Your complete club-by-club look at the AFL Women’s sign and trade period, plus who has signed on for 2021
Kicking goals from your loungeroom will never be as relevant as it will when the AFLW stages its its first-ever virtual draft in October, as it navigates a new world dealing with coronavirus restrictions.
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The AFL will stage its first-ever virtual draft in October with the next generation of AFL Women’s players to learn their fate from their loungerooms.
The AFL will stage the 2020 AFLW draft on October 6 via video conference, the draft order finalised on Friday.
AFLW boss Nicole Livingstone said unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures, with the league to remain flexible in its arrangements as it continues to navigate the effects of COVID-19.
“These are unprecedented times and this year has presented many unique challenges across all levels of football,” she said.
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“The collaboration from all AFLW clubs throughout this period of time is to be commended and has been a defining factor in enabling us to plan for the future.
“There has been great momentum for AFLW and while the 2020 NAB AFLW Draft will look different, we know it will still recognise and celebrate the accomplishments of so many talented young women.”
“We are all excited to see what the next generation of footballers will bring to the NAB AFLW competition in 2021.”
The league is endeavouring to have clubs start their preseason in the usual late-November slot, and has expressed its commitment to the 2021 competition.
It has also committed to no change to the current AFLW collective bargaining agreement or football department cap for next season, with AFL chairman Richard Goyder affirming in June that the women’s competition was an area of growth for the game and that it should not be subject to any reductions for next season.
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Trades have taken a back seat to re-signings as teams look to lock in their AFL Women’s lists for 2021.
And the best player in 2020 has penned a contract extension that will see her in navy blue until at least the end of 2022.
Madison Prespakis, who claimed the league’s rising star award in 2019 before claiming the game’s top honours as the AFLW best and fairest player in 2020, on Monday signed for an additional season and said “pre-season cannot come around quick enough” after AFLW04 was cut short by COVID-19.
“I’ve loved my first two years with this club, my teammates, coaches and our incredible members and supporters, I can’t wait for the next two,” Prespakis said.
“What we have built as a football club over the last two years has been special. I enjoy every minute I’m at the club and that is because of the incredible culture we have created together.
“I am extremely driven to work as hard as I possibly can because I know what we can achieve together as a group.
“I want to give our members and supporters the success they deserve, and the success we are all craving.
“Pre-season cannot come around quick enough.”
With another AFL Women’s sign and trade period done and dusted, we cast an eye over every club and where the movements have happened.
Also, who has signed on the dotted line at your club to play on in 2021?
Stay tuned throughout the week as this will be updated, with the free agent period and list lodgement to occur on Friday when the final draft order will also be confirmed.
ADELAIDE CROWS
TRADES
– Traded pick 34 for former Crow-turned-Saint and Adelaide premiership player Jessica Sedunary. Received pick 42 in the deal, which the Saints on-traded from Carlton.
– Traded pick 42 to GWS for Giants defender Lisa Whiteley. Received pick 25 as part of a three-club trade involving former Demon Katherine Smith that also saw the Crows trade pick 20 to Melbourne.
– Traded pick 25 for Hannah Munyard from the Western Bulldogs as part of a three-club trade, where selection 25 went to the Bulldogs for Munyard, Collingwood then traded No. 45 to Adelaide and the Bulldogs traded selection 33 to Collingwood for Katie Lynch.
IN: Jessica Sedunary, Lisa Whiteley, Hannah Munyard
OUT: Courtney Cramey, Jessica Foley, Courtney Gum, Sophie Li (all retired), Ruth Wallace
(informed club she wouldn’t play on)
DELISTED: Nicole Campbell, Jaimi Tabb
DRAFT PICKS: 4, 45, 48
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Hannah Button, Caitlin Gould, Eloise Jones, Angela Foley, Chloe
Scheer, Nikki Gore, Najwa Allen, Deni Varnhagen, Ebony Marinoff, Rhiannon Metcalfe,
Chelsea Biddell, Erin Phillips, Stevie-Lee Thompson, Danielle Ponter, Ailish Considine,
Madison Newman, Montana McKinnon, Justine Mules, Chelsea Randall, Renee Forth, Dayna
Cox, Marijana Rajcic, Anne Hatchard, Sarah Allan, Jessica Sedunary, Hannah Munyard, Lisa
Whiteley
BRISBANE LIONS
TRADES
– Brisbane received ruck-forward Taylor Smith, as well as picks 37 and (currently) 51
from Gold Coast in exchange for the Lions’ No. 24 selection.
