AFL Draft order: Every club's picks, future selections ahead of the 2023 National Draft

Kieran Francis

Bryn Wakefield

AFL Draft order: Every club's picks, future selections ahead of the 2023 National Draft image

The 2023 AFL Draft has nearly arrived, with clubs preparing trade packages and collecting assets to improve their lists moving forward. 

In addition to the close of the player movement period, the window to trade selections has also wound up ahead of the start of the National Draft on Monday, November 20.

The Sporting News has every club's draft selections for 2023.

MORE: AFL Phantom Draft 2023: Top 30 prospects, first round projections

AFL draft order 2023 (updated after first round)

AFL clubs are awarded picks based on ladder position, with the lowest-placed teams given priority in draft selection. 

Teams are able to trade picks during the trade period and during draft night, which can see dramatic shifts in selection order.

Here's how the AFL National Draft order stands as of Thursday, November 20:

First Round

Pick PlayerClub
1Harley ReidWest Coast
2Colby McKercherNorth Melbourne
3Jed Walter (academy)Gold Coast match North Melbourne's bid
4Zane DuursmaNorth Melbourne (free agency compensation for Ben McKay)
5Nick WatsonHawthorn
6Ryley SandersWestern Bulldogs (received from Gold Coast)
7Caleb WindsorMelbourne (tied to Fremantle)
8Daniel CurtinAdelaide (traded from GWS on draft night)
9Ethan Read (academy)Gold Coast match Geelong's bid
10Nate CaddyEssendon (traded by Geelong on draft night)
11Connor O'SullivanGeelong (traded by Essendon on draft night)
12Phoenix GothardGWS (traded from Adelaide on draft night)
13Koltyn TholstrupMelbourne (received from Gold Coast)
14Jake Rogers (academy)Gold Coast match Sydney's bid
15Jordan Croft (father-son)Western Bulldogs match Sydney's bid
16Will GreenSydney
17James LeakeGWS (traded from St Kilda on draft night)
18Darcy WilsonSt Kilda (traded from GWS on draft night, originally at Adelaide)
19Will McCabe (father-son)Hawthorn match North Melbourne's bid
20Taylor GoadNorth Melbourne (tied to Port Adelaide)
21Charlie EdwardsAdelaide (traded from GWS on draft night)
22Will DawsonNorth Melbourne (received from Carlton)
23Riley HardemanNorth Melbourne (received from Gold Coast)
24Caiden Cleary (academy)Sydney match Collingwood's bid
25Harry DemattiaCollingwood
26Will Graham (academy)Gold Coast match Adelaide's bid
27Oscar RyanAdelaide (free agency compensation for Tom Doedee)
28Lance CollardSt Kilda (free agency compensation for Jade Gresham)
29Ashton MoirCarlton (received from North Melbourne AFL assistance package)

Round 2

Pick Club
30West Coast
31Brisbane
32Geelong (received from Port Adelaide, NM compensation)
33Gold Coast (received from Carlton for Hollands)
34St Kilda
35Carlton (received from Gold Coast in Hollands trade)
36Richmond
37Gold Coast
38Geelong
39Gold Coast (tied to Adelaide)
40Collingwood (received from Hawthorn for Ginnivan)
41Fremantle (received from Collingwood)
42Essendon (received from St Kilda)
43Gold Coast (received from Melbourne)
44West Coast Eagles (tied to Port Adelaide)
45Fremantle
46Brisbane (received from Hawthorn for Gunston)
47Gold Coast
48Richmond (received from Port Adelaide, tied to Collingwood)
49Gold Coast
50GWS (free agency compensation for Matt Flynn)

Round 3

Pick Club
51Hawthorn (received from West Coast)
52Sydney (received from North Melbourne)
53Gold Coast
54Hawthorn (received from Brisbane in Gunston deal)
55Western Bulldogs (received from Gold Coast)
56Hawthorn (received from Port Adelaide)
57Western Bulldogs (received from Port Adelaide in Sweet deal)
58Gold Coast
59Western Bulldogs (received from Essendon)
60Western Bulldogs (received from Gold Coast, tied to Adelaide)
61Gold Coast
62Sydney
63Western Bulldogs (received from St Kilda)
64North Melbourne (tied to Melbourne)
65West Coast Eagles (tied to Port Adelaide)
66 GWS
67Gold Coast
68Hawthorn (received from Gold Coast)

Round 4

Pick Club
69Hawthorn (received from West Coast)
70Gold Coast
71Richmond (received from North Melbourne in Nyuon trade)
72Gold Coast
73Richmond
74Western Bulldogs (tied to Geelong)
75Carlton (tied to Essendon)
76Port Adelaide (received from Essendon, tied to Sydney)
77Geelong (received from Port Adelaide)
78 GWS
79Collingwood

Round 5

Pick Club
80West Coast
81Fremantle
82Geelong
83Sydney
84St Kilda
85Melbourne
86Geelong
87Collingwood

Round 6

Pick Club
88Geelong
89St Kilda
90Port Adelaide
91Collingwood

Round 7

Pick Club
92Geelong
93St Kilda
94Port Adelaide

AFL draft picks: Every club's selections in 2023 (prior to first round)

Adelaide 

PICKS: 10, 14, 20

2024: Future second (tied to Melbourne)

Brisbane

PICKS: 30, 39, 51, 54, 65

2024: Future fourth (tied to Hawthorn)

Carlton

PICKS: 22, 28, 68

2024: Three future fourths (tied to Western Bulldogs, Fremantle and Gold Coast)

Collingwood

PICKS: 19, 33, 72, 80, 84

2024: Future second and third (tied to Hawthorn)

Essendon

PICKS: 9, 31, 35

2024: Future fourth (tied to Collingwood)

Fremantle

PICKS: 34, 46, 60, 63, 74

2024: Future first (tied to Port Adelaide), future first (tied to Collingwood), future second (tied to Fremantle), future fourth (tied to St Kilda)

Geelong

PICKS: 8, 25, 70, 75, 79, 81, 85

Gold Coast

PICKS: 24, 26, 27, 32, 36, 38

2024: Future first (tied to Western Bulldogs), future end of first (tied to North Melbourne), future second (tied to Brisbane), future fourth (tied to St Kilda)

GWS

PICKS: 7, 16, 43, 59, 71

Hawthorn

PICKS: 4, 44, 47, 49, 61, 62

2024: Future second (tied to Collingwood)

Melbourne

PICKS: 6, 11, 42, 78

2024: Future second (tied to Sydney), future third (tied to Western Bulldogs)

North Melbourne

PICKS: 2, 3, 15, 17, 18, 57

Port Adelaide

PICKS: 69, 83, 97

2024: Future fourth (tied to Essendon), future fourth (tied to Carlton)

Richmond 

PICKS: 29, 41, 64, 66

2024: Future second (tied for Fremantle), future fourth (tied to Port Adelaide)

St Kilda

PICKS: 13, 21, 40

2024: Future third (tied to Carlton), future third (tied to Melbourne)

Sydney

PICKS: 12, 45, 55, 76

2024: Future end of first (tied to North Melbourne)

West Coast

PICKS: 1, 23, 37, 58, 73

Western Bulldogs

PICKS: 5, 48, 50, 52, 53, 56, 67

2024: Future third (tied to Gold Coast)

Kieran Francis

Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.

Bryn Wakefield

Bryn is a content producer for Sporting News, covering AFL and Australian Rules Football. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, he has thrived in the passionate sporting city, desperate for ultimate success despite its underdog tag.