2015 AFL draft explained

2015 AFL draft
Date:	24, 27 November 2015
Time:	5:30 pm ACDT (24 November) 11:00 am AEDT (27 November)
Location:	Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia
Sponsor:	National Australia Bank
Network:	Fox Footy
League:	AFL
First:	Jacob Weitering (Carlton)
Prev:	2014
Next:	2016

The 2015 Australian Football League draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2015 AFL season. Additions to each club's playing list are not allowed at any other time during the year.

The key dates for the trading and drafting periods were:^{[1] [2]}

• Academy players to be nominated by 15 September. With a bidding process held on 24 November along with father–son selections during the national draft.
• The free agency offer period; held between 9 October and 18 October. Three further free agency periods are held for delisted players, between 31 October and 9 November, 11 November to 20 November, and 25 November to 26 November.
• The trade period; held between 12 October and 22 October.
• The 2015 national draft; held on 24 November at the Adelaide Convention Centre, which, for the first time, included live bidding for academy and father-son selections.
• The 2016 pre-season draft; which was to be held on 27 November, but was cancelled when all clubs declined to take part, and
• The 2016 rookie draft; which was held on 27 November.

Additionally, following the guilty verdicts handed down to 34 past and present Essendon players in January 2016 for doping violations, Essendon was given the opportunity to recruit top-up players between January and March 2016.

Player movements

Free agency

The initial list of free agents, published in March 2015, consisted of 74 unrestricted and restricted free agents, however, 35 of those players re-signed and 15 retired during or after the home-and-away season.^[3]

2015 AFL free agency period signings

Player	Date	Free agent type	Former club	New club	Compensation	Ref
	12 October 2015	Unrestricted			End of 2nd round	^[4]
	12 October 2015	Restricted			2nd round	^[5]
	15 October 2015	Restricted			End of 2nd round	^[6]
	16 October 2015	Unrestricted			None	^[7]
	6 November 2015	Delisted			None	^[8]
	6 November 2015	Delisted			None	^[9]
	9 November 2015	Delisted			None	^[10]
	26 November 2015	Delisted			None	^[11]

Trades

For the first time, clubs were allowed to trade future selections from the next year's draft as well as the current draft.^[12] Geelong became the first AFL club to trade a future draft pick on 14 October 2015 when they traded their 2016 first round pick to Carlton for Lachie Henderson.^[13]

2015 AFL trade period

	Player(s)	Traded from	Traded to	Traded for	Ref
1					^[14]
2					^[15]
3				first round pick	^[16]
4					^[17]
5					^[18]
6					^[19]
7					^[20]
8				second round pick	^[21]
9					^[22]
10					^[23]
11				third round pick	^[24]
12					^[25]
13
14				fifth round pick	^[26]
15					^[27]
16					^[28]
17				second round pick	^[29]
18					^[30]
				second round pick
				second round pick
19					^[31]
20					^[32]
				first round pick
21					^[33]
22					^[34]
23
				first round pick
24					^[35]
				first round pick
25					^[36]
26					^[37]
27					^[38]
28					^[39]
				second round pick
	third round pick
29
30					^[40]
	third round pick
31					^[41]
32
33				fourth round pick	^[42]
34
				second round pick

Note:

• The numbering of the draft picks in this list may be different from the agreed draft picks at the time of the trade, due to adjustments from either the insertion of free agency compensation draft picks or clubs exiting the draft before later rounds.

Retirements and delistings

2015 national draft

The 2015 AFL national draft was held on 24 November 2015 at the Adelaide Convention Centre.^[1] For the first time, live bidding occurred during the draft for selections made under the father–son rule and from the northern state's development academies, whereby each draft selection is allocated a points value. Clubs nominating a player were forced to use their existing draft selections to match the points value of the pick used by the club bidding for the player.^{[125] [126]}

Final draft order^[127]