IN: Taylor Smith
OUT: Ariana Clarke (career change)
DELISTED: Brianna McFarlane and Hannah Hillman
DRAFT PICKS: 8, 37, 38, 51, 52
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Alexandra Anderson, Emily Bates, Greta Bodey, Shannon Campbell, Sophie Conway, Nat Grider, Breanna Koenen, Kate Lutkins, Jesse Wardlaw, Jessica
Wuetschner, Dakota Davidson, Belle Dawes, Tahlia Hickie, Rheanne Lugg, Maria Moloney,
Lily Postlethwaite, Cathy Svarc, Gabby Collingwood, Lauren Arnell, Orla O’Dwyer, Selina
Priest, Jade Ellenger, Jesse Keeffe, Sharni Webb, Jordan Zanchetta, Taylor Smith
CARLTON BLUES
TRADES
-Traded Sarah Hosking to Richmond for pick 15.
-Traded Jayde Van Dyk and selection 42 to St Kilda for pick 36.
-Traded selection 15 to Melbourne for Elise O’Dea and Maddy Guerin.
-Received Charlotte Hammans from Gold Coast in exchange for their 4th round selection (currently 56).
IN: Elise O’Dea, Maddy Guerin, Charlotte Hammans
OUT: Sarah Hosking, Jayde Van Dyk, Chloe Dalton (Rugby 7s Tokyo 2021)
DELISTED: Joanne Doonan, Emerson Woods, Katie Harrison, Sharnie Whiting
DRAFT PICKS: 12, 28, 36, 56
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Katie Loynes, Kerryn Harrington, Madison Prespakis, Tayla Harris, Darcy Vescio, Georgia Gee, Abbie McKay, Gab Pound, Jess Hosking, Grace Egan, Lucy McEvoy, Breann Moody, Elise O’Dea, Maddy Guerin, Charlotte Hammans, Charlotte Wilson, Brooke Vernon, Mua Laloifi, Natalie Plane, Serena Gibbs, Alison Downie, Lauren Brazzale, Jess Edwards, Brooke Walker, Courtney Jones, Nicola Stevens, Courtney Jones, Alison Downie
COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES
TRADES
-Received Abbey Green from North Melbourne in exchange for pick 40
-Traded Sarah D’Arcy to Richmond for pick 17.
-Traded Sarah Dargan to Richmond for picks 31 and 45 in three-way deal with Melbourne and Richmond. Received Aliesha Newman and pick 11 to in swap for picks 10 and 17
-Traded pick 45 to Adelaide in three-way deal with Western Bulldogs, receiving pick 33 in exchange for Katie Lynch
-Received picks 19 and 25 from Western Bulldogs in exchange for pick 11
IN: Aliesha Newman, Abbey Green
OUT: Sarah D’Arcy, Sarah Dargan, Katie Lynch, Kaila Bentvelzen (health reasons), Eliza Hynes (retired), Emma Grant (retired), Machaelia Roberts (retired)
DELISTED: Georgia Gourlay
D RAFT PICKS: 19, 25, 26, 31, 33
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Brittany Bonnici, Sharni Layton, Sarah Rowe, Aisling Sheridan, Jaimee Lambert, Brianna Davey, Stacey Livingstone, Sophie Casey, Kristy Stratton, Jordan Membrey, Sophie Alexander, Imogen Purcell, Mikala Cann, Steph Chiocci, Lauren Butler, Erica Fowler, Ebony O’Dea, Alana Porter, Ash Brazill, Ruby Schleicher, Maddie Shevlin, Jordyn Allen, Chloe Molloy
GEELONG CATS
TRADES
– Traded picks 5, 35 & fourth round (currently 49) to Melbourne for picks 10, 20, 27 & 39
IN: Picks only
OUT: Melissa Hickey (retired), Anna Teague (retired)
DELISTED: Cassie Blakeway, Gemma Wright
DRAFT PICKS: 10, 20, 21, 27, 39
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Rene Caris, Danielle Higgins, Amy McDonald, Jordan Ivey, Julia Crockett-Grills, Madisen Maguire, Kate Darby, Nina Morrison, Georgie Rankin, Meg McDonald, Renee Garing, Aasta O’Connor, Olivia Purcell, Georgia Clarke, Millie Brown, Mia Skinner, Rebecca Webster, Nicole Garner, Phoebe McWilliams, Maddy McMahon, Madeleine Boyd, Sophie Van Den Heuvel, Denby Taylor, Richelle Cranston, Rebecca Goring, Madeline Keryk
GOLD COAST SUNS
TRADES
– Traded Charlotte Hammans to Carlton for their fourth-round selection (currently 56).
