Draft for the Australian Football League
The2015Australian Football League draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in theAustralian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the2015 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 were:[ 1] [ 2]
Academy players to be nominated by 15 September. With a bidding process held on 24 November along withfather–son selections during the national draft. Thefree agency offer period; held between 9 October and 18 October. Three further free agency periods are held for delisted players, between 31 October and 9 November, 11 November to 20 November, and 25 November to 26 November. Thetrade period ; held between 12 October and 22 October. The 2015national draft ; held on 24 November at theAdelaide Convention Centre , which, for the first time, included live bidding for academy and father-son selections. The 2016pre-season draft ; which was to be held on 27 November, but was cancelled when all clubs declined to take part, and The 2016 rookie draft; which was held on 27 November. Additionally, following the guilty verdicts handed down to 34 past and present Essendon players in January 2016 fordoping violations , Essendon was given the opportunity to recruit top-up players between January and March 2016.
After winning twopremierships withHawthorn ,Matt Suckling (right) signed with theWestern Bulldogs as an unrestricted free agent The initial list of free agents, published in March 2015, consisted of 74 unrestricted and restricted free agents, however, 35 of those players re-signed and 15 retired during or after the home-and-away season.[ 3]
Originally a restricted free agent,Patrick Dangerfield was traded toGeelong fromAdelaide Lachie Henderson became the first player in history to be traded for a future draft pick when he was traded toGeelong fromCarlton Highly rated youngster,Harley Bennell was traded toFremantle fromGold Coast Charlie Dixon was traded toPort Adelaide fromGold Coast For the first time, clubs were allowed to trade future selections from the next year's draft as well as the current draft.[ 12] Lachie Henderson .[ 13]
Note The numbering of the draft picks in this list may be different from the agreed draft picks at the time of the trade, due to adjustments from either the insertion of free agency compensation draft picks or clubs exiting the draft before later rounds. Retirements and delistings [ edit ] List of 2015 AFL player changes Name Club Date Notes Daniel Flynn Port Adelaide 30 January 2015 Quit, returned to Ireland[ 43] Beau Waters West Coast 19 February 2015 Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately[ 44] Timmy Sumner Gold Coast 8 April 2015 Retired, effective immediately[ 45] Colin Sylvia Fremantle 28 April 2015 Retired, effective immediately[ 46] Brad Hartman Geelong 1 May 2015 Retired, effective immediately[ 47] Brent Reilly Adelaide 13 May 2015 Retired due to head injury, effective immediately[ 48] Kane Cornes Port Adelaide 14 May 2015 Retired, effective after round 8[ 49] James Toohey Geelong 14 May 2015 Retired, effective immediately[ 50] Chris Judd Carlton 9 June 2015 Retired due to knee injury, effective immediately[ 51] Matt Maguire Brisbane Lions 23 June 2015 Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately[ 52] Nathan Grima North Melbourne 8 July 2015 Retired due to back injury, effective immediately[ 53] Hamish McIntosh Geelong 29 July 2015 Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately[ 54] Leigh Adams North Melbourne 1 August 2015 Retired due to ongoing concussion, effective immediately[ 55] Lachlan Keeffe Collingwood 10 August 2015 Delisted due to testing positive to a banned substance[ 56] Josh Thomas Collingwood 10 August 2015 Delisted due to testing positive to a banned substance[ 56] Nathan Foley Richmond 13 August 2015 Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately[ 57] Chris Newman Richmond 18 August 2015 Retired, effective at the end of the season[ 58] Rhyce Shaw Sydney 20 August 2015 Retired, effective at the end of the season[ 59] Jed Adcock Brisbane Lions 20 August 2015 Delisted[ 60] Jared Rivers Geelong 24 August 2015 Retired due to knee injury, effective immediately[ 61] Sam Siggins Adelaide 24 August 2015 Delisted, left club for personal reasons[ 62] Adam Schneider St Kilda 25 August 2015 Retired, effective after round 22[ 63] Paul Chapman Essendon 25 August 2015 Retired, effective after round 22[ 64] Brent Staker Brisbane Lions 26 August 2015 Retired, effective at the end of the season[ 65] Chris Knights Richmond 27 August 2015 Retired, effective at the end of the season[ 66] Andrew Raines Gold Coast 28 August 2015 Retired, effective immediately[ 67] Sam Blease Geelong 31 August 2015 Retired due to head injury, effective immediately[ 68] Andrew Carrazzo Carlton 1 September 2015 Retired, effective at the end of the season[ 69] Mathew Stokes Geelong 1 September 2015 Delisted[ 70] Daniel Cross Melbourne 2 September 2015 Retired, effective at the end of the season[ 71] Greg Broughton Gold Coast 2 September 2015 Retired, effective at the end of the season[ 