Round	Pick	Player	Drafted to	Recruited from	League	Notes
1	1			Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup
1	2			Murray Bushrangers	TAC Cup
1	3			North Shore	Sydney AFL	Academy player; Melbourne's bid matched with picks 33, 36, 37 and 43^[128]
1	4			Murray Bushrangers	TAC Cup	Traded from
1	5			Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
1	6				SANFL	Traded from St Kilda
1	7			North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup	Academy player; Gold Coast's bid matched with pick 11
1	8				WAFL	Traded from
1	9			Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	Traded from ; received from
1	10			Gippsland Power	TAC Cup	Traded from
1	11				SANFL	Traded from
1	12			Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup	Traded from
1	13			Collingullie-Glenfield Park	RFNL	Academy player; Richmond's bid matched with picks 34 and 40
1	14				NEAFL	Academy player; Richmond's bid matched with picks 36 and 37
1	15			North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
1	16			Mangoplah-CUE	RFNL	Academy player; Adelaide's bid matched with picks 48, 50, 55 and 59
1	17			Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup
1	18			Northern Knights	TAC Cup	Traded from
1	19				SANFL	Traded from
1	20			Northern Knights	TAC Cup	Traded from
1	21			Gippsland Power	TAC Cup	Traded from ; received from
1	22				TSL
1	23			Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup	Traded from ; received from ; received from via a trade in 2012; received from in 2011; compensation pick from 2011 (Palmer)
2	24				NEAFL	Academy player; Western Bulldogs' bid matched with Brisbane's next pick
2	25			Gippsland Power	TAC Cup	Traded from ; father-son eligible (son of Andrew Dunkley), but did not match bid
2	26			Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	Traded from ; received from
2	27			North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup	Traded from
2	28				SANFL	Traded from ; received from
2	29			Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup	Traded from
2	30				SANFL	Traded from
2	31			Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	Traded from ; received from
2	32			Northern Knights	TAC Cup	Traded from
2	33				TSL	Traded from ; received from ; received from ; received from ; received from
2	34				WAFL	Traded from, received from
2	35				WAFL
2	36			Bendigo Pioneers	TAC Cup	Traded from ; received from
2	37				SANFL	Traded from
2	38			Sandringham Dragons	TAC Cup	Traded from ; received from
3	39			Geelong Falcons	TAC Cup	Traded from ; received from ; free agency compensation pick (Suckling)
3	40			Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup
3	41			Narrandera	RFNL	Academy player; Melbourne's bid matched with GWS' next pick
3	42			Murray Bushrangers	TAC Cup
3	43				NEAFL	Traded from ; academy eligible, but did not match bid
3	44			Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup	Traded from
3	45			Bendigo Pioneers	TAC Cup	Traded from ; received from
3	46			Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	Traded from
3	47			Gippsland Power	TAC Cup	Traded from
3	48				SANFL
3	49			Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	Father–son rule selection (son of Dean Rice); Richmond's bid matched with St Kilda's next pick
3	50				SANFL
3	51			Northern Knights	TAC Cup	Traded from
3	52				TSL	Traded from
3	53			Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup	Father–son rule selection (son of Stephen Silvagni); Essendon's bid matched with Carlton's next pick
3	54				VFL	Traded from
4	55				VFL	Traded from
4	56				SANFL
4	57			Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup	Traded from
4	58			Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup
4	59				TSL
4	60				WAFL
4	61				WAFL
4	62				SANFL
5	63				VFL	Traded from ; received from
5	64			North Ballarat Rebels	TAC Cup
5	65			Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup
5	66				WAFL
5	67				WAFL
6	68				VFL
6	69			Mount Gravatt	QAFL
7	70				SANFL

Notes

• Compensation picks are selections in addition to the normal order of selection, allocated to clubs by the AFL as compensation for losing uncontracted players to the new expansion clubs, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney. The picks can be held for up to five years and clubs declare at the beginning of the season of their intent to utilise the pick at the end of the season. Picks could be traded to other clubs in return for players or other draft selections.
• Free agency compensation picks are additional selections awarded to teams based on their net loss of players during the free agency trade period.
• Academy players are local zone selections available to the four NSW and Queensland clubs. Both academy and father-son selections are subject to a bidding process, where the club with the family or academy connection must match any opposition club's bid with their next available selection.

