| 2016 AFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Dates | 25 November 2016 28 November 2016 |
| Time | 7:00 pmAEDT (25 November) 4:00 pmAEDT (28 November) |
| Location | Hordern Pavilion, Sydney,New South Wales |
| Network | Fox Footy |
| Sponsored by | National Australia Bank |
| Overview | |
| League | AFL |
| First selection | Andrew McGrath (Essendon) |
The2016AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in theAustralian Football League (AFL) could trade and recruit players following the completion of the2016 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]
The2015 AFL draft included a new initiative whereby clubs could trade future picks; through this scheme, fourteen picks in the 2016 draft were traded prior to the commencement of the 2016 trade period:
| Round | Original club | New club | How acquired | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collingwood | Greater Western Sydney | Adam Treloar trade | [2] |
| 1 | Geelong | Greater Western Sydney | viaCarlton (Lachie Henderson trade) on-traded toGreater Western Sydney forLamb,Phillips,Plowman,Sumner | [3] |
| 1 | Melbourne | Gold Coast | Pick swap | [4] |
| 2 | Adelaide | Greater Western Sydney | Curtly Hampton trade | [5] |
| 2 | Fremantle | Gold Coast | Pick swap | [6] |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | Gold Coast | Charlie Dixon trade | [7] |
| 2 | Richmond | Gold Coast | Charlie Dixon trade | [7] |
| 2 | St Kilda | Brisbane Lions | viaCollingwood (Nathan Freeman trade) on-traded toBrisbane Lions forJames Aish | [8] |
| 3 | Brisbane Lions | Geelong | Jarrad Jansen andJosh Walker trade | [9] |
| 3 | North Melbourne | Brisbane Lions | Ryan Bastinac trade | [8] |
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | Carlton | Pick swap | [6] |
| 4 | Carlton | Western Bulldogs | Pick swap | [6] |
| 4 | Sydney | Western Bulldogs | Michael Talia trade | [10] |
| 5 | Greater Western Sydney | Geelong | Steve Johnson trade | [11] |
| Player | Date | Free agent type | Former club | New club | Compensation | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Vickery | 10 October 2016 | Restricted | Richmond | Hawthorn | 2nd round | [48] |
| Daniel Wells | 11 October 2016 | Unrestricted | North Melbourne | Collingwood | 2nd round | [49] |
| Chris Mayne | 12 October 2016 | Unrestricted | Fremantle | Collingwood | 2nd round | [50] |
| Nathan Brown | 16 October 2016 | Restricted | Collingwood | St Kilda | None | [51] |
| James Kelly | 4 November 2016 | Delisted | Essendon | Essendon | — | [52] |
| Matt Dea | 4 November 2016 | Delisted | Essendon | Essendon | — | [52] |
| Michael Barlow | 8 November 2016 | Delisted | Fremantle | Gold Coast | — | [53] |
| Ricky Henderson | 8 November 2016 | Delisted | Adelaide | Hawthorn | — | [54] |
| Josh Green | 15 November 2016 | Delisted | Brisbane Lions | Essendon | — | [55] |
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TheBrisbane Lions received a priority pick at the end of the first round (pick 19) after a request by the club to the AFL commission was accepted. It was the first time a priority pick was given to a club since the rules regarding priority selections were changed in 2012.[144] This pick was later on-traded toPort Adelaide as part of thePearce Hanley trade toGold Coast,[20] before theSydney Swans ended up with it by the trade deadline.[145]
A change was made to the rules concerning academy and father-son selections which allowed clubs to begin the draft with only as many draft picks as it had empty positions on its playing list. This was intended to end the practice which had taken place the previous year in which clubs with academies had traded down the draft order to accumulate a large number of mid- and low-range draft picks specifically to use on academy bids.[146]
| ^ | Denotesplayer who has been inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been a premiership player and been selected for at least one All-Australian team |
| + | Denotes player who has been a premiership player at least once |
| x | Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Australian team |
| # | Denotes player who has never played in a VFL/AFL home and away season or finals game |
| ~ | Denotes player who has been selected asRising Star |
Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on theirrookie list in 2016 to their 2017 primary playing list prior to the draft.
During the trade period, clubs could nominatecategory B rookies to join their club.