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There will be four new teams joining the AFLW in 2020. St Kilda's first ever selection will come with pick No. 5, Richmond at pick 7, Gold Coast at pick 18 (pick three in the Queensland state-based draft) and West Coast at pick 19 (pick No.2 for the Western Australian pool). The 2019 NAB AFL Women’s Draft will be live streamed on womens.afl, the AFLW App and the AFLW Facebook account from 10:40am EDT on 22 October. See the full draft order and club picks below. Round 1 1 Western Bulldogs 2 Carlton 3 Brisbane Lions 4 GWS Giants 5 St Kilda 6 Western Bulldogs 7 Richmond 8 Western Bulldogs 9 Western Bulldogs 10 North Melbourne 11 Geelong Cats 12 Fremantle 13 Carlton 14 Adelaide Crows 15 Brisbane Lions 16 Brisbane Lions 17 Brisbane Lions 18 Gold Coast Suns Round 2 19 West Coast 20 Brisbane Lions 21 Fremantle 22 Gold Coast Suns 23 GWS Giants 24 St Kilda 25 Richmond 26 Carlton 27 St Kilda 28 Brisbane Lions 29 GWS Giants 30 St Kilda 31 Richmond 32 North Melbourne 33 St Kilda 34 Geelong Cats 35 Fremantle 36 Carlton 37 Adelaide Crows 38 Gold Coast Suns 39 West Coast 40 Richmond 41 St Kilda Round 3 42 Gold Coast Suns 43 Richmond 44 Carlton 45 Brisbane Lions 46 Adelaide Crows 47 Western Bulldogs 48 Western Bulldogs 49 North Melbourne 50 Geelong Cats 51 Fremantle 52 Carlton 53 Adelaide Crows 54 Melbourne 55 Richmond 56 West Coast 57 Gold Coast Suns Round 4 58 Richmond 59 Carlton 60 Brisbane Lions 61 GWS Giants 62 Western Bulldogs 63 St Kilda 64 North Melbourne 65 Geelong Cats 66 Fremantle 67 Collingwood 68 Adelaide Crows 69 Gold Coast Suns 70 West Coast 71 Richmond 72 Melbourne Round 5 73 Richmond 74 Collingwood 75 Brisbane Lions 76 GWS Giants 77 Melbourne 78 Melbourne 79 North Melbourne 80 Geelong Cats 81 Fremantle 82 Collingwood 83 Adelaide Crows 84 Richmond 85 Fremantle 86 Gold Coast Suns Round 6 87 Richmond 88 Western Bulldogs 89 Collingwood 90 GWS Giants 91 Gold Coast Suns 92 West Coast 93 Richmond 94 Collingwood 95 GWS Giants 96 Richmond 97 GWS Giants 98 Geelong Cats 99 GWS Giants Round 7 100 Adelaide Crows 101 West Coast 102 Adelaide Crows CLUB-BY-CLUB BREAKDOWN Club Selections Picks Adelaide 8 14, 37, 46, 53, 68, 83, 100, 102 Brisbane 9 3, 15, 16, 17, 20, 28, 45, 60, 75 Carlton 7 2, 13, 26, 36, 44, 52, 59 Collingwood 5 67, 74, 82, 89, 94 Fremantle 7 12, 21, 35, 51, 66, 81, 85 Geelong 6 11, 34, 50, 65, 80, 98 Gold Coast 8 18, 22, 38, 42, 57, 69, 86, 91 GWS Giants 9 4, 23, 29, 61, 76, 90, 95, 97, 99 Melbourne 4 54, 72, 77, 78 North Melbourne 5 10, 32, 49, 64, 79 Richmond 13 7, 25, 31, 40, 43, 55, 58, 71, 73, 84, 87, 93, 96 St Kilda 7 5, 24, 27, 30, 33, 41, 63 West Coast 6 19, 39, 56, 70, 92, 101 Western Bulldogs 8 1, 6, 8, 9, 47, 48, 62, 88

I believe Mahoney also mentioned that Richardson hadn't officially started but had been down to the club on multiple occasions.

Welcome to Demonland. They have also updated the player profiles page to include Tomlinson and Langdon sans the numbers that they will have. Billy Stretch and JKH are still there (only delisted today) but they've removed the recently retired and other previously delisted players. Mahoney has said on I believe two radio interviews that there will be no more changes in or out to the coaching staff.

