2015 AFL women's draft

2015 AFL women's draft
General information
Date(s)20 April 2015 (main draft)
22 July 2015 (mini-draft)
Time7:00pm (main draft)
12:00pm (mini-draft)
LocationDocklands Stadium, Victoria (main draft)
AFL House, Victoria (mini-draft)
Overview
LeagueAFL Women's
First selectionEmma King (Western Bulldogs)
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The 2015 AFL women's draft was an opportunity for Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs to select players for the Hampson-Hardeman Cup. It consisted of a draft before the first match, held on 20 April[1] and including 34 picks, and a mini-draft before the second match, held on 22 July and including 10 picks.[2] Before the first match, teams were permitted to retain six players from their 2013 squads, and completed their lists through the draft.[3] Coastal Titans ruck Emma King was selected by the Bulldogs with the first pick.

Draft

Pick Player[4] Drafted to Recruited from League
1 Emma King Western Bulldogs Coastal Titans WAWFL
2 Danielle Goding Melbourne Morphettville Park SAWFL
3 Meg Hutchins Western Bulldogs Eastern Devils VWFL
4 Kiara Bowers Melbourne Coastal Titans WAWFL
5 Kellie Gibson Western Bulldogs Swan Districts WAWFL
6 Ellie Blackburn Melbourne Melbourne University VWFL
7 Emma Zielke Western Bulldogs Coorparoo QWAFL
8 Elise O'Dea Melbourne Darebin Falcons VWFL
9 Katie Loynes Western Bulldogs Diamond Creek VWFL
10 Emma Swanson Melbourne Peel Thunderbirds WAWFL
11 Renee Forth Western Bulldogs Coastal Titans WAWFL
12 Hayley Miller Melbourne Coastal Titans WAWFL
13 Kaitlyn Ashmore Western Bulldogs Melbourne University VWFL
14 Ebony Antonio Melbourne Coastal Titans WAWFL
15 Lauren Arnell Western Bulldogs Darebin Falcons VWFL
16 Dana Hooker Melbourne Coastal Titans WAWFL
17 Jess Wuetschner Western Bulldogs East Fremantle WAWFL
18 Leah Mascall Melbourne Coastal Titans WAWFL
19 Heather Anderson Western Bulldogs Belconnen AFL Canberra Women's
20 Kira Phillips Melbourne Peel Thunderbirds WAWFL
21 Emily Bates Western Bulldogs Yeronga South Brisbane QWAFL
22 Brooke Whyte Melbourne Melbourne University VWFL
23 Leah Kaslar Western Bulldogs Coolangatta Tweed Heads QWAFL
24 Lauren Morecroft Melbourne Diamond Creek VWFL
25 Hannah Scott Western Bulldogs Eastern Devils VWFL
26 Cecilia McIntosh Melbourne Melbourne University VWFL
27 Madeline Keryk Western Bulldogs Melbourne University VWFL
28 Bree White Melbourne St Albans Spurs VWFL
29 Phoebe McWilliams Western Bulldogs St Kilda VWFL
30 Brianna Green Melbourne East Fremantle WAWFL
31 Jordan Zanchetta Western Bulldogs Yeronga South Brisbane QWAFL
32 Courtney Cramey Melbourne Morphettville Park SAWFL
33 Pepa Randall Western Bulldogs St Kilda VWFL
34 Jodie Hicks Melbourne Riverina AFL Canberra Women's

Mini-draft

Pick Player[5] Drafted to Recruited from League
1 Brianna Davey Western Bulldogs St Kilda VWFL
2 Brittany Bonnici Melbourne St Kilda VWFL
3 Tahlia Randall Western Bulldogs Nambour/Maroochydore AFL Sunshine Coast Juniors Under-18 Girls
4 Sabrina Frederick-Traub Melbourne South Fremantle WAWFL
5 Caitlyn Edwards Western Bulldogs East Fremantle WAWFL
6 Tiarna Ernst Melbourne Diamond Creek VWFL
7 Emma Humphries Western Bulldogs Burnie TWL
8 Jenna Bruton Melbourne St Kilda VWFL
9 Maddy Collier Western Bulldogs UNSW-Eastern Suburbs AFL Sydney Women's
10 Jess Dal Pos Melbourne Darebin Falcons VWFL

Retained players

Before the first match, six players were selected to be retained by each team, barring unavailability.[4]

Melbourne

  1. Kirby Bentley
  2. Kara Donnellan
  3. Tayla Harris
  4. Melissa Hickey
  5. Daisy Pearce
  6. Chelsea Randall

Western Bulldogs

  1. Katie Brennan
  2. Steph Chiocci
  3. Moana Hope
  4. Emma Kearney
  5. Aasta O'Connor
  6. Darcy Vescio

References

  1. ^ Gailberger, Jade (21 April 2015). "Melbourne Football Club drafts SA's Danielle Goding and Courtney Cramey". The Advertiser. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ "AFL Women's Exhibition 'mini draft'". Victorian Women's Football League. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Review: 2015 AFL Women's Draft". AFL NSW/ACT. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b Twomey, Callum (20 April 2015). "King crowned Dogs' No.1 in AFL women's draft". Australian Football League. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ^ Herbertson, Lisa (23 July 2015). "Aussie rules star Lael Kassem scores goal of the year but is shock omission in women's AFL mini-draft". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 March 2018.