANFL | ←Richmond←Port Adelaide←North Melbourne (2022)←Fremantle (2022) | |
| 47 | Lachlan Smith | Western Bulldogs | Gippsland Power | Talent League | ←Port Adelaide←Richmond | |
| 48 | Thomas Anastasopoulos | Port Adelaide | Geelong Falcons | Talent League | ←North Melbourne←Brisbane Lions (2022)←Western Bulldogs (2022)←Melbourne (2022) | |
| 49 | Harvey Johnston | West Coast | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Port Adelaide (2022) | |
| 50 | Hugo Garcia | St Kilda | Calder Cannons | Talent League | ←Greater Western Sydney | |
| 51 | Zane Zakostelsky | Brisbane Lions | Claremont | WAFL | ←Gold Coast←Fremantle←Carlton (2022) | |
| 52 | Lachlan Charleson | Port Adelaide | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | Talent League | ←Hawthorn←Gold Coast ←Adelaide (2022)←Collingwood (2022) | |
| 4 | 53 | Patrick Snell | Sydney | Wilston Grange | QAFL | ←Hawthorn←West Coast |
| 54 | Archie Roberts | Essendon | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ←Richmond←North Melbourne←Fremantle (2022)←Hawthorn (2022) | |
| 55 | Aiden O'Driscoll | Western Bulldogs | Perth | WAFL | ←Brisbane Lions (2022)←Geelong (2022) | |
| 56 | Calsher Dear | Hawthorn | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | Father–son selection (son of Paul Dear) ←Sydney | |
| 57 | Will Lorenz | Port Adelaide | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | ←Essendon ←Sydney (2022) | |
| 58 | George Stevens | Geelong | Greater Western Victoria Rebels | Talent League | ←Port Adelaide | |
| 59 | Harvey Thomas | Greater Western Sydney | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | Academy selection | |
| 5 | 60 | Jack Delean | Fremantle | South Adelaide | SANFL | |
| 61 | Oliver Wiltshire | Geelong | Barwon Heads | BFNL | ||
| 62 | Arie Schoenmaker | St Kilda | Tasmania Devils | Talent League | ||
| 63 | Lawson Humphries | Geelong | Swan Districts | WAFL | ←Port Adelaide | |
| 64 | Reece Torrent | Brisbane Lions | Peel Thunder | WAFL | ||
| Player | Club |
|---|---|
| Nick Murray | Adelaide |
| Carter Michael | Brisbane Lions |
| Matt Cottrell | Carlton |
| Ash Johnson | Collingwood |
| Oleg Markov | |
| Oscar Steene | |
| Kaine Baldwin | Essendon |
| Bailey Banfield | Fremantle |
| Josh Treacy | |
| Hewago Oea | Gold Coast |
| Jai Newcombe | Hawthorn |
| Daniel Turner | Melbourne |
| Ben Miller | Richmond |
| Mason Wood | St Kilda |
| Liam Stocker | |
| Robbie Fox | Sydney |
| Anthony Scott | Western Bulldogs |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Chad Wingard | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | AFL |
| 2 | Sam Day | Gold Coast | Gold Coast | AFL | |
| 3 | Riley Bonner | St Kilda | Port Adelaide | AFL | |
| Round | Pick | Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Loch Rawlinson | West Coast | Sturt | SANFL | |
| 2 | Finnbar Maley | North Melbourne | Northern Bullants | VFL | ||
| 3 | Cooper Stephens | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | AFL | ||
| 4 | Sam Clohesy | Gold Coast | Werribee | VFL | ||
| 5 | Odin Jones | Fremantle | West Perth | WAFL | ||
| 6 | Passed | Richmond | — | — | ||
| 7 | Emerson Jeka | Geelong | Hawthorn | AFL | ||
| 8 | Vigo Visentini | Essendon | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ||
| 9 | Will Hamill | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | ||
| 10 | Lachlan McNeil | Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs | AFL | ||
| 11 | Sam Reid | Sydney | Sydney | AFL | ||
| 12 | Jake Melksham | Melbourne | Melbourne | AFL | ||
| 13 | Xavier Walsh | Port Adelaide | East Perth | WAFL | ||
| 14 | Adam Kennedy | Greater Western Sydney | Greater Western Sydney | AFL | ||
| 15 | Matt Carroll | Carlton | Sandringham Dragons | Talent League | ||
| 16 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | ||
| 2 | 17 | Passed | North Melbourne | — | — | |
| 18 | Will Rowlands | Gold Coast | Norwood | SANFL | ||
| 19 | Passed | Fremantle | — | — | ||
| 20 | James Borlase | Adelaide | Adelaide | AFL | ||
| 21 | Taylor Duryea | Western Bulldogs | Western Bulldogs | AFL | ||
| 22 | Kynan Brown | Melbourne | Oakleigh Chargers | Talent League | Father–son selection (son of Nathan Brown) | |
| 23 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | ||
| 3 | 24 | Jack Mahony | Gold Coast | North Melbourne | AFL | |
| 25 | Passed | Western Bulldogs | — | — | ||
| 26 | Passed | Melbourne | — | — | ||
| 27 | Passed | Collingwood | — | — | ||
| 4 | 28 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
| 5 | 29 | Passed | Gold Coast | — | — | |
| Name | Club | Origin | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Reville | Brisbane Lions | Sherwood Districts (QAFL) | Academy selection | |
| Rob Monahan | Carlton | Kerry GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [149] [150] |
| Wil Parker | Collingwood | Victoria cricket team | 3-year non-registered player (cricket) | [151] |
| Joe Furphy | Geelong | Melbourne University (Big V) | Three-year non-registered player (basketball) | [152] |
| Nathan Wardius | Greater Western Sydney | Rand-Walbundrie-Walla Giants (HFNL) | Academy selection | |
| Oliver Hayes-Brown | Richmond | Perth Wildcats (NBL) | Three-year non-registered player (basketball) | [153] |
| Liam O'Connell | St Kilda | Cork GAA | International selection (Ireland) | [154] |
| Indhi Kirk | Sydney | Sydney (VFL) | Academy selection (Also the son of Brett Kirk) | |
| Coen Livingstone | West Coast | Perth (WAFL) | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous) |
| Player | Club | Recruited from | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | ||||
| Lachie Sullivan | Collingwood | Footscray | VFL | [155] | |
| Josh Eyre | Collingwood | VFL | Previously listed with Essendon | ||
| Jack Bytel | St Kilda | AFL | |||
| Jeremy Sharp | Fremantle | Gold Coast | AFL | [156] | |
| Patrick Voss | Essendon | AFL | [157] | ||
| Ethan Phillips | Hawthorn | Port Melbourne | VFL | [158] | |
| Marty Hore | Melbourne | Williamstown | VFL | Previously listed with Melbourne | [159] |
| Tyler Sellers | North Melbourne | North Melbourne | VFL | [160] | |
| Mykelti Lefau | Richmond | Richmond | VFL | [161] | |
| Lachlan Bramble | Western Bulldogs | Hawthorn | AFL | [162] | |
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