Key 2014 off-season dates
The key dates for the remainder of 2014 around the club's list requirements, trade period and AFL draft process.
Below are the key dates for the remainder of 2014 around key events, the club's list requirements, trade period and AFL draft process.
September
| Tuesday 16 September | 2014 All Australian Awards |
| Monday 22 September | 2014 Brownlow Medal |
| Saturday 27 September | 2014 AFL Grand Final |
October
| Friday 3 October | NAB AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences. |
| Friday 3 October by 2pm | NAB AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations; Academy Bidding Nominations lodged with AFL. |
| Monday 6 October 10am | Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding Meeting; NAB AFL Trade Period Commences. |
| Sunday 12 October at 5pm | Close of NAB AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period. |
| Wednesday 15 October | NAB AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends |
| Thursday 16 October at 2pm | NAB AFL Trade Period Closes. |
| Friday 31 October by 2pm | List Lodgement (1); Rookie Promotion to Primary List; Retained 2nd & 3rd Year Rookies; Scholarship Players; Alternate Talent Player Nominations, TPP Estimates. |
November
| Saturday 1 November | NAB AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences. |
| Wednesday 12 November | NAB AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Closes; Out of Contract Listed AFL Primary List Players Draft Nomination Form and Player Request for Removal from List Form Lodged with AFL; New or Expired (after 3 years) Draft Nomination Form Lodgement. |
| Thursday 13 November by 2pm | List Lodgement (2). |
| Friday 14 November | NAB AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences. |
| Wednesday 19 November | Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Players Not Registered or Played for Three years Rookie Nomination. NAB AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes. |
| Thursday 27 November | NAB AFL Draft (Gold Coast Convention Centre). |
| Friday 28 November | NAB AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (3) Commences. |
December
| Monday 1 December | NAB AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) Concludes.
AFL Club List Lodgement (3). |
| Wednesday 3 December | NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft (11am); NAB AFL Rookie Draft (11.10am). |
| Friday 5 December | Final Club List Lodgement. |