Rookie elevations

Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2015 to their 2016 primary playing list prior to the draft. In total, 14 players were promoted.^[129]

2016 rookie draft

The 2016 AFL rookie draft was held on 27 November 2015.^[2] The official rookie draft order was released on 26 November and each club, with the exception of who are still operating with an expanded list, can have between four and six players on their rookie list, as long as they have a maximum of 44 players on their combined primary and rookie lists.^[130]

The pre-season draft was not held as all eligible clubs informed the AFL they would not be participating.^[130]

Round	Pick	Player	Drafted to	Recruited from	League	Notes
1	1				WAFL
1	2
1	3				SANFL
1	4			Dandenong Stingrays	TAC Cup
1	5			Calder Cannons	TAC Cup
1	6				NEAFL
1	7					Ineligible to play in 2016 due to serving a two-year ban for testing positive to banned substance clenbuterol
1	8				NEAFL
1	9			Mangoplah-CUE	RFNL
1	10				SANFL
1	11				WAFL
1	12				TAC Cup
1	13				NEAFL
1	14				TAC Cup
1	15				AFL
1	16				NEAFL
1	17				WAFL
1	18				SANFL
2	19				VFL
2	20			Zillmere	QAFL
2	21			Northern Knights	TAC Cup
2	22				VFL
2	23			Albury	O&MFL
2	24				AFL
2	25				NEAFL
2	26			Killarney Vale	BDAFL
2	27			Eastern Ranges	TAC Cup
2	28				SANFL
2	29			Western Jets	TAC Cup
2	30				NEAFL
2	31				SANFL
2	32				AFL
2	33				AFL
2	34			Nightcliff	NTFL
2	35				AFL
2	36				WAFL
3	37			Arizona		International player (basketball)
3	38				WAFL
3	39				AFL
3	40
3	41			Geelong Supercats	SEABL	Three-year non-registered player, via basketball (also the son of Shaun Smith)
3	42				AFL	Ineligible to play in 2016 due to serving a two-year ban for testing positive to banned substance clenbuterol
3	43	Passed		—	—
3	44				VFL
3	45			Oakleigh Chargers	TAC Cup
3	46				AFL
3	47				VFL
3	48			Perth Wildcats	NBL	3-year non-registered player, via basketball.
3	49	Passed		—	—
3	50				AFL
3	51				AFL
3	52				AFL
4	53				WAFL
4	54				TAC Cup	Father–son rule selection (son of Dean Wallis)
4	55				AFL
4	56	Passed		—	—
4	57				AFL
4	58			Victoria	Cricket Australia	Three-year non-registered player, via cricket
4	59			Shepparton	GVFL
4	60				AFL
4	61				AFL
4	62			Derry GAA	GAA	International player (Gaelic football)
5	63				AFL
5	64			Coastal Georgia	SSAC	Three-year non-registered player, via basketball
5	65	Passed		—	—
5	66			Wodonga	O&MFL
6	67				Palm Beach Currumbin	QAFL
6	68	Passed		—	—
6	69			Tipperary GAA	GAA	International player (Gaelic football)
7	70	Passed		—	—
8	71	Passed		—	—
9	72	Passed		—	—
Source^[131]

Player breakdown

A total of 134 players were drafted across the national and rookie drafts. The following is a breakdown of players drafted by position and the league they were drafted from:^{[132] [133]}

• Defender – 16
• Half-back – 14
• Midfielder – 49
• Half-forward – 22
• Forward – 19
• Ruckman – 10
• Utility – 3

The TAC Cup was the league with the highest number of players drafted, with forty-five in total. The Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup had the most players drafted out of any team with seven players.

