Telstra AFLW Draft: All you need to know
The AFLW Trade Period is complete with all eyes now turning to Monday night’s Telstra AFLW Draft. How did the trade period eventuate for the SUNS and how is the club placed ahead of Monday night?
Six-team mega trade
The SUNS welcomed experienced mifielder Lily Mithin from Melbourne as part of a six-team trade last Friday evening. Mithin arrives with 82 games of experience under her belt, including as a key member of the Demons’ Season Seven premiership side.
The trade, also saw a shake-up of the club’s draft hand. The SUNS acquired Pick 19 from Collingwood, Pick 27 from Geelong, Pick 30 from Richmond and Pick 46 from Melbourne whilst giving Pick 2 and 20 to the Demons and Pick 38 to the Tigers.
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CLUB |
GET |
GIVE |
|
Gold Coast |
Lily Mithen, Picks 19, 27, 30 & 46 |
Picks 2, 20 & 38 |
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Geelong |
Picks 16 & 37 |
Picks 22, 27 & 45 |
|
Melbourne |
Picks 2 & 20 |
Lily Mithen, Picks 10, 28 & 38 |
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Adelaide |
Picks 12 & 48 |
Picks 16 & 34 |
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Richmond |
Picks 10, 34 & 38 |
Picks 12, 30 & 48 |
|
Collingwood |
Picks 22, 28 & 45 |
Picks 19 & 37 |
SUNS farewell Bohanna
The second and final trade for the club in this year’s trade period saw Tara Bohanna depart. Bohanna played 42 games across four seasons for the club, captaining the side in three of those campaigns.
The trade saw the SUNS acquire Pick 41 whilst also sending Pick 56 to Carlton.
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CLUB |
GET |
|
Gold Coast |
Pick 41 |
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Carlton |
Tara Bohanna & Pick 56 |
What selections do the SUNS hold in the Telstra AFLW Draft?
The SUNS hold four picks inside the first three rounds of Monday’s draft.
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Round |
Selections |
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Round 2 |
19, 27, 30 |
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Round 3 |
41, 46 |
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Round 4 |
About the Telstra AFLW Draft
This year’s draft enters a new era as, for the first time, the AFLW hosts a truly national draft in which all players are eligible to be selected by any club.
The 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft order is based on reverse finishing order positions from the previous season as well as any compensation draft picks allocated by the AFL. Each Club must make at least two selections in the 2024 Telstra AFLW Draft.
How does the Draft bidding process work for Northern Academies?
Several Streetsmarts SUNS Academy players have nominated for the draft, with the process of matching bids on those players being different to the Telstra AFL Draft.
Matching a bid by a Club means using a selection in the AFLW Draft which falls within one round of the bid. For example, where a bid falls with the sixth selection of the first round, the matching Club must use their next selection by the sixth selection of the second round.
