World Footy News

The AFL National Women's Draft was held in Melbourne today. The 8 foundation clubs of the AFL Women's league set to debut in 2017 added to their initial list of priority picks and rookies with a total of 145 selections in today's draft.

We held out hope that a number of players from Ireland, the US and Canada might be among them but it was not to be. If they are to be a part of the inaugural season they must now hope they can secure a place at one of the clubs during the "free agency period" between now and October 31. Each club will have three places on their list for these players.

Some international connections to footy overseas were however noted.

 

Brisbane took Jessica Wuetschner at Pick 34.  Wuetschner spent time with the Boston Demons in the USAFL. 

GWS took Jacinda Barclay with Pick 65.  Barclay was pictured at the draft in a red footy top with the USAFL logo on it which turns out is from time spent at the Chicago Swans football club this year.  Barclay formerly played Baseball for Australia and played in the Gridiron football "Legends Football League."

Lauren Spark was selected at Pick 76 by the Western Bulldogs.  Spark played footy this season with the Wimbledon Hawks (like Kate Shierlaw who was rookie listed at Carlton prior to the draft).  She was involved in junior footy development and also was assistant coach of the Great Britain women's team the GB Swans at the European Championships this year. A huge feather in the cap of the Wimbledon Hawks to have two players at AFL Women's clubs next year.

