{"id":964675,"date":"2026-11-14T22:46:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T22:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/964675\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T22:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T22:46:37","slug":"afl-draft-how-many-list-spots-does-every-club-have-available-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/964675\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL Draft: How many list spots does every club have available for 2027?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The upcoming AFL Draft<\/a> is set to unveil the next wave of generational stars, but how many list changes are still yet to happen?<\/p>\n

This year’s intake is set to use at least 54 picks on the night from 18 clubs, while 63 selections are tipped to be the maximum.<\/p>\n

Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed ahead of the 2023 season and running to the 2027 campaign – before Tasmania join the competition – the\u00a0AFL<\/a> confirmed a total of up to 44 players allocated across three categories: Primary list (36-38), Category A Rookie (no more than 6) and Category B Rookie (no more than 2).<\/p>\n

Related Coverage<\/p>\n

However, the AFL<\/a> introduced a third Category B Rookie spot, which is specific to signing First Nations players to help boost the Indigenous talent in the top-flight competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clubs have to use three picks at the draft, but that can also include upgraded rookies or re-drafted delisted players.<\/p>\n

To free up primary list spots, nine players were delisted with the intention of being re-drafted later this month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Port Adelaide is tipped to use the most selections in this year’s draft<\/a> after improving its hand following the departure of free agent superstar Zak Butters<\/a>, with the parallel five-club mega trade also netting the Power strong picks.<\/p>\n

In addition to the first selection of the 2026 draft and the expected second-round pick, Essendon also have Picks 17 and 25.<\/p>\n

Carlton, Collingwood, Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney and West Coast will also be major players in the draft, with four selections at most<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Tigers have a pair of top-five selections after selling away a 2027 first-round pick to Port Adelaide.<\/p>\n

\"2024MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 20: Richmond’s draft picks, Sam Lalor, Josh Smillie and Harry Armstrong pose for a photo during the 2024 Telstra AFL Draft at Marvel Stadium on November 20, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns\/AFL Photos via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Gold Coast will only use Pick 8, which they attained from Ben King’s departure as a free agent<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Clubs will also have the chance to add players to their list – if there are vacancies – via the Supplemental Selection Period (SSP) that runs over the summer months as well as Category B pick-ups.<\/p>\n

2027 AFL List Sizes (Current)<\/p>\n

Club
\nSenior List
\nRookies
\nTotal<\/p>\n

Adelaide
\n33 players
\n4 (+0 cat B)
\n37<\/p>\n

Brisbane*
\n32 players
\n2 (+1 cat B)
\n35<\/p>\n

Carlton
\n31 players
\n4 (+1 cat B)
\n36<\/p>\n

Collingwood*
\n33 players
\n4 (+0 cat B)
\n37<\/p>\n

Essendon
\n31 players
\n5 (+2 cat B)
\n38<\/p>\n

Fremantle*
\n31 players
\n6 (+1 cat B)
\n38<\/p>\n

Geelong
\n35 players
\n2 (+2 cat B)
\n39<\/p>\n

Gold Coast*
\n35 players
\n4 (+2 cat B)
\n41<\/p>\n

GWS
\n33 players
\n3 (+3 cat B)
\n39<\/p>\n

Hawthorn
\n34 players
\n2 (+2 cat B)
\n38<\/p>\n

Melbourne
\n31 players
\n6 (+1 cat B)
\n38<\/p>\n

North Melbourne
\n34 players
\n5 (+0 cat B)
\n39<\/p>\n

Port Adelaide
\n30 players
\n6 (+1 cat B)
\n37<\/p>\n

Richmond
\n33 players
\n4 (+0 cat B)
\n37<\/p>\n

St Kilda*
\n34 players
\n2 (+3 cat B)
\n39<\/p>\n

Sydney
\n33 players
\n4 (+2 cat B)
\n39<\/p>\n

West Coast
\n33 players
\n10 (+2 cat B)
\n45<\/p>\n

33 players
\n4 (+0 cat B)
\n37<\/p>\n

(Table derived from\u00a0DraftGuru<\/a>)<\/p>\n

*Clubs that have delisted players with the intention of redrafting them via the national or rookie drafts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2026 AFL Draft Order (Current)<\/p>\n

Full round-by-round breakdown here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nAdelaide<\/a>
\n15, 32, 35, 43, 56, 92, 110
\n1900<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nBrisbane<\/a>
\n21, 27, 28, 45, 79, 97, 115
\n1909<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nCarlton<\/a>
\n13, 18, 31, 50, 61, 72, 90, 108
\n2416<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nCollingwood<\/a>
\n11, 30, 67, 68, 70, 88, 106
\n1659<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nEssendon<\/a>
\n1, 17, 25, 80, 98
\n4469<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nFremantle<\/a>
\n19, 40, 60, 63, 78, 96, 114
\n1034<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nGeelong<\/a>
\n36, 57, 62, 75, 93, 111
\n317<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nGold Coast<\/a>
\n8, 81, 85, 103
\n1443<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nGWS<\/a>
\n9, 20, 26, 59, 77, 86, 104
\n2673<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nHawthorn<\/a>
\n29, 37, 71, 94, 107, 112
\n776<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nMelbourne<\/a>
\n4, 14, 48, 52
\n3130<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nNorth Melbourne<\/a>
\n33, 49, 66, 74, 84, 102
\n468<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nPort Adelaide<\/a>
\n7, 12, 22, 24, 34, 46, 65, 101
\n4484<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nRichmond<\/a>
\n2, 5, 44, 99
\n4443<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nSt Kilda<\/a>
\n10, 16, 41, 51, 69, 87, 105
\n2477<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nSydney<\/a>
\n6, 38, 39, 47, 54, 76, 95, 113
\n2325<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nTasmania<\/a><\/p>\n

0<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nWest Coast<\/a>
\n3, 23, 58, 64, 73, 82, 100
\n2831<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nBulldogs<\/a>
\n42, 53, 55, 83, 89, 91, 109
\n230<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The upcoming AFL Draft is set to unveil the next wave of generational stars, but how many list…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":964676,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-964675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=964675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/964675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/964676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=964675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=964675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=964675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}