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2026 AFL draft

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.

2026 AFL draft
General information
Dates26 May 2026 – Mid-season Draft
TBA – National Draft
TBA – Rookie Draft
LocationMarvel Stadium
NetworkFox Footy
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
LeagueAFL
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Key dates

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Table of key dates
Event Date(s)
Mid-season rookie draft 26 May 2026
Free agency period Restricted and Unrestricted: TBA
Delisted: October–November 2026
Trade period 5–14 October 2026
National draft 19–20 November 2026
Pre-Season and Rookie draft 23 November 2026
Pre-season supplemental selection period December 2026 – March 2027

2026 mid-season rookie draft

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The mid-season draft was held after the conclusion of round 11 of the 2026 AFL season on 26 May.[1]

Mid-season draft selections
Rd Pick Player Club Recruited from Pick due to
Club League
1 1 Jaxon Artemis Essendon Tasmania VFL Brayden Fiorini long-term injury
2 Kye Annand Richmond Geelong VFL Josh Gibcus long-term injury
3 Oliver Francou West Coast North Adelaide SANFL Deven Robertson long-term injury
4 Flynn Riley Carlton Carlton VFL Matt Carroll long-term injury
5 Xavier Bamert Port Adelaide North Melbourne VFL Ivan Soldo retirement
6 Oliver Griffin North Melbourne Sandringham Dragons Talent League Blake Thredgold long-term injury
7 Campbell Lake St Kilda Southport VFL Passed selection at the 2025 Rookie Draft
8 Harrison Coe Collingwood Frankston VFL Reef McInnes long-term injury
9 Caleb May Western Bulldogs West Adelaide SANFL Sam Darcy long-term injury
10 Hugo Hall-Kahan Adelaide Williamstown VFL Passed selection at the 2025 Rookie Draft
11 Lukas Cooke Melbourne Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Tom Campbell retirement
12 Max Beattie Hawthorn Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Passed selection at the 2025 Rookie Draft
2 13 Marcus Herbert West Coast Geelong VFL Jacob Newton long-term injury
14 Alex Van Wyk Port Adelaide North Adelaide SANFL Ollie Lord long-term injury
15 Liam Puncher Collingwood Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Oscar Steene long-term injury
16 Joel Fitzgerald Melbourne Williamstown VFL Jai Culley long-term injury
3 17 Passed Port Adelaide — — Josh Sinn long-term injury
18 Mitch Podhajski Collingwood Coburg VFL Jamie Elliott long-term injury
19 Max Mapley Melbourne Tasmania VFL Shane McAdam retirement

Player movements

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Previous trades

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Table of previously traded selections
Rd Orig. Club New Club Acquired via Ref
1 Gold Coast Melbourne Christian Petracca trade [2]
Sydney Carlton Charlie Curnow and Will Hayward trade [3]
2 St Kilda Hawthorn via West Coast (Liam Ryan trade)
on-traded to Hawthorn (pick swap)		 [4]
Carlton Port Adelaide Corey Durdin and Ben Ainsworth trade [5]
Melbourne Greater Western Sydney via Gold Coast (Christian Petracca trade)
on-traded to Greater Western Sydney (pick swap)		 [2]
Hawthorn Brisbane Lions pick swap
Gold Coast Carlton pick swap
North Melbourne Carlton pick swap
3 Melbourne Brisbane Lions via Collingwood Brodie Mihocek trade
on-traded to Brisbane Lions (pick swap)		 [6]
Essendon Adelaide via Gold Coast Brayden Fiorini trade
on-traded to Adelaide (pick swap)		 [7]
Carlton Sydney Oliver Florent trade [8]
Sydney Hawthorn Jai Serong trade [9]
Collingwood Sydney Jack Buller trade [10]
Greater Western Sydney Melbourne Clayton Oliver trade [11]
Gold Coast Port Adelaide pick swap
Hawthorn West Coast pick swap
Brisbane Lions Carlton pick swap
4 Melbourne Hawthorn Changkuoth Jiath trade [12]
Hawthorn Sydney Jai Serong trade [9]
Adelaide North Melbourne Finnbar Maley trade [13]
Sydney Collingwood Jack Buller trade [10]
Western Bulldogs West Coast pick swap
Greater Western Sydney Collingwood pick swap

List changes

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Retirements

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Table key
R Rookie listed player
B Category B Rookie listed player
Table of player retirements
Name Club Ref
James Harmes Western Bulldogs [14]
Steven May Melbourne [15]
Ivan Soldo Port Adelaide [16]
Tom Campbell Melbourne [17]
Shane McAdam Melbourne [18]

References

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  1. ↑ Twomey, Callum (16 May 2025). "The list of nominees for the 2026 Mid-Season Rookie Draft". AFL.com.au.
  2. 1 2 "Trac gets his move: Demons star joins Suns". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Swans win the race to land star Blue in blockbuster trade". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Flyin' Ryan lands at Moorabbin". saints.com.au. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Suns small forward traded to Carlton, Blue joins Port". afl.com.au. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Premiership Pie boosts Dees' forward stocks as deal done". afl.com.au. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fiorini to don the sash". essendonfc.com.au. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Florent time: Ollie becomes a Blue". carltonfc.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Swans land in-demand Hawks defender". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Pies complete pick swaps deal in bid to land Swan". afl.com.au. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "Saints mid lands at Demons in late trade move". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Demons add speedy Hawk to bolster defensive stocks". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "High-flying Roos forward traded to Crows". afl.com.au. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Twomey, Callum (10 February 2026). "Bulldogs mid and flag Demon calls time on 174-game career". afl.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  15. ↑ O'Connor, Alison (1 March 2026). "Premiership Demon announces sudden retirement after recent off-field issues". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Premiership ruck retires after 10-year career across two clubs". afl.com.au. 27 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Four-club ruck calls time on decorated career". afl.com.au. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Retirement - Shane McAdam calls time". melbournefc.com.au. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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