2011 AFL draft

The 2011 AFL draft consisted of five opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2011/12 Australian Football League off-season.

These were:

It was the first national draft to feature the Greater Western Sydney Football Club, who joined the league in 2012. It was the final draft period before the introduction of free agency in the 2012/13 offseason.[3]

Greater Western Sydney concessions

The Greater Western Sydney Football Club was to join the AFL in 2012, and was provided with several draft concessions, including additional draft selections, early access to recruit 17-year-old players, and access to uncontracted and previously listed players in this offseason. These concessions were similar to those provided to the Gold Coast Football Club, which entered the league in the previous season.

Greater Western Sydney was permitted to recruit the following players directly, without the need for any draft:

Then, in the drafts, Greater Western Sydney had the following selections:

Additionally, at the end of 2011, Greater Western Sydney had the ability to trade the only four selections in a once-off "mini-draft", which could be used to recruit 17-year-old players (born between 1 January – 30 April 1994). Greater Western Sydney could only use these draft picks as trade currency; the club was not permitted to use the picks for its own list development. Players recruited and traded in this manner were not eligible to play senior AFL football in 2012, and would continue to undergo junior development. This specific concession was unique to Greater Western Sydney; Gold Coast did not have the same concession the previous year.

Greater Western Sydney began with an expanded list size of up to fifty senior players and nine rookies, to be gradually reduced to a standard list size of thirty-eight senior players and nine rookies by 2019.[4]

During the 2011 AFL season there was speculation about several players who would be uncontracted at the end of the season, including Tom Scully, Rhys Palmer, Callan Ward and Taylor Walker.[5] In August 2011, Phil Davis from Adelaide was the first player to announce a move to Greater Western Sydney as an uncontracted player signing.[6] After the season had ended, Palmer, Scully and Ward also announced moves to the Giants. As compensation, Scully was rated as a top-level player, resulting in Melbourne receiving both a first-round and a mid-first round draft pick as compensation. Davis and Ward were rated as second-level, earning Adelaide and Western Bulldogs a first round compensation selection, and Palmer was rated a third-level player, giving Fremantle an end of first round selection.[7]

Trades

In the lead up to trade week, the requests of players to move back to their home states dominated most trade rumours. Mitch Clark, Leon Davis, Brad Ebert and Jack Gunston all requested to be traded back to teams in their states of origin.[1][8]

Early in trade week, many trades involved unlisted players being recruited directly by Greater Western Sydney under the club's concessions, then immediately traded.[9] Where this has occurred, the club from which GWS recruited the player is shown in parentheses after his name.

Trade Player Traded from Traded to Traded for
1[10] Steven Morris (West Adelaide)
draft pick No. 15		 Greater Western Sydney Richmond draft pick No. 14
2[11] Martin Clarke (Down GAA)
Jamie Elliott (Murray Bushrangers)
draft pick No. 67		 Greater Western Sydney Collingwood draft pick No. 25
3[12] Jack Gunston
draft pick No. 53 and 71		 Adelaide Hawthorn draft picks No. 24, 46 and 64
4[13] draft pick No. 4
compensation draft pick (first round)		 Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Mini-draft pick No. 1
draft pick No. 31
5[14] Terry Milera (Port Adelaide Magpies)
Ahmed Saad (Northern Bullants)
draft pick No. 25		 Greater Western Sydney St Kilda draft pick No. 20
6[15] draft pick No. 20 Greater Western Sydney Fremantle compensation draft pick (end of first round)
7[16] Luke Brown (Norwood)
Mini-draft pick No. 2		 Greater Western Sydney Adelaide draft pick No. 10
compensation draft pick (first round)
8[17] Will Sierakowski Hawthorn North Melbourne draft pick No. 58
9[18] Ivan Maric Adelaide Richmond draft pick No. 37
10[18] Tom Lynch St Kilda Adelaide draft pick No. 37
11[19] Brent Renouf Hawthorn Port Adelaide draft pick No. 33
12[20] Mitch Clark Brisbane Lions Melbourne draft pick No. 12
13[21] Jordan Lisle Hawthorn Brisbane Lions priority draft pick (No. 29)
14[22] draft picks No. 38 and 56 Fremantle Hawthorn priority draft pick (No. 29)
draft picks No. 58 and 71
15[22] Jarrad Boumann (Box Hill Hawks) Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn draft pick No. 56
16[22] Chad Cornes
Dean Brogan
draft pick No. 69		 Port Adelaide Greater Western Sydney draft pick No. 49
17[22] Brad Ebert
draft pick No. 45		 West Coast Port Adelaide priority draft pick (No. 28)
draft pick No. 49
18[22] Peter Yagmoor (QLD zone selection)
draft pick No. 50		 Gold Coast Collingwood draft pick No. 47
19[22] Mitch Morton Richmond Sydney draft pick No. 79
20[22] Luke Power Brisbane Lions Greater Western Sydney draft pick No. 69
21[22] Josh Hill Western Bulldogs West Coast draft pick No. 49
22[23] Dayne Zorko (QLD zone selection)
draft pick No. 47		 Gold Coast Brisbane Lions draft pick No. 34 (3-way trade)
23[23] draft pick No. 34 Brisbane Lions Gold Coast (3-way trade)
24[23] Matthew Warnock Melbourne Gold Coast (3-way trade)
25[22] Ben Hudson Western Bulldogs Brisbane Lions draft pick No. 70
26[22] draft pick No. 26 Geelong Gold Coast draft picks No. 32 and 34
27[22] draft pick No. 24 Adelaide Gold Coast draft picks No. 27, 31 and 68
28[22][24] Tony Armstrong
draft pick No. 35 and 68		 Adelaide Sydney Lewis Johnston
29[22] Tommy Walsh St Kilda Sydney draft picks No. 35 and 68
30[22] Josh Jenkins
draft pick No. 41		 Essendon Adelaide draft pick No. 31
31[23] compensation draft pick (end of first round) Richmond Gold Coast draft pick No. 26
compensation draft pick (second round)

