CARTON will head to the 2018 NAB AFL Women’s National Draft with the No. 3 pick, after the AFL announced the final order of the competition’s third draft on Tuesday evening.
With six selections in total, the Blues will also have picks 16, 27, 38, 48 and 49.
At the conclusion of the Expansion Signing Period, the AFL assessed the impact on the existing teams and adjusted the draft order to maintain competitive balance across the competition.
The Blues selected exciting forward Georgia Gee with their highest pick (No.12 overall) in last year's AFLW draft. (Photo: AFL Media)
As a result, a number of teams were handed compensation picks.
After losing foundation players Danielle Hardiman and Kate Gillespie-Jones to expansion team North Melbourne, the Club secured pick No. 48 as a compensation selection, which falls at the start of the fifth round.
The 2018 NAB AFL Women’s Draft will be held later this year.
SELECTION ORDER FOR 2018 NAB AFL WOMEN'S DRAFT:
ROUND ONE
1 Geelong Cats (compensation pick)
2 Geelong Cats (compensation pick)
3 Carlton
4 Fremantle
5 Collingwood
6 Adelaide
7 GWS Giants
8 Melbourne
9 Brisbane Lions
10 Western Bulldogs
11 Geelong Cats
12 North Melbourne
ROUND TWO
13 Collingwood (compensation pick)
14 Geelong Cats (compensation pick)
15 Geelong Cats (compensation pick)
16 Carlton
17 Fremantle
18 Collingwood
19 Adelaide
20 GWS Giants
21 Melbourne
22 Brisbane Lions
23 Western Bulldogs
24 Geelong Cats
25 North Melbourne
ROUND THREE
26 Western Bulldogs (compensation pick)
27 Carlton
28 Fremantle
29 Collingwood
30 Adelaide
31 GWS Giants
32 Melbourne
33 Brisbane Lions
34 Western Bulldogs
35 Geelong Cats
36 North Melbourne
ROUND FOUR
37 Melbourne (compensation pick)
38 Carlton
39 Fremantle
40 Collingwood
41 Adelaide
42 GWS Giants
43 Melbourne
44 Brisbane Lions
45 Western Bulldogs
46 Geelong Cats
47 North Melbourne
ROUND FIVE
48 Carlton (compensation pick)
49 Carlton
50 Fremantle
51 Collingwood
52 Adelaide
53 GWS Giants
54 Melbourne
55 Brisbane Lions
56 Western Bulldogs
57 Geelong Cats
58 North Melbourne
