AFL Draft 2019: When is it, how to watch, picks and news

Tom Naghten

AFL Draft 2019: When is it, how to watch, picks and news image

For some of the country's best footballers, the draft is the culmination of years of hard work.

They've had the past few years to put themselves in the shop window to AFL recruiters in the hope of finding their way onto a list.

The AFL introduced a raft of changes to the Draft in 2018, with the two-day televised event and live pick trading to feature again.

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When is the 2019 AFL Draft?

This year's draft, like the 2018 edition, will be held over two days at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

The first round will be called out on Wednesday, November 27, starting at 6:30 pm.

Those players who miss out in the first round will then have a nervous 24-hour wait to find out if they have been selected, with the second round on Thursday, November 28.

Players who are selected will have already missed the first few weeks of pre-season training at their new teams, though they still will be able to get settled in before clubs break up over Christmas.

How to watch the 2019 AFL Draft?

Both nights of the Draft will be broadcast live on Fox Footy.

If you don't have the channel, you can stream the event on the AFL Live App.

Alternatively, you can follow along with the live Draft Tracker on AFL.com.au .

Who was the number 1 pick in the 2019 AFL draft?

With the first pick in the 2019 AFL draft, the Gold Coast Suns selected exciting Vic Metro product Matt Rowell, who was projected to land on the Gold Coast from a long way out.

An elite inside midfielder, Rowell is an excellent user of the footy, helping the Oakleigh Chargers to NAB League final win with a best-on-ground performance with 44 disposals and two goals.

2019 AFL Draft picks and order - updated

Round one

Pick #1 - Matt Rowell (Gold Coast Suns)

Clubs: Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro

Position: Inside Midfielder

Size: 180cm, 78kg

Pick #2 - Noah Anderson (Gold Coast Suns)

Clubs: East Fremantle/Western Australia

Position: Ruck

Size: 199cm, 94kg

Pick #3 - Luke Jackson (Melbourne Demons)

Clubs: East Fremantle/Western Australia

Position: Ruck

Size: 199cm, 94kg

Pick #4 - Lachlan Ash (GWS Giants)

Clubs: Murray Bushrangers/Vic Country

Position: Medium Defender

Size: 187cm, 83kg

Pick #5 - Dylan Stephens (Sydney Swans)

Clubs: Norwood/South Australia

Position: Outside Midfielder

Size: 183cm, 74kg

Pick #6 - Fischer McAsey (Adelaide Crows)

Clubs: Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro

Position: Key Position Utility

Size: 197cm, 91kg

Pick #7 - Hayden Young (Fremantle Dockers)

Clubs: Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country

Position: Medium Defender

Size: 188cm, 83kg

Pick #8 - Caleb Serong (Fremantle Dockers) 

Clubs: Gippsland Power/Vic Country

Position: Inside Midfielder/Small Forward

Size: 178cm, 83kg

Pick #9 - Liam Henry (Fremantle Dockers)

Clubs: Claremont/Western Australia

Position: Outside Midfielder/Small Forward

Size: 180cm, 68kg

Pick #10 - Tom Green (GWS Giants) 

Clubs: GWS Giants Academy/Allies

Position: Inside Midfielder

Size: 190cm, 89kg

Pick #11 - Sam Flanders (Gold Coast Suns)

Clubs: Gippsland Power/Vic Country

Position: Inside Midfielder/General Forward

Size: 183cm, 82kg

Pick #12 - Kysaiah Kropinyeri-Pickett (Melbourne Demons)

Clubs: Woodville-West Torrens/South Australia

Position: Small Forward

Size: 171cm, 71kg

Pick #13 - Will Day (Hawthorn Hawks)

Clubs: West Adelaide/South Australia

Position: General Defender

Size: 189cm, 76kg

Pick #14 - Miles Bergman (Port Adelaide Power)

Clubs: Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro

Position: Medium Forward

Size: 189cm, 83kg

Pick #15 - Cody Weightman (Western Bulldogs)