Note: the numbering of the draft picks in this trades table is based on the original order prior to draft day. The final numbering of many of these draft picks was adjusted on draft day due to either the insertion of compensation draft picks in the early rounds, or clubs passing in the later rounds.

Mini-draft

As part of their entry concessions, Greater Western Sydney was allocated up to four selections in a mini-draft, which could be used to recruit seventeen-year-old players who otherwise would not be eligible for the 2011 National Draft, but who could not play senior AFL football until the 2013 season. Greater Western Sydney were not permitted to use these draft picks directly, but had to trade them to other clubs. In 2011, Gold Coast and Adelaide secured trades with GWS for selections in this draft, leaving two selections remaining for the 2012 AFL Draft.

Pick Player Recruited from League Club
1 Jaeger O'Meara Perth WAFL Gold Coast
2 Brad Crouch North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Adelaide

2011 national draft

The 2011 AFL National Draft was held on 24 November in Sydney. It was the second time that the draft was held outside of Melbourne, after being held at the Gold Coast in 2010.[25]

Prior to the draft, three players were selected under the Father-Son Rule. Dylan Buckley, son of Jim was selected by Carlton, Andrew Bews' son Jed was selected by Geelong and Tom Mitchell, son of Barry was selected by Sydney. Buckley and Bews were secured with no rival clubs submitting bids, allowing Carlton and Geelong to each use its final draft selection for the father-son pick. Fremantle submitted a first round bid for Mitchell, which Sydney was able to match, so, Mitchell was drafted with the 21st selection in the draft.[26]

