Friday October 7 (2pm) - Nomination deadline for father-son bidding selections. Final bidding nominations for Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast and Sydney Swans eligible Academy players.
Monday October 10 (10am) - Father-son nomination and Academy nomination bidding meeting.
Monday October 10 - Monday October 17 (2pm) - AFL exchange period, including GWS zone incentive trading rules.
Thursday October 13 (2pm) - GWS nomination deadline of uncontracted players.
Monday October 17 (2.10pm) - GWS zone incentive selections.
Monday October 31 - Club list lodgement one.
Friday November 11 (2pm) - Out of contract primary list player draft nomination deadline. New or expired player draft nomination deadline. Nomination of use of compensatory selection at the 2011 NAB AFL Draft by clubs that lose a player to GWS.
Wednesday November 16 - Club list lodgement two.
Friday November 18 (2pm) - Delisted primary list player draft nomination deadline. Non-retained rookie player draft nomination deadline. Gold Coast to nominate priority zone Queensland selections. GWS to nominate NSW/ACT zone and NT access players.
Wednesday November 23 or Thursday November 24 - NAB AFL Draft.
Tuesday November 29 (2pm) - Out of contract primary list player draft nomination deadline. International player rookie list nomination deadline. Players not registered or played for three years rookie list nomination deadline. Scholarship and international scholarship rookie list nomination deadline.
Wednesday November 30 - Club list lodgement three.
Tuesday December 6 - Delisted primary list player draft nomination deadline. GWS to nominate previously listed players or players previously nominated for the draft.
Tuesday December 13 - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft (10am). Brisbane Lions/Gold Coast/ Sydney Swans and GWS nomination of pre-selected rookies. NAB AFL Rookie Draft (10.15am)
