2015 AFL women's draft explained

2015 AFL women's draft
Date:20 April 2015 (main draft)
22 July 2015 (mini-draft)
Time:7:00pm (main draft)
12:00pm (mini-draft)
Location:Docklands Stadium, Victoria (main draft)
AFL House, Victoria (mini-draft)
League:AFL Women's
First:Emma King
Prev:2014
Next:2016 (AFLW)

The 2015 AFL women's draft was an opportunity for Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs to select players for the Hampson-Hardeman Cup. It consisted of a draft before the first match, held on 20 April[1] and including 34 picks, and a mini-draft before the second match, held on 22 July and including 10 picks.[2] Before the first match, teams were permitted to retain six players from their 2013 squads, and completed their lists through the draft.[3] Coastal Titans ruck Emma King was selected by the Bulldogs with the first pick.

Draft

PickPlayer[4] Drafted toRecruited fromLeague
1Coastal TitansWAWFL
2Morphettville ParkSAWFL
3Eastern DevilsVWFL
4Coastal TitansWAWFL
5Swan DistrictsWAWFL
6Melbourne UniversityVWFL
7CoorparooQWAFL
8Darebin FalconsVWFL
9Diamond CreekVWFL
10Peel ThunderbirdsWAWFL
11Coastal TitansWAWFL
12Coastal TitansWAWFL
13Melbourne UniversityVWFL
14Coastal TitansWAWFL
15Darebin FalconsVWFL
16Coastal TitansWAWFL
17East FremantleWAWFL
18Coastal TitansWAWFL
19BelconnenAFL Canberra Women's
20Peel ThunderbirdsWAWFL
21Yeronga South BrisbaneQWAFL
22Melbourne UniversityVWFL
23Coolangatta Tweed HeadsQWAFL
24Diamond CreekVWFL
25Eastern DevilsVWFL
26Melbourne UniversityVWFL
27Melbourne UniversityVWFL
28St Albans SpursVWFL
29St KildaVWFL
30East FremantleWAWFL
31Yeronga South BrisbaneQWAFL
32Morphettville ParkSAWFL
33St KildaVWFL
34RiverinaAFL Canberra Women's

Mini-draft

PickPlayer[5] Drafted toRecruited fromLeague
1St KildaVWFL
2St KildaVWFL
3Nambour/MaroochydoreAFL Sunshine Coast Juniors Under-18 Girls
4South FremantleWAWFL
5East FremantleWAWFL
6Diamond CreekVWFL
7BurnieTWL
8St KildaVWFL
9UNSW-Eastern SuburbsAFL Sydney Women's
10Darebin FalconsVWFL

Retained players

Before the first match, six players were selected to be retained by each team, barring unavailability.[4]

Melbourne

  1. Kirby Bentley
  2. Kara Donnellan
  3. Tayla Harris
  4. Melissa Hickey
  5. Daisy Pearce
  6. Chelsea Randall

Western Bulldogs

  1. Katie Brennan
  2. Steph Chiocci
  3. Moana Hope
  4. Emma Kearney
  5. Aasta O'Connor
  6. Darcy Vescio

Notes and References

  1. News: Melbourne Football Club drafts SA's Danielle Goding and Courtney Cramey. The Advertiser. Gailberger. Jade. 21 April 2015. 28 March 2018.
  2. Web site: AFL Women's Exhibition 'mini draft'. Victorian Women's Football League. 21 July 2015. 29 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Review: 2015 AFL Women's Draft. AFL NSW/ACT. 23 April 2015. 29 March 2018.
  4. Web site: King crowned Dogs' No.1 in AFL women's draft. Australian Football League. Twomey. Callum. 20 April 2015. 28 March 2018.
  5. News: Aussie rules star Lael Kassem scores goal of the year but is shock omission in women's AFL mini-draft. The Daily Telegraph. Herbertson. Lisa. 23 July 2015. 29 March 2018.