72] James Kelly Geelong 2 September 2015 Delisted[ 73] Ricky Petterd Richmond 3 September 2015 Retired due to foot injury, effective immediately[ 74] Luke McGuane Brisbane Lions 3 September 2015 Retired due to knee injury, effective immediately[ 75] David Ellard Carlton 4 September 2015 Retired, effective at the end of the season[ 76] Dustin Fletcher Essendon 4 September 2015 Retired, effective immediately[ 77] Steve Johnson Geelong 4 September 2015 Delisted[ 78] Jason Winderlich Essendon 6 September 2015 Retired[ 79] Josh Hall Gold Coast 8 September 2015 Quit, signed to play rugby league[ 80] Tyrone Downie Gold Coast 8 September 2015 Delisted[ 81] Jarred Ellis Gold Coast 8 September 2015 Delisted[ 81] Louis Herbert Gold Coast 8 September 2015 Delisted[ 81] Mark Jamar Melbourne 11 September 2015 Delisted[ 82] Tony Armstrong Collingwood 14 September 2015 Delisted[ 83] Sam Dwyer Collingwood 14 September 2015 Delisted[ 83] Michael Manteit Collingwood 14 September 2015 Delisted[ 83] Clinton Young Collingwood 14 September 2015 Delisted[ 83] Jordon Bourke Brisbane Lions 14 September 2015 Delisted[ 84] Mitch Golby Brisbane Lions 14 September 2015 Delisted[ 84] Ayce Cordy Western Bulldogs 15 September 2015 Delisted[ 85] Sam Darley Western Bulldogs 15 September 2015 Delisted[ 85] Matt Fuller Western Bulldogs 15 September 2015 Delisted[ 85] Brett Goodes Western Bulldogs 15 September 2015 Delisted[ 85] Jordan Kelly Western Bulldogs 15 September 2015 Delisted[ 85] Daniel Pearce Western Bulldogs 15 September 2015 Delisted[ 85] Matthew Arnot Richmond 15 September 2015 Delisted[ 86] Matthew McDonough Richmond 15 September 2015 Delisted[ 86] Tom Logan Port Adelaide 17 September 2015 Retired[ 87] Mitch Harvey Port Adelaide 17 September 2015 Delisted[ 87] Jarrad Redden Port Adelaide 17 September 2015 Delisted[ 87] Sam Russell Port Adelaide 17 September 2015 Delisted[ 87] Mason Shaw Port Adelaide 17 September 2015 Delisted[ 87] Johann Wagner Port Adelaide 17 September 2015 Delisted[ 87] Rohan Bail Melbourne 18 September 2015 Delisted[ 88] Jack Fitzpatrick Melbourne 18 September 2015 Delisted[ 88] Jordie McKenzie Melbourne 18 September 2015 Delisted[ 88] Aidan Riley Melbourne 18 September 2015 Delisted[ 88] Cameron Giles Carlton 18 September 2015 Delisted[ 89] Blaine Johnson Carlton 18 September 2015 Delisted[ 89] Fraser Russell Carlton 18 September 2015 Delisted[ 89] Matthew Watson Carlton 18 September 2015 Delisted[ 89] Adam Goodes Sydney 19 September 2015 Retired[ 90] Daniel Markworth St Kilda 22 September 2015 Delisted[ 91] Tom Simpkin St Kilda 22 September 2015 Delisted[ 91] Arryn Siposs St Kilda 22 September 2015 Delisted[ 91] Spencer White St Kilda 22 September 2015 Delisted[ 91] Patrick Karnezis Collingwood 22 September 2015 Retired[ 92] Kurt Aylett Essendon 22 September 2015 Delisted[ 93] Lauchlan Dalgleish Essendon 22 September 2015 Delisted[ 93] James Podsiadly Adelaide 25 September 2015 Retired[ 94] Scott McMahon North Melbourne 29 September 2015 Delisted[ 95] Eric Wallace North Melbourne 29 September 2015 Delisted[ 95] Max Warren North Melbourne 29 September 2015 Delisted[ 95] Luke McPharlin Fremantle 30 September 2015 Retired[ 96] Brodie Martin Adelaide 30 September 2015 Delisted[ 97] Jack Osborn Adelaide 30 September 2015 Delisted[ 97] Anthony Wilson Adelaide 30 September 2015 Delisted[ 97] Brian Lake Hawthorn 6 October 2015 Retired[ 98] David Hale Hawthorn 6 October 2015 Retired[ 98] Will Maginness West Coast 6 October 2015 Delisted[ 99] Dylan Main West Coast 6 October 2015 Delisted[ 99] Rowen Powell West Coast 6 October 2015 Delisted[ 99] Paul Duffield Fremantle 8 October 2015 Retired[ 100] Jacob Ballard Fremantle 8 October 2015 Delisted[ 100] Ryan Crowley Fremantle 8 October 2015 Delisted[ 100] Josh Deluca Fremantle 8 October 2015 Delisted[ 100] Max Duffy Fremantle 8 October 2015 Delisted[ 100] Craig Moller Fremantle 8 October 2015 Delisted[ 100] Sam Grimley Hawthorn 8 October 2015 Delisted[ 101] Jared Hardisty Hawthorn 8 October 2015 Delisted[ 101] Alex Woodward Hawthorn 8 October 2015 Delisted[ 101] Tom Vandeleur Fremantle 9 October 2015 Delisted[ 102] Mike Pyke Sydney 16 October 2015 Retired[ 103] Jarrad Grant Western Bulldogs 23 October 2015 Delisted[ 104] Andrew Moore Port Adelaide 23 October 2015 Delisted[ 105] Zac O'Brien Brisbane Lions 26 October 2015 Delisted[ 106] Jackson Paine Brisbane Lions 26 October 2015 Delisted[ 106] Alex Browne Essendon 27 October 2015 Delisted[ 107] Elliott Kavanagh Essendon 27 October 2015 Delisted[ 107] Matthew Wright Adelaide 28 October 2015 Delisted[ 108] Matt Thomas Richmond 28 October 2015 Retired[ 109] Matt Dea Richmond 28 October 2015 Delisted[ 109] Nathan Gordon Richmond 28 October 2015 Delisted[ 109] Tom Fields Carlton 28 October 2015 Delisted[ 110] Nick Holman Carlton 28 October 2015 Delisted[ 110] Brad Walsh Carlton 28 October 2015 Delisted[ 110] Robert Warnock Carlton 28 October 2015 Delisted[ 110] Kane Mitchell Port Adelaide 28 October 2015 Delisted[ 111] Majak Daw North Melbourne 29 October 2015 Delisted[ 112] Kieran Harper North Melbourne 29 October 2015 Delisted[ 