Thursday 6 October – Sunday 9 October – AFL Draft Combine
Friday 7 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences
Monday 10 October 10am - NAB AFL Trade Period Commences
Sunday 16 October 5pm - Close of AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period.
Wednesday 19 October - AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends
Thursday 20 October 2pm – NAB AFL Trade Period Closes
Monday 31 October 2pm - 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.
Tuesday 1 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences
Tuesday 8 November - 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
Thursday 10 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences
Friday 18 November 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.
Friday 18 November 5pm - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes
Friday 25 November - NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Sydney) including Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding.
Saturday 26 November - AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) Commences
Sunday 27 November 2pm - AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (3) Concludes
Monday 28 November - AFL Club List Lodgement (3).
Monday 28 November 4pm - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting.
Monday 28 November 4.05pm - Notification of Pre-Selected Rookies if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft.
Monday 28 November 4.10pm - NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting.
Wednesday 30 November 2pm - Final AFL Club List Lodgement.
