Monday 30 September - Gillette AFL restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period begins.
Friday 4 October by 2pm - Gillette AFL father-son bidding nominations; Academy bidding nominations lodged with AFL.
Monday 7 October 10am - father/son and Academy players bidding meeting; Gillette AFL Trade period begins.
Friday 18 October at 5pm - close of Gillette AFL restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period.
Monday 21 October - Gillette AFL restricted free agency matching offer three-day period Ends
Friday 25 October at 2pm - Gillette 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 - Gillette AFL delisted player free agency period (1) begins.
Wednesday 13 November - Gillette 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 GWS Giants 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 GWS Giants.
Friday 22 November - Gillette 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; Gillette AFL delisted free agency period (2) ends.
Thursday 28 November by 2pm - AFL Club list lodgement (3) and TPP estimates.
Friday 29 November - Gillette AFL delisted player free agency period (3) begins.
Tuesday 3 December - delisted primary list players nomination form lodgement; Gillette AFL delisted free agency period (3) ends.
Tuesday 10 December - NAB AFL pre-season draft selection meeting (11am, Telstra Webex); notification of pre-selected rookies Nominated on Friday 7 December if not selected in the pre-season draft (11.05am); NAB AFL rookie draft selection meeting (11.10am, Telstra Webex)