ADELAIDE Brad Crouch (Restricted Free Agent) David Mackay (Unrestricted Free Agent) Rory Atkins (RFA) Wayne Milera BRISBANE Stefan Martin (RFA) CARLTON Marc Murphy (UFA) Matthew Kreuzer (UFA) Ed Curnow (UFA) Kade Simpson (UFA) Levi Casboult COLLINGWOOD Brodie Grundy (RFA) Jordan De Goey Darcy Moore Scott Pendlebury (UFA) Brodie Mihocek Chris Mayne Mason Cox Matt Scharenberg ESSENDON Joe Daniher (RFA) Dyson Heppell (RFA) Adam Saad Andrew McGrath Jayden Laverde Kyle Langford FREMANTLE David Mundy (UFA) Luke Ryan Cam McCarthy Brandon Matera GEELONG Mitch Duncan (UFA) Tom Hawkins (UFA) Brandan Parfitt Jack Henry Quinton Narkle Gary Rohan Nakia Cockatoo Sam Menegola Rhys Stanley Ryan Abbott Zach Guthrie James Parsons Gary Ablett Harry Taylor GOLD COAST Jack Lukosius Jarrod Harbrow (UFA) GWS GIANTS Jeremy Cameron (RFA) Lachie Whitfield (RFA) Zac Williams (RFA) Aaidan Corr (RFA) Jeremy Finlayson Harry Perryman Zac Langdon Isaac Cumming HAWTHORN Ben McEvoy Ben Stratton (UFA) Daniel Howe Isaac Smith (UFA) James Frawley James Sicily Shaun Burgoyne (UFA) MELBOURNE Jack Viney (RFA) Christian Petracca Bayley Fritsch Charlie Spargo Jayden Hunt Oscar McDonald Nathan Jones (UFA) Mitch Hannan James Harmes NORTH MELBOURNE Mason Wood Aaron Hall Ben Brown Cam Zurhaar Jed Anderson Kayne Turner Marley Williams Paul Ahern Jamie Macmillan PORT ADELAIDE Robbie Gray (UFA) Brad Ebert (RFA) Sam Powell-Pepper Charlie Dixon Justin Westhoff (UFA) RICHMOND Bachar Houli (UFA) Jack Graham Toby Nankervis Jayden Short Josh Caddy Nathan Broad ST KILDA Jack Lonie Josh Battle Paddy McCartin Jack Steele SYDNEY Ben Ronke George Hewett Josh Kennedy (UFA) WEST COAST Shannon Hurn (UFA) Josh Kennedy (UFA) Lewis Jetta Liam Ryan Nathan Vardy Jack Petruccelle Jamie Cripps WESTERN BULLDOGS Easton Wood (UFA) Billy Gowers Matt Suckling Lin Jong Josh Schache * list does not include every out of contract player

After playing all 25 games in 2018, Oscar McDonald’s progress was stymied as he battled with loss of form and injuries. Will need a strong preseason. Date of Birth: 18 March, 1996 Height: 196 cm Weight: 100 kg Games MFC 2019: 12 Career Total: 74 Goals MFC 2019: 1 Career Total: 1 CDFC Games 2019: 4 CDFC Goals 2019: 0 Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 28 votes

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“It was disappointing for him obviously, because he had a really good pre-season and had a few training sessions where he was playing in multiple positions and racked up a lot of possessions in some drills. Obviously he had the knee operation so it was disappointing he didn’t get to play any footy, but the amount of info you learn about yourself while going through rehab is incredible. From resilience, to training on your own, to mental toughness, to learning how to build relationships off field – that was huge for him. He went to a lot of games, coded a lot of footy – learnt how to break down a game. He can play multiple positions so when he is back and is available, I think he’ll be on track for a really good season.” - Matt Egan MFC Head of Player Development An update on the first-year Demons Date of Birth: 26 May, 2000 Height: 184 cm Weight: 82 kg Games MFC 2019: 0 Career Total: 0 Goals MFC 2019: 0 Career Total: 0

