AFL mid-season draft: Updated list of players who have nominated for 2021
An army of ex-AFL hopefuls are among those to put their hands up for the mid-season draft. See the updated list of nominees here.
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AN ARMY of ex-AFL hopefuls – including Nathan Freeman, Jordan Gallucci, Billy Hartung and Billy Gowers – headline the newest nominees for next month’s AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft.
There are almost 500 players on the AFL’s official list for the June 2 draft, with the deadline to nominate being next Tuesday, May 25.
Freeman was the No.10 pick in the 2013 draft but managed only two AFL games in stints at Collingwood and St Kilda, largely because of repeat hamstring injuries.
Now working for Connors Sports Management, the 25-year-old has re-emerged this year playing for Frankston in the VFL, where he’s averaging a mind-boggling 41 disposals in five games.
Gallucci trained with reigning premier Richmond this past summer in the hope of snaring a pre-season supplemental selection period spot.
However, the Tigers opted instead for Rhyan Mansell and Derek Eggmolesse-Smith, leaving the former Crow – pick 15 in the 2016 draft – to reignite his career in the VFL at Williamstown.
Ex-Hawk and Kangaroo speedster Hartung is three years removed from his last AFL game but is still playing at a high level for North Adelaide in the SANFL.
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Gowers is seeking a third AFL home after stints at Carlton and the Western Bulldogs.
None of potential No.1 pick Jacob Edwards, fellow big man Ned Moyle or former AFL footballers Tyson Stengle or Riley Knight are on the latest list.
Edwards’ fellow Sandringham Dragons ruckman Max Heath has officially entered the mid-season draft mix.
Other familiar names who have put their hand up to be snapped up in the June 2 draft are ex-Kangaroos Sam Durdin and Tom Murphy, former Magpie Flynn Appleby, ex-Hawk Jackson Ross and Logan Austin, formerly of Port Adelaide and St Kilda.
Appleby and Sam Skinner – who’s not on the list – trained at North Melbourne in the pre-season but couldn’t force their way onto David Noble’s playing list.
Ajang Ajang, Frank Anderson and Daly Andrews, who all generated enough interest to undergo medical testing at the mid-season draft two years ago, have also thrown their hat in the ring.
Harry Nolan, Cooper Sharman and Ryan Sturgess are other players who’ve been on the radar previously.
Brothers of AFL footballers Angus Hanrahan, Jacob Atley and Josh Guthrie are also among the latest nominees, as are sons of past players Archi and Oskar Manton (Glenn) and Harry Minton-Connell (Simon).
MID-SEASON DRAFT NOMINATIONS
Tahj Abberley (Wilston Grange/Brisbane Lions)
Aiden Adams (Manly Wolves)
Paul Ahern (Northern Bullants)
Ajang Ajang (East Perth) – New nominee
Emmanuel Ajang (Werribee/Geelong West Giants) – New nominee
Hamish Allan (Sturt)
Frank Anderson (Swan Districts) – New nominee
Spencer Anderson (Old Melburnians) – New nominee
Daly Andrews (Williamstown) – New nominee
Jordan Andrews (Noble Park)
Flynn Appleby (North Melbourne VFL) – New nominee
William Arthurson (Frankston Dolphins)