Clubs: Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country

Position: Small Forward

Size: 178cm, 75kg

Pick #16 - Cooper Stephens (Geelong Cats)

Clubs: Geelong Falcons/Vic Country

Position: Inside Midfielder

Size: 188cm, 83kg

Pick #17 - Brodie Kemp (Carlton Blues)

Clubs: Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country

Position: Utility

Size: 192cm, 89kg

Pick #18 - Mitch Georgiades (Port Adelaide Power)

Clubs: Subiaco/Western Australia

Position: Tall Forward

Size: 192cm, 87kg

Pick #19 - Sam De Koning (Geelong Cats)

Clubs: Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country

Position: Key Position Defender

Size: 201cm, 86kg

Pick #20 - Sam Philp (Carlton Blues)

Clubs: Northern Knights/Vic Metro

Position: Inside Midfielder

Size: 186cm, 79kg

Pick #21 - Thomas Dow (Richmond Tigers)

Clubs: Bendigo Pioneers/Vic Country

Position: Midfielder

Size: 182cm, 72kg

 

Round two

Pick #22 - Deven Robertson (Brisbane Lions)

Clubs: Perth/Western Australia

Position: Midfielder

Size: 182cm, 80kg

Pick #23 - Dylan Williams (Port Adelaide)

Clubs: Oakleigh/Vic Metro

Position: Forward

Size: 185cm, 79kg

Pick #24 -  Harry Schoenberg  (Adelaide)

Clubs: Woodville/South Australia

Position: Midfielder

Size: 180cm, 78kg                

Pick #25 -  Jackson Mead  (Port Adelaide)     

Clubs: Woodville/South Australia

Position: Midfielder

Size: 184cm, 83kg     

Pick #26 -  William Gould (Sydney) 

Clubs: Glenelg/South Australia

Position: Defender

Size: 191cm, 98kg 

Pick #27 -  Jeremy Sharp  (Gold Coast)

Clubs: East Fremantle/Western Australia

Position: Midfielder

Size: 187cm, 79kg 

Pick #28 -  Joshua Worrell (Adelaide)

Clubs: Sandringham/Vic Metro

Position: Defender

Size: 195cm, 74kg 

Pick #29 -  Finn Maginness (Hawthorn)

Clubs: Sandringham/Vic Metro

Position: Midfielder

Size: 187cm, 80kg 

Pick #30 -  Harrison Jones (Essendon)

Clubs: Calder/Vic Metro

Position: Ruckman

Size: 194cm, 75kg 

Pick #31 -  Charlie Comben (North Melbourne)

Clubs: Gippsland/Vic Country

Position: Ruckman/Forward

Size: 199cm, 82kg 

Pick #32 -  Trent Rivers (Melbourne)

Clubs: Fremantle/Western Australia

Position: Defender

Size: 188cm, 85kg 

Pick #33 -  Brock Smith (Melbourne)

Clubs: Gippsland/Vic Country

Position: Defender

Size: 188cm, 81kg 

Pick #34 -  Jack Mahoney (North Melbourne)

Clubs: Sandringham/Vic Metro

Position: Midfielder

Size: 176cm, 70kg 

Pick #35 -  Flynn Perez (North Melbourne)

Clubs: Bendigo

Position: Midfielder

Size: 187cm, 82kg 

Pick #36 -  Elijah Taylor (Sydney)

Clubs: Perth/Western Australia

Position: Forward

Size: 185cm, 75kg 

Pick #37 -  Keidean Coleman (Brisbane)

Clubs: Brisbane Academy/Allies

Position: Forward

Size: 181cm, 73kg 

Pick #38 - Nick Bryan (Essendon)

Clubs: Oakleigh/Vic Metro

Position: Ruckman

Size: 202cm, 87kg

Pick #39 - Chad Warner (Sydney)

Clubs: East Fremantle/Western Australia

Position: Midfielder

Size: 181cm, 80kg

Pick #40 - Jay Rantall (Collingwood)

