2024 Draft and Trade Period Key Dates
LIST managers and recruiters, circle these days – the AFL has locked in its free agency, trade period and draft dates for 2024.
The League on Tuesday informed clubs of its schedule for the off-season, which will begin on the Friday following the Grand Final when the free agency window opens on October 4.
Players will be able to move via free agency for a week through to Friday, October 11, with that window overlapping with the start of the trade period.
The opening day of the trade period will be Monday, October 7 and it will close on Wednesday, October 16, with the prime-time finish on the final day now an established part of the wheeling, dealing and drama.
The draft will again be split over two nights in November, with the first round to be conducted on Wednesday, November 20 and the rest of the national draft to follow on Thursday, November 21. The rookie and pre-season drafts will be staged on Friday, November 22.
2024 Draft and Trade Period Key Dates
Oct 4 to Oct 11: Free agency window
Oct 7 to Oct 16: Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period
Oct 17 to Nov 8: Pick swap window
Nov 1 to Nov 8: Delisted free agency period
Nov 20-21: Telstra AFL Draft
Nov 22: Telstra Pre-Season Draft and Rookie Draft
