Trade & Free Agency


  • AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period – October 4 to 10
  • NAB AFL Trade Period (players) – October 7 to 16
  • AFL Trade Period (draft picks) – October 17
  • Applications to re-list a player close – October 18
  • 1st AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period – November 1 to 11
  • 2nd AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period – November 13 to 22
  • 3rd AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period – November 28 (post-draft)



Draft


  • Nomination of Draft Eligible Father/Son and Academy Players – October 31
  • AFL Father/Son Bidding Nominations – November 22
  • NAB AFL Draft, round one – November 27
  • NAB AFL Draft, remaining selections – November 28
  • NAB AFL Rookie Draft – TBC, November 28 (post-draft) or November 29



*The Bulldogs currently hold picks 12, 30, 41, 46, 48 and 84


Draft Combines


  • AFL Draft Combine – October 1 to 4
  • Victoria Draft Combine – October 4
  • South Australia Draft Combine – October 12
  • Western Australia Draft Combine – October 13



List Lodgements


  • 1st List Lodgement (including rookie promotions/retentions) – October 31
  • 2nd List Lodgement – November 12
  • Final List Lodgement – December 2