2025 AFL draft

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2025 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)May 2025 – Mid-season Draft
November 2025 – National Draft
November 2025 – Rookie Draft
Location Marvel Stadium
Network(s) Fox Footy
Sponsored by National Australia Bank
Overview
League AFL
  2024
2026  

The 2025 AFL draft will consist of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players during and following the completion of the 2025 AFL season.

Contents

Player movements

Previous trades

Table of previously traded selections
RdOrig. ClubNew ClubAcquired viaRef
1 Carlton Hawthorn pick swap [1]
Melbourne Essendon pick swap [2]
Port Adelaide Gold Coast Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade [3]
Collingwood Gold Coast Houston, Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and Noble trade [3]
Hawthorn West Coast Tom Barrass trade [4]
North Melbourne Richmond pick swap [5]
2 Brisbane Lions Carlton pick swap [6]
Carlton Hawthorn pick swap [1]
Adelaide Greater Western Sydney James Peatling trade [7]
Hawthorn West Coast Tom Barrass trade [4]
Richmond North Melbourne pick swap
St Kilda Essendon pick swap
3 Melbourne Adelaide pick swap [8]
Essendon Brisbane Lions via Melbourne (pick swap)
on-traded to Brisbane Lions (Harry Sharp trade)
[2]
[9]
Brisbane Lions Melbourne Harry Sharp trade [9]
Richmond Fremantle Shai Bolton trade [10]
Greater Western Sydney Adelaide James Peatling trade [7]
Hawthorn West Coast Tom Barrass trade [4]
West Coast Brisbane Lions pick swap
Gold Coast Brisbane Lions pick swap
Western Bulldogs Brisbane Lions pick swap
4 Greater Western Sydney Adelaide James Peatling trade [7]
West Coast Hawthorn Tom Barrass trade [4]
Essendon St Kilda pick swap
Richmond Gold Coast pick swap
St Kilda Brisbane Lions pick swap

List changes

Retirements

Table key
RRookie listed player
BCategory B Rookie listed player
Table of player retirements
NameClubRef
Brad Crouch R St Kilda [11]


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References

  1. 1 2 @AFL_House (11 October 2024). "Paperwork approved. Carlton trade its 2025 Round 1 selection and 2025 Round 2 selection (tied to Carlton) to Hawthorn for its 2024 Round 1 selection (currently 14) in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra AFL Drafts respectively" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 @AFL_House (14 October 2024). "Paperwork approved" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 "Mega deal done! Five players move in three-club trade". afl.com.au. 15 October 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Eagles get draft boost as Hawks land key defender". afl.com.au. 16 October 2024.
  5. Sullivan, Matthew (21 November 2024). "'Genius': Footy world gobsmacked by club's 'unbelievable' deal at AFL Draft". news.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. @AFL_House (11 October 2024). "Trade paperwork lodged.Carlton trade its 2024 Round 2 selection (currently 34) and 2024 Round 4 selection (currently 66) to Brisbane for its 2024 Round 4 selection (currently 73) and 2025 Round 2 selection in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra AFL Drafts respectively" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  7. 1 2 3 "Into the Crows' nest: Giants midfielder finally joins Adelaide". afl.com.au. 16 October 2024.
  8. "Crows, Demons complete pick swap as pick 9 deal looms". afl.com.au. 14 October 2024.
  9. 1 2 Beveridge, Riley (15 October 2024). "Looking Sharp: Hard-running Lion joins Demons". afl.com.au.
  10. Twomey, Callum (16 October 2024). "'Exactly what we need': Freo secures Bolton, Tigers get draft boost". afl.com.au.
  11. Smith, Martin (26 November 2024). "'Not how I saw my career ending': Saints mid retires, aged 30". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2024. Brad Crouch retires after 161 games at two clubs