Jacob Atley (Therry Penola OB) – New nominee
Joseph Atley (Essendon VFL)
Logan Austin (Rochester) – New nominee
Frane Babic (West Adelaide)
Angus Baker (Essendon)
John Baker (Western Magpies)
Riley Baldi (Casey Demons)
Thomas Baldwin (Claremont) – New nominee
Jackson Barling (West Preston) – New nominee
Oscar Barrow (Geelong Falcons) – New nominee
Jake Bartholomaeus (Sydney Swans VFL)
Nicholas Barton (Dalkeith Collegians)
Jesse Battistella (St Kevin’s Old Boys)
Jacob Bauer (Inner West Magpies/Swans Academy) – New nominee
Hugh Beasley (Box Hill Hawks) – New nominee
Ethan Beer (St Kevin’s Old Boys) – New nominee
Aiden Begg (Eastern Ranges) – New nominee
Joshua Begley (Frankston)
Jaxon Bellchambers (South Fremantle) – New nominee
William Bianco (Woodend-Hesket)
Oscar Bird (Perth) – New nominee
Harvey Bock (West Adelaide) – New nominee
Timothy Bockman (East Fremantle) – New nominee
Ezekiel Bolton (Subiaco)
Andrew Booth (N/A)
Kyle Borg (Melton Bloods) – New nominee
Nathan Boucher (Coburg Lions) – New nominee
Gennaro Bove (Geelong Falcons)
Charlie Bowes (Wilston Grange)
Riley Bowman (Box Hill Hawks)
Jackson Bowne (Bundoora Bulls)
Jordan Boyd (Footscray) – New nominee
Deacon Braun (NT Thunder)
William Bravo (Dandenong Stingrays)
Hamish Brayshaw (West Coast Eagles WAFL)
Dominic Brew (Werribee) – New nominee
Nicholas Brewer (North Shore Bombers) – New nominee
Jack Briskey (Sherwood Magpies)
Curtis Brown (North Melbourne VFL) – New nominee
Connor Bulley (Sherwood Magpies/Brisbane Lions VFL)
Nicholas Burke (Geelong VFL) – New nominee
Isaiah Butters (Claremont)
Wylie Buzza (Werribee)
Charlie Byrne (Murray Bushrangers)
Jack Byrne (St Kevins Old Boys)
Jackson Callow (Norwood)
Clay Cameron (Woodville West Torrens)
Jackson Cardillo (Calder Cannons) – New nominee
Ned Carey (Norwood) – New nominee
Lachlan Carrigan (Sandringham Dragons)
Benjamin Cass (Trentham)
Darcy Cassar (Footscray Bulldogs) – New nominee
Kade Chalcraft (Murray Bushrangers/Shepparton United) – New nominee
Bailey Chamberlain (West Adelaide)
Will Chandler (Glenelg)
Joshua Chatfield (North Ballarat)
Darcy Chirgwin (Weribee) – New nominee
Jesse Clark (Werribee) – New nominee
Noah Clarke (North Shore Bombers)
Regan Clarke (Perth) – New nominee
Joshua Clarke (Eastern Ranges) – New nominee
Josh Clayton (Wodonga Bulldogs/North Melbourne VFL)
Luke Cleary (Beaumaris)
Samuel Clohesy (St Joseph’s Geelong)
Nathan Colenso (Southport) – New nominee
Samuel Collins (Oakleigh Chargers)
Samuel Conforti (Sandhurst)
Liam Conway (Western Jets) – New nominee
William Coomblas (Sturt)
Nathan Cooper (Werribee) – New nominee
Billy Cootee (Western Jets)
Cooper Craig-Peters (Redan)
Joel Crocker (Frankston)
Ben Crocker (Carlton)
Jared Crosbie (North Heidelberg)
Ashton Crossley (Burleigh Bombers)
Brayden Crossley (Southport Sharks)
Saxon Crozier (Morningside) – New nominee
Lachlan Cullen (Peel Thunder)
Jordan Cunico (Box Hill Hawks)
Joshua D’Intinosante (Coburg) – New nominee
Sam Darley (Leeton Crows) – New nominee
Sam Davidson (West Adelaide) – New nominee
Oliver Davis (Adelaide Crows SANFL) – New nominee
Anthony Davis (Claremont) – New nominee
Jacob Dawson (Southport)
Liam Dawson (Aspley Hornets) – New nominee
