2023 AFL Women's draft

Ninth AFL Women's (AFLW) draft

2023 AFL Women's draft
General information
Date(s)18 December 2023
Sponsored byNational Australia Bank
Overview
LeagueAFL Women's
First selectionKristie-Lee Weston-Turner (‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs)

The 2023 AFL Women's draft was the annual draft that enabled the 18 clubs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition to recruit players prior to the 2024 AFL Women's season. It was held on 18 December 2023.[1]

Player movement period

The player movement period ran from November 2023 to March 2024.[2]

National draft

The final draft order was finalised on 17 December,[3] with the draft taking place the following night.[4][5]

A Academy selection
F/D Father–daughter selection
Rd. Pick Player Club Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 1 Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs Western Jets Talent League Girls
2 Jessica Rentsch ‹See Tfd›West Coast Greater Western Victoria Rebels Talent League Girls
3 Kaitlyn Srhoj ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney Peel Thunder WAFL Women's
4 Brooke Barwick ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs Tasmania Devils Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Port Adelaide[6]
5 Alyssia Pisano ‹See Tfd›Melbourne Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Hawthorn[7]
6 Elaine Grigg ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs Central District SANFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Fremantle[6]
7 Lila Keck ‹See Tfd›Carlton Bendigo Pioneers Talent League Girls
8 Georgia Clark ‹See Tfd›Collingwood Tasmania Devils Talent League Girls
9 Lucille Cronin ‹See Tfd›Collingwood Oakleigh Chargers Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Richmond[8]
10 Kiera Whiley ‹See Tfd›St Kilda Western Jets Talent League Girls
11 Cleo Buttifant ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs GWS Academy/Turvey Park Riverina FNLW Received from ‹See Tfd›Richmond;[6] originally from ‹See Tfd›Collingwood[9] (band one compensation for the loss of Chloe Molloy[10])
12 Ryleigh Wotherspoon ‹See Tfd›Melbourne Sherwood Districts QFAW Division 1 Received from ‹See Tfd›Brisbane[11] (band one compensation for the loss of Emily Bates[10])
13 Isabel Bacon ‹See Tfd›Richmond Sandringham Dragons Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Essendon[12]
14 Kayley Kavanagh ‹See Tfd›West Coast Calder Cannons Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast[13]
15 Evie Long (A[a]) ‹See Tfd›Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Sandgate QFAW Division 1
16 Sarah Grunden ‹See Tfd›Sydney Calder Cannons Talent League Girls
17 Mikayla Williamson ‹See Tfd›Hawthorn Dandenong Stingrays Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Melbourne[14]
18 Chantal Mason ‹See Tfd›Geelong Geelong Falcons Talent League Girls
19 Piper Window ‹See Tfd›Port Adelaide Glenelg SANFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Adelaide[15]
20 Emily Gough ‹See Tfd›Essendon Sandringham Dragons Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Melbourne;[16] originally from North Melbourne[17]
21 Sophie Peters (A) ‹See Tfd›Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Maroochydore QAFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Port Adelaide;[18] originally from ‹See Tfd›Carlton[19] (band two compensation for the loss of Lucy McEvoy[10])
2 22 Brooke Boileau ‹See Tfd›Adelaide South Adelaide SANFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs[20]
23 Bridie O'Rourke (F/D[b]) ‹See Tfd›Geelong Bendigo Pioneers Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Brisbane[21] (band three compensation for the loss of Greta Bodey[10])
24 Jacinta Hose ‹See Tfd›Melbourne Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›West Coast[11]
25 Alissa Brook ‹See Tfd›Port Adelaide South Adelaide SANFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›West Coast;[15] initially from ‹See Tfd›Brisbane;[22] originally from ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney[23]
26 Ella Slocombe ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne Claremont WAFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Carlton;[24] originally from ‹See Tfd›Port Adelaide[25]
27 Indiana Williams (A[c]) ‹See Tfd›Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Maroochydore QAFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Collingwood;[18] originally from ‹See Tfd›St Kilda[26]
28 Tamara Henry ‹See Tfd›Adelaide Western Jets Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Melbourne;[20] originally from ‹See Tfd›Hawthorn[7]
29 Jemma Rigoni (F/D[d]) ‹See Tfd›Melbourne Oakleigh Chargers Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Adelaide[11] (band four compensation for the loss of Ashleigh Saint[10])
30 Georgia Stubs ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast;[27] initially from ‹See Tfd›West Coast;[28] originally from ‹See Tfd›Fremantle[29]
31 Meg Robertson (F/D) ‹See Tfd›Carlton Dandenong Stingrays Talent League Girls
32 Amber Schutte ‹See Tfd›Collingwood Gippsland Power Talent League Girls Received back from ‹See Tfd›Richmond[30] after originally holding the pick[9]
33 Lara Hausegger ‹See Tfd›Sydney Oakleigh Chargers Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney;[31] originally from ‹See Tfd›Richmond[32]
34 Lily Tarlinton ‹See Tfd›Adelaide Bond University QAFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Essendon[20]
35 Rania Crozier (A) ‹See Tfd›Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Aspley QAFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney;[18] originally from ‹See Tfd›Sydney[33]
36 Keely Fullerton ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast Bendigo Pioneers Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne;[34] originally from ‹See Tfd›Melbourne[35]
37 Jacinta Baldwick (A) ‹See Tfd›Brisbane Brisbane Academy/Coorparoo QAFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Geelong[36]
38 Chloe Adams ‹See Tfd›Essendon Geelong Falcons Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Adelaide[16]
39 Georgie Cleaver ‹See Tfd›West Coast East Fremantle WAFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast;[13] originally from ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne[34]
40 Indigo Linde ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Brisbane[37]
3 41 Pass ‹See Tfd›Geelong — Received from ‹See Tfd›Brisbane;[21] originally from ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs[38]
42 Matilda Sergeant ‹See Tfd›West Coast Claremont WAFL Women's
43 Mackenzie Ford ‹See Tfd›Richmond Tasmania Devils Talent League Girls Received from ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney[39]
44 Taya Oliver ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast Coorparoo QAFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Port Adelaide[40]
45 Sophie Butterworth ‹See Tfd›Hawthorn Dandenong Stingrays Talent League Girls
46 Lucy Burke ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne Relisted Received from ‹See Tfd›Carlton[41]
47 Charlotte Simpson (F/D) ‹See Tfd›St Kilda Geelong Cats VFL Women's
48 Jorja Borg ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs[e] AFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Fremantle[6] (band five compensation for the loss of Janelle Cuthbertson[10])
49 Holly Ifould ‹See Tfd›Fremantle South Adelaide SANFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney;[43] initially from ‹See Tfd›St Kilda;[44] originally from ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne[45] (band five compensation for the loss of Brooke Brown[10])
50 Kiara Bischa (A) ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast Gold Coast Academy/Bond University QAFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Essendon[46]
51 Sienna McMullen (A) ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast Gold Coast Academy/Bond University QAFL Women's
52 Annabel Kievit ‹See Tfd›Gold Coast Waratah Football Club NTFL Women's Received from ‹See Tfd›Sydney[47]
4 53 Pass ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney — Received from ‹See Tfd›Fremantle;[43] originally from ‹See Tfd›Western Bulldogs[48]
54 Airlie Runnalls ‹See Tfd›Fremantle Relisted Received from ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney;[43] initially from ‹See Tfd›Brisbane;[49] originally from ‹See Tfd›Sydney[50]
55 Delany Madigan ‹See Tfd›Melbourne Eastern Ranges Talent League Girls
56 Pass ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne —
5 57 Pass ‹See Tfd›Melbourne —