2011 AFL National Draft
Round Pick Player Recruited from League Drafted to
1 1 Patton, JonathonJonathon Patton Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 2 Coniglio, StephenStephen Coniglio Swan Districts WAFL Greater Western Sydney
1 3 Tyson, DomDom Tyson Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 4 Hoskin-Elliott, WillWill Hoskin-Elliott Western Jets TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 5 Buntine, MattMatt Buntine Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 6 Wingard, ChadChad Wingard Sturt SANFL Port Adelaide
1 7 Haynes, NickNick Haynes Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 8 Longer, BillyBilly Longer Northern Knights TAC Cup Brisbane Lions
1 9 Tomlinson, AdamAdam Tomlinson Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 10 Sumner, LiamLiam Sumner Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 11 Greene, TobyToby Greene Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 12 Docherty, SamSam Docherty Gippsland Power TAC Cup Brisbane Lions
1 13 Adams, TaylorTaylor Adams Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 14 Smith, DevonDevon Smith Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 15 Ellis, BrandonBrandon Ellis Calder Cannons TAC Cup Richmond
1 16 Sheridan, TomTom Sheridan Calder Cannons TAC Cup Fremantle
1 17 Smith, ClayClay Smith Gippsland Power TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
1 18 McKenzie, BradBrad McKenzie Sturt SANFL North Melbourne
1 19 Kavanagh, ElliotElliot Kavanagh Western Jets TAC Cup Essendon
1 20 Crozier, HaydenHayden Crozier Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Fremantle
1 21 (F/S) Mitchell, TomTom Mitchell Claremont WAFL Sydney
1 22 Bootsma, JoshJosh Bootsma South Fremantle WAFL Carlton
1 23 Newman, MurrayMurray Newman Swan Districts WAFL West Coast
1 24 Schade, HenryHenry Schade North Hobart Demons TSL Gold Coast
1 25 Ross, SebastianSebastian Ross North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup St Kilda
1 26 Elton, ToddTodd Elton Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Richmond
Priority 27 Kerridge, SamSam Kerridge Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Adelaide
Priority 28 McInnes, FraserFraser McInnes Perth WAFL West Coast
Priority 29 Forster, AlexAlex Forster Norwood SANFL Fremantle
Compensation 30 Yeo, ElliotElliot Yeo East Fremantle WAFL Brisbane Lions
2 31 Merrett, JacksonJackson Merrett Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Essendon
2 32 Hamling, JoelJoel Hamling Claremont WAFL Geelong
2 33 Hill, BradleyBradley Hill West Perth WAFL Hawthorn
2 34 Kersten, ShaneShane Kersten South Fremantle WAFL Geelong
2 35 Markworth, DanielDaniel Markworth Calder Cannons TAC Cup St Kilda
2 36 Taggert, RoryRory Taggert North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Melbourne
2 37 Newnes, JackJack Newnes Northern Knights TAC Cup St Kilda
2 38 Kelly, JordanJordan Kelly Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Hawthorn
2 39 Talia, MichaelMichael Talia Calder Cannons TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
2 40 Curran, TomTom Curran Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup North Melbourne
2 41 Grigg, MitchellMitchell Grigg Norwood SANFL Adelaide
2 42 Webster, JimmyJimmy Webster Glenorchy TSL St Kilda
2 43 Lockyer, JordanJordan Lockyer West Perth WAFL Sydney
2 44 Rowe, SamSam Rowe Norwood SANFL Carlton
2 45 Ah Chee, BrendonBrendon Ah Chee South Fremantle WAFL Port Adelaide
2 46 Joyce, NicholasNicholas Joyce Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Adelaide
2 47 Wearden, PatrickPatrick Wearden Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Brisbane Lions
2 48 Murdoch, JordanJordan Murdoch Glenelg SANFL Geelong
2 49 Pearce, DanielDaniel Pearce Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
3 50 Paine, JacksonJackson Paine Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Collingwood
3 51 Blee, NathanNathan Blee East Perth WAFL Port Adelaide
3 52 Tynan, JoshJosh Tynan Gippsland Power TAC Cup Melbourne
3 53 Woodward, AlexAlex Woodward Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Hawthorn
3 54 Sellar, JamesJames Sellar Adelaide AFL Melbourne
3 55 Arnot, MatthewMatthew Arnot Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Richmond
3 56 Downie, TomTom Downie North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
3 57 Dickson, ToryTory Dickson Bendigo Bombers VFL Western Bulldogs
3 58 Neale, LachieLachie Neale Glenelg SANFL Fremantle
3 59 Obrien, NicholasNicholas O'Brien North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Essendon
3 60 Lever, JayJay Lever Geelong Falcons TAC Cup St Kilda
3 61 Brown, AlexAlex Brown Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Sydney
3 62 (F/S) Buckley, DylanDylan Buckley Northern Knights TAC Cup Carlton
3 63 Hams, AshtonAshton Hams (Rookie promotion) West Coast
3 64 Ellis-Yolmen, CameronCameron Ellis-Yolmen Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Adelaide
3 65 Gault, CoreyCorey Gault Swan Districts WAFL Collingwood
3 66 McCarthy, LincolnLincoln McCarthy Glenelg SANFL Geelong
4 67 Witts, JarrodJarrod Witts Sydney Uni (NSW Scholarship) NEAFL Collingwood
4 68 Maister, BeauBeau Maister[nb 1] Claremont WAFL St Kilda
4 69 Golby, MitchellMitchell Golby (Rookie promotion) Brisbane Lions
4 70 Dahlhaus, LukeLuke Dahlhaus (Rookie promotion) Western Bulldogs
4 71 Sutcliffe, CameronCameron Sutcliffe Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Fremantle
4 72 Pass Fremantle
4 73 Panos, MatthewMatthew Panos (Rookie promotion) Western Bulldogs
4 74 Delaney, LukeLuke Delaney (Rookie promotion) North Melbourne
4 75 Crameri, StewartStewart Crameri (Rookie promotion) Essendon
4 76 Blake, JasonJason Blake St Kilda (redrafted) AFL St Kilda
4 77 Breust, LukeLuke Breust (Rookie promotion) Hawthorn
4 78 Stephenson, OrrenOrren Stephenson North Ballarat VFL Geelong
5 79 OhAilpinSetanta Ó hAilpín Carlton AFL Greater Western Sydney
5 80 Magin, AlikAlik Magin (Rookie promotion) Gold Coast
5 81 Pass Port Adelaide
5 82 Wright, MatthewMatthew Wright (Rookie promotion) Adelaide
5 83 Lower, NickNick Lower (Rookie promotion) Fremantle
5 84 Pedersen, CameronCameron Pedersen (Rookie promotion) North Melbourne
5 85 Gordon, NathanNathan Gordon (Rookie promotion) Sydney
5 86 (F/S) Bews, JedJed Bews Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Geelong
6 87 McDonald, JamesJames McDonald Old Xaverians VAFA Greater Western Sydney
6 88 Sexton, AlexAlex Sexton Redland (Zone selection) NEAFL Gold Coast
6 89 Riley, AidanAidan Riley (Rookie promotion) Adelaide
7 90 Pass Greater Western Sydney
7 91 Allen, JacksonJackson Allen Morningside (Zone selection) NEAFL Gold Coast
8 92 Pass Greater Western Sydney
8 93 Pass Greater Western Sydney
8 94 Pass Greater Western Sydney
8 95 Pass Greater Western Sydney
8 96 Pass Greater Western Sydney

