The 2014 AFL draft consists of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2014 AFL season. Additions to each club's playing list are not allowed at any other time during the year. This was the last year in which any team passed on a selection in the national draft.

The key dates for the trading and drafting periods are: The free agency offer period between 3 October and 13 October. Three further free agency periods are held for delisted players, between 1 November and 12 November, 14 November to 19 November and 28 November to 1 December. Father–son and academy players were nominated by 3 October, with a bidding process held on 6 October. The trade period; which was held between 6 October and 16 October The 2014 national draft; which was conducted on 27 November 2014 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. The 2015 pre-season draft which was held on 3 December 2014 and The 2015 rookie draft, also held on 3 December 2014. Final club lists for the 2015 AFL season were lodged to the AFL on 5 December 2014.

The 2014 draft was the best draft from a NSW/ACT perspective in recent history, as there were as many as seven players recruited from the region. Isaac Heeney was taken at pick 18, followed by Jack Hiscox, Abe Davis, Jack Steele, Dougal Howard, Logan Austin and Jeremy Finlayson. This total of seven new recruits (Dan Robinson was a rookie upgrade) was just one player less than what was recruited from the traditional football state of Western Australia.

Player movements

Free agency

The initial list of free agents, published in March 2014, consisted of 48 unrestricted free agents and nine restricted free agents. The mid-year revision in July listed 27 unrestricted free agents and only two restricted free agents, due to players re-signing with their existing clubs or announcing their retirement.

The final free agents list issued on 29 September, the week before the trade period commenced, consisted of 13 unrestricted free agents and only Shaun Higgins on the restricted free agent list, reflecting that most of the original list had either re-signed with their current club or retired from the AFL. James Frawley, Jarrad Waite, Dustin Fletcher, Brad Sewell, Luke McPharlin, Adam Goodes and Nick Malceski were the highest profile players remaining on the list.

+ 2014 AFL free agency period signings Player Date Free agent type Former club New club Compensation Ref Unrestricted None Restricted 2nd round Unrestricted 1st round Unrestricted 2nd round Unrestricted None Delisted None Delisted None Delisted None Delisted None Delisted None Delisted None Delisted None

Trades The AFL trade period will run from Monday 6 October until Thursday 16 October. The AFL announced that it was shortening the trade period by one day from the usual Friday deadline due to Etihad Stadium, which is used by the AFL clubs during the trade period, being booked on the Friday for the International Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses.

On 9 October it was revealed that the AFL had banned the Sydney Swans from recruiting players, either by trading or through free agency signing, for the next two trading periods (until the end of the 2016 season), unless the club was prepared to give up its cost of living allowance (COLA), the allowance above the base salary cap which the club is permitted to pay its players to reflect the higher cost of living in Sydney compared with Melbourne. Sydney opted to abide by the restrictions in order to retain its COLA, and recruited no players. The club was not restricted from receiving draft picks in exchange for players leaving the club.AFL trade 2014: AFL bans Sydney Swans from trading players in, The Age, 9 October 2014

+ 2014 AFL trade period # Player(s) Traded from Traded to Traded for Ref1 Jonathan O'RourkePick 43 Pick 19Pick 40 2 Jeff GarlettPick 83 Pick 61Pick 79 3 Joel Patfull Pick 21 4 Allen Christensen Pick 21 5 Heritier Lumumba Mitch Clark Mitch Clark Travis Varcoe Travis Varcoe Heritier Lumumba 6 Dayne BeamsPick 67 Jack CrispPick 5Pick 25 7 Levi Greenwood Pick 25 8 Rhys StanleyPick 60 Pick 21 9 Kristian JakschMark WhileyPick 19 Pick 7 10 Ryan GriffenPick 6 Tom Boyd 11 Jonathan GilesPick 62 Pick 53 12 Paddy Ryder Pick 17Pick 37 13 Adam Cooney Pick 37 14 Mitch Hallahan Pick 47Pick 49 15 Sam FrostPick 40Pick 53 Pick 23 16 Shane BiggsPick 39 Pick 37 17 Liam Jones Pick 46 18 Kyle CheneyLuke LowdenPick 43Pick 47Pick 59 Pick 31Pick 50Pick 68 19 Pick 10Pick 47 Pick 14Pick 35

Note: The numbering of the draft picks in this list may be different to the agreed draft picks at the time of the trade, due to adjustments from either the insertion of free agency compensation draft picks or clubs exiting the draft before later rounds.