League	National draft	Rookie draft	Total	State/territory
	Players selected
AFL	0	19	19	Australia-wide
NEAFL	3	6	9	ACT, NSW, NT, QLD
SANFL	11	5	16	South Australia
TAC Cup	36	9	45	Victoria
TSL	4	0	4	Tasmania
VFL	4	4	8	Victoria
WAFL	7	6	13	Western Australia
Other leagues	5	8	13	Australia-wide
Three-year non-registered players	0	4	4	Australia-wide
International recruits	0	3	3	International
Total	70	64	134

Essendon top-up signings

See main article: Essendon Football Club supplements saga. On 12 January 2016, thirty-four past and present Essendon Football Club players – twelve of whom were still on the Essendon list – were suspended until November 2016 after being found guilty of being injected with the banned substance thymosin beta-4 during the 2012 season, significantly compromising Essendon's playing list for 2016. The club received permission to augment its list by recruiting up to ten top-up players from lower levels on contracts which would last until 31 October 2016. The club was limited to players who had been on an AFL list in either 2014 or 2015, with no more than one player to be taken from any state-level club; or, it could recruit any VFL-listed player from its own reserves team without restriction.^[134]

Essendon top-up signings

Player	Date	Recruited from	League	Former AFL club	Ref
	19 January 2016	Swan Districts	WAFL	(2015)	^[135]
	20 January 2016	Southern Districts	NTFL	(2015)	^[136]
	27 January 2016	Balwyn	Eastern FL	(2015)	^[137]
	28 January 2016	Williamstown	VFL	(2015)	^[138]
	29 January 2016	Essendon reserves	VFL	(2014)	^[139]
	29 January 2016	Palmerston	NTFL	(2015)
	2 February 2016	St Kevin's Old Boys	VAFA	(2015)	^[140]
	6 February 2016	Subiaco	WAFL	(2015)	^[141]
	18 February 2016	Strathmore	EDFL	(2015)	^[142]
	25 February 2016	Redland	NEAFL	(2014)	^[143]