Notes

  1. ↑ Maister was known as Beau Wilkes when drafted

2012 pre-season draft

The 2012 AFL pre-season draft was held on 13 December 2011.[27] Zac Dawson, Leon Davis and John McCarthy were considered to be the delisted AFL players most likely to be selected. The changes to the list rules to allow mature age players to be rookie listed has also resulted in less preseason draft selections.[28]

Round Pick Player Recruited from League Drafted to
1 1 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 2 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 3 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 4 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 5 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 6 Pass Greater Western Sydney
1 7 Aaron Hall Hobart TSL Gold Coast
1 8 John McCarthy Collingwood AFL Port Adelaide
1 9 Brett O'Hanlon Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Richmond
1 10 Zac Dawson St Kilda AFL Fremantle
1 11 Fletcher Roberts Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Western Bulldogs

2012 rookie draft

Round Pick Player Recruited from League Drafted to
1 1 Sam Frost Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Greater Western Sydney
1 2 Kyal Horsley Subiaco WAFL Gold Coast
1 3 Darren Pfeiffer Norwood SANFL Port Adelaide
1 4 Justin Clarke Booleroo Centre/Melrose/Wilmington NAFA Brisbane Lions
1 5 Rory Laird West Adelaide SANFL Adelaide
1 6 Jai Sheehan Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Melbourne
1 7 Addam Maric Melbourne AFL Richmond
1 8 Lee Spurr Central District SANFL Fremantle
1 9 Lin Jong Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
1 10 Max Warren Eastern Ranges TAC Cup North Melbourne
1 11 Lauchlan Dalgleish North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Essendon
1 12 Sam Dunell Bendigo Bombers VFL St Kilda
1 13 Shane Biggs Bendigo Bombers VFL Sydney
1 14 Tom Bell Morningside NEAFL Carlton
1 15 Michael Mascoulis Northern Knights TAC Cup West Coast
1 16 Broc McCauley Brisbane Lions AFL Hawthorn
1 17 Lachlan Smith Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Collingwood
1 18 Cam Eardley East Fremantle WAFL Geelong
2 19 Pass Greater Western Sydney
2 20 Andrew McQualter St Kilda AFL Gold Coast
2 21 Danny Butcher Gippsland Power TAC Cup Port Adelaide
2 22 Stephen Wrigley Labrador NEAFL Brisbane Lions
2 23 Dylan Orval Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Adelaide
2 24 Tom Couch Collingwood (VFL) VFL Melbourne
2 25 Ben Darrou Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Richmond
2 26 Haiden Schloithe South Fremantle WAFL Fremantle
2 27 Tom Campbell Bendigo Bombers VFL Western Bulldogs
2 28 Brad Mangan Werribee VFL North Melbourne
2 29 Cory Dell'Olio South Fremantle WAFL Essendon
2 30 Cameron Shenton Norwood SANFL St Kilda
2 31 Campbell Heath Sydney AFL Sydney
2 32 Nicholas Heyne St Kilda AFL Carlton
2 33 Callum Papertalk East Fremantle WAFL West Coast
2 34 Amos Frank Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Hawthorn
2 35 Marley Williams Claremont WAFL Collingwood
2 36 Jackson Sheringham Geelong (VFL) VFL Geelong
3 37 Pass Greater Western Sydney
3 38 Michael Coad Gold Coast AFL Gold Coast
3 39 Pass Port Adelaide
