2022 AFL draft

The 2022 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 2022 AFL season.

2022 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)1 June - Mid-season Draft
TBA - National Draft
TBA - Rookie Draft
LocationMarvel Stadium
Network(s)Fox Footy
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
LeagueAFL

2022 Covid top-up players

Due to the League wanting to ensure that matches are not cancelled or postponed during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, each club named twenty players to their Covid top-up player list. For Victorian based teams, all of these players played for their affiliated reserves team or junior development academy, or for clubs outside of Victoria, the majority were sourced from the local second level leagues.[1]

In round 2, West Coast became the first club to utilise the top-up player pool, when they had twelve players unable to play due to the AFL's health and safety protocols. Five players, Angus Dewar, Aaron Black, Stefan Giro, Declan Mountford and Brayden Ainsworth were chosen to play against North Melbourne.[2]

Player movements

Previous trades
Table of previously traded selections
Rd Orig. Club New Club Acquired via Ref
1 Melbourne Sydney via Adelaide (pick swap)
on-traded to Sydney (Jordan Dawson trade)		 [3]
[4]
2 Collingwood Gold Coast Pick swap [5]
Fremantle Gold Coast Will Brodie trade [6]
North Melbourne Richmond Callum Coleman-Jones and Robbie Tarrant trade [7]
Port Adelaide West Coast Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft
3 Collingwood Gold Coast Pick swap [5]
Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions via Greater Western Sydney (Jeremy Finlayson trade)
on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap)		 [8]
[9]
Fremantle Hawthorn via Collingwood (pick swap)
on-traded to Hawthorn (Max Lynch trade)		 [10]
[11]
Carlton Geelong via Fremantle (Adam Cerra trade)
on-traded to Geelong (Jordan Clark trade)		 [12]
[13]
Brisbane Lions Geelong via Geelong (Darcy Fort trade)
on-traded to Hawthorn (Jonathon Ceglar trade)
on-traded to Collingwood (Max Lynch trade)
on-traded to Geelong (pick swap at the 2021 National Draft)		 [14]
[15]
[11]
Sydney Port Adelaide Peter Ladhams trade [16]
Hawthorn Collingwood Max Lynch trade [11]
North Melbourne Western Bulldogs Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft
Western Bulldogs Collingwood via North Melbourne (pick swap at the 2021 National Draft)
on-traded to Collingwood (pick swap at the 2021 National Draft)
Adelaide Melbourne Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft
4 Collingwood Gold Coast Pick swap [5]
Gold Coast Hawthorn via Collingwood (pick swap)
on-traded to Hawthorn (Max Lynch trade)		 [5]
[11]
Adelaide Greater Western Sydney via St Kilda (pick swap)
on-traded to Collingwood (pick swap)
on-traded to Greater Western Sydney (pick swap at the 2021 National Draft)		 [3]
[17]
Fremantle Gold Coast Will Brodie trade [6]
Richmond North Melbourne Callum Coleman-Jones and Robbie Tarrant trade [7]
Hawthorn Geelong Jonathon Ceglar trade [15]
Geelong Fremantle Jordan Clark trade [13]
Port Adelaide Carlton Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft
St Kilda Melbourne Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft
West Coast Port Adelaide Pick swap at the 2021 National Draft

List changes

Retirements
Table key
R Rookie listed player
B Category B Rookie listed player
Table of player retirements
Name Club Ref
Brad Sheppard West Coast [18]
Mark Keane (R) Collingwood [19]
Luke Valente Fremantle [20]
Josh Caddy Richmond [21]

2022 rookie draft

Category B rookie selections
Table of Category B rookie selections
Name Club Origin Note Ref
Ultan Kelm Fremantle Fermanagh GAA International selection (Ireland) [22]

See also

References
  1. "REVEALED: Every top-up player on your club's list". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. Waterworth, Ben (27 March 2022). "Mid-interview moment Eagles coach discovered he'd have to make FOURTEENTH change". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. Twomey, Callum (6 October 2021). "MEGA PICK SWAP: Four clubs sign off on monster trade". AFL.com.au. Telstra.
  4. "Crows get their man after Swans accept final offer". AFL.com.au. Telstra. 13 October 2021.
  5. Twomey, Callum (4 October 2021). "FIRST DEAL DONE: Pies grab more draft points in mega pick swap with Suns". AFL.com.au. Telstra.
  6. Twomey, Callum (7 October 2021). "Dockers land former No.9 pick, strengthen hand for Clark deal". AFL.com.au. Telstra.
  7. Twomey, Callum; Beveridge, Riley (8 October 2021). "Coleman-Jones, Tarrant swap clubs after Roos, Tigers strike deal". AFL.com.au. Telstra.
  8. Twomey, Callum (6 October 2021). "Power set to nab Giant forward for bargain price". AFL.com.au. Telstra.
  9. "Giants boost draft hand in trade with Lions". AFL.com.au. Telstra. 22 October 2021.
  10. @AFL_House (7 October 2021). "Trade paperwork lodged. Collingwood trade its Round Two Selection (22) to Fremantle for its Round Two Selection (27) and a Future Round Three Selection" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Hawks secure young Pies ruckman as Ceglar replacement". AFL.com.au. Telstra. 13 October 2021.
  12. Twomey, Callum (7 October 2021). "Happy birthday, Adam: Wantaway Docker gets his wish as Blues hand over pick No.6". AFL.com.au. Telstra.
  13. "Need for speed: Dockers, Cats FINALLY agree on Clark deal". AFL.com.au. Telstra. 13 October 2021.
  14. "Big Cat becomes a Lion: Ruckman on the move for draft picks". AFL.com.au. Telstra. 13 October 2021.
  15. "Hawks pay up to send veteran ruckman down the highway". AFL.com.au. Telstra. 13 October 2021.
  16. "Power play: Swans use pick No.12 in trade for Ladhams". AFL.com.au. Telstra. 13 October 2021.
  17. @AFL_House (12 November 2021). "Trade paperwork lodged. Collingwood trade its Round Three Selection (55) to St Kilda for its Future Round Four Selection (tied to Adelaide Crows)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. "Sheppard announces retirement". WestCoastEagles.com.au. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  19. "Homesick Magpies defender calls time on career". AFL.com.au. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  20. "Luke Valente to retire". FremantleFC.com.au. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  21. "Caddy calls time". RichmondFC.com.au. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  22. "Ultan Kelm update". FremantleFC.com.au. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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