Notes and References

1. News: Adelaide to host 2015 NAB AFL Draft. Twomey. Callum. 11 August 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 8 September 2015.
2. News: When does the 2015 free agency and trade period start and finish?. 6 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 6 October 2015.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151005131134/http://www.afl.com.au/trade/free-agency. 5 October 2015. 30 September 2015. 2015 free agents. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 5 October 2015.
4. News: Suckling to depart for Dogs. 10 October 2015. HawthornFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 10 October 2015.
5. News: Selwood a Cat as Eagles opt not to match offer. 12 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 12 October 2015.
6. News: Leuenberger a Bomber: Lions opt against matching Dons' offer for free agent. 15 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 15 October 2015.
7. News: Big Cat now a Giant: Simpson signs with GWS as a free agent. Schmook. Nathan. 16 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 16 October 2015.
8. News: Tigers swoop on ex-Port midfielder Moore. Bowen. Nick. 6 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 6 November 2015.
9. News: Jarrad Grant signs with Gold Coast as a delisted free agent. Bowen. Nick. 6 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 6 November 2015.
10. News: Blues boost ruck stocks with delisted free agent Gorringe. . 9 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 9 November 2015.
11. News: Blues sign former Crow as a delisted free agent. Schmook. Nathan. 26 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 November 2015.
12. News: Future trading given go-ahead but with restrictions. Bowen. Nick. 6 August 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 5 October 2015.
13. News: Carlton trades Lachie Henderson to Geelong for first-round AFL draft pick in 2016. 14 October 2015. ABC Online. ABC. 14 October 2015.
14. News: Young Cat to move home as Geelong seals Dangerfield deal. Ryan. Peter. 12 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 12 October 2015.
15. News: Wantaway Lion Redden becomes an Eagle. Bowen. Nick. 12 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 12 October 2015.
16. News: History made as Blues send Henderson to Cats for future draft pick. Ryan. Peter. 14 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 14 October 2015.
17. News: Harley heads home to become a Docker. Malcolm. Ales. 14 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 14 October 2015.
18. News: Eagles, Swans agree to straight Sinclair-Jetta swap. Ryan. Peter. Malcolm. Alex. 14 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 14 October 2015.
19. News: Demons land Jake Melksham for second-round pick. Schmook. Nathan. 15 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 15 October 2015.
20. News: North Melbourne snares young Hawk Anderson. Bowen. Nick. 16 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 16 October 2015.
21. News: Adelaide hands over future draft pick for running GWS defender Curtly Hampton. Rucci. Michelangelo. 16 October 2015. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 16 October 2015.
22. News: Tigers give Giants fourth-round pick for midfielder Jacob Townsend. Phelan. Jennifer. 16 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 16 October 2015.
23. News: Brisbane-bound Bell rings the changes. Bowen. Nick. 19 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 19 October 2015.
24. News: Cats head off to the Lions for future pick. Ryan. Peter. 19 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 19 October 2015.
25. News: Smith another new Cat as Kangaroo Currie flies north. Whiting. Michael. 19 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 19 October 2015.
26. News: Former Cats champ Stevie J to play on at Giants. Navaratnam. Dinny. 19 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 19 October 2015.
27. News: Eagles boost ruck stocks with ex-Bomber Giles. Malcolm. Alex. 19 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 19 October 2015.
28. News: Mega-trade: Howe, Seedsman, Toumpas and Kennedy all swap clubs. Bowen. Nick. 19 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 19 October 2015.
29. News: Speedy Magpie Freeman finally joins St Kilda. Ryan. Peter. 20 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 20 October 2015.
30. News: Port Adelaide seals trade for Gold Coast key forward Charlie Dixon in three-club deal. Rucci. Michelangelo. 20 October 2015. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 20 October 2015.
31. News: Carlisle becomes a Saint, Dons get another top pick, Bird leaves Swans. Ryan. Peter. 21 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 21 October 2015.
32. News: Melbourne to take two top-10 picks into this year's draft after deal with Gold Coast. Ryan. Peter. 21 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 21 October 2015.
33. News: Eagle Matt Rosa flies north to join Suns. Ryan. Peter. 21 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 21 October 2015.
34. News: Menzel to Crows as Carlton nabs midfielder and a pick. Bowen. Nick. 21 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 21 October 2015.
35. News: Pies finally land Treloar for multiple draft picks. Bowen. Nick. 21 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 21 October 2015.
36. News: Hawks nab tall Demon Fitzpatrick for pick No.94. Ryan. Peter. 21 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 21 October 2015.
37. News: AFL trades: Melbourne enhances draft position, secures Tomas Bugg in deals with Gold Coast and GWS. Beveridge. Riley. 21 October 2015. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 21 October 2015.
