AFL Draft order and picks by club: Ultimate guide

The AFL's next generation is upon us, with the 2025 AFL National Draft just days away.

Compiling the best young talent from all over the country, the draft will take place over two days, with the first round set for Wednesday night on November 19th, and the remaining rounds to follow on Thursday.

SEN.com.au has you covered across both nights of the National Draft, with live pick-by-pick coverage as the next crop of AFL talent land on a list for 2026.

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When is the National Draft?

The National Draft takes place across two separate nights. The first night is set for Wednesday, November 19 from 7:00pm AEDT, covering the entire first round.

Thursday night, November 20 will host the remaining picks, kicking off at 7:00pm AEDT with Gold Coast's opening pick of the second round through to Port Adelaide's final selection in Round 7.

What picks does my club have?

• Adelaide - 16, 48, 55, 61
• Brisbane - 17, 23, 44, 51, 57
• Carlton - 9, 11, 43, 54
• Collingwood - 39, 45, 56, 58, 67
• Essendon - 5, 6, 21, 27, 30
• Fremantle - 20, 47, 64, 72
• Geelong - 19, 40
• Gold Coast - 15, 18, 24, 28, 29, 36, 52
• GWS - 12, 35, 73
• Hawthorn - 10, 22, 59, 66
• Melbourne - 7, 8, 37, 63, 65
• North Melbourne - 25, 26, 46
• Port Adelaide - 49, 69, 74
• Richmond - 3, 4, 38, 68
• St Kilda - 50, 62, 70
• Sydney - 31, 32, 42, 60, 71
• West Coast - 1, 2, 13, 34, 41
• Western Bulldogs - 14, 33, 53

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ROUND BY ROUND

ROUND 1

• 1 - West Coast
• 2 - West Coast (Oscar Allen compensation pick)
• 3 - Richmond
• 4 - Richmond (tied to North Melbourne)
• 5 - Essendon
• 6 - Essendon
• 7 - Melbourne
• 8 - Melbourne (via Suns in Petracca trade, originally received from St Kilda in Flanders trade)
• 9 - Carlton (via Hawthorn in pick swap, originally tied to Carlton)
• 10 - Hawthorn (via Carlton in pick swap, originally TDK compensation pick)
• 11 - Carlton (via Swans in Curnow trade)
• 12 - GWS (via Bulldogs in pick swap)
• 13 - West Coast (via Fremantle in Starcevich trade)
• 14 - Western Bulldogs (received from GWS in pick swap)
• 15 - Gold Coast
• 16 - Adelaide
• 17 - Brisbane (received via West Coast in Starcevich trade, originally linked to Hawthorn)
• 18 - Gold Coast (tied to Collingwood)
• 19 - Geelong
• 20 - Fremantle (via Brisbane in Starcevich trade)
• 21 - Essendon ( Draper compensation pick)
• 22 - Hawthorn (via Carlton in pick swap, originally Silvagni compensation pick)
• 23 - Brisbane (via West Coast in Starcevich trade, originally in Eagles' AFL assistance package)

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ROUND 2

• 24 - Gold Coast (via Melbourne in Petracca trade. Originally West Coast, before Starcevich trade, and then Freo, before McVee trade)
• 25 - North Melbourne (tied to Richmond)
• 26 - North Melbourne
• 27 - Essendon
• 28 - Gold Coast (via Melbourne in Petracca trade)
• 29 - Gold Coast (via Port in Ben Ainsworth/Corey Durdin trade)
• 30 - Essendon (tied to St Kilda)
• 31 - Sydney (via Carlton in Curnow trade. Carlton received from Hawthorn in pick swap, originally tied to Carlton)
• 32 - Sydney
• 33 - Western Bulldogs
• 34 - West Coast (via Fremantle in Starcevich trade)
• 35 - GWS
• 36 - Gold Coast
• 37 - Melbourne (via Gold Coast in Petracca trade. Gold Coast received from Bulldogs in Budarick trade. Originally tied to Adelaide)
• 38 - Richmond (via West Coast in Young trade, originally tied to Hawthorn)
• 39 - Collingwood
• 40 - Geelong
• 41 - West Coast (via Carlton in Chesser trade, originally tied to Brisbane)
• 42 - Sydney (via Carlton in Charlie Curnow trade. Originally Melbourne’s Spargo compensation pick)
• 43 - Carlton (via Hawthorn in pick swap, originally Worpel compensation pick)

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ROUND 3

• 44 - Brisbane (tied to West coast)
• 45 - Collingwood (via Brisbane in pick swap, received from Fremantle in Brandon Starcevich mega-trade, originally tied to Richmond)
• 46 - North Melbourne
• 47 - Fremantle (via Brisbane in Brandon Starcevich mega-trade, originally tied to Essendon)
• 48 - Adeladie (tied to Melbourne)
• 49 - Port Adelaide
• 50 - St Kilda
• 51 - Brisbane (via Fremantle in Brandon Starcevich mega-trade, Fremantle received from Carlton in Liam Reidy trade)
• 52 - Gold Coast (via Sydney in malcolm Rosas Jnr trade
• 53 - Western Bulldogs (via West Coast in pick swap, received from Brisbane in Brandon Starcevich meda-trade, originally tied to Western Bulldogs)
• 54 - Carlton (via Fremantle in Liam Reidy trade)
• 55 - Adelaide (tied to Greater Western Sydney)
• 56 - Collingwood (via Brisbane in pick swap, originally tied to Gold Coast)
• 57 - Brisbane (via Collingwood in pick swap)
• 58 - Collingwood (via Melbourne in Brody Mihocek trade, originally tied to Brisbane)

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ROUND 4

• 59 - Hawthorn (tied to West Coast)
• 60 - Sydney (via Gold Coast in Malcolm Rosas Jnr trade, originally tied to Richmond)
• 61 - Adelaide (via North Melbourne in Finnbar Maley trade)
• 62 - St Kilda (tied to Essendon)
• 63 - Melbourne
• 64 - Fremantle (via Carlton in Liam Reidy trade)
• 65 - Melbourne (via Collingwood in Brody Mihocek trade, originally tied to Western Bulldogs)
• 66 - Hawthorn
• 67 - Collingwood

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ROUND 5

• 68 - Richmond
• 69 - Port Adelaide
• 70 - St Kilda
• 71 - Sydney
• 72 - Fremantle
• 73 - GWS

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ROUND 6

no selections

ROUND 7

• 74 - Port Adelaide

What about the Rookie Draft?

The Rookie Draft allows clubs to fill their remaining open list spots, with all non-selected and free agent players available for selection.

This draft takes place after the National Draft, set for Friday, November 21 at 7:00pm AEDT.

Selections at the Rookie Draft are set to be determined following the National Draft's completion.