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AFL TRADE, DRAFT AND FREE AGENCY DATES 2024

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The 2024 Mid-Season Rookie Draft will be held on Wednesday, May 29. The AFL Free Agency period commences on Friday, October 4 and will run until Friday, October 11. The 2024 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period will commence on Monday, October 7 and will run until Wednesday, October 16.

AFL confirms dates for 2024 free agency, trade and draft periods

KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 AFL TRADE AND DRAFT PERIODS

* AFL Grand Final - Saturday, September 28 2024

* Draft Combines & Nominations

National Draft Combine: Friday, October 4 2024 to Sunday, October 6 2024

State Combines:

Victoria: Sunday, October 6 2024

SA, NT: Saturday, October 12 2024

WA: Sunday, October 13 2024

Draft Nominations: To be advised

* Free Agency Period - Friday, October 4 2024 to Monday, October 14 2024

* Restricted & Unrestricted Free Agency Period - Friday, October 4 2024 9am to Friday, October 11 2024 5pm with bid matching ending on Monday October 14 2024 5pm

* Trade Period (1) Picks and Players - Monday, October 7, 9am to Wednesday October 16, 7.30pm

* Trade Period (2) Picks only - To be advised   

* List Lodgement 1 - Thursday, 31 October 2024

* Delisted Free Agency Period (1) - To be advised   

* Delisted Free Agency Period (2) - To be advised   

* List Lodgement 2 - To be advised

* National Draft, Pre-Season Draft & Rookie Draft Period - November 20 2024 to November 21 2024

* Round 1 of the National Draft - Wednesday, November 20 2024 Time and venue To be advised  

* Trade Period (3) Picks only - Thursday, November 21 2024 5.45pm to 6.30pm   

* Round 2 to end of the National Draft - Thursday, November 21 2024 7pm until completion   

* Rookie Promotions - Thursday, November 21 2024 after the National Draft

* Delisted Free Agency Period (3) - Thursday, November 21 2024 after the National Draft

* List Lodgement 3 - Friday, November 22 2024 10am (optional - required for those participating in the Pre-Season Draft)   

* Pre-Season Draft - Friday, November 22 2024 3pm

* Rookie Draft - Friday, November 22 2024 3.20pm

* Final List Lodgement - To be advised

List lodgement dates are yet to be made public, so are approximate based on past history and the requirements of the AFL Rules. When lists are lodged, the number of players on the list must not exceed maximum list sizes. At the same time, clubs must provide the AFL with estimates of total player payments in the current and following year, which must prove the club is not and will not exceed the salary cap. (AFL Rules 5.3, 6.1, 6.8, 7.2, 7.9)

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    Which players are possibly open to a good offer? 

    More like a wish list.

    Ideally Age 22-25 , high impact, experienced, returning Victorian?

    Dissatisfied with current team/prospects?

    Just scratching the surface though I’m sure to have included or missed something obvious.
 Some high cost/value, others cheaper but may not offer much. Mainly mids and forwards. Have not included any rucks as I believe it will be difficult to attract any after last year until Max actually retires. 

    (grouped in clubs, possibility and by quality of the group)

    Serong, Young, Brayshaw, 
    Butters, Drew, Bergman, 
    Davies-Uniake,
    Holmes
    Callaghan, Ash, 
    Taranto, Baker, Short, Ross, Graham
    Dale, Richards, Smith 
    Sinclair, King, 
    Rayner, 
    Walsh, Curnow 
    Parish, Hobbs, 
    King, Humphrey, Ballard, 

    Couldn’t find too many from these teams: Coll, Haw, WC, Adl.

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    of those currently under contract. darcy parish would be one that i would definitely be keen to have a chat with

    i can't see the peptides wanting to honour their very long deal with him given that their midfield seems to operate better without him

    as such, if we can take on the wage and not give up much collateral, it would appear to be a potential win: win

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    We won’t be able to get anyone one that list. Collingwood, Carlton will be into them long before we are. Saints will throw ridiculous money and long term contracts. Geelong will give them lifestyle and reinvention. 

    We just don’t even have a training base. 

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Liam Reidy Fremantle 

    Ideally Age 22-25 TICK

    High impact, experienced, TICK

    Returning Victorian? TICK

    Dissatisfied with current team/prospects? TICK

    behind Jackson and Darcy but dominant in WAFL.

    Cheap.

    Started as a fwd but plays first ruck now.

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    Free agents I hope we look at:

    Stengle, Cumming, Battle and J. Berry

    Out of contract players:

    Moyle, Baker, Busslinger? 

    Contracted players but ask the question

    Humphrey, Lord, Thilthorpe (part of Petty trade?) 

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    We are not a destination club , somehow playing on the MCG is not all that appealing. We should trade Oliver and Petty to Norf. They give us one of their mids( preferable not the Tasmanian player). Or we get their pick one. We go out and get Tilthorpe. Alternative we trade Oliver and a second rounder to Freo for Brayshaw. NOT goinh to happen , I know. What about getting rid of Goody and all the assistants . New coach picks his own assistants.

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    Max Knobel of Fremantle Dockers 

    Date of Birth: 27/06/2004 (20 years old)

    Height: 206 cm (6' 9")

    Position: Ruck

    Taken in the 2022 draft from Gippsland Power.

    Out of contract this year. 

    According to #foreverfreo, he’s too good for ressies footy.

    Yesterday's stats:

    48 hitouts
    23 disposals 
    5 marks
    2 tackles
    1 goal

    Any WA Dees fans know much?

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    Someone posted a tweet a while back from a journo suggesting we were into Ryan Angwin from GWS. Will watch him more closely now he's getting senior games but looks a tough competitor and can allegedly kick a footy. Vic boy and has had limited opportunities so far.

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    Melbourne misses - SEN

    “The big miss, their past two years of trades,” Josh Jenkins added. 

    “I think they are zip from six. Brodie Grundy, Lachie Hunter, Josh Schache, Jack Billings, Tom Fullarton and Shane McAdam. 

    “They are zip from six on the trade table in the past two years and that has got to be a big miss.

    Who’s responsible for this & we have signed another ruck Campbell to his 4th club?
     

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    Jenkins. Yawn.

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    Any dates for Delisted Free Agency?

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    What time is the first pick?  

     

    I can then plan ‘5x5 on the clock’ before we get involved (maybe with a bid, then another 5 mins on the clock and so on….

     

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