Below is a list of key dates that relate to all off-season list changes that begins in September and culminates with the Rookie Draft in December.

Monday 30 September - AFL restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period begins.

Friday 4 October by 2pm - AFL father-son bidding nominations; academy bidding nominations lodged with AFL.

Monday 7 October 10am - father/son and academy players bidding meeting; AFL Trade period begins.

Friday 18 October at 5pm - close of AFL restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period.

Monday 21 October - AFL restricted free agency matching offer three-day period Ends

Friday 25 October at 2pm - AFL trade period closes.

Thursday 31 October by 2pm - list lodgement (1); rookie promotion to primary list; Retained second and third-year rookies; Scholarship players; alternate talent player nominations.

Friday 1 November - AFL delisted player free agency period (1) begins.

Wednesday 13 November - AFL delisted player free agency period (1) closes; out-of-contract listed AFL primary list players draft nomination form and player Request for Removal from list form lodged with AFL; new or expired (after 3 years) draft nomination form lodgement; nomination of Activation of Compensatory selections held by Clubs as determined in 2012 only under the Greater Western Sydney list establishment rules.

Thursday 14 November by 2pm - list lodgement (2).

Friday 15 November by 2pm - delisted primary list draft nomination form lodgement; non–retained rookie players draft nomination form lodgement; priority zone selections – NSW/ACT and NT on the primary list of Greater Western Sydney.

Thursday 21 November - 2013 National Draft (Gold Coast Convention Centre).

Friday 22 November - AFL delisted player free agency period (2) begins.

Wednesday 27 November by 2pm - out-of-contract AFL primary listed players nomination form lodgement and player request for removal from list form; international players inclusion on rookie list form; players not registered or played for three years rookie list form lodgement; scholarship players rookie list form lodged; international scholarship rookie list lodged; AFL delisted free agency period (2) ends.

Thursday 28 November by 2pm - AFL Club list lodgement (3) and TPP estimates.

Friday 29 November - AFL delisted player free agency period (3) begins.

Tuesday 3 December - Delisted primary list players nomination form lodgement; AFL delisted free agency period (3) ends.

Tuesday 10 December - AFL pre-season draft selection meeting (11am); notification of pre-selected rookies nominated on Friday 7 December if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft (11.05am); AFL Rookie Draft selection meeting (11.10am)