2026 AFL draft

2026 AFL draft
General information
Dates	TBA – Mid-season Draft TBA – National Draft TBA – Rookie Draft
Location	Marvel Stadium
Network	Fox Footy
Sponsored by	National Australia Bank
Overview
League	AFL
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The 2026 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 2026 AFL season.

Player movements

Previous trades

Table of previously traded selections

Rd	Orig. Club	New Club	Acquired via	Ref
1	Gold Coast	Melbourne	Christian Petracca trade	[1]
	Sydney	Carlton	Charlie Curnow and Will Hayward trade	[2]
2	St Kilda	Hawthorn	via West Coast (Liam Ryan trade) on-traded to Hawthorn (pick swap)	[3]
	Carlton	Port Adelaide	Corey Durdin and Ben Ainsworth trade	[4]
	Melbourne	Greater Western Sydney	via Gold Coast (Christian Petracca trade) on-traded to Greater Western Sydney (pick swap)	[1]
	Hawthorn	Greater Western Sydney	pick swap
	Hawthorn	Brisbane Lions	pick swap
	Carlton	Gold Coast	pick swap
3	Melbourne	Brisbane Lions	via Collingwood Brodie Mihocek trade on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap)	[5]
	Essendon	Adelaide	via Gold Coast Brayden Fiorini trade on-traded to Adelaide (pick swap)	[6]
	Carlton	Sydney	Oliver Florent trade	[7]
	Sydney	Hawthorn	Jai Serong trade	[8]
	Collingwood	Sydney	Jack Buller trade	[9]
	Greater Western Sydney	Melbourne	Clayton Oliver trade	[10]
	Gold Coast	Port Adelaide	pick swap
	Hawthorn	West Coast	pick swap
	Brisbane Lions	Carlton	pick swap
4	Melbourne	Hawthorn	Changkuoth Jiath trade	[11]
	Hawthorn	Sydney	Jai Serong trade	[8]
	Adelaide	North Melbourne	Finnbar Maley trade	[12]
	Collingwood	Sydney	Jack Buller trade	[9]
	Western Bulldogs	West Coast	pick swap
	Greater Western Sydney	Collingwood	pick swap

References

1. "Trac gets his move: Demons star joins Suns". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
2. "Swans win the race to land star Blue in blockbuster trade". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
3. "Flyin' Ryan lands at Moorabbin". saints.com.au. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
4. "Suns small forward traded to Carlton, Blue joins Port". afl.com.au. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
5. "Premiership Pie boosts Dees' forward stocks as deal done". afl.com.au. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
6. "Fiorini to don the sash". essendonfc.com.au. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
7. "Florent time: Ollie becomes a Blue". carltonfc.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
8. "Swans land in-demand Hawks defender". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
9. "Pies complete pick swaps deal in bid to land Swan". afl.com.au. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
10. "Saints mid lands at Demons in late trade move". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
11. "Demons add speedy Hawk to bolster defensive stocks". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
12. "High-flying Roos forward traded to Crows". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.