38. News: Hawks boost draft position, Giants get more points. Rogers. Michael. 22 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 October 2015.
39. News: Aish a Pie, Bastinac a Lion in three-way deal. Bowen. Nick. 22 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 October 2015.
40. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151022140320/http://www.afl.com.au/trade/trade-tracker. 22 October 2015 . Trade Tracker. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 23 October 2015.
41. News: AFL trades: Chris Yarran traded from Carlton to Richmond. Beveridge. Riley. 22 October 2015. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 22 October 2015.
42. News: Swans land key defender Talia from Western Bulldogs. Navaratnam. Dinny. 22 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 October 2015.
43. News: Daniel Flynn to stay in Ireland. 30 January 2015. portadelaide.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 January 2015.
44. News: West Coast Eagles defender Beau Waters set to retire after persistent shoulder problems. Braden. Quartermaine. Chris. Robinson. 19 February 2015. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 19 February 2015.
45. News: Gold Coast Suns forward Timmy Sumner retires after just 17 games. 8 April 2015. The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. 8 April 2015. 4 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150804203221/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/afl/afl-news/gold-coast-suns-forward-timmy-sumner-retires-after-just-17-games-20150407-1mg8uq.html. dead.
46. Web site: Colin Sylvia to retire. 28 April 2015. fremantlefc.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 April 2015.
47. News: Geelong confirms Brad Hartman will quit club. Ben. Gurthrie. 1 May 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 2 May 2015.
48. News: Crow Reilly calls time after horror head injury. Harry. Thring. 13 May 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 31 May 2015.
49. News: Kane Cornes to retire after becoming Power's first 300-gamer. Matthew. Agius. 14 May 2015. portadelaide.com.au. Telstra Media. 14 May 2015.
50. News: Geelong loses another to retirement. Peter. Ryan. 14 May 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media.
51. News: Judd calls time as knee injury brings an end to a storied career. AAP. 9 June 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 9 June 2015.
52. News: Matt Maguire announces retirement. 23 June 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 24 June 2015.
53. News: Back injury forces Kangaroos defender Grima to retire. Bowen. Nick. 8 July 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 8 July 2015.
54. News: Another injury forces Hamish McIntosh to retire. Sutton. Ben. 29 July 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 29 July 2015.
55. News: Kangaroo Leigh Adams calls time after latest concussion. Schmook. Nathan. 1 August 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 1 August 2015.
56. News: Magpies Keeffe, Thomas accept two-year bans. King. Travis. 10 August 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 10 August 2015.
57. News: Axel calls time: Knee injury forces Nathan Foley to retire. Schmook. Nathan. 13 August 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 13 August 2015.
58. News: Newman to retire. 18 August 2015. RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 18 August 2015.
59. News: Rhyce Shaw to retire at end of 2015 season. 20 August 2015. The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. 20 August 2015.
60. News: Lions part ways with former skipper Jed Adcock. 20 August 2015. Ryan. Peter. Whiting. Michael. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 15 September 2015.
61. News: Jared Rivers forced to retire due to chronic knee problems after 194 games for Geelong and Melbourne. Laughton. Max. 24 August 2015. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 24 August 2015.
62. News: Siggins returns to Tasmania. 24 August 2015. AFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 24 August 2015.
63. News: Schneider calls time. Holmesby. Luke. 25 August 2015. Saints.com.au. Telstra Media. 25 August 2015.
64. News: Paul Chapman to retire after playing farewell match for Essendon against Richmond at the MCG. 25 August 2015. Jon. Anderson. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 25 August 2015.
65. News: Brent Staker retires from AFL football after 13 seasons. Davis. Greg. 26 August 2015. The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. 26 August 2015.
66. News: Knights retires. 27 August 2015. RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 27 August 2015.
67. News: Raines calls time on his journey. Gabelich. Josh. 28 August 2015. GoldCoastFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 August 2015.
68. News: Blease calls it a day. McNicol. Adam. 31 August 2015. GeelongCats.com.au. Telstra Media. 31 August 2015.
69. News: Carrazzo retires. Johns. Loretta. 1 September 2015. CarltonFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 1 September 2015.
70. News: Two-time premiership player Stokes calls time at Geelong. Ryan. Peter. 1 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 5 October 2015.
71. News: Cross' career comes to an end. Burgan. Matt. 2 September 2015. MelbourneFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 2 September 2015.
72. News: Sun sets on Broughton, will play final AFL game against Swans. Whiting. Michael. 2 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 2 September 2015.
73. News: Three flags and out: Kelly, Cats part ways. Ryan. Peter. 2 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 5 October 2015.
74. News: Foot injury forces Tiger Petterd to retire at just 27. 3 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 3 September 2015.