Clubs: GWV Rebels/Vic Country

Position: Midfielder

Size: 184cm, 82kg

Pick #41 - Francis Evans (Geelong)

Clubs: Calder 

Position: Forward

Size: 182cm, 78kg

Pick #42 - Ronin O'Connor (Adelaide)

Clubs: Claremont/Western Australia

Position: Midfielder

Size: 191cm, 81kg

Pick #43 -  Noah Cumberland (Richmond)

Clubs: Brisbane Lions Academy/Allies

Position: Forward

Size: 183cm, 79kg

Pick #44 -  Will Martyn (Richmond)

Clubs: Brisbane Lions Academy/Allies

Position: Midfielder

Size: 183cm, 73kg

  

 

Round three       

Pick #45 - Trent Bianco (Collingwood)

Clubs: Oakleigh/Vic Metro

Position: Midfielder

Size: 178cm, 80kg

Pick #46 - Hugo Ralphsmith (Richmond)

Clubs: Sandringham/Vic Metro

Position: Midfielder

Size: 187cm, 70kg

Pick #47 - Sam Ramsay (Carlton)

Clubs: Calder

Position: Midfielder

Size: 180cm, 72kg

Pick #48 - Lachlan Gollant (Adelaide)

Clubs: Calder

Position: Midfielder

Size: 191cm, 72kg

Pick #49 - Callum Jamieson (West Coast)

Clubs: Claremont/Western Australia

Position: Ruckman

Size: 200cm, 81kg

Pick #50 - Cameron Taheny (Geelong)

Clubs: Norwood/South Australia

Position: Forward

Size: 185cm, 80kg

Pick #51 - Jake Riccardi (Greater Western Sydney)

Clubs: Werribee

Position: Forward

Size: 195cm, 92kg

Pick #52 - Ryan Byrnes (St Kilda)

Clubs: Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro

Position: Midfielder

Size: 181cm, 80kg

Pick #53 - Louis Butler (Western Bulldogs)

Clubs: Sandringham Dragons/Vic Metro

Position: Defender

Size: 183cm, 74kg

Pick #54 - Bigoa Nyuon (Richmond)

Clubs: Dandenong 

Position: Ruckman

Size: 195cm, 87kg

 

Round four                            

Pick #55 - Trey Ruscoe (Collingwood)

Clubs: East Fremantle/Western Australia

Position: Defender

Size: 190cm, 90kg

Pick #56 - Ned Cahill (Essendon)

Clubs: Dandenong/Vic Country

Position: Forward

Size: 178cm, 77kg

Pick #57 - Joshua Morris (Hawthorn)

Clubs: Woodville/South Australia

Position: Forward

Size: 186cm, 76kg

Pick #58 - Ben Johnson (West Coast)

Clubs: West Perth/Western Australia

Position: Defender

Size: 180cm, 65kg

Pick #59 - Jaxon Prior (Brisbane)

Clubs: West Perth/Western Australia

Position: Defender

Size: 188cm, 79kg

Pick #60 - Jy Farrar (Gold Coast)

Clubs: Adelaide

Position: Forward

Size: 191cm, 79kg

Pick #61 - Minairo Frederick (Fremantle)

Clubs: Woodville

Position: Midfielder

Size: 183cm, 71kg

Pick #62 - Riley Garcia (Western Bulldogs)

Clubs: Swan Districts/Western Australia

Position: Midfielder

Size: 176cm, 70kg

Pick #63 - Lachlan Johnson (Essendon)

Clubs: Oakleigh

Position: Midfielder

Size: 175cm, 76kg

Pick #64 - Leo Connolly (St Kilda)

Clubs: Gippsland/Vic Country

Position: Midfielder

Size: 181cm, 74kg

Pick #65 - Tom Hutchesson (Greater Western Sydney)

Clubs: Adelaide

Position: Midfielder

Size: 177cm, 75kg

 

Tom Naghten

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Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.