Weideman was expected to stand up in a key forward position after a solid finals series in 2018 but he had limited opportunities due to form lapses and injury. We saw little of him in the back half of the season. Date of Birth: 26 June, 1997 Height: 195 cm Weight: 97 kg Games MFC 2019: 11 Career Total: 31 Goals MFC 2019: 11 Career Total: 27 CDFC Games 2019: 3 CDFC Goals 2019: 5 Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 65 votes

PART 2 - REBOUND The Melbourne Football Club’s free agency and trade period was generally seen as favorable. The club gained the services of the two main players it targeted, traded out one of its key defenders and exchanged draft selections so that, at this point in time, it holds two picks in the top ten in next month’s national draft. The players introduced into the club were selected specifically to fit some of weaknesses identified in its season from hell. Adam Tomlinson, taken as an unrestricted free agent from Greater Western Sydney, is a player who has shown great resilience in his career with the Giants and can play as an outside midfielder, a key position and a back up ruck. The club has designated him for a wing position. Another good fit for the Demons is Fremantle’s Ed Langdon, who is also looked upon as a player who will go a long way to providing some outside run in rebalancing the club’s midfield. He is also expected to line up on a wing. With the Demons currently holding national draft picks 3 and 8, they are primed to fill other needs identified during the year particularly a small crumbing forward and a tall marking key position player who can kick goals. There is another aspect of change at the club and that is in the area of the key personnel off the field who will be tasked with assisting Simon Goodwin in restoring the magic which took his team to a preliminary final in 2018. The way to achieving the rebound is to return the team to its confident mindset in the areas where it was so strong - pressure at the contest and ball use - and, in order to achieve that aim, the list needs to be brought back to full health and strength. In that respect, the club is seeing changes taking place in the coaching department and on the health and conditioning side with the appointments of former St Kilda coach Alan Richardson in a senior support role to Simon Goodwin and Dean Burgess as the new performance manager. The pair spent time together at Port Adelaide and are expected to play a major role in the club’s 2020 resurgence. So whilst all of the above are expected to go a fair way to providing the necessary springboard to see the club recover from last year’s disappointing fall from grace, there is still some work to be done to cover the weaknesses uncovered this season. Some of this will unfold over the next five to six weeks that could see further activity in the trading of draft picks, a consideration of delisted free agents and the national, pre season and rookie drafts. There are currently three vacancies on the primary list while two players - Jay Kennedy Harris and Billy Stretch remain uncontracted. PRIMARY LIST: Oskar Baker Toby Bedford Angus Brayshaw Bayley Fritsch Max Gawn Mitch Hannan James Harmes Michael Hibberd Marty Hore Jayden Hunt Neville Jetta Nathan Jones James Jordan Jay Kennedy Harris Kade Kolodjiashnij Ed Langdon Jake Lever Oscar McDonald Tom McDonald Steven May Jake Melksham Alex Neal-Bullen Aaron Nietschke Clayton Oliver Christian Petracca Harrison Petty Braydon Preuss Christian Salem Charlie Spargo Joel Smith Tom Sparrow Billy Stretch Adam Tomlinson Aaron vandenBerg Jack Viney Josh Wagner Sam Weideman ROOKIE LIST: CATEGORY A Kade Chandler Kyle Dunkley Jay Lockhart Corey Wagner ROOKIE LIST: CATEGORY B Austin Bradtke