Retirements and delistings

List of 2014 AFL player changes Name Club Date Notes Sacked after punching teammate Steven May Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately Retired due to struggles with the demands of AFL football, effective immediately Retired due to an ongoing ankle injury, effective immediately Sacked due to breaches in club and AFL's code of conduct Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately Retired due to repeated head injuries, effective immediately Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately Retired, effective at the end of round 18 Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired due to a shoulder injury, effective immediately Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired due to ongoing injury, effective immediately Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective immediately Retired, effective at the end of round 22 Retired, effective at the end of the season Quit to return to New Zealand Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Delisted Quit to return to Rugby, joined Queensland Reds Retired, effective at the end of the season Retired, effective at the end of the season Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired, effective immediately Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Quit to return to Ireland Quit to return to Ireland Delisted Retired, effective immediately Retired, effective immediately Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired, effective immediately Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, signed by as a Free Agent Quit to return to Ireland Quit to return to the USA Retired Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Retired Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, signed by as a Free Agent Delisted Delisted, signed by as a Free Agent Delisted, signed by as a Free Agent Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, signed by as a Free Agent Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, signed by as a Free Agent Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, but is expected to re-drafted as a rookie Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, but is expected to re-drafted as a rookie Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted Delisted, but is expected to re-drafted as a rookie Delisted

2014 national draft The 2014 AFL national draft was held on 27 November 2014 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Final draft order

Player Notes 1 1 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup 1 2 * Eastern Ranges TAC Cup 1 3 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Free agency compensation pick (Frawley) 1 4 South Fremantle WAFL 1 5 Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Traded from 1 6 Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Traded from 1 7 Calder Cannons TAC Cup Traded from 1 8 Calder Cannons TAC Cup 1 9 Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Father–son rule selection – son of Peter Moore 1 10 NT Thunder NEAFL Traded from 1 11 Western Jets TAC Cup 1 12 Western Jets TAC Cup 1 13 Southport/Broadbeach NEAFL 1 14 Calder Cannons TAC Cup Traded from 1 15 South Fremantle WAFL Traded from ; compensation pick from 2012 (Ablett) 1 16 West Adelaide SANFL 1 17 Northern Knights TAC Cup Traded from 1 18 Cardiff BDAFL Academy player 1 19 Swan Districts WAFL Traded from ; received from 1 20 Western Jets TAC Cup First selection at end of first round due to supplements scandal penalty 1 21 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Traded from ; received from ; received from ; received from via a trade in 2012; traded by in 2010; Compensation pick from 2010 (Brennan) 2 22 Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup 2 23 Gisborne Bendigo Football League Traded from 2 24 Belconnen NEAFL Academy player 2 25 Eastern Ranges TAC Cup Traded from ; received from 2 26 Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup 2 27 Gippsland Power TAC Cup Free agency compensation pick (Higgins) 2 28 Western Jets TAC Cup 2 29 Calder Cannons TAC Cup 2 30 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 2 31 Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup Traded from 2 32 Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup 2 33 Western Jets TAC Cup 2 34 Swan Districts WAFL 2 35 North Adelaide SANFL Traded from 2 36 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 2 37 Sturt SANFL Traded from ; received from ; received from 2 38 Sydney University NEAFL Academy player 2 39 Port Adelaide SANFL Traded from ; Free agency compensation pick (Malceski) 2 40 Glenelg SANFL Traded from ; received from 3 41 Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup 3 42 Glenelg SANFLFather–son rule selection – son of Steven Stretch 3 43 Claremont WAFL Traded from ; received from 3 44 Aspley NEAFL Academy player 3 45 Dandenong Stingrays TAC Cup 3 46 South Adelaide SANFL Traded by 3 47 Glenelg SANFL Traded from ; received from ; received from 3 48 Calder Cannons TAC Cup 3 49 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Traded from ; received from via a trade in 2013; traded by in 2010; Compensation pick from 2010 (Fraser) 3 50 Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Traded by 3 51 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup 3 52 Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup 3 53 North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup Traded from ; received from 3 54 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup 3 55 Sturt SANFL 3 56 Murray Bushrangers TAC Cup 3 57 Passed — — 3 58 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Traded by 4 59 Gippsland Power TAC Cup Traded by 4 60 Perth WAFL Traded from 4 61 Aspley NEAFL Academy player 4 62 Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Father–son rule selection – son of Brian Cordy 4 63 Calder Cannons TAC Cup 4 64 Passed — — 4 65 Glenorchy TSL Traded by 4 66 Calder Cannons TAC Cup 4 67 North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup 4 68 Subiaco WAFL 4 69 Belconnen NEAFL 4 70 UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Sydney AFL Academy player 5 71 Passed — — Traded from 5 72 Passed — — 5 73 Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup 5 74 Passed — — 5 75 Passed — — 5 76 WAFL Father–son rule selection – son of Chris Waterman 5 77 Northern Knights TAC Cup 5 78 North Ballarat Rebels TAC Cup 5 79 Passed — — 6 80 Passed — — 6 81 Lauderdale TSL 6 82 Passed — — 6 83 Passed — — 6 84 South Fremantle WAFL 7 85 Sydney Hills Eagles NEAFL Academy player 7 86 Sandringham Dragons TAC Cup Father–son rule selection – son of Scott Clayton 7 87 Passed — — Notes Compensation picks are selections in addition to the normal order of selection, allocated to clubs by the AFL as compensation for losing uncontracted players to the new expansion clubs, Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney. The picks can be held for up to five years and clubs declare at the beginning of the season of their intent to utilise the pick at the end of the season. Picks could be traded to other clubs in return for players or other draft selections.