With the off-season now upon us, here is a list of the key dates to place in your calendar for the rest of 2016.
All times AEDT.
October
October 6 – October 9: AFL Draft Combine
October 7: AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences
October 7: Syd Barker Medal
October 10: NAB AFL Trade Period Commences
October 16, 5pm: Close of AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.
October 19: AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends
October 20, 2pm: NAB AFL Trade Period Closes
October 21, 5pm: Application to Relist a Player Close
October 31, 2pm: List Lodgement 1; Rookie Promotion to Primary List; Retained 2nd & 3rd Year Rookies; International Scholarship Player; Alternate Talent Player Nominations; Club Notification of Rookie Players Not Accepting a Contract of Offer; Nomination of Draft Eligible Father/Son Players Lodged
November
November: Utah trip – dates to be confirmed
November 1: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 1 Commences
November 8: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 1 Closes, Out of Contract Listed AFL Primary List Players Draft Nomination Form and Player Request for Removal from List Form Lodged with AFL
November 9, 2pm: List Lodgement 2
November 10: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 2 Commences
November 14: North players return from off-season break
November 18, 2pm: Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Players Not Registered or Played for Three years Rookie List Form lodgement; New or Expired (after 3 years) Draft Nomination Form Lodgement, AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations
November 18, 5pm: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 2 Closes
November 25: NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Sydney) including Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding
November 26: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period 3 Commences
November 27, 2pm: AFL Delisted Free Agency Period 3 Concludes
November 28: AFL Club List Lodgement 3
November 28, 4pm: NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting
November 28, 4.05pm: Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft.
November 28, 4:10pm: NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting
November 30, 2pm: Final AFL Club List Lodgement
