The National Draft will become a two-day event under major changes to the player movement period.
And, in a huge change to the draft format, live trading of picks will be available to clubs for the very first time.
The draft returns to Victoria for the first time since 2009, with the televised event being held on 22 and 23 November.
The League has written to clubs confirming the live trading "will be introduced to provide clubs with more flexibility when making player selections and managing their lists."
Live trading will also mean there will be an additional window after the conclusion of the AFL Trade Period for trading of selections only in the lead up to draft night.
*All times are AEDT.
What are the key remainijg 2018 Free Agency dates?
Friday 16 November (2pm): The Trade Period closes (for exchange of selections only).
When are the 2018 AFL Draft and Rookie Drafts?
Thursday 22 November (7pm – 9.30pm): National Draft (Round One).
Friday 23 November (10am – 1.30pm): National Draft (Round Two onwards to conclusion).
Friday 23 November (5pm): Pre-Season Draft and Rookie Draft.
How else can players switch clubs?
Delisted players become free agents and can join new clubs during any of the three delisted player free agency windows. Once clubs have delisted a player, they will receive no compensation should that player be signed by a new club.
The key dates for delisted free agents are as follows:
Wednesday 31 October (2pm): List Lodgement (1)
Thursday 1 November: AFL delisted player free agency period (1) starts
Thursday 8 November: AFL delisted player free agency period (1) closes
Saturday 10 November: AFL delisted player free agency period (2) starts
Friday 16 November (5pm): AFL delisted player free agency period (2) closes
Friday 23 November (1.30pm – 2.30pm): AFL delisted player free agency period (3)
Tuesday 27 November (2pm): Final AFL club list lodgement
Nathan Murphy and Jaidyn Stephenson joined Collingwood in the 2017 National Draft last November.
Indicative Draft Order
As of Wednesday 24 October 2018
Richmond originally received a compensation pick at the end of the second round for losing unrestricted free agent Reece Conca to Fremantle, but that pick was forfeited when the Tigers completed the signing of restricted free agent Tom Lynch.
| END OF ROUND ONE | |
|---|---|
| WCE | 20. West Coast (received as compensation for losing restricted free agent Scott Lycett) |
| ROUND TWO | |
|---|---|
| ADEL | 21. Adelaide (received from Carlton in 2017) |
| WCE | 22. West Coast (received from Gold Coast in 2017) |
| MELB | 23. Melbourne (received from Fremantle as part of Jesse Hogan trade; received from Port Adelaide in a pick swap; originally received from St Kilda in 2017) |
| GCFC | 24. Gold Coast (received from Brisbane in a pick swap) |
| GWS | 25. Greater Western Sydney (received from Fremantle in 2017) |
| SYD | 26. Sydney (received from Carlton as part of trade for Mitch McGovern; originally received from Western Bulldogs in 2017) |
| WB | 27. Western Bulldogs (received as compensation for losing unrestricted free agent Luke Dahlhaus to Geelong) |
| MELB | 28. Melbourne (received from St Kilda in a pick swap, received from Sydney as part of Dan Hannebery trade; received from Carlton as part of trade for Mitch McGovern; originally received from Adelaide in 2017) |
| GCFC | 29. Gold Coast (received from Essendon in 2017) |
| BL | 30. Brisbane (received from Fremantle as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Port Adelaide in a pick swap) |
| FRE | 31. Fremantle (received from North Melbourne in a pick swap) |
| WB | 32. Western Bulldogs (received from Brisbane as part of Marcus Adams trade; received from Gold Coast in a pick swap; originally received from Geelong in 2017) |
| SYD | 33. Sydney |
| ESS | 34. Essendon (received from Greater Western Sydney in 2017) |
| BL | 35. Brisbane (received from Port Adelaide as part of Sam Mayes trade; originally received from Hawthorn as part of Chad Wingard-Ryan Burton trade) |