75. News: Knee injury forces McGuane to retire. Whiting. Michael. 3 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 3 September 2015.
76. News: Blue walks away from the AFL at just 26. King. Travis. 4 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 4 September 2015.
77. News: Dustin Fletcher retires after 400 games and 23 years. King. Travis. 4 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 4 September 2015.
78. News: Stevie J to bid farewell to Cats on Saturday. Guthrie. Ben. 4 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 5 October 2015.
79. News: Jason Winderlich retires after 13 years at Essendon. Cherny. David. 6 September 2015. The Age. News Corp Australia. 6 September 2015.
80. News: Another Sun down as Hall jumps codes. Whiting. Michael. 8 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 8 September 2015.
81. News: Suns delist four to continue clean-out. Whiting. Michael. 8 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 8 September 2015.
82. News: Demons farewell Jamar, but will he play on?. Thring. Harry. 11 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 5 October 2015.
83. News: List changes: Six Magpies to depart. Reilly. Stephen. 14 September 2015. CollingwoodFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 14 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150917050003/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2015-09-14/list-changes-six-magpies-to-depart. 17 September 2015. dead.
84. News: Two Lions backmen delisted as turnover continues. Whiting. Michael. 14 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 14 September 2015.
85. News: Club names list changes. 15 September 2015. WesternBulldogs.com.au. Telstra Media. 15 September 2015.
86. News: Two more Tigers added to cull after finals loss. 15 September 2015. Schmook. Nathan. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 15 September 2015.
87. News: Power makes eight changes to list following 2015 season . 17 September 2015 . Agius . Matthew . AFL.com.au . . 17 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150920011419/http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2015-09-17/port-makes-eight-list-changes . 20 September 2015 .
88. News: Melbourne delists four players. Burgan. Matt. 18 September 2015. MelbourneFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 18 September 2015.
89. News: Carlton delists four. Johns. Loretta. 18 September 2015. CarltonFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 18 September 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208165323/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/carlton/news/2015-09-18/carlton-delists-four. dead.
90. News: Swans champion Adam Goodes calls it a day. 19 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 19 September 2015.
91. News: Saints make four list changes. Holmesby. Luke. 22 September 2015. Saints.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 September 2015.
92. News: Karnezis calls time. Allen. Sarah. 22 September 2015. CollingwoodFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110913/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2015-09-22/karnezis-calls-time. 24 September 2015. dead.
93. News: List changes. 22 September 2015. EssendonFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 September 2015.
94. News: Late bloomer James Podsiadly calls it quits. Harry. Thring. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 25 September 2015. 25 September 2015.
95. News: North Melbourne list changes. 29 September 2015. NMFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 29 September 2015.
96. News: McPharlin calls time after decorated career. 30 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 September 2015.
97. News: Free agent Martin among three cut by Crows. Thring. Harry. 30 September 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 September 2015.
98. News: Hawthorn's Brian Lake, David Hale retire from AFL. Glesson. Michael. Cherry. Daniel. 6 October 2015. The Age. Fairfax Media. 6 October 2015.
99. News: Eagles cut three in wake of Grand Final loss. 6 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 6 October 2015.
100. News: Duffield and Crowley to depart. 8 October 2015. FremantleFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 8 October 2015.
101. News: Hawthorn list changes. 8 October 2015. HawthornFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 8 October 2015.
102. News: Further list change. fremantlefc.com.au. 9 October 2015. 10 October 2015.
103. News: Swans ruckman Mike Pyke hangs up the boots. Curley. Adam. 16 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 16 October 2015.
104. News: Dogs delist former No.5 draft pick Jarrad Grant. Schmook. Nathan. 23 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 23 October 2015.
105. News: List change: Moore delisted . Wakelin . James . 23 October 2015 . portadelaideFC.com.au . . 23 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151024165555/http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2015-10-23/list-change-moore-delisted . 24 October 2015 .
106. News: Bewick Signs On & Other List Changes. 26 October 2015. Lions.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 October 2015.
107. News: List Changes. 27 October 2015. EssendonFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 27 October 2015.
108. News: Another Crow departs with crafty forward Wright delisted. Phelan. Jennifer. 28 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 October 2015.
109. News: Three more Tiger list changes. 28 October 2015. RichmondFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 October 2015.
110. News: Final list changes. 28 October 2015. CarltonFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 October 2015.