Matthew Day (Essendon)
Benjamin De Bolfo (Northern Knights)
Charlie Dean (Williamstown)
Kye Dean (Morphettville Park)
Kye Declase (Werribee)
Liam Delahunty (Port Melbourne)
Reece Desira (Avondale Heights)
Hamish Dick (North Melbourne)
Sean Donnelly (N/A)
Chance Doultree (Old Melburnians)
Patrick Dowling (Glenelg)
Max Dreher (West Preston)
Jack Driscoll (Albury Tigers) – New nominee
Zachary Dumesny (South Adelaide)
Elliot Dunkin (West Adelaide)
Kyle Dunkley (Essendon VFL)
Luke Dunne (Benalla Saints)
Sam Durdin (Glenelg) – New nominee
Sam Durham (Richmond VFL) – New nominee
Mitchell Duval (West Adelaide) – New nominee
Blake Dyson (Yallourn/Yallourn North)
Matt Eagles (Aspley Hornets)
Nick Ebinger (Williamstown) – New nominee
Ben Edwards (Claremont)
Jackson Edwards (Glenelg) – New nominee
Fraser Elliot (University Blues) – New nominee
Finn Ellis Castle (Mildura)
Corey Ellison (Casey Demons) – New nominee
Luke English (East Fremantle) – New nominee
Caleb Ernst (Strathfieldsaye)
Jack Evans (Bendigo Pioneers)
Billy Evers (Labrador)
Daniel Fahey-Sparks (Sturt)
Kobe Farmer (Swan Districts)
Ronald Fejo (West Adelaide) – New nominee
Shane Fensom (Canning Vale)
Karl Finlay (North Adelaide)
Sam Fisher (Swan Districts)
Liam Fitt (South Adelaide) – New nominee
Brayden Fleming (Oakleigh Chargers/Collegians) – New nominee
Jackson Flint (Lilydale)
Felix Flockhart (Sandringham Dragons) – New nominee
Zac Foot (Casey Demons)
Jordan Foote (UNSW Bulldogs)
Will Fordham (Frankston)
Jye Formosa (Strathfieldsaye)
Matthew Forrest (North Mackay Saints)
Sam Fowler (Collingwood VFL) – New nominee
Nathan Freeman (Frankston VFL)
Samuel Frost (Queanbeyan Tigers)
Kale Gabila (North Shore Bombers)
Samuel Gaden (South Adelaide)
Kyle Galloway (Coburg)
Jordan Gallucci (Williamstown) – New nominee
Jarrod Garlett (Railways) – New nominee
Hudson Garoni (Werribee)
Clayton Gay (Dandenong Stingrays)
Kobi George (Doveton)
Roy George (Peel Thunder)
Hamish Gilmore (Wagga Tigers)
Ryan Gilmore (Southport) – New nominee
Jesse Glass-McCasker (Footscray Bulldogs)
Samuel Glover (Collingwood VFL)
Lachlan Godden (Oakleigh Chargers)
Luca Goonan (Casey Demons) – New nominee
Joshua Gore (West Adelaide)
Daniel Gorringe (Powelltown)
Kieran Gowdie (Claremont) – New nominee
Billy Gowers (Southport) – New nominee
Harry Grant (Central District) – New nominee
Lachlan Green (Western Jets)
Fergus Greene (Box Hill Hawks) – New nominee
Brady Grey (Perth)
Noah Gribble (Geelong Falcons)
Harrison Grintell (Narrandera Eagles/GWS Giants Academy)
Lachlan Grubb (Central District) – New nominee
Zachary Guadagnin (West Perth)
Daniel Guccione (Carlton)
Aaron Gundry (Carlton VFL)
Harrison Gunther (Glenorchy/North Melbourne VFL) – New nominee
Josh Guthrie (Coburg) – New nominee
Keanu Haddow (East Fremantle) – New nominee
Aiden Hall (South Fremantle)
Charlie Ham (Geelong Falcons)
Matthew Hammelmann (Aspley Hornets)
Angus Hanrahan (Port Melbourne) – New nominee
Matt Hanson (Werribee)
Haki Harcourt (South Fremantle) – New nominee
Chad Harris (Subiaco)
Billy Hartung (North Adelaide) – New nominee
Mason Hawkins (Gippsland Power)
Jack Hayes (Woodville West Torrens)
Max Heath (Sandringham Dragons/Xavier College) – New nominee