PART 2 - REBOUND The Melbourne Football Club’s free agency and trade period was generally seen as favorable. The club gained the services of the two main players it targeted, traded out one of its key defenders and exchanged draft selections so that, at this point in time, it holds two picks in the top ten in next month’s national draft. The players introduced into the club were selected specifically to fit some of weaknesses identified in its season from hell. Adam Tomlinson, taken as an unrestricted free agent from Greater Western Sydney, is a player who has shown great resilience in his career with the Giants and can play as an outside midfielder, a key position and a back up ruck. The club has designated him for a wing position. Another good fit for the Demons is Fremantle’s Ed Langdon, who is also looked upon as a player who will go a long way to providing some outside run in rebalancing the club’s midfield. He is also expected to line up on a wing. With the Demons currently holding national draft picks 3 and 8, they are primed to fill other needs identified during the year particularly a small crumbing forward and a tall marking key position player who can kick goals. There is another aspect of change at the club and that is in the area of the key personnel off the field who will be tasked with assisting Simon Goodwin in restoring the magic which took his team to a preliminary final in 2018. The way to achieving the rebound is to return the team to its confident mindset in the areas where it was so strong - pressure at the contest and ball use - and, in order to achieve that aim, the list needs to be brought back to full health and strength. In that respect, the club is seeing changes taking place in the coaching department and on the health and conditioning side with the appointments of former St Kilda coach Alan Richardson in a senior support role to Simon Goodwin and Dean Burgess as the new performance manager. The pair spent time together at Port Adelaide and are expected to play a major role in the club’s 2020 resurgence. So whilst all of the above are expected to go a fair way to providing the necessary springboard to see the club recover from last year’s disappointing fall from grace, there is still some work to be done to cover the weaknesses uncovered this season. Some of this will unfold over the next five to six weeks that could see further activity in the trading of draft picks, a consideration of delisted free agents and the national, pre season and rookie drafts. There are currently three vacancies on the primary list while two players - Jay Kennedy Harris and Billy Stretch remain uncontracted. PRIMARY LIST: Oskar Baker Toby Bedford Angus Brayshaw Bayley Fritsch Max Gawn Mitch Hannan James Harmes Michael Hibberd Marty Hore Jayden Hunt Neville Jetta Nathan Jones James Jordan Jay Kennedy Harris Kade Kolodjiashnij Ed Langdon Jake Lever Oscar McDonald Tom McDonald Steven May Jake Melksham Alex Neal-Bullen Aaron Nietschke Clayton Oliver Christian Petracca Harrison Petty Braydon Preuss Christian Salem Charlie Spargo Joel Smith Tom Sparrow Billy Stretch Adam Tomlinson Aaron vandenBerg Jack Viney Josh Wagner Sam Weideman ROOKIE LIST: CATEGORY A Kade Chandler Kyle Dunkley Jay Lockhart Corey Wagner ROOKIE LIST: CATEGORY B Austin Bradtke

After leading the club’s goal kicking last year with 53 goals, McDonald struggled with form for most of the season and only started kicking goals again after the bye round. Kicked 6 goals in less than three quarters against the Blues but a knee injury incurred in that match derailed his season. Date of Birth: 18 September, 1992 Height: 194 cm Weight: 99 kg Games MFC 2019: 15 Career Total: 161 Goals MFC 2019: 18 Career Total: 102 Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 151 votes

Clarkson is going to harness the Frostball.

I guess we need to bookend this affair. Frosty in the poos and wees.

In limbo: There are only two Dees out of contract, but both Jay Kennedy Harris and Billy Stretch (pictured) currently appear unlikely to be at the club next season. Melbourne targeted run throughout the trade period, with Adam Tomlinson and Ed Langdon joining. Delisted: Jeff Garlett, Declan Keilty Retired: Jordan Lewis, Corey Maynard, Tim Smith, Guy Walker

The small utility has been around the club for a while without establishing a place in the side. His days at the club would seem to be numbered. Date of Birth: 21 March, 1995 Height: 173 cm Weight: 75 kg Games MFC 2019: 5 Career Total: 39 Goals MFC 2019: 0 Career Total: 12 CDFC Games 2019: 8 CDFC Goals 2019: 7 Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 20 votes

“He ended up having a really consistent VFL year – he played 21 games. He started off down back but finished off the year as an inside-mid which is probably where he looked most natural. He’s got really good movement within stoppages, he’s really good over the ball and is a nice kick. He developed into a really consistent player in the VFL and he’s really durable. I think his training loads were really high during the year – he loves training – so he’s finished with a really good year and got a lot of learnings out of playing a lot of footy.” - Matt Egan MFC Head of Player Development An update on the first-year Demons Date of Birth: 20 December, 2000 Height: 186 cm Weight: 80 kg Games MFC 2019: 0 Career Total: 0 Goals MFC 2019: 0 Career Total: 0 CDFC Games 2019: 18 CDFC Goals 2019: 3

Demon fans were jubilant when he rejected an offer to play for the Swans last year. The bad news was that a foot injury kept him out of football for the entire season. Has averaged only 7 games a season in his five years at the club so is due for a change of luck. Date of Birth: 3 March, 1992 Height: 188 cm Weight: 93 kg Games MFC 2019: 0 Career Total: 35 Goals MFC 2019: 0 Career Total: 22