The AFL has released the dates for the NAB AFL Draft and Trade Period, confirming the times for the 2022 offseason on Monday.
With the AFLW season set to complete the weekend of November 25-27, the first round of the men's NAB AFL Draft is to be held on the following Monday, November 28.
Clubs were told that the remaining rounds would be held on the Tuesday night (Nov 29), while the rookie and pre-season drafts on the Wednesday (Nov 30).
The League hopes that the draft will return to its normal state, with COVID-19 preventing the staging of one of its night of nights, revealing the year's top talent.
The AFL's Sign and Trade Period will commence in September, as the competition revealed its starting date as September 30 when the free agency window opens.
Players and clubs have a week - Friday, October 7 - to switch clubs, with sides then given an additional three days to match any bids that have come through by Monday, October 10.
The AFL Trade Period will start on Monday, October 3 and run until Wednesday, October 12 with the deadline finishing at 7:30pm AEDT.
Once the Trade Period is complete, clubs will be given until Tuesday, November 15 to make pick swaps prior to the draft that will occur a fortnight later.
Key Dates for the 2022 AFL Trade and Draft Period:
Friday 30 September (9am)
AFL Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agency Period begins
Monday 3 October (9am)
AFL Trade Period begins - Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period (Players and Selections)
Friday 7 October (5pm)
AFL Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agency Period ends
Monday 10 October
NAB AFL Draft nominations open (9am)
AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer 3 Day Period ends (5pm)
Wednesday 12 October
AFL Trade Period ends
Thursday 3 November (9am)
AFL Delisted Player Free Agency (1) Period begins
Wednesday 9 November (5pm)
AFL Delisted Player Free Agency (1) Period ends
Friday 11 November (9am)
AFL Delisted Player Free Agency (2) Period begins
Tuesday 15 November (5pm)
AFL Delisted Player Free Agency (2) Period ends
Monday 21 November (3pm)
NAB AFL Draft Nominations close
Monday 28 November (7.10pm)
2022 NAB AFL Draft Round One (Venue TBC)
Father/Son, Academy and NGA Players Bidding opens
Tuesday 29 November
2022 NAB AFL Draft Round Two
Rookie Upgrade Period begins (10pm)
AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) begins (10pm)
Rookie Upgrade Period ends (11pm)
AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) ends (11pm)
Wednesday 30 November
NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft (3pm, online)
NAB AFL Rookie Draft (3.20pm, online)
Thursday 1 December (by 4pm)
Final AFL Club List Lodgement
Indicative Draft Order
| Round 1 | |
| 1 | Greater Western Sydney (received from North Melbourne) |
| 2 | North Melbourne (received from GWS) |
| 3 | North Melbourne (received from GWS) |
| 4 | Essendon |
| 5 | Gold Coast (received from Adelaide) |
| 6 | Hawthorn |
| 7 | Geelong (Received from Gold Coast) |
| 8 | West Coast (received from Port Adelaide) |
| 9 | St Kilda |
| 10 | Carlton |
| 11 | Western Bulldogs |
| 12 | West Coast (received from GWS) |
| 13 | Melbourne (received from Fremantle) |
| 14 | Sydney (tied to Melbourne) |
| 15 | Greater Western Sydney (received from Brisbane) |
| 16 | Collingwood |
| 17 | Sydney |
| 18 | Greater Western Sydney (received from Geelong) |
| Round 2 | |
| 19 | Greater Western Sydney (received from Richmond) |
| 20 | West Coast |
| 21 | Western Bulldogs (received from Brisbane) |
| 22 | Essendon |
| 23 | North Melbourne (received from Adelaide) |
| 24 | Hawthorn |
| 25 | Collingwood (received from Geelong) |
| 26 | West Coast (tied to Port Adelaide |
| 27 | Collingwood (received from Melbourne) |
| 28 | St Kilda |
| 29 | Carlton |
| 30 | Fremantle (received from Western Bulldogs) |
| 31 | Greater Western Sydney (received from Richmond) |
| 32 | St Kilda (tied to Fremantle) |
| 33 | Port Adelaide (received from Melbourne) |
| 34 | Brisbane |
| 35 | Brisbane (Daniel McStay compensation) |
| 36 | Brisbane (received from Gold Coast) |
| 37 | Melbourne (received from Essendon) |
| 38 | Brisbane (received from Geelong) |
| Round 3 | |
| 39 | Western Bulldogs (tied to North Melbourne) |
| 40 | North Melbourne (received from West Coast) |
| 41 | Hawthorn (received from Collingwood) |
| 42 | Sydney (received from Essendon) |
| 43 | Fremantle (received from North Melbourne) |
| 44 | Fremantle (received from Melbourne) |
| 45 | Gold Coast |
| 46 | Adelaide (received from Gold Coast) |
| 47 | St Kilda |
| 48 | Hawthorn (received from Brisbane) |
| 49 | Carlton (Liam Jones compensation) |
| 50 | Hawthorn (received from Collingwood) |
| 51 | Collingwood (tied to Richmond) |
| 52 | Hawthorn (tied to Fremantle) |
| 53 | Richmond (received from GWS) |
| 54 | Essendon (received from Melbourne) |
| 55 | Brisbane (received from Geelong) |
| 56 | Adelaide (received from Brisbane) |
| 57 | Greater Western Sydney (received from Port Adelaide) |
| 58 | Geelong |
| Round 4 | |
| 59 | Adelaide (received from North Melbourne) |
| 60 | Port Adelaide (tied to West Coast) |
| 61 | Greater Western Sydney |
| 62 | Essendon |
| 63 | Richmond (received from GWS) |
| 64 | Geelong (tied to Hawthorn) |
| 65 | Hawthorn (tied to Gold Coast) |
| 66 | Carlton (tied to Port Adelaide) |
| 67 | Fremantle (received from Melbourne) |
| 68 | Essendon (received from Carlton |
| 69 | Western Bulldogs |
| 70 | North Melbourne (tied to Richmond) |
| 71 | Gold Coast (tied to Fremantle) |
| 72 | Essendon (received from Melbourne) |
| 73 | Brisbane |
| 74 | Gold Coast (tied to Collingwood) |
| 75 | Sydney |
| 76 | Fremantle (tied to Geelong) |
Every club's 2022 picks
| Club | Picks |
| Adelaide | 46, 56, 59 |
| Brisbane | 34, 35, 36, 38, 55, 73 |
| Carlton | 10, 29, 49, 66 |
| Collingwood | 16, 25, 27,51 |
| Essendon | 4, 22, 54, 62, 68, 72 |
| Fremantle | 30, 43, 44, 67, 76 |
| Geelong | 7, 58, 64 |
| Gold Coast | 5, 45, 71, 74 |
| GWS | 1, 15, 18, 19, 31, 57, 61 |
| Hawthorn | 6, 24, 41, 48, 50, 52, 65 |
| Melbourne | 13, 37 |
| North Melbourne | 2, 3, 23, 40, 70 |
| Port Adelaide | 33, 60 |
| Richmond | 53, 63 |
| St Kilda | 9, 28, 32, 47 |
| Sydney | 14, 17, 42, 75 |
| West Coast | 8, 12, 20, 26 |
| Western Bulldogs | 11, 21, 39, 69 |