The 2022 AFL Women's draft consists of the various periods when the 18 clubs in the

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competition can recruit players prior to the competition's seventh season.

Expansion club signing period

The expansion clubs Essendon, Hawthorn,

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, and

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are able to sign up to 14 current AFLW players before the sign and trade period. They can also pre-list under-18 players from their Next Generation Academy (NGA) region or players as open-age signings if they previously nominated for the AFLW draft and aren't on a current list.

Signing and trading period

Players can be signed for one or two year contracts.

Retirements and delistings

Trades

Delisted free agency

The delisted free agency period closed on 25 June 2021.

Rookie signings

In the absence of a rookie draft, each club was permitted to sign players that had not played Australian rules football within the previous three years or been involved in an AFLW high-performance program.

Inactive players

Draft

The 2022 AFL Women's draft took place on Wednesday, 29 June. The indicative draft order was updated following the sign and trade period:

Free agency and replacement signings

Where players were moved to the inactive list after the draft had taken place, clubs were entitled to replace them.

Elevated train-on players

When 24 or fewer players were available for selection during the season, clubs were permitted to elevate train-on players to their squads, where they would be available for selection in AFLW games. This section lists elevations which occurred during 2022 season 7.

References

{{AFL Women's drafts AFL Women's draft 2022 AFL Women's season 7 AFL Women's draft