Ryan Hebron (Sydney Swans VFL)
Liam Herbert (Geelong VFL/Leopold Lions) – New nominee
Jacob Heron (North Melbourne VFL) – New nominee
Mitch Hibberd (Williamstown)
Jack Hickman (Bendigo Pioneers)
Archie Hildebrandt (Geelong Falcons)
Dyson Hilder (North Adelaide)
Jackson Hille (Sandringham Zebras)
Jack Hindle (East Perth)
Darby Hipwell (Sandringham Dragons)
Cody Hirst (Carlton VFL)
Kyle Hockley (Wollongong Bulldogs)
Cooper Hodgson (Frankston Bombers)
Nicholas Hodgson (GWV Rebels)
Thomas Hofert (Labrador)
Riley Holder (Glenelg)
Aiden Holland (Sturt)
Harvey Hooper (Port Melbourne)
Joshua Hotchkin (Port Melbourne)
Callan Hough (Castlemaine)
Nathan Howard (Coburg)
Ryan Hudson (West Perth) – New nominee
Solomon James (South Fremantle)
Lochlan Jenkins (Caulfield Grammarians) – New nominee
Benjamin Jepson (Coburg Lions)
Ashley Johnson (Sturt)
Kellen Johnson (West Perth)
Riley Johnson (Labrador Tigers) – New nominee
Jack Johnston (Palm Beach Currumbin Lions)
Harrison Jones (North Melbourne VFL)
Jesse Joyce (Southport Sharks)
Ben Jungfer (Woodville West Torrens) – New nominee
Hudson Kaak (Seymour) – New nominee
Kenneth Karpany (West Adelaide)
Nathan Kay (Rochester) – New nominee
Harrison Keeling (Mooroolbark)
Tyler Keitel (West Perth)
Flynn Kellett (Ballarat Swans)
Hugi Kelly (West Adelaide)
Joshua Kemp (Essendon)
Jacob Kennerley (Norwood)
Patrick Kerr (Port Melbourne) – New nominee
Bodie Kitchingman (Peel Thunder)
Jackson Knight (Peel Thunder)
Michael Knoll (Norwood)
Dirk Koenen (Port Melbourne)
Liam Kolar (Northern Knights) – New nominee
Joey Koo Kwet Kim (Dandenong Stingrays) – New nominee
Bruno Laguda (Essendon)
Brodie Lake (Peel Thunder) – New nominee
Dylan Landt (Glenelg)
Kalin Lane (Claremont) – New nominee
Nelson Lane (Coburg)
Darcy Lang (Geelong)
Doulton Langlands (Perth) – New nominee
Hamish Latchford (Adelaide Crows SANFL) – New nominee
Aaron Law (Glen Orden)
Douglas Lawrence (Northern Bullants)
Jayden Leather (Olinda)
Kym Lebois (North Adelaide)
Cody Leggett (East Fremantle)
Marcus Lentini (Coburg Lions)
Jack Leslie (Williamstown) – New nominee
Oscar Lewis (Sandringham Zebras)
Thomas Lewis (Sturt)
Jamie Lewis-Hanafin (St Kilda City)
Mani Liddy (Sturt) – New nominee
James Little (Mazenod Old Collegians)
Matthew Lloyd (West Perth) – New nominee
Nigel Lockyer (North Adelaide)
Goy Lok (Sandringham Zebras)
Kieran Lovell (West Adelaide)
Nicholas Lowden (Casey Demons)
Sam Lowson (Coburg)
William Luhrs (Glenroy)
Jamal Lynch (Pioneer)
Corey Lyons (Aspley Hornets)
Liam Mackie (Northern Bullants) – New nominee
Harrison Macreadie (Williamstown)
Flynn Maguire (Vermont)
Mitchell Maguire (West Adelaide)
Zavier Maher (Carlton VFL) – New nominee
Jack Maibaum (Coburg)
Joe Maishman (Werribee) – New nominee
Cayden Maki (Box Hill Hawks)
Michael Mallard (West Perth)
Bior Malual (Werribee)
Ethan James Mantas (Caroline Springs)
Michael Manteit (Southport) – New nominee
Archi Manton (Werribee) – New nominee
Oskar Manton (Northern Bullants) – New nominee
Simon Marchese (Keysborough)
Mitchell Martin (Horsham Saints) – New nominee
Nicholas Martin (Subiaco Lions) – New nominee
Riley Mason (Calder Cannons) – New nominee
Brandon Matera (Subiaco)
