2016 AFL Women's draft
The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's competition recruited players prior to the competition's inaugural season in 2017.
Draftees and signings over the period were required to have a minimum age qualification of 18. Prior to the draft itself each club was allowed to sign two marquee players from any state across the country at an increased salary. In addition, they were permitted to sign a number of priority players with existing connections to the club, and up to two rookie players who had not played competitive Australian rules football within the previous three years. All remaining players entered the draft and became eligible to be selected by any team based in their nominated state-based zone.
Marquee signings
On 27 July 2016, each of the competition's eight teams announced their two marquee player signings allowed prior to the October draft.| Club | Marquee player | Previous club | Previous league |
| Swan Districts | WAWFL | ||
| Morphettville Park | SAWFL | ||
| Zillmere | QAWFL | ||
| South Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | ||
| Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | ||
| St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | ||
| Coastal Titans | WAWFL | ||
| Swan Districts | WAWFL | ||
| Coastal Titans | WAWFL | ||
| Coastal Titans | WAWFL | ||
| East Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | ||
| Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | ||
| Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | ||
| Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
Priority players
Under the priority selection rules, Carlton, Collingwood, Melbourne, the Western Bulldogs and Fremantle were allowed one player, Adelaide and Brisbane were allowed two players, and Greater Western Sydney was allowed four. Due to injuries to their marquee players, Fremantle and Greater Western Sydney were permitted an additional priority pick, allowing for two and five in total, respectively.| Club | Priority | Previous club | Previous league | Ref. |
| Morphettville Park | SAWFL | |||
| Waratah | NTFL | |||
| Coorparoo | QAWFL | |||
| Melbourne University | VFL Womens | |||
| Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | |||
| Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | |||
| Swan Districts | WAWFL | |||
| Swan Districts | WAWFL | |||
| UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Stingrays | SWAFL | |||
| East Fremantle | WAWFL | |||
| Melbourne University | VFL Womens | |||
| St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | |||
| Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | |||
| Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | |||
| Melbourne University | VFL Womens |
Rookie players
Draft
A state based draft was held on 12 October 2016. The draft order was determined by random draw on 29 September. The draft operated in snake formation with the club holding the first selection of the first round also holding the last selection of the second round and so on and so forth.was selected second by the Brisbane Lions
was selected fifth by the Western Bulldogs
was selected sixth by the Collingwood Football Club
was selected seventh by the Adelaide Football Club
was selected eighth by the Melbourne Football Club
| Round | Pick | Player | Drafted to | Recruited from | League |
| 1 | 1 | SWAFL | |||
| 1 | 2 | Yeronga | QAWFL | ||
| 1 | 3 | Cranbourne | VFL Womens | ||
| 1 | 4 | Coastal Titans | WAWFL | ||
| 1 | 5 | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | ||
| 1 | 6 | Melbourne University | VFL Womens | ||
| 1 | 7 | Morphettville Park | SAWFL | ||
| 1 | 8 | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | ||
| 2 | 9 | Melbourne University | VFL Womens | ||
| 2 | 10 | Waratah | NTFL | ||
| 2 | 11 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 2 | 12 | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | ||
| 2 | 13 | East Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| 2 | 14 | Seaford | VFL Womens | ||
| 2 | 15 | Wilston Grange | QAWFL | ||
| 2 | 16 | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens | ||
| 3 | 17 | Coastal Titans | WAWFL | ||
| 3 | 18 | Melbourne University | VFL Womens | ||
| 3 | 19 | Seaford | VFL Womens | ||
| 3 | 20 | Swan Districts | WAWFL | ||
| 3 | 21 | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | ||
| 3 | 22 | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | ||
| 3 | 23 | Coorparoo | QAWFL | ||
| 3 | 24 | Geelong | VWFL | ||
| 4 | 25 | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | ||
| 4 | 26 | Morphettville Park | SAWFL | ||
| 4 | 27 | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | ||
| 4 | 28 | Cranbourne | VFL Womens | ||
| 4 | 29 | Coastal Titans | WAWFL | ||
| 4 | 30 | Melbourne Uni | VFL Womens | ||
| 4 | 31 | Coolangatta | QAWFL | ||
| 4 | 32 | University NSW | SWAFL | ||
| 5 | 33 | Wollongong | SWAFL | ||
| 5 | 34 | East Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| 5 | 35 | Cranbourne | VFL Womens | ||
| 5 | 36 | Coastal Titans | WAWFL | ||
| 5 | 37 | Seaford | VFL Womens | ||
| 5 | 38 | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens | ||
| 5 | 39 | Tracy Village | NTFL | ||
| 5 | 40 | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens | ||
| 6 | 41 | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens | ||
| 6 | 42 | Morphettville Park | SAWFL | ||
| 6 | 43 | East Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| 6 | 44 | Cranbourne | VFL Womens | ||
| 6 | 45 | WAWFL | |||
| 6 | 46 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 6 | 47 | Zillmere | QAWFL | ||
| 6 | 48 | Mosman Swans | SWAFL | ||
| 7 | 49 | University NSW | SWAFL | ||
| 7 | 50 | University of Queensland | QAWFL | ||
