AFLW Draft LIVE: No.1 pick revealed as Dogs set for mega haul after ...
The 2023 AFLW draft kicks off on Monday night, with the Western Bulldogs set to be significant players with a suite of picks. Follow live from 7pm AEDT and see the full order of picks at the bottom of the article!
The Dogs hold half of the first six picks, with their draft hand bolstered following a mega 11-club deal in the final stages of the trade period last week.
Key forward Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner was taken with the number one pick, having turned heads at the draft combine with impressive results.
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Weston-Turner was handed her guernsey by Dogs star Ellie Blackburn after rapturous applause from her friends and family.
“It feels unreal,” Weston-Turner said.
“I don’t know what to say. I’m just so thankful and grateful to be in the position I’m in.”
Weston-Turner spent a long stint this year on the sidelines due to a wrist injury.
West Coast held the second pick and selected Jessica Rentsch, with the Eagles looking to continue creating optimism around its future after appointing Daisy Pearce as its senior coach.
Rentsch suffered a horror leg break last year but has responded brilliantly to establish herself as one of the best young prospects in the country.
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon found himself in the unique position of announcing the drafting of a player he used to coach!
That came when Lucille Cronin, was taken by Collingwood after a junior career that included at one point being coached by now AFL CEO Andrew Dillon at the Kew Comets.
Almost 600 players have nominated for the draft, but there will only be 57 picks. Players were either able to nominate for their home state or the national pool (roughly 70 per cent of player picked the latter), and each club must make at least two selections.
Father-daughter selections are also in the mix, with Bryde O’Rourke, Meg Robertson and Jemma Rigoni all potential options.
It marks a quick turnaround from the AFLW Grand Final, which was won by the Brisbane Lions just over two weeks ago.
The draft begins at 7pm AEDT.
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FULL AFLW DRAFT ORDER
Round 1
1. Western Bulldogs
2. West Coast Eagles
3. GWS Giants
4. Western Bulldogs
5. Melbourne
6. Western Bulldogs
7. Carlton
8. Collingwood
9. Collingwood
10. St Kilda
11. Western Bulldogs
12. Melbourne
13. Richmond
14. West Coast Eagles
15. Sydney Swans
16. Hawthorn
17. Geelong Cats
18. Port Adelaide
19. Essendon
20. Brisbane Lions
21. Brisbane Lions
Round 2
22. Adelaide Crows
23. Melbourne
24. Port Adelaide
25. North Melbourne
26. Adelaide Crows
27. North Melbourne
28. Carlton
29. Collingwood
30. Sydney Swans
31. Brisbane Lions
32. Geelong Cats
33. Adelaide Crows
34. Brisbane Lions
35. Gold Coast Suns
36. Brisbane Lions
37. Essendon
38. West Coast Eagles
39. GWS Giants
40. Melbourne
Round 3
41. Geelong Cats
42. West Coast Eagles
43. Richmond
44. Gold Coast Suns
45. Hawthorn
46. North Melbourne
47. St Kilda
48. Western Bulldogs
49. Fremantle
50. Gold Coast Suns
51. Gold Coast Suns
52. Gold Coast Suns
Round 4
53. GWS Giants
54. Fremantle
55. Melbourne
56. North Melbourne
Round 5
57. Melbourne