Lachlan McAndrew (Manly Warringah Wolves)
Mitch McCarthy (Port Melbourne)
Patrick McCartin (Sydney Swans)
Jed McEntee (Sturt)
Jake McGowan (Hampton Park)
Reuben McGuire (East Fremantle)
Jack McHale (Sandringham Zebras) – New nominee
Charlie McKay (Old Melburnians) – New nominee
Tom McKenzie (Coburg)
Jackson McLachlan (Geelong VFL) – New nominee
Sam McLarty (Essendon VFL) – New nominee
Brodie McLaughlin (Frankston)
Cameron McLeod (Murray Bushrangers)
Mitch Mellis (Williamstown) – New nominee
Jack Mentha (Frankston)
Jye Menzie (North Hobart)
Ben Middleton (Peel Thunder)
Teia Miles (Williamstown)
Bryce Milford (Dandenong Stingrays)
Tyson Milne (Sandringham)
Harry Minton-Connell (Port Melbourne) – New nominee
Ethan Mooney (Mt Gravatt Vultures)
Nathanael Mooney (Marrar Bombers)
Blake Morris (Subiaco)
Joshua Mounter (Beaconsfield) – New nominee
Declan Mountford (Claremont)
Jacob Msando (East Perth)
Nathan Mullenger-McHugh (Coburg)
Hamish Murphy (North Melbourne)
Tom Murphy (West Adelaide) – New nominee
Tyler Murphy (Bannockburn)
Kobe Mutch (Woodville West Torrens) – New nominee
Trent Mynott (Box Hill Hawks)
Geordie Nagle (De La Salle)
Jai Neal (Dandenong Stingrays)
Henry Nelligan (Norwood)
Luke Nelson (Coburg)
Jai Newcombe (Box Hill Hawks)
Jordyn Niezgodka (Beaconsfield)
Harry Nolan (Coburg) – New nominee
Tom North (Carlton VFL) – New nominee
Connor Nutting (Southport) – New nominee
Nicholas O’Kearney (Keilor)
Liam O’Brien (Palm Beach Currumbin)
Mitchell O’Neill (South Adelaide)
Ayden Osborne (Bannockburn)
Joel Ottavi (Williamstown)
Ben Overman (Coburg) – New nominee
Samuel Paea (Calder Cannons)
Sandon Page (Subiaco) – New nominee
Thomas Panuccio (Murray Bushrangers/Euroa) – New nominee
Lachlan Papley (St Bernards)
Will Papley (Gippsland Power)
Matthew Parker (South Fremantle)
Patrick Parnell (Albury Tigers)
James Parsons (Carlton VFL)
Luke Partington (Glenelg)
Jake Patmore (Claremont)
Chad Pearson (South Fremantle)
James Peatling (Pennant Hills) – New nominee
Noah Pegoraro (West Perth) – New nominee
Corey Pertzel (Romsey) – New nominee
Max Pescud (Gold Coast Suns)
Zachary Phillips (Woodville West Torrens)
Ryan Pickering (Broadbeach/Gold Coast Suns Academy) – New nominee
Spencer Platt Devlin (West Coburg)
Liam Podhajski (Northern Bullants)
Mitchell Podhajski (Coburg Lions)
Cameron Polson (Williamstown)
Corey Preston (Eastern Ranges)
Sebastian Quirk (Belconnen Magpies)
Cody Raak (Western Jets)
Michael Randall (Peel Thunder)
William Reidy (Swan Districts)
Bruce Reville (Brisbane Lions)
Harry Reynolds (Old Brighton) – New nominee
Luke Reynolds (Glenelg) – New nominee
Terrel Rigney (North Adelaide) – New nominee
Lachlan Riley (Sandringham Dragons)
Fletcher Roberts (Port Melbourne)
Nick Robertson (East Perth)
Seth Robinson (Calder Cannons) – New nominee
Lucas Rocci (Werribee Tigers)
Bailey Rogers (Claremont) – New nominee
Pierec Roseby (North Shore Bombers)
Jackson Ross (Sandringham Zebras) – New nominee
James Ross (Vermont Eagles)
Jamieson Rossiter (Box Hill Hawks) – New nominee
Brady Rowles (Essendon VFL) – New nominee
Harrison Rowles (Broadbeach Cats)
Corey Rundle (West Perth)
Joseph Salmon (Lauderdale)
Bill Sam (St Albans)
Hayden Sampson (South Adelaide)
