Saturday September 25, 2021 - AFL Grand Final 

October/November, 2021 - Draft Combine and trials carried out on a state by state basis due to Covid19 

Friday October 1 – Friday October 8, 2021 - Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agency Window 

Monday, October 4 – Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - AFL Trade Period (players and picks) 

 Friday October 29, 2021  by 2.00pm – List Lodgement (1); Father-Son And Academy Bidding Nominations Lodged; Father-Son Bidding Nominations and Northern and NGA Academy bidding Nominations lodged.  

Wednesday 3 November at 9.00am  – AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences

Tuesday 9 November at 5.00pm – AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Closes

Wednesday 10 November by 2.00pm – List Lodgement (2); Final date for Player Request to be Removed from List and Out of Contract Listed AFL Primary List Players Draft Nomination Form and Player Request for Removal from List Form Lodged with AFL

Thursday 11 November at 9.00am –  AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences

Monday 15 November by 5.00pm – AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes;  Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period Closes –Selections Only

Wednesday 17 November by 3.00pm – Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie Players NAB AFL Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Players Not Registered or Played for 3 years Rookie List Form lodgement; International Players Inclusion on Rookie List Form Lodgement; AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations lodged with AFL; NAB AFL Draft Nominations close

Wednesday 24 November at 7.10pm – Round 1 - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting including Father/Son, Academy, NGA Players Bidding

Thursday 25 November at 5.45pm to 6:30pm – Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period

Thursday 25 November at 7.00pm – Round 2 to completion - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting

Thursday 25 November at 10.00pm – Rookie Upgrade Period opens; AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) commences

Thursday 25 November at 11.00pm – Rookie Upgrade Period closes; AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) closes

Friday 26 November at 10.00am – AFL Club List Lodgement (3)

Friday 26 November at 12.00-12:30pm – Pre-Selected Rookies; NSW and Queensland Eligible Pre-Selected Rookie Player Nominations Lodged; Father-Son

Pre-Selected Rookie Player Nominations Lodged; Academy Pre-Selected Rookie Player Nominations Lodged; NGA Pre-Selected Rookie Player Nominations Lodged

Note: These nominations remain confidential until announced between NAB AFL Pre-Season/Rookie Draft

Friday 26 November at 3.00pm – NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting

Friday 26 November at 3.15pm – Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies Nominated on Friday 26 November by 12.30pm if not selected in the NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft

Friday 26 November at 3.20pm – NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting

Monday 29 November by 4.00pm – Final AFL Club List Lodgement

March, 2022 - Pre-Season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP)

I've been very impressed how shrewd we have been over the previous years with our draft and trading.  

Now that we're at the pointy end of the year and we know roughly how ladder positions will finish (or close enough) we can see how our future draft pick trades from last year look. 

The trade with Brisbane last year that netted us two late first rounders I wasn't super on at the time (long term MFCSS sufferer)  but from a position solely based on draft points, we look to have come out on top.  If we end on top (hopefully) and Brisbane end up say fourth, the trade points look as follows:

Received:

• Pick 21 @ 878 points  (was 18 before F/S and academy)
• Pick 22 @ 845 points (was 19 before F/S and academy)
• 2021 Rd 2 being pick 33 @ 563 points 

Total points = 2286

Gave up:

• Pick 30 @ 629 points
• Pick 68 unused
• Pick 69 unused
• 2021 Rd 1 pick say pick 18 @ 985

Total points = 1614

The difference in points works out to about pick 30.  So it's going to be a very nice win.

The Ben Brown trade which (before academy an F/S) got us Brown, pick 28 (677points) and Norths fourth round pick 55 (207) saw u give up 26 (729), 33 (563) and 69 (49).

The difference in points (457) shows that we picked up Brown solely for about pick 39.  A very nice win as well imo.

Can't imagine us being super active this year with minimal candy available as our first pick is Brisbane's second rounder but looking forward to once again being pleasantly surprised. 

Wouldn't be surprised to see next years first rounder offered up but it's not as appealing noting it hopefully starts at P18.