111. News: Kane Mitchell's yo-yo career at Port Adelaide continues. Seewang. Niall. Twomey. Callum. 28 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 October 2015.
112. News: Door left ajar for Majak as Roos confirm list changes. Cleary. Mitch. Sutton. Ben. 29 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 29 October 2015.
113. News: Three delisted ahead of List Lodgement deadline. 29 October 2015. GoldCoastFC.com.au. Telstra Media. 29 October 2015.
114. News: Farren Ray cut among three list changes for Saints. Ryan. Peter. 30 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 October 2015.
115. News: Bombers dump rookie Ariel Steinberg ahead of draft. King. Travis. 30 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 October 2015.
116. News: Swans delist Marsh, along with two rookies. Davidson. Ryan. 30 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 October 2015.
117. News: Hawks dump premiership midfielder Jonathan Simpkin. King. Travis. 30 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 October 2015.
118. News: No pot of Gold for two original Giants. Curley. Adam. 30 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 October 2015.
119. News: Luckless Docker Morabito delisted, but set for rookie lifeline. Schmook. Nathan. 30 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 October 2015.
120. News: Eagles re-sign two while cutting four more. King. Travis. 30 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 30 October 2015.
121. News: Your club's ins and outs: All the 2015 trades, delistings and retirements. 1 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 2 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151107062157/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-11-01/your-clubs-ins-and-outs-all-the-2015-trades-delistings-and-retirements. 7 November 2015. dead.
122. News: Gold Coast Suns lose another with youngster Andrew Boston deciding to retire. Cherney. Daniel. 2 November 2014. The Age. Fairfax Media. 2 November 2015.
123. News: Two more Bombers cut as O'Brien and Hams depart. Twomey. Callum. 5 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 6 November 2015.
124. News: Dees delist midfielder Michie, with rookie plans. Phelan. Jennifer. 10 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 11 November 2015.
125. News: New bidding system for father-sons, academies. Twomey. Callum. 21 May 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 31 October 2015.
126. News: Clubs to test live-bidding calculator in 'mock draft'. Twomey. Callum. 2 October 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 5 October 2015.
127. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20151121175457/http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-11-20/indicative-draft-order-your-clubs-provisional-picks-as-trade-period-unfolds. 21 November 2015 . Final draft order: Which picks is your club taking to this year's draft?. 20 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 22 November 2015.
128. Web site: Callum Mills makes history as draft bidding system makes its debut. Michael Whiting. 24 November 2015. 25 November 2015. Australian Football League.
129. Web site: Your club's ins and outs: All the 2015 trades, delistings and retirements. 8 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 17 November 2015.
130. Web site: Ex-Lion likely to go to Dogs: Your guide to the pre-season and rookie drafts. Twomey. Callum. 27 November 2015. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 November 2015.
131. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150401020703/http://www.afl.com.au/draft/preseason-rookie-draft-tracker. 1 April 2015. 2015. Preseason and Rookie Draft Tracker. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. dead. 28 November 2015.
132. News: AFL Draft 2015: Carlton and Essendon give fans plenty of reasons to be cheerful. Landsberger. Sam. Paton. Alistair. 25 November 2015. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 18 August 2016.
133. News: AFL rookie draft 2015: Your club's new rookies. 27 November 2015. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 18 August 2016.
134. News: Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. Essendon given rules around selection and signing of top-up players for 2016. Eliza Sewell. 15 January 2016. 15 January 2016.
135. News: Top-up time as Crowley joins the Bombers. King. Travis. 19 January 2016. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 19 January 2016.
136. Web site: Triple flag winner Kelly joins Essendon. Australian Football League. Peter. Ryan. 20 January 2016. 20 January 2016.
137. News: Geelong Advertiser. Geelong, VIC. Jonathan Simpkin admits he is 'pinching himself' after signing with Essendon. Alex Oates. 27 January 2016. 4 February 2016.
138. News: Former Tiger Dea to don the red and black as Bombers confirm another top-up signing. Schmook. Nathan. 28 January 2016. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 28 January 2016.
139. News: James Polkinghorne and Mathew Stokes the latest to top up at Essendon. Guthrie. Ben. 29 January 2016. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 29 January 2016.
140. News: Jamar joins Dons as seventh top-up player. Ryan. Peter. 2 February 2016. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 2 February 2016.
141. News: Sam Grimley signs as Essendon Bombers top up. Glenn McFarlane. 6 February 2016. 6 February 2016. Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC.
142. News: Essendon insist they have done due diligence as Nathan Grima signs. Daniel Cherny. 18 February 2016. 18 February 2016. The Canberra Timea. Canberra, ACT.
143. News: Ex-Lion Sam Michael becomes Essendon's final top-up player. King. Travis. Schmook. Nathan. 25 February 2016. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 25 February 2016.