2022 AFL Drafts: Team-by-team selections
AFTER the two nights of the 2022 AFL National Draft, the Pre-Season and Rookie Drafts, there are officially 90 new players on AFL lists, with 31 rookies joining the never previously listed 58 National Draftees. We list all your team’s selections below, not including those who have been re-listed or were rookied from another AFL club.
ADELAIDE
NATIONAL:
#17 Max Michalanney (Tall Defender, Norwood/South Australia)
#43 Billy Dowling (Midfielder, North Adelaide/South Australia)
#50 Hugh Bond (Inside Midfielder/Defender, GWV Rebels/Vic Country)
ROOKIE:
Nil.
BRISBANE
NATIONAL:
#2 Will Ashcroft (Midfielder, Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#12 Jaspa Fletcher (Midfielder, Sherwood/Brisbane Lions Academy/Queensland)
ROOKIE:
QLD Zone – Shadeau Brain (Medium Forward, Lions Academy/Queensland)
Father-Son – Darryl McDowell-White Jr (Basketball)
CARLTON
NATIONAL:
#11 Oliver Hollands (Midfielder, Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country)
#30 Lachlan Cowan (Medium Defender, North Launceston/Tasmania Devils/Tasmania)
#32 Jaxon Binns (Winger/Forward, Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country)
#47 Harry Lemmey (Key Forward, West Adelaide/South Australia)
ROOKIE:
Nil.
COLLINGWOOD
NATIONAL:
#19 Edward Allan (Tall Utility, Claremont/Western Australia)
#28 Jakob Ryan (Medium Defender, Glenelg/South Australia)
#48 Joe Richards (Midfielder, Wangaratta Magpies/Victoria)
ROOKIE:
Nil.
ESSENDON
NATIONAL:
#5 Elijah Tsatas (Midfielder, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#25 Lewis Hayes (Key Defender, Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro)
#45 Alwyn Davey Jr (Midfielder/Forward, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#54 Jayden Davey (Small Forward, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
ROOKIE:
NGA: Anthony Munkara (Medium Forward, West Adelaide/Northern Territory)
#4 Rhett Montgomerie (Tall Defender, Central District/South Australia)
FREMANTLE
NATIONAL:
#33 Hugh Davies (Key Defender, Claremont/Western Australia)
#41 Tom Emmett (Medium Forward, Sturt/South Australia)
#42 Max Knobel (Ruck, Gippsland Power/Vic Country)
#57 Corey Wagner (Small Defender/Winger, Port Melbourne/Victoria)
ROOKIE:
NGA: Josh Draper (Key Utility, Peel Thunder/Western Australia)
NGA: Conrad Williams (Medium Defender/Wing, Claremont/Western Australia)
INTERNATIONAL: Ultan Kelm (Ireland)
#13 Liam Reidy (Ruck/Forward, Frankston VFL/Victoria)
GEELONG
NATIONAL:
#8 Jhye Clark (Inside Midfielder, Geelong Falcons/Vic Country)
#52 Phoenix Foster (Ruck/Forward, Norwood/South Australia)
ROOKIE:
Father-son: Osca Riccardi (Small Utility, Geelong Falcons/Victoria)
NGA: Ted Clohesy (Inside Midfielder/Forward, Geelong Falcons/Victoria)
INTERNATIONAL: Oisin Mullin (Ireland)
#18 Oscar Murdoch (Tall Defender, Geelong Falcons/Victoria)
GOLD COAST
NATIONAL:
#6 Bailey Humphrey (Midfielder/Forward, Gippsland Power/Vic Country)
ROOKIE:
Northern Academy: Lloyd Johnston (Medium Defender, Wanderers/Northern Territory)
GWS GIANTS
NATIONAL:
#1 Aaron Cadman (Key Forward, GWV Rebels/Vic Country)
#16 Harry Rowston (Midfielder, Calder Cannons/GIANTS Academy/NSW-ACT)
#21 Darcy Jones (Midfielder, Swan Districts/Western Australia)
#22 Max Gruzewski (Tall Defender, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#34 Toby McMullin (Forward/Midfielder, Sandringham Dragons/Vic Country)
ROOKIE:
NSW Zone: Jason Gillbee (Tall Utility, Bendigo Pioneers/NSW-ACT)
Northern Academy: Nicholas Madden (Ruck, GIANTS Academy/NSW-ACT)
HAWTHORN
NATIONAL:
#7 Cameron Mackenzie (Midfielder, Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#18 Josh Weddle (Tall Defender, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#37 Henry Hustwaite (Tall Midfielder/Defender, Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country)
#46 Jack O’Sullivan (Midfielder/Forward, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#51 Bailey Macdonald (Winger/Medium Defender, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
ROOKIE:
NGA: Josh Bennetts (Midfielder/Forward, Eastern Ranges/Victoria)
MELBOURNE
NATIONAL:
#15 Matthew Jefferson (Key Forward, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#38 Jed Adams (Tall Defender, Peel Thunder/Western Australia)
ROOKIE:
CROSS-SPORT: Kyah Farris-White (Basketball)
#14 Will Verrall (Key Forward/Ruck, South Adelaide/South Australia)
#28 Oliver Sestan (Forward, Mansfield/Victoria)
NORTH MELBOURNE
NATIONAL:
#3 Harry Sheezel (Medium Forward, Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#4 George Wardlaw (Inside Midfielder, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#26 Brayden George (Medium Forward, Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country)
#56 Cooper Harvey (Midfielder/Forward, Northern Knights/Vic Metro)
ROOKIE:
#1 Blake Drury (Small Forward/Midfielder, Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#19 Hamish Free (Ruck, South Fremantle/Western Australia)
PORT ADELAIDE
NATIONAL:
#36 Tom McCallum (Tall Defender, Clarence/Tasmania Devils/Tasmania)
#53 Tom Scully (Key Forward, West Adelaide/South Australia)
#59 Kyle Marshall (Key Defender, South Adelaide/South Australia)
ROOKIE:
NGA: Nathan Barkla (Defender/Midfielder, WWT Eagles/South Australia)
RICHMOND
NATIONAL:
#49 Kaleb Smith (Small Defender/Midfielder, East Fremantle/Western Australia)
#55 Steely Green (Midfielder/Forward, South Fremantle/Western Australia)
ROOKIE:
#12 Seth Campbell (Midfielder/Forward, Tasmania Devils/Tasmania)
#26 Tylar Young (Key Defender, Richmond VFL/Victoria)
ST KILDA
NATIONAL:
#10 Mattaes Phillipou (Tall Forward/Midfielder, WWT Eagles/South Australia)
#31 James Van Es (Key Defender, GWV Rebels/Vic Country)
#35 Olli Hotton (Midfielder/Forward, Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#44 Isaac Keeler (Key Forward/Ruck, North Adelaide/South Australia)
ROOKIE:
NGA: Angus McLennan (Medium Defender, Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
SYDNEY
NATIONAL:
#20 Jacob Konstanty (Medium Forward, Gippsland Power/Vic Country)
#27 Cooper Vickery (Medium Defender/Winger, Gippsland Power/Vic Country)
#40 Caleb Mitchell (Winger, Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country)
ROOKIE:
Northern Academy: Will Edwards (Key Defender, Swans Academy/NSW-ACT)
#17 Cameron Owen (Ruck, Tasmania Devils/Tasmania)
#31 Jaiden Magor (Medium Forward, South Adelaide/South Australia)
WEST COAST
NATIONAL:
#9 Reuben Ginbey (Midfielder/Defender, East Perth/Western Australia)
#14 Elijah Hewett (Inside Midfielder, Swan Districts/Western Australia)
#23 Harry Barnett (Ruck, West Adelaide/South Australia)
#29 Coby Burgiel (Midfielder/Forward, Gippsland Power/Vic Country)
#58 Noah Long (Midfielder/Forward, Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country)
ROOKIE:
NGA: Jordyn Baker (Midfielder, East Perth/Western Australia)
NGA: Tyrell Dewar (Medium Forward, Subiaco/Western Australia)
WESTERN BULLDOGS
NATIONAL:
#13 Jedd Busslinger (Key Defender, East Perth/Western Australia)
#24 Charlie Clarke (Small Forward, Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro)
#39 Harvey Gallagher (Small Utility, Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country)
ROOKIE:
Nil.
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