112] Josh Glenn Gold Coast 29 October 2015 Delisted[ 113] Daniel Gorringe Gold Coast 29 October 2015 Delisted[ 113] Danny Stanley Gold Coast 29 October 2015 Delisted[ 113] Farren Ray St Kilda 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 114] Ahmed Saad St Kilda 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 114] Josh Saunders St Kilda 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 114] Ariel Steinberg Essendon 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 115] Harrison Marsh Sydney 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 116] Sean McLaren Sydney 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 116] Lloyd Perris Sydney 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 116] Jonathan Simpkin Hawthorn 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 117] Dylan Addison Greater Western Sydney 30 October 2015 Retired[ 118] Tim Golds Greater Western Sydney 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 118] Sam Schulz Greater Western Sydney 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 118] Anthony Morabito Fremantle 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 119] Brant Colledge West Coast 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 120] Murray Newman West Coast 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 120] Simon Tunbridge West Coast 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 120] Alec Waterman West Coast 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 120] Brenden Abbott Collingwood 30 October 2015 Delisted[ 121] Andrew Boston Gold Coast 2 November 2015 Retired[ 122] Nick O'Brien Essendon 5 November 2015 Delisted[ 123] Will Hams Essendon 5 November 2015 Delisted[ 123] Viv Michie Melbourne 10 November 2015 Delisted[ 124]
2015 national draft [ edit ] The 2015 AFL national draft was held on 24 November 2015 at theAdelaide Convention Centre .[ 1] father–son rule and from the northern state's development academies, whereby each draft selection is allocated a points value. Clubs nominating a player were forced to use their existing draft selections to match the points value of the pick used by the club bidding for the player.[ 125] [ 126]
Final draft order [ 127] Draft-eve selection order, club by club, and points value of each pick
Notes Compensation picks are selections in addition to the normal order of selection, allocated to clubs by the AFL as compensation for losing uncontracted players to the new expansion clubs, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney. The picks can be held for up to five years and clubs declare at the beginning of the season of their intent to utilise the pick at the end of the season. Picks could be traded to other clubs in return for players or other draft selections. Free agency compensation picks are additional selections awarded to teams based on their net loss of players during the free agency trade period. Academy players are local zone selections available to the four NSW and Queensland clubs. Both academy and father-son selections are subject to a bidding process, where the club with the family or academy connection must match any opposition club's bid with their next available selection. Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on theirrookie list in 2015 to their 2016 primary playing list prior to the draft. In total, 14 players were promoted.[ 129]
The 2016 AFL rookie draft was held on 27 November 2015.[ 2] rookie draft order was released on 26 November and each club, with the exception ofGreater Western Sydney who are still operating with an expanded list, can have between four and six players on their rookie list, as long as they have a maximum of 44 players on their combined primary and rookie lists.[ 130]
The pre-season draft was not held as all eligible clubs informed the AFL they would not be participating.[ 130]
A total of 134 players were drafted across the national and rookie drafts. The following is a breakdown of players drafted by position and the league they were drafted from:[ 132] [ 133]
TheTAC Cup was the league with the highest number of players drafted, with forty-five in total. TheDandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup had the most players drafted out of any team with seven players.
Essendon top-up signings [ edit ] On 12 January 2016, thirty-four past and presentEssendon Football Club players – twelve of whom were still on the Essendon list – were suspended until November 2016 after being found guilty of being injected with the banned substancethymosin beta-4 during the 2012 season, significantly compromising Essendon's playing list for 2016. The club received permission to augment its list by recruiting up to ten top-up players from lower levels on contracts which would last until 31 October 2016. The club was limited to players who had been on an AFL list in either 2014 or 2015, with no more than one player to be taken from any state-level club; or, it could recruit anyVFL -listed player from its own reserves team without restriction.[ 134]
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