| 7 | 51 | Bendigo | VFL Womens | ||
| 7 | 52 | WAWFL | |||
| 7 | 53 | Melbourne University | VFL Womens | ||
| 7 | 54 | Melbourne University | VFL Womens | ||
| 7 | 55 | Wanderers | NTFL | ||
| 7 | 56 | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | ||
| 8 | 57 | Burnie Dockers | TFL | ||
| 8 | 58 | AFL Canberra | |||
| 8 | 59 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 8 | 60 | Melbourne University | VFL Womens | ||
| 8 | 61 | Coastal Titans | WAWFL | ||
| 8 | 62 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 8 | 63 | University of Queensland | QAWFL | ||
| 8 | 64 | Macquarie Uni | SWAFL | ||
| 9 | 65 | University NSW | SWAFL | ||
| 9 | 66 | University of Queensland | QAWFL | ||
| 9 | 67 | Cranbourne | VFL Womens | ||
| 9 | 68 | Swan Districts | WAWFL | ||
| 9 | 69 | Burnie Dockers | TFL | ||
| 9 | 70 | Port Melbourne Colts | VWFL | ||
| 9 | 71 | West Adelaide | SAWFL | ||
| 9 | 72 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 10 | 73 | North Geelong | GDFL | ||
| 10 | 74 | Gungahlin | AFL Canberra | ||
| 10 | 75 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 10 | 76 | Melbourne University | VFL Womens | ||
| 10 | 77 | East Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| 10 | 78 | Seaford | VFL Womens | ||
| 10 | 79 | Wilston Grange | QAWFL | ||
| 10 | 80 | Gungahlin | AFL Canberra | ||
| 11 | 81 | Southern Power | SWAFL | ||
| 11 | 82 | Yeronga | QAWFL | ||
| 11 | 83 | Seaford | VFL Womens | ||
| 11 | 84 | East Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| 11 | 85 | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | ||
| 11 | 86 | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | ||
| 11 | 87 | Morphettville Park | SAWFL | ||
| 11 | 88 | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens | ||
| 12 | 89 | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | ||
| 12 | 90 | St Mary's | NTFL | ||
| 12 | 91 | Bendigo | VWFL | ||
| 12 | 92 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 12 | 93 | Swan Districts | WAWFL | ||
| 12 | 94 | Bendigo | VWFL | ||
| 12 | 95 | Zillmere | QAWFL | ||
| 12 | 96 | University NSW | SWAFL | ||
| 13 | 97 | Army 3rd Brigade | |||
| 13 | 98 | Coolangatta | QAWFL | ||
| 13 | 99 | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | ||
| 13 | 100 | East Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| 13 | 101 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 13 | 102 | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | ||
| 13 | 103 | Waratah | NTFL | ||
| 13 | 104 | Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | ||
| 14 | 105 | Melbourne University | VFL Womens | ||
| 14 | 106 | Wanderers | NTFL | ||
| 14 | 107 | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | ||
| 14 | 108 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 14 | 109 | Swan Districts | WAWFL | ||
| 14 | 110 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 14 | 111 | University of Queensland | QAWFL | ||
| 14 | 112 | AFL Canberra | |||
| 15 | 113 | SWAFL | |||
| 15 | 114 | Coolangatta | QAWFL | ||
| 15 | 115 | Melbourne University | VFL Womens | ||
| 15 | 116 | Subiaco | WAWFL | ||
| 15 | 117 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 15 | 118 | Knox | VFL Womens | ||
| 15 | 119 | Morphettville Park | SAWFL | ||
| 15 | 120 | North Geelong | GDFL | ||
| 16 | 121 | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | ||
| 16 | 122 | Salisbury | SAWFL | ||
| 16 | 123 | Melbourne Uni | VFL Womens | ||
| 16 | 124 | Cranbourne | VFL Womens | ||
| 16 | 125 | WAWFL | |||
| 16 | 126 | Victoria | |||
| 16 | 127 | Coolangatta | QAWFL | ||
| 17 | 128 | Yeronga | QAWFL | ||
| 17 | 129 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 17 | 130 | Coastal Titans | WAWFL | ||
| 17 | 131 | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | ||
| 17 | 132 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 17 | 133 | Morphettville Park | SAWFL | ||
| 17 | 134 | VU Western Spurs | VFL Womens | ||
| 18 | 135 | Cranbourne | VFL Womens | ||
| 18 | 136 | University NSW | SWAFL | ||
| 18 | 137 | East Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| 18 | 138 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 18 | 139 | Swan Districts | WAWFL | ||
| 18 | 140 | Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | ||
| 18 | 141 | Burnie Dockers | TFL | ||
| 19 | 142 | Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | ||
| 19 | 143 | St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | ||
| 19 | 144 | South Fremantle | WAWFL | ||
| 19 | 145 | Gippsland Galaxy | VWFL |
Free agents
Each team had until 31 October 2016 to sign further undrafted/free-agent players to complete their list of 25 senior listed players.| Club | Player | Previous club | Previous league | Ref. |
| Waratah | NTFL | |||
| Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | |||
| Morphettville Park | SAWFL | |||
| Yeronga | QAWFL | |||
| Wilston Grange | QAWFL | |||
| Coolangatta | QAWFL | |||
| Bendigo | VFL Womens | |||
| Bendigo | VFL Womens | |||
| St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | |||
| Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | |||
| Eastern Devils | VWFL | |||
| Eastern Devils | VFL Womens | |||
| Seaford | VFL Womens | |||
| Coastal Titans | WAWFL | |||
| Swan Districts | WAWFL | |||
| — | — | |||
| Swan Districts | WAWFL | |||
| Sydney University | SWAFL | |||
| Newtown Breakaways | SWAFL | |||
| AFL Canberra | ||||
| Melbourne University | VFL Womens | |||
| St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | |||
| Diamond Creek | VFL Womens | |||
| — | — | |||
| St Kilda Sharks | VFL Womens | |||
| Darebin Falcons | VFL Womens | |||
| Melbourne University | VFL Womens |