The 2025 AFL Draft order is locked and loaded ahead of November 19, with West Coast heading into the event holding the first two selections of the night.
Murmurs suggested their Pick No.2 was on the table during the off-season, but with no more pick-swapping allowed until draft night, Andrew McQualter’s side looks all but certain to claim the two best talents in the pool.
Following them is a bizarre sequence involving Richmond, Essendon and Melbourne, with each club owning consecutive selections from Pick No.3 through to 8.
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Carlton holds selections 9 and 11 not long after. The Bombers also carry an end-of-first-round compensation pick for Sam Draper’s move to Brisbane as an unrestricted free agent, while Hawthorn, Gold Coast and Brisbane each boast a pair of first-round selections.
The first round of the AFL Draft kicks off on Wednesday, Novemer 19, before the remainder of the national draft will be held on Thursday. The rookie draft will he held the day after on the Friday.
Below reads every club’s draft hand, as well as the origins behind every first round pick this year.
EVERY CLUB’S DRAFT HAND
ADELAIDE: Picks 16, 48, 55, 64, 73, 75, 93, 111
BRISBANE: Picks 17, 23, 44, 51, 59, 68, 79, 97, 115
CARLTON: Picks 9, 11, 43, 54, 67, 72, 87, 105
COLLINGWOOD: Picks 39, 45, 56, 61, 77, 95, 113
ESSENDON: Picks 5, 6, 21, 27, 30, 83, 101
FREMANTLE: Picks 20, 47, 69, 90, 103, 108
GEELONG: Picks 19, 40, 60, 78, 96, 99, 114
GOLD COAST: Picks 15, 18, 24, 28, 29, 36, 52, 92, 110
GWS: Picks 12, 35, 91, 109
HAWTHORN: Picks 10, 22, 62, 76, 94, 112
MELBOURNE: Picks 7, 8, 37, 66, 71, 84, 102
NORTH MELBOURNE: Picks 25, 26, 46, 57, 82, 100
PORT ADELAIDE: Picks 49, 85
RICHMOND: Picks 3, 4, 38, 81
ST KILDA: Picks 50, 65, 86, 104
SYDNEY: Picks 31, 32, 42, 63, 88, 106
WEST COAST: Picks 1, 2, 13, 34, 41, 58, 80, 98
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Picks 14, 33, 53, 70, 74, 89, 107
FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER
Pick 1 — West Coast Eagles
Pick 2 — West Coast Eagles (free agency compensation for Oscar Allen)
Pick 3 — Richmond
Pick 4 — Richmond (acquired from North Melbourne in 2024)
Pick 5 — Essendon
Pick 6 — Essendon (acquired from Melbourne in 2024)
Pick 7 — Melbourne (acquired from Gold Coast in 2025, via Port Adelaide in 2024)
Pick 8 — Melbourne (acquired from Gold Coast in 2025, via St Kilda)
Pick 9 — Carlton (acquired from Hawthorn in 2025, via Carlton in 2024)
Pick 10 — Hawthorn (acquired from Carlton in 2025, free agency compensation for Tom De Koning)
Pick 11 — Carlton (acquired from Sydney in 2025)
Pick 12 — GWS Giants (acquired from Western Bulldogs in 2025)
Pick 13 — West Coast Eagles (acquired from Fremantle in 2025)
Pick 14 — Western Bulldogs (acquired from GWS in 2025)
Pick 15 — Gold Coast Suns
Pick 16 — Adelaide Crows
Pick 17 — Brisbane Lions (acquired from West Coast in 2025, via Hawthorn in 2024)
Pick 18 — Gold Coast Suns (acquired from Collingwood in 2024)
Pick 19 — Geelong Cats
Pick 20 — Fremantle (acquired from Brisbane in 2025)
Pick 21 — Essendon (free agency compensation for Sam Draper)
Pick 22 — Hawthorn (acquired from Hawthorn in 2025, free agency compensation for Jack Silvagni)
Pick 23 — Brisbane Lions (acquired from West Coast in 2025, via the AFL’s Assistance Package)
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