– Received Alison Drennan from St Kilda in exchange for pick 24
– Traded ruck-forward Taylor Smith and picks 37 and 51 in exchange for Brisbane’s No. 24 selection
IN: Alison Drennan
OUT: Charlotte Hammans (traded), Taylor Smith (traded), Maddy Roberts (career change)
DELISTED: Tayla Thorn, Georgia Breward, Kitara Whap-Farrar, Lexi Hamilton (delisted)
DRAFT PICKS: 7, 23, 56
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Alison Drennan, Paige Parker, Lauren Bella, Tori Groves-Little, Jordann Hickey, Jacqui Yorston, Lauren Ahrens, Sally Riley, Emma Pittman, Leah Kaslar, Molly Ritson, Serene Watson, Brittany Perry, Jamie Stanton, Tiarna Ernst, Jasmyn Hewett, Ellie Hampson, Sam Virgo, Kalinda Howarth, Hannah Dunn, Dee Heslop, Kate Surman, Cheyenne Hammond, Jade Predelj
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY GIANTS
TRADES
– Traded Lisa Whiteley and pick 25 to Adelaide for pick 42 in three-way deal with Melbourne.
– Traded pick 39 to Melbourne for Katherine Smith and pick 29.
IN: Katherine Smith
OUT: Lisa Whiteley
DELISTED:
DRAFT PICKS: 9, 29, 42, 53
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Alicia Eva, Alyce Parker, Katherine Smith, Pepa Randall, Louise Stephenson, Rebecca Privitelli, Tait Mackrill, Rebecca Beeson, Haneen Zreika, Cora Staunton, Erin McKinnon, Jess Dal Pos, Elle Bennetts, Nicola Barr, Yvonne Bonner, Annalyse Lister, Lisa Steane, Jodie Hicks, Britt Tully, Jess Allan, Aimee Schmidt, Tanya Hetherington, Emily Goodsir, Taylah Davies, Georgia Garnett, Sarah Halvorsen
FREMANTLE DOCKERS
TRADES
– Traded Tayla Bresland to West Coast for the Eagles’ fourth-round selection (currently No. 46), in a three-club trade that also saw Fremantle gain Jessica Trend from North Melbourne for selection 44.
IN: Jessica Trend
OUT: Kate Flood (personal reasons), Tayla Bresland (traded)
DELISTED: Mia-Rae Clifford, Sarah Garstone and Lindal Rohde
DRAFT PICKS: 14, 30, 46, 58
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Ashley Sharp, Kiara Bowers, Sabreena Duffy, Ebony Antonio, Kara Antonio, Philipa Seth, Stephanie Cain, Gabby O’Sullivan, Matilda Sergeant, Angelique
Stannett, Gemma Houghton, Evie Gooch, Alex Williams, Leah Mascall, Katie-Jayne Grieve,
Laura Pugh, Janelle Cuthbertson, Jasmin Stewart, Emma O’Driscoll, Bianca Webb, Ann
McMahon, Aine Tighe, Hayley Miller, Roxy Roux, Jessica Trend and Mim Strom
MELBOURNE
TRADES
– Traded Aliesha Newman and pick 11 to Collingwood for picks 10 and 17
– Traded Harriet Cordner to Richmond as part of the Newman deal
– Traded Bianca Jakobsson to St Kilda in a three-way deal with North Melbourne
– Traded Katherine Smith and pick 29 to GWS in exchange for pick 39 and pick 20, which came from Adelaide in a three-way arrangement
– Traded vice-captain Elise O’Dea and Maddy Guerin to Carlton for pick 15
– Traded picks 10, 20, 27 and 39 to Geelong for picks 5, 35 and fourth-round pick
IN: Picks only
OUT: Aliesha Newman, Bianca Jakobsson, Katherine Smith, Elise O’Dea, Maddy Guerin, Harriet Cordner
DRAFT PICKS: 5, 15, 17, 35, 41, 49, 55
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Tegan Cunningham, Meg Downie, Maddi Gay, Karen Paxman, Daisy Pearce, Sarah Lampard, Libby Birch, Kate Hore, Chantel Emonson, Shelley Scott, Lily Mithen, Lauren Pearce, Niamh McEvoy, Casey Sherriff, Jackie Parry, Brenna Tarrant, Sinead Goldrick, Shae Sloane, Tyla Hanks, Eden Zanker, Shelley Heath, Krstel Petrevski, Gabby Colvin.