Oliver Sanders (Tasmanian Devils)
Jack Sarcevic (Bell Park) – New nominee
Blake Schlensog (South Fremantle)
Haiden Schloithe (South Fremantle)
Kaden Schreiber (Collingwood VFL) – New nominee
Rhys Seakins (Northern Knights)
Anthony Seaton (St Kevin’s Old Boys)
Matthew Shannon (Carlton VFL) – New nominee
Cooper Sharman (Woodville West Torrens) – New nominee
Ben Silvagni (Northern Bullants)
Tom Simpson (Springbank)
William Skinner (Beaumaris)
Cooper Smith (Sandhurst)
Hedley Smith (Sandringham)
Lachlan Smith (Geelong)
Luke Smith (Geelong)
Riley Smith (North Ringwood) – New nominee
Rylee Smith (Nullawil)
James Smith (Labrador Tigers)
Taine Sookee (Lauderdale)
Jacob South (Subiaco)
Ryan Sparkes (Casey Demons) – New nominee
Harley Sparks (East Perth)
Max Spencer (Werribee Tigers)
Thomas Spencer (Beaumaris)
Lachlan Squire (West Adelaide) – New nominee
Cody Stackelberg (Collingwood)
Lachlan Stapleton (Williamstown)
Cooper Stephens (Carlton)
Jacob Stewart (Woodend/Hesket)
Nathan Stewart (Euroa) – New nominee
Ryley Stoddart (Carlton)
Luke Strnadica (East Fremantle)
Zachary Strom (South Fremantle) – New nominee
Harry Stubbings (Werribee)
Ryan Sturgess (Coburg) – New nominee
Jasper Sully (Berwick)
Nicholas Swain (Park Ridge Pirates)
Lachlan Swaney (Carlton VFL)
Frank Szekely (North Adelaide)
Jake Tarca (South Adelaide)
Will Tasker (Brisbane Lions VFL)
Eli Templeton (Port Melbourne) – New nominee
Giacomo Thomas (Calder Cannons)
Samuel Thorne (Sydney Swans)
Tyrone Thorne (Peel Thunder)
Fraser Thurlow (Southport Sharks)
Jack Toner (Williamstown)
Kobe Tozer (Aspley Hornets)
Jarrod Trahar (Caloundra)
Anthony Treacy (Claremont) – New nominee
Thomas Trevaskis (Manly Wolves)
Toby Triffett (Morningside) – New nominee
Joel Trudgeon (Macleod) – New nominee
James Tsitas (Woodville West Torrens Eagles)
Samuel Tucker (Oakleigh Chargers)
Daniel Turner (Albury Tigers)
Jesse Turner (Swan Districts)
Fraser Turner (South Adelaide)
Jamison Ugle (Swan Districts)
Ryan Valentine (Old Scotch/Oakleigh Chargers) – New nominee
Reed van Huisstede (Sydney Swans VFL/North Shore) – New nominee
Giorgio Varagiannis (Caulfield Grammar/Oakleigh Chargers)
Jean-Luc Velissaris (Northern Bullants)
Riley Vidovich (Peel Thunder) – New nominee
Christopher Walker (East Fremantle) – New nominee
Lachlan Walker (Box Hill Hawks) – New nominee
Mathew Walker (North Melbourne)
Ned Walter (Sturt)
Ethan Warburton (Murray Bushrangers) – New nominee
Isaac Wareham (Bell Park)
Tylar Watts (Werribee)
Lukas Webb (Southport) – New nominee
Nikolas Weber (Chiltern Swans)
Callan Wellings (Collingwood)
Bayleigh Welsh (Dandenong Stingrays)
Connor West (West Perth) – New nominee
Liam Whelan (Coburg FC) – New nominee
Mitchell White (Casey Demons)
Harrison Wigg (North Adelaide)
Eamon Wilkinson (South Adelaide) – New nominee
Reuben William (Footscray Bulldogs)
Zane Williams (Woodville West Torrens)
Ashton Williamson (Narre Warren) – New nominee
Jack Willis (Surfers Paradise) – New nominee
Mackenzie Willis (Southport Sharks)
Sam Witherden (Geelong Falcons) – New nominee
Toby Wooller (Carlton VFL)
Michael Wright (Northampton) – New nominee
Taine Wright (Sydney Swans Academy)
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