With the players currently on holidays and football off the agenda until 2017, the Magpie Army will have to search for other ways to get a Black and White fix.
Luckily, there’s still plenty going on around the Holden Centre and in the AFL community.
Below are some key dates over the summer months to mark into your calendar.
September
Monday 26 – Brownlow Medal count
Thursday 29 – Women’s draft ballot
October
Saturday 1 – AFL Grand Final
Thursday 6 – AFL Draft Combine begins
Friday 7 – Copeland Trophy
Friday 7 – Free Agency period opens
Sunday 9 – AFL Draft Combine ends
Monday 10 – AFL Trade Period begins
Wednesday 12 – AFL Women’s draft (Melbourne)
Sunday 16 – Free Agency period ends
Wednesday 19 – Free Agency Matching Offer period ends
Thursday 20 – AFL Trade Period ends
Monday 31 – List Lodgement 1
November
Tuesday 1 – Delisted Player Free Agency period begins
Monday 7 – Training commences for 1-4 year players
Wednesday 9 – List Lodgement 2
Monday 21 – Training commences for 5+ year players
Tuesday 22 – Women’s team training commences
Friday 25 – AFL National Draft
Monday 28 – List Lodgement 3
Monday 28 – AFL Pre-season and Rookie Draft
Wednesday 30 – Final List Lodgement
Key off-season dates
Keep track of everything happening at the Holden Centre over the off-season with these key dates and events.