NORTH MELBOURNE TASMANIAN KANGAROOS
TRADES
– Traded pick 43 to Richmond for Grace Campbell
– Traded Abbey Green to Collingwood for pick 40
– Traded pick 29 to Melbourne in three-way deal involving St Kilda. Traded pick 40 and fourth-round pick to St Kilda for pick 22 and the Saints’ fourth-round pick
– Traded Jessica Trend to Fremantle for pick 44 as part of a three-way deal with West Coast
IN: Grace Campbell
OUT: Abbey Green, Taylor Mesiti (stepped away from the game)
DELISTED: Emma Humphries, Mairead Seoighe, Libby Haines, Chloe Haines
DRAFT PICKS: 13, 22, 44, 50
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Jas Garner, Jenna Bruton, Tahlia Randall, Emma King, Jasmine Grierson, Ash Riddell, Ellie Gavalas, Kaitlyn Ashmore, Sophie Abbatangelo, Vivien Saad, Mia King, Sarah Wright, Aileen Gilroy, Daria Bannister, Bethany Lynch, Tahni Nestor, Daisy Bateman, Elisha King, Grace Campbell, Emma Kearney, Jess Duffin, Danielle Hardiman, Kate Gillespie-Jones, Britt Gibson, Nicole Bresnehan
RICHMOND
TRADES
– Received Sarah Hosking from Carlton for their No. 15 pick.
– Traded Grace Campbell to North Melbourne for selection 43.
– Received Sarah D’Arcy from Collingwood for their pick 17.
– Involved in a three-club trade whereby Collingwood traded Sarah Dargan to the Tigers for picks 31 and 45, Melbourne then traded Aliesha Newman and selection 11 to Collingwood for selections 10 and 17 and Melbourne traded Harriett Cordner to Richmond.
IN: Sarah Hosking, Sarah D’Arcy, Sarah Dargan, Harriett Cordner
OUT: Lauren Tesoriero, Laura Bailey and Ella Wood (all retired)
DELISTED: Ciara Fitzgerald, Nekaela Butler and Emma Horne
DRAFT PICKS: 1, 43, 59
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Akec Makur Chuot, Alana Woodward, Alice Edmonds, Christina
Bernardi, Cleo Saxon-Jones, Courtney Wakefield, Emily Harley, Gabby Seymour, Hannah
Buchell, Harrier Corder, Holly Whitford, Iilish Ross, Kate Dempsey, Katie Brennan, Kodi
Jacques, Laura McClelland, Maddy Brancatisano, Monique Conti, Phoebe Monahan, Rebecca
Miller, Sabrina Frederick, Sarah D’Arcy, Sarah Dargan, Sarah Hosking, Sarah Sansonetti,
Sophie Molan, Tayla Stahl
ST KILDA
TRADES
– Traded pick 36 to Carlton for Jayde Van Dyk and pick 42
– Traded Jess Sedunary and pick 42 to Adelaide in exchange for pick 34
– Received Bianca Jakobsson from Melbourne as part of a three-way deal with North Melbourne, which saw pick 22 and a fourth-round pick go to the Kangaroos
– Traded Alison Drennan to the Gold Coast for pick 24
IN: Jayde Van Dyk, Bianca Jakobsson
OUT: Jess Sedunary, Alison Drennan, Courteney Munn (retired), Emma Mackie (retired)
DELISTED: Sammie Johnson, Kelly O’Neill, Mel Kuys
DRAFT PICKS: 6, 24, 34, 40, 57
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Molly McDonald, Alison Brown, Claudia Whitfort, Darcy Guttridge, Rhiannon Watt, Kate McCarthy, Isabella Shannon, Kate Shierlaw, Hannah Priest, Nat Exon, Poppy Kelly, Caitlin Grieser, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Georgia Patrikios, Tamara Luke, Olivia Vesely, Clara Fitzpatrick, Rosie Dillon, Selena Karlson, Nicola Xenos, Nadia Von Bertouch, Tarni White, Catherine Phillips
WEST COAST EAGLES
TRADES
– Received Western Bulldogs midfielder Aisling McCarthy in a trade that
meant West Coast exchanged their picks 2 and 16 for McCarthy as well as the Dogs’
pick 3.