1	GWS	Nicola	Barr
2	Brisbane	Emily	Bates
3	Carlton	Bianca	Jakobsson
4	Fremantle	Hayley	Miller
5	Western Bulldogs	Jaimee	Lambert
6	Collingwood	Nicola	Stevens
7	Adelaide	Ebony	Marinoff
8	Melbourne	Elise	O'Dea
9	Melbourne	Deanna	Berry
10	Adelaide	Heather	Anderson
11	Collingwood	Stephanie	Chiocci
12	Western Bulldogs	Aasta	O'Connor
13	Fremantle	Brianna	Green
14	Carlton	Katherine	Gillespie-Jones
15	Brisbane	Tahlia	Randall
16	GWS	Ashleigh	Guest
17	GWS	Aimee	Schmidt
18	Brisbane	Nicole	Hildebrand
19	Carlton	Sarah	Hosking
20	Fremantle	Ashley	Sharp
21	Western Bulldogs	Hannah	Scott
22	Collingwood	Sarah	D'Arcy
23	Adelaide	Jenna	Mccormick
24	Melbourne	Richelle	Cranston
25	Melbourne	Lauren	Pearce
26	Adelaide	Deni	Varnhagen
27	Collingwood	Brittany	Bonnici
28	Western Bulldogs	Kirsten	Mcleod
29	Fremantle	Lara	Filocamo
30	Carlton	Gabriella	Pound
31	Brisbane	Leah	Kaslar
32	GWS	Rebecca	Beeson
33	GWS	Kate	Stanton
34	Brisbane	Jessica	Wuetschner
35	Carlton	Danielle	Hardiman
36	Fremantle	Tiah	Haynes
37	Western Bulldogs	Kimberley	Ebb
38	Collingwood	Bree	White
39	Adelaide	Sally	Riley
40	Melbourne	Alyssa	Mifsud
41	Melbourne	Shelley	Scott
42	Adelaide	Georgia	Bevan
43	Collingwood	Caitlyn	Edwards
44	Western Bulldogs	Hayley	Wildes
45	Fremantle	Kira	Phillips
46	Carlton	Shae	Audley
47	Brisbane	Alexandra	Anderson
48	GWS	Erin	Mckinnon
49	GWS	Thi	Thanh Mai Nguyen
50	Brisbane	Breanna	Koenen
51	Carlton	Isabella	Ayre
52	Fremantle	Tayla	Bresland
53	Western Bulldogs	Brooke	Lochland
54	Collingwood	Alicia	Eva
55	Adelaide	Sophie	Armitstead
56	Melbourne	Katherine	Smith
57	Melbourne	Emma	Humphries
58	Adelaide	Talia	Radan
59	Collingwood	Amelia	Barden
60	Western Bulldogs	Bailey	Hunt
61	Fremantle	Amy	Lavell
62	Carlton	Lauren	Brazzale
63	Brisbane	Megan	Hunt
64	GWS	Amanda	Farrugia
65	GWS	Jacinda	Barclay
66	Brisbane	Samantha	Virgo
67	Carlton	Breann	Moody
68	Fremantle	Stacey	Barr
69	Western Bulldogs	Ellyse	Gamble
70	Collingwood	Stacey	Livingstone
71	Adelaide	Rachael	Killian
72	Melbourne	Stephanie	De Bortoli
73	Melbourne	Lily	Mithen
74	Adelaide	Rhiannon	Metcalfe
75	Collingwood	Jessica	Cameron
76	Western Bulldogs	Lauren	Spark
77	Fremantle	Melissa	Caulfield
78	Carlton	Jess	Hosking
79	Brisbane	Kate	Lutkins
80	GWS	Britt	Tully
81	GWS	Kristy	De Pellegrnini
82	Brisbane	Kate	Mccarthy
83	Carlton	Natalie	Plane
84	Fremantle	Cassie	Davidson
85	Western Bulldogs	Nicole	Callinan
86	Collingwood	Jasmine	Garner
87	Adelaide	Anne	Hatchard
88	Melbourne	Ainslie	Kemp
89	Melbourne	Mia-Rae	Clifford
90	Adelaide	Tayla	Thorn
91	Collingwood	Emma	Grant
92	Western Bulldogs	Lisa	Williams
93	Fremantle	Taylah	Angel
94	Carlton	Sarah	Last
95	Brisbane	Shaleise	Law
96	GWS	Renee	Tomkins
97	GWS	Clare	Lawton
98	Brisbane	Selina	Goodman
99	Carlton	Tilly	Lucas-Rodd
100	Fremantle	Belinda	Smith
101	Western Bulldogs	Lauren	Morecroft
102	Collingwood	Penny	Cula-Reid
103	Adelaide	Abbey	Holmes
104	Melbourne	Brooke	Howells
105	Melbourne	Jessica	Anderson
106	Adelaide	Stevie-Lee	Thompson
107	Collingwood	Lauren	Tesoriero
108	Western Bulldogs	Tiarna	Ernst
109	Fremantle	Stephanie	Cain
110	Carlton	Katie	Loynes
111	Brisbane	Sharni	Webb
112	GWS	Ella	Ross
113	GWS	Stephanie	Walker
114	Brisbane	Nikki	Wallace
115	Carlton	Madeline	Keryk
116	Fremantle	Kelly	Clinch
117	Western Bulldogs	Kate	Tyndall
118	Collingwood	Melissa	Kuys
119	Adelaide	Jessica	Sedunary
120	Melbourne	Madeleine	Boyd
121	Melbourne	Pepa	Randall
122	Adelaide	Sarah	Allan
123	Collingwood	Cecilia	Mcintosh
124	Western Bulldogs	Courtney	Clarkson
125	Fremantle	Demi	Okely
126	Carlton	Kate	Darby
127	Brisbane	Jamie	Stanton
128	Brisbane	Jade	Ransfield
129	Carlton	Alison	Downie
130	Fremantle	Dana	Hooker
131	Western Bulldogs	Jess	Gardner
132	Collingwood	Christina	Bernardi
133	Adelaide	Justine	Mules
134	Melbourne	Sarah	Lampard
135	Melbourne	Jasmine	Grierson
136	Adelaide	Monique	Hollick
137	Collingwood	Ruby	Schleicher
138	Western Bulldogs	Kirsty	Lamb
139	Fremantle	Akec	Makur Chuot
140	Carlton	Laura	Attard
141	Brisbane	Brittany	Gibson
142	Carlton	Rebecca	Privitelli
143	Western Bulldogs	Laura	Bailey
144	Collingwood	Tara	Morgan
145	Melbourne	Sarah	Jolly