2021 AFL Draft | All the picks: club-by-club
LAST night marked the end of the 2021 AFL National Draft, with just the rookie intake to come today (Friday). After an unconventional and whirlwind season of football around the nation, there were plenty of sliders, bolters and feel good stories to come out of night two as 45 more hopefuls fulfilled their AFL dreams. Check out who your club drafted below.
2021 AFL NATIONAL DRAFT: CLUB-BY-CLUB
Adelaide:
#6 Josh Rachele (Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country)
#36 Jake Soligo (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro)
#44 Zac Taylor (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro)
Brisbane:
#16 Darcy Wilmot (Northern Knights/Vic Metro)
#20 Kai Lohmann (GWV Rebels/Vic Country)
#41 James Tunstill (East Perth/Western Australia)
Cartlon:
#27 Jesse Motlop (South Fremantle/Western Australia)
Collingwood:
#4 Nick Daicos (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#45 Arlo Draper (South Adelaide/South Australia)
#49 Cooper Murley (Norwood/South Australia)
#52 Harvey Harrison (North Adelaide/South Australia)
Essendon:
#13 Ben Hobbs (GWV Rebels/Vic Country)
#46 Alastair Lord (Norwood/South Australia)
#50 Garrett McDonagh (Richmond VFL)
Fremantle:
#8 Jye Amiss (East Perth/Western Australia)
#10 Neil Erasmus (Subiaco Lions/Western Australia)
#21 Matthew Johnson (Subiaco Lions/Western Australia)
Geelong:
#24 Toby Conway (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country)
#25 Mitch Knevitt (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country)
#32 James Willis (North Adelaide/South Australia)
#48 Flynn Kroeger (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro)
#82 Cooper Whyte (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country)
Gold Coast:
#5 Mac Andrew (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country)
#78 Charlie Constable (Geelong Cats)
Greater Western Sydney:
#3 Finn Callaghan (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#15 Leek Alleer (Central Districts/South Australia)
#42 Josh Fahey (GIANTS Academy/NSW-ACT)
Hawthorn:
#7 Josh Ward (Northern Knights/Vic Metro)
#23 Sam Butler (GWV Rebels/Vic Country)
#26 Connor Macdonald (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country)
#53 Jai Serong (Gippsland Power/Vic Country)
Melbourne:
#19 Jacob van Rooyen (Claremont Tigers/Western Australia)
#39 Blake Howes (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#84 Taj Woewodin (East Fremantle/Western Australia)
North Melbourne:
#1 Jason Horne-Francis (South Adelaide/South Australia)
#22 Josh Goater (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro)
#35 Paul Curtis (Western Jets/Vic Metro)
#38 Miller Bergman (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country)
#64 Jackson Archer (Northern Knights/Vic Metro)
Port Adelaide:
#12 Josh Sinn (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#55 Hugh Jackson (North Adelaide/South Australia)
#56 Dante Visentini – (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#65 Jase Burgoyne (WWT Eagles/South Australia)
Richmond:
#9 Josh Gibcus (GWV Rebels/Vic Country)
#17 Tom Brown (Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country)
#28 Tyler Sonsie (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro)
#29 Sam Banks (Tasmania Devils)
#30 Judson Clarke (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country)
St Kilda:
#11 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (Glenelg/South Australia)
#33 Mitch Owens (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#47 Marcus Windhager (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#51 Oscar Adams (Glenelg/South Australia)
Sydney:
#18 Angus Sheldrick (Claremont Tigers/Western Australia)
#34 Matthew Roberts (South Adelaide/South Australia)
#40 Corey Warner (East Fremantle/Western Australia)
#62 Lachlan Rankin (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
West Coast:
#14 Campbell Chesser (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Country)
#31 Brady Hough (Peel Thunder/Western Australia)
#37 Rhett Bazzo (Swan Districts/Western Australia)
#60 Jack Williams (East Fremantle/Western Australia)
#67 Greg Clark (Subiaco/Western Australia)
Western Bulldogs:
#2 Sam Darcy (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#43 Arthur Jones (Claremont/Western Australia)
#66 Luke Cleary (Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
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