– Picked up Tayla Bresland from Fremantle as part of a three-club trade that meant Bresland became an Eagle as their fourth-round pick (currently 46) went to the Dockers, while North Melbourne traded Jessica Trend to the Dockers for selection 44.
IN: Aisling McCarthy, Tayla Bresland
OUT: Talia Radan (retirement), Emily Bonser (retirement)
DELISTED: Kate Bartlett, Cassie Davidson, Emily McGuire, Danika Pisconeri, Tarnee Tester
DRAFT PICKS: 3, 18, 32
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Ashlee Atkins, Mikayla Bowen, Tayla Bresland, Hayley Bullas,
Mhicca Carter (rookie), Imahra Cameron, Melissa Caulfield, Maddy Collier, Beatrice Devlyn,
McKenzie Dowrick, Kellie Gibson, Brianna Green, Courtney Guard, Ashton Hill, Dana Hooker, Alicia Janz, Grace Kelly, Niamh Kelly, Parris Laurie, Aisling McCarthy, Sophie McDonald, Kate Orme, Chantella Perera, Belinda Smith, Emma Swanson
WESTERN BULLDOGS
TRADES
– Traded midfielder Aisling McCarthy and selection 3 to West Coast
for their picks 2 and 16
– Traded picks 19 and 25 to Collingwood for selection 11
– Traded South Australian midfielder Hannah Munyard to the Crows as part of a three-club trade that saw the Dogs receive Adelaide’s pick 25, with Collingwood then trading selection 45 to Adelaide and the Bulldogs trading pick 33 to the Magpies for Katie Lynch
IN: Katie Lynch
OUT: Aisling McCarthy (traded), Hannah Munyard (traded), Nicole Callinan (retired)
DELISTED: None
DRAFT PICKS: 2, 11, 16
CURRENT 2021 SQUAD: Amelia Van Oosterwijck, Angelica Gogos, Ashleigh Guest, Bailey
Hunt, Bonnie Toogood, Britney Gutknecht, Brooke Lochland, Celine Moody, Dani Marshall, Deanna Berry, Eleanor Brown, Elisabeth Georgostathis, Ellie Blackburn, Ellyse Gamble,
Gabby Newton, Gemma Lagioia, Hannah Scott, Isabel Huntington, Isabella Grant, Katie
Lynch, Katy Herron, Kim Rennie, Kirsten McLeod, Kirsty Lamb, Lauren Spark, Naomi Ferres, Nell Morris-Dalton
*ALL 2021 SQUADS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
CURRENT 2020 DRAFT ORDER (TO BE FINALISED ON FRIDAY AUGUST 21)
Round 1
1 Richmond
2 Western Bulldogs
3 West Coast
4 Adelaide
5 Melbourne
6 St Kilda
7 Gold Coast
8 Brisbane
9 GWS
10 Geelong
11 Western Bulldogs
12 Carlton
13 North Melbourne
14 Fremantle
15 Melbourne
16 Western Bulldogs
Round 2
17 Melbourne
18 West Coast
19 Collingwood
20 Geelong
21 Geelong
22 North Melbourne
23 Gold Coast
24 St Kilda
25 Collingwood
26 Collingwood
27 Geelong
28 Carlton
29 GWS
30 Fremantle
Round 3
31 Collingwood
32 West Coast
33 Collingwood
34 St Kilda
35 Melbourne
36 Carlton
37 Brisbane
38 Brisbane
39 Geelong
40 St Kilda
41 Melbourne
42 GWS
43 Richmond
44 North Melbourne
Round 4
45 Adelaide
46 Fremantle
47 Western Bulldogs
48 Adelaide
49 Melbourne
50 North Melbourne
51 Brisbane
52 Brisbane
53 GWS
54 Collingwood
55 Melbourne
56 Carlton
57 St Kilda
58 Fremantle
Round 5
59 Richmond
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