Rookie signings

Player Club Date Other/former sport Ref.
Verity Simmons ‹See Tfd›West Coast 7 December 2023 Netball [51]
Muireann Atkinson ‹See Tfd›Collingwood 11 December 2023 Gaelic football [52]
Amy Boyle-Carr ‹See Tfd›Adelaide 21 December 2023 Gaelic football [53]
Grace Beasley ‹See Tfd›Melbourne 15 February 2024 Basketball [54]
Bláithín Bogue ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne 2 March 2024 Gaelic football [55]
Kate Kenny ‹See Tfd›Geelong 5 March 2024 Gaelic football [56]
Eilish O'Dowd ‹See Tfd›Greater Western Sydney 6 March 2024 Gaelic football [57]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Matched bid from ‹See Tfd›Sydney
  2. ^ Matched bid from ‹See Tfd›Melbourne
  3. ^ Matched bid from ‹See Tfd›Adelaide
  4. ^ Matched bid from ‹See Tfd›North Melbourne
  5. ^ Borg was a train-on player with the Western Bulldogs in 2023[42]

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  • Official AFL Women's website
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2023 AFL Women's draft
First round
  • 1. Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner
  • 2. Jessica Rentsch
  • 3. Kaitlyn Srhoj
  • 4. Brooke Barwick
  • 5. Alyssia Pisano
  • 6. Elaine Grigg
  • 7. Lila Keck
  • 8. Georgia Clark
  • 9. Lucille Cronin
  • 10. Kiera Whiley
  • 11. Cleo Buttifant
  • 12. Ryleigh Wotherspoon
  • 13. Isabel Bacon
  • 14. Kayley Kavanagh
  • 15. Evie Long (A)
  • 16. Sarah Grunden
  • 17. Mikayla Williamson
  • 18. Chantal Mason
  • 19. Piper Window
  • 20. Emily Gough
  • 21. Sophie Peters (A)
Second round
  • 22. Brooke Boileau
  • 23. Bridie O'Rourke (F/D)
  • 24. Jacinta Hose
  • 25. Alissa Brook
  • 26. Ella Slocombe
  • 27. Indiana Williams (A)
  • 28. Tamara Henry
  • 29. Jemma Rigoni (F/D)
  • 30. Georgia Stubs
  • 31. Meg Robertson (F/D)
  • 32. Amber Schutte
  • 33. Lara Hausegger
  • 34. Lily Tarlinton
  • 35. Rania Crozier (A)
  • 36. Keely Fullerton
  • 37. Jacinta Baldwick (A)
  • 38. Chloe Adams
  • 39. Georgie Cleaver
  • 40. Indigo Linde
Third round
  • 41. Pass
  • 42. Matilda Sergeant
  • 43. Mackenzie Ford
  • 44. Taya Oliver
  • 45. Sophie Butterworth
  • 46. Lucy Burke
  • 47. Charlotte Simpson (F/D)
  • 48. Jorja Borg
  • 49. Holly Ifould
  • 50. Kiara Bischa (A)
  • 51. Sienna McMullen (A)
  • 52. Annabel Kievit
Fourth round
Fifth round
  • 57. Pass
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A – Academy selection; F/D – Father–daughter selection
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