2017 AFL draft


The 2017 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League traded and recruited players following the completion of the 2017 AFL season. Additions to each club's playing list are not allowed at any other time during the year.
The key dates for the trading and drafting periods:
The 2016 AFL draft included an initiative whereby clubs could trade future picks; through this scheme, twenty picks in the 2017 draft have already been traded.

Previous trades

Trades

;Note:
PlayerDateFree agent typeFormer clubNew clubCompensationRef
6 October 2017RestrictedNone
11 October 2017RestrictedEnd of first round
14 October 2017RestrictedEnd of first round
1 November 2017Delisted
1 November 2017Delisted
2 November 2017Delisted
2 November 2017Delisted
3 November 2017Delisted

Retirements and delistings

List of 2017 AFL player changes----

2017 national draft

As the Greater Western Sydney Giants were penalised 1,000 draft points by the AFL for the club's handling of Lachie Whitfield's attempt to avoid a potential drug test, their first round pick was moved back to pick 65.
RoundPickPlayerDrafted toRecruited fromLeagueNotes
11Western JetsTAC Cup
12Sandringham DragonsTAC CupTraded from
13Bendigo PioneersTAC Cup
14Dandenong StingraysTAC Cup
15Eastern RangesTAC Cup
16Eastern RangesTAC Cup
17Dandenong StingraysTAC CupTraded from
18Northern KnightsTAC Cup
19WAFL
110Bendigo PioneersTAC CupTraded from ; received from
111Dandenong StingraysTAC CupTraded from
112SANFLTraded from ; received from
113Bendigo PioneersTAC Cup
114Geelong FalconsTAC Cup
115SANFLTraded from ; received from ; received from ; received from
116Oakleigh ChargersTAC CupTraded from ; received from
117Oakleigh ChargersTAC Cup
118WAFLFree agency compensation pick
119WAFLTraded from ; free agency compensation pick
220SANFLTraded from
221WAFLTraded from
222Western JetsTAC CupTraded from
223Sandringham DragonsTAC Cup
224WAFLTraded from ; received from
225Calder CannonsTAC CupTraded from ; received from ; received from ; received from ; received from
226WAFLTraded from ; received from
227Bendigo PioneersTAC CupTraded from
228WAFLTraded from ; received from
229Murray BushrangersTAC Cup
230Dandenong StingraysTAC CupTraded from ; received from
231VFLTraded from
232WAFL
233Geelong FalconsTAC Cup
234Northern KnightsTAC CupFather–son selection
235Dandenong StingraysTAC CupTraded from ; received from ; received from ; received from
236Sandringham DragonsTAC Cup
237SANFLTraded from
338Northern KnightsTAC CupTraded from ; received from
339Sandringham DragonsTAC CupTraded from
340SANFLTraded from
341Oakleigh ChargersTAC CupTraded from ; received from
342SANFLTraded from ; received from ; received from
343NEAFLAcademy selection
344TigersTSL
345Geelong FalconsTAC CupTraded from ; received from
346Murray BushrangersTAC Cup
347Eastern RangesTAC CupTraded from ; received from
348NEAFL
349SANFL
350Eastern RangesTAC CupFather–son selection
351Bendigo PioneersTAC Cup
352Palm Beach CurrumbinQAFLAcademy selection, Traded from
353Eastern RangesTAC Cup-
354NoosaQAFLTraded from ; received from ; academy selection
355QAFLAcademy selection
456WAFLTraded by ; received from
457Geelong FalconsTAC CupTraded from
458WAFLTraded from ; received from ; received from
459SANFL
460Eastern RangesTAC CupTraded from
461SANFLTraded from
462WAFLTraded from
463WAFL
464St GeorgeSydney AFLOriginally pick No.15, but slid down due to 1,000 point penalty following the Lachie Whitfield saga; academy selection
465Eastern RangesTAC CupTraded from
466SANFL
467Eastern RangesTAC CupTraded from
468Sandringham DragonsTAC Cup
469Greater Western Victoria RebelsTAC CupTraded from
470Bendigo PioneersTAC CupTraded from
571Eastern RangesTAC CupTraded from
572Western JetsTAC Cup
573VFL
574Gippsland PowerTAC CupTraded from
575WAFLTraded from
576WAFL
577AFLTraded from
678WAFL

Rookie elevations

Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2017 to their 2018 primary playing list prior to the draft.
PlayerClubRef.

2018 pre-season draft

The 2018 pre-season draft was the first to be held since 2014
RoundPickPlayerDrafted toRecruited fromLeagueNotes
11Cam O'SheaVFL

2018 rookie draft

Category B rookie selections

During the trade period, clubs could nominate category B rookies to join their club.
PlayerClubOriginNoteRef.
Mayo GAA, International selection
Galway GAAInternational selection
Delta State University3-year non-registered player
Southern Redbacks3-year non-registered player
Palm Beach CurrumbinQueensland zone selection
Cairns SaintsQueensland zone selection
UWS GiantsNSW zone selection
Gippsland PowerNext Generation Academy zone selection
Werribee3-year non-registered player
Richmond VFLNext Generation Academy zone selection
UNSW-Eastern SuburbsNSW zone selection
St GeorgeNSW zone selection

Footnotes

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