| STK | 36. St Kilda (received from Melbourne in a pick swap) |
| RICH | 37. Richmond |
| SYD | 38. Sydney (received from Collingwood in 2017) |
| SYD | 39. Sydney (received from St Kilda as part of Dan Hannebery trade; received from West Coast as part of trade for Tom Hickey) |
| ROUND THREE | |
|---|---|
| SYD | 40. Sydney (received from Adelaide as part of trade for Mitch McGovern; originally received from Carlton in 2017) |
| COLL | 41. Collingwood (received from Brisbane as part of Dayne Beams trade; originally received from Gold Coast in a pick swap) |
| NMFC | 42. North Melbourne (received from St Kilda via on-trades in 2017) |
| FRE | 43. Fremantle (received from Greater Western Sydney as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Carlton as part of trade for Will Setterfield; received from Geelong for state league player Nathan Kreuger; originally received from Brisbane as part of trade for Lincoln McCarthy) |
| COLL | 44. Collingwood (received from Brisbane as part of Dayne Beams trade; received from Gold Coast in a pick swap; originally received from Fremantle in 2017) |
| WB | 45. Western Bulldogs |
| STK | 46. St Kilda (received from Melbourne in a pick swap; originally received from Adelaide in 2017) |
| NM | 47. North Melbourne (received from Fremantle in a pick swap; received from Greater Western Sydney as part of Rory Lobb trade; received from Essendon in 2017) |
| NMFC | 48. North Melbourne (received from Port Adelaide as part of trade for Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard) |
| NMFC | 49. North Melbourne (received from Fremantle in a pick swap; received from Port Adelaide in a pick swap; originally received from North Melbourne in 2017) |
| GEEL | 50. Geelong |
| COLL | 51. Collingwood (received from Sydney in 2017) |
| GWS | 52. Greater Western Sydney |
| HAW | 53. Hawthorn |
| MELB | 54. Melbourne |
| NMFC | 55. North Melbourne (received from Fremantle in a pick swap; received from Brisbane as part of Lachie Neale trade; received from Geelong as part of trade for Lincoln McCarthy; originally received from Richmond in 2017) |
| BL | 56. Brisbane (received from Collingwood as part of Dayne Beams trade) |
| COLL | 57. Collingwood (received as compensation for losing unrestricted free agent Alex Fasolo to Carlton) |
| NMFC | 58. North Melbourne (received from West Coast via on-trades in 2017) |
| ROUND FIVE | |
|---|---|
| CARL | 77. Carlton |
| BL | 78. Brisbane (received from Gold Coast in a pick swap) |
| STK | 79. St Kilda |
| GCFC | 80. Gold Coast (received from Brisbane in a pick swap) |
| FRE | 81. Fremantle |
| WB | 82. Western Bulldogs |
| ADEL | 83. Adelaide |
| ESS | 84. Essendon |
| PORT | 85. Port Adelaide |
| NMFC | 86. North Melbourne |
| GEEL | 87. Geelong |
| SYD | 88. Sydney |
| GWS | 89. Greater Western Sydney |
| HAW | 90. Hawthorn |
| MELB | 91. Melbourne |
| RICH | 92. Richmond |
| COLL | 93. Collingwood |
| WCE | 94. West Coast |
Future picks
Clubs may trade future draft selections. Clubs must only trade selections from the following year's draft.
AFL DRAFT VALUE INDEX
| ROUND ONE | ROUND TWO | ROUND THREE | ROUND FOUR | ROUND FIVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick/Pts | Pick/Pts | Pick/Pts | Pick/Pts | Pick/Pts |
| 1. 3000 | 19. 948 | 37. 483 | 55. 207 | 73. 9 |
| 2. 2517 | 20. 912 | 38. 465 | 56. 194 | 74. - |
| 3. 2234 | 21. 878 | 39. 446 | 57. 182 | |
| 4. 2034 | 22. 845 | 40. 429 | 58. 170 | |
| 5. 1878 | 23. 815 | 41. 412 | 59. 158 | |
| 6. 1751 | 24. 785 | 42. 395 | 60. 146 | |
| 7. 1644 | 25. 756 | 43. 378 | 61. 135 | |
| 8. 1551 | 26. 729 | 44. 362 | 62. 123 | |
| 9. 1469 | 27. 703 | 45. 347 | 63. 112 | |
| 10. 1395 | 28. 677 | 46. 331 | 64. 101 | |
| 11. 1329 | 29. 653 | 47. 316 | 65. 90 | |
| 12. 1268 | 30. 629 | 48. 302 | 66. 80 | |
| 13. 1212 | 31. 606 | 49. 287 | 67. 69 | |
| 14. 1161 | 32. 584 | 50. 273 | 68. 59 | |
| 15. 1112 | 33. 563 | 51. 259 | 69. 49 | |
| 16. 1067 | 34. 542 | 52. 246 | 70. 39 | |
| 17. 1025 | 35. 522 | 53. 233 | 71. 29 | |
| 18. 985 | 36. 502 | 54. 220 | 72. 19 |