3 40 Jack Crisp Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Brisbane Lions
3 41 Tim McIntyre Sturt SANFL Adelaide
3 42 James Magner Sandringham VFL Melbourne
3 43 Steven Verrier South Fremantle WAFL Richmond
3 44 Sam Menegola Hawthorn AFL Fremantle
3 45 Alex Greenwood Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Western Bulldogs
3 46 Malcolm Lynch Port Melbourne VFL North Melbourne
3 47 Mark Baguley Frankston VFL Essendon
3 48 Jordan Staley Gippsland Power TAC Cup St Kilda
3 49 Pass Sydney
3 50 Frazer Dale Calder Cannons TAC Cup Carlton
3 51 Simon Tunbridge Greater Western Sydney NEAFL West Coast
3 52 Andrew Boseley Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Hawthorn
3 53 Trent Stubbs Collingwood AFL Collingwood
3 54 Mark Blicavs Unregistered player (Athletics) Geelong
4 55 Pass Greater Western Sydney
4 56 Pass Gold Coast
4 57 Richard Newell
NSW Scholarship elevation		 Brisbane Lions reserves NEAFL Brisbane Lions
4 58 Will Young Adelaide AFL Adelaide
4 59 Leigh Williams Norwood EFL Melbourne
4 60 Gibson Turner Glenelg SANFL Richmond
4 61 Jordan Wilson-King North Adelaide SANFL Fremantle
4 62 Jack Redpath Kyneton BFL Western Bulldogs
4 63 Sam Gibson Box Hill Hawks VFL North Melbourne
4 64 Hal Hunter Calder Cannons TAC Cup Essendon
4 65 Darren Minchington Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup St Kilda
4 66 Pass Sydney
4 67 Matthew Lodge
NSW Scholarship elevation		 Riverview[29] AFL Sydney Carlton
4 68 Brad Dick Collingwood AFL West Coast
4 69 Adam Pattison Box Hill Hawks VFL Hawthorn
4 70 Daniel Farmer Collingwood AFL Collingwood
5 71 Pass Greater Western Sydney
5 72 Pass Greater Western Sydney
5 73 James Craig Adelaide AFL Adelaide
5 74 Piva Wright Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup Richmond
5 75 Clancee Pearce Fremantle AFL Fremantle
5 76 Mark Austin Carlton AFL Western Bulldogs
5 77 Gavin Urquhart North Melbourne AFL North Melbourne
5 78 Brendan Lee East Perth WAFL Essendon
5 79 Pass St Kilda
5 80 Pass Sydney
5 81 Caolan Mooney Down GAA Collingwood
6 82 Pass Gold Coast
6 83 Pass Adelaide
6 84 Pass Richmond
6 85 Anthony Long Essendon AFL Essendon
6 86 Pass Sydney
6 87 Michael Hartley
NSW Scholarship elevation		 Sydney University Sydney AFL Collingwood
7 88 Pass Gold Coast
7 89 Ben Dowdell Alternative talent (Basketball) Adelaide
7 90 John Heslin Westmeath GAA Richmond
7 91 Pass Sydney
8 92 Pass Gold Coast
8 93 Harry Cunningham Turvey Park RFNL Sydney
9 94 Josh Hall Gold Coast reserves NEAFL Gold Coast
9 95 Jack Lynch
NSW Scholarship elevation		 Sydney reserves NEAFL Sydney
9 96 Sam Michael
Queensland priority selection		 Redland NEAFL Brisbane Lions

Selections by league

Draft selection totals by leagues:

League National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Total State/territory
Players selected
TAC Cup 39 2 18 59 Victoria
WAFL 14 0 8 22 Western Australia
SANFL 11 0 8 19 South Australia
VFL 2 0 11 13 Victoria
NEAFL 3 0 7 10 ACT, NSW, NT, QLD
TSL 2 1 0 3 Tasmania
GAA 0 0 2 2 Ireland
AFL 3 2 16 21 Australia-wide
AFL rookie elevations 13 – – 13 Australia-wide
Other leagues 1 0 6 7 Victoria, NSW & SA
Other sports
(excluding Gaelic football)		 0 0 2 2 N/A
Total 88 5 78 171

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