ANOTHER AFLW Draft is done and dusted with 60 players being selected by 19 clubs, including 58 first-time players. Three clubs – Essendon, Geelong and Richmond – passed a selection, leaving three open list spots for unlucky players who missed out on their chance last night.

We take a look at the night that was, with each club’s picks, and some key talking points.

CLUB-BY-CLUB PICKS:

Adelaide: #13 India Rasheed | #44 Georgia McKee
Brisbane: #16 Claudia Wright | #39 Lilly Baker
Carlton: #6 Poppy Scholz | #17 Sophie McKay | #46 Lou-Lou Field
Collingwood: #1 Ash Centra | #26 Georgia Knight | #42 Violet Patterson
Essendon: #9 Grace Belloni | #12 Holly Ridewood | #30 Taya Chambers | #35 Sophie Strong
Fremantle: #14 Georgie Brisbane | #34 Holly Egan | #38 Evie Parker | #51 Indi Strom
Geelong: #10 Lexi Gregor | #18 Sienna Tallariti | #37 Piper Dunlop
Gold Coast: #2 Havana Harris | #27 Heidi Talbot | #29 Mia Salisbury | #41 Nyalli Milne | #47 Tara Harrington
GWS: #4 Sara Howley | #22 Grace Martin
Hawthorn: #15 Lavinia Cox | #23 Daisy Flockart | #28 Grace Baba | #45 Elli Symonds | #50 Rebecca Clottey
Melbourne: #3 Molly O’Hehir | #21 Maggie Mahony | #60 Amelia Dethridge
North Melbourne: #36 Claire Mahony | #43 Amy Gavin Mangan
Port Adelaide: #19 Lily Paterson | #33 Jasmine Evans | #40 Jemma Charity | #48 Chloe Gaunt | #52 Jasmine Sowden
Richmond: #11 Sierra Grieves | #20 Zoe Hargreaves | #31 Paige Scott
St Kilda: #32 Zoe Besanko | #54 Kyla Forbes | #57 Alana Gee
Sydney: #5 Zippy Fish | #55 Amelia Martin | #58 Caitlin Reid | #59 Sarah Steele-Park
West Coast: #7 Lou Painter | #24 Charlotte Riggs | #53 Lucy Boyd | #56 Kayla Dalgleish
Western Bulldogs: #8 Emma McDonald | #25 Sarah Poustie | #49 Keeley Hardingham

TOP 10:

#1 – Collingwood – Ash Centra (Gippsland Power/Vic Country)
#2 – Gold Coast – Havana Harris (Bond Uni/Suns Academy/Queensland)
#3 – Melbourne – Molly O’Hehir (South Fremantle/Western Australia)
#4 – GWS – Sara Howley (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country)
#5 – Sydney – Zippy Fish (East Fremantle/Western Australia)
#6 – Carlton – Poppy Scholz (Glenelg/South Australia)
#7 – West Coast – Lou Painter (Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country)
#8 – Western Bulldogs – Emma McDonald (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)
#9 – Essendon – Grace Belloni (Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro)
#10 – Geelong – Lexi Gregor (Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country)

STATE-BY-STATE:

Victoria: 30 (Metro 17, Country 11, VFLW 2)
South Australia: 10
Queensland: 8
Western Australia: 6
Other: 3 (Ireland, Cross-coder, Re-listing)
NSW/ACT: 2
Tasmania: 1
Northern Territory: Nil

WHO WERE THE BOLTERS?

There were plenty of draft bolters coming into the night, so a lot of the picks were not a complete surprise. Bendigo Pioneers duo Lexi Gregor and Lavinia Cox were tipped to go into the teens, with Geelong not risking waiting until its second selection for Gregor by taking her at #10, before Cox was snapped up at #15 by the Hawks.

Hawthorn had a real focus on enormous upside, picking Daisy Flockart and Rebecca Clottey either side of AFLW Academy members, Grace Baba and Elli Symonds. The latter was a slider considering some talk her landing at either Essendon or the Hawks in the first round.

Though not a bolter on talent, Essendon scooping up Tasmanian Sophie Strong was a story for the ages. Naturally gifted and a top 30 prospect had she had a clean run, Strong only played one full game this year, but impressed in that Allies’ win over Queensland, with the Bombers willing to risk it to see what she can offer.

WHO WERE THE SLIDERS?

Perhaps the biggest shock slider was South Australian Charlotte Riggs who had a stack of clubs interested in her, ranging as high as the Bulldogs at #6 and most notably the South Australian clubs through the teens and early 20s. Eventually Riggs got to the Eagles at 24 – one pick before the Bulldogs – in what was arguably the steal of the night.

Adelaide picked up a couple of local stars in India Rasheed and Georgia McKee who got their ideal wish to remain in South Australia, further strengthening the Crows’ premiership chances given the star power of both. Likewise, Jasmine Evans sliding to #33 to be picked up by Port Adelaide was a great get, while North Melbourne securing GWV key forward Claire Mahony – who could have gone in the teens – was a boost for the reigning premiers.

WHO WERE SOME OF THE UNLUCKY OMISSIONS?

Perhaps the Sydney and GWS Giants Northern Academy members with Emma Juneja and Ash Patton – both National Academy members – among five players who were among the chances. Amelie Prosser-Shaw, Ellie Hall and Ellie Veerhuis were all good enough to get on a list, and it showed the strength of the draft.

Tasmanian National Academy member Mackenzie Williams was our highest ranked player to miss out, while Northern Territory talent Tatyana Perry also went undrafted. Rookie Me Central Medallist Jemma Reynolds, GWV Rebels back Millie Lang and South Australian MVP Esther Schirmer were the other Top 50 players from our Power Rankings who remain the best chances for the Supplemental Selection Period (SSP) list period.

WHERE TO FROM HERE?

Three AFL Women’s clubs have open list spots in Essendon, Geelong and Richmond, with the clubs having an opportunity in February to sign players during the SSP. Between then and now further list spots for clubs can open to allow more opportunities – be it through injury or other unavailabilities – but the door is not closed for those unlucky players.