WITH the 2021 AFL Premiership season run and done, attention will now turn to trade period ahead of November’s draft. Last week’s grand final saw the final two clubs confirm the indicative draft order ahead of said period, with plenty of picks set to swap hands as clubs look to make moves ahead of what should be quite a strong intake. Last month, we put together a very early phantom draft after the top 10 picks were locked in, but much of that will change as significant player and pick trades go down. The top four prospects are clear-cut, as are arguably the next five to 10 talents, but a very even crop across the second and third rounds should provide great value for those selecting further down the order. Below is the current state of play ahead of trade period, as well as all the key dates to log in your diary over the next month.

Round 1

1. North Melbourne
2. GWS (via Collingwood
3. Gold Coast
4. Adelaide
5. Hawthorn
6. Carlton
7. Richmond
8. Fremantle
9. St Kilda
10. West Coast
11. Essendon
12. Sydney
13. GWS
14. Brisbane
15. Richmond (via Geelong)
16. Port Adelaide
17. Western Bulldogs
18. Brisbane (via Melbourne)

Round 2

19. Gold Coast (end of Round 1 concession)
20. North Melbourne
21. Hawthorn (via Collingwood)
22. Gold Coast
23. Adelaide
24. Hawthorn
25. Carlton
26. Richmond
27. Fremantle
28. Richmond (via St Kilda)
29. West Coast
30. Geelong (via Essendon)
31. Sydney
32. Geelong (via GWS)
33. Melbourne (via Brisbane)
34. Geelong
35. West Coast (via Port Adelaide)
36. Collingwood (via Western Bulldogs)
37. Adelaide (via Melbourne)

Round 3

38. North Melbourne
39. Collingwood
40. Richmond (via Gold Coast)
41. Collingwood (via Adelaide)
42. Melbourne (via Hawthorn)
43. Gold Coast (via Carlton)
44. Richmond
45. Collingwood (via Fremantle)
46. St Kilda
47. Brisbane (via West Coast)
48. Essendon
49. West Coast (via Sydney)
50. GWS
51. Brisbane
52. Geelong
53. Essendon (via Port Adelaide)
54. Melbourne (via Western Bulldogs)
55. Gold Coast (via Melbourne)

Round 4

56. Hawthorn (via North Melbourne)
57. Brisbane (via Collingwood)
58. Gold Coast
59. Adelaide
60. Port Adelaide (via Hawthorn)
61. Carlton
62. Hawthorn (via Richmond)
63. Adelaide (via Fremantle)
64. St Kilda
65. West Coast
66. Gold Coast (via Essendon)
67. Sydney
68. GWS
69. North Melbourne (via Brisbane)
70. Port Adelaide (via Geelong)
71. Port Adelaide
72. Western Bulldogs
73. Brisbane (via Melbourne)

Club-by-club

Adelaide         4, 23, 37, 59, 63
Brisbane         14, 18, 47, 51, 57, 73
Carlton            6, 25, 61
Collingwood    36, 39, 41, 45
Essendon       11, 48, 53
Fremantle       8, 27
Geelong         30, 32, 34, 52
Gold Coast     3, 19, 22, 43, 55, 58, 66
GWS               2, 13, 50, 68
Hawthorn        5, 21, 24, 56, 62
Melbourne      33, 42, 54
N. Melbourne  1, 20, 38, 69
Port Adelaide  16, 60, 70, 71
Richmond        7, 15, 26, 28, 40, 44
St Kilda            9, 46, 64
Sydney            12, 31, 67
West Coast     10, 29, 35, 49, 65
Bulldogs          17, 72

KEY DATES

Free Agency Window: October 1 – October 8

Trade Period: Monday 4 – October 13 Additional Trade Period (Draft Selections): October 18 – November 15

2021 AFL Draft: November 24 (Round 1) – November 25

Preseason/Rookie Drafts: November 26

List Lodgement Deadline: November 29