2020 AFL draft

The 2020 AFL draft consisted of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League could trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2020 AFL season.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National, Pre-season and Rookie drafts were held as a "virtual event" on 9 and 10 December.

Previous trades

Since 2015, clubs have been able to trade future picks in the next year's national draft during the trade period. As a result, a total of 40 selections for the 2020 draft were traded during the 2019 trade period. Further trades of future picks can be made before or during the 2019 national draft. The selection order for each of these picks is tied to the original club's finishing position in the 2020 season.

	New Club	Acquired via
1		Pick swap
1		Pick swap
1		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
1		Tim Kelly trade
1		Pick swap
2		Pick swap
2		Sam Frost trade
2		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
2		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
2		Ed Langdon trade
2		via on-traded to
2		Alex Keath trade
2		via on-traded to on-traded to
2		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
2		Callum Ah Chee trade
3		Alex Keath trade
3		via on-traded to
3		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
3		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
3		via on-traded to on-traded to
3		via on-traded to on-traded to
3		via on-traded to on-traded to
3		via On-traded to
3		Paddy Ryder and Dougal Howard trade
3		Tim Kelly trade
4		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
4		Zak Jones trade
4		Hugh Greenwood trade
4		Ed Langdon trade
4		via On-traded to On-traded to
4		via on-traded to on-traded to
4		via on-traded to on-traded to
4		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
4		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
4		via on-traded to
4		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
4		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft
4		Callum Ah Chee trade
4		Paddy Ryder and Dougal Howard trade
5		Pick swap at the 2019 National Draft

Free agency

Player	Date	Free agent type	Former club	New club	Compensation	Ref
		Unrestricted			End of 2nd round
		Unrestricted			3rd round
		Restricted			1st round
		Restricted			2nd round
		Restricted			1st round
		Restricted			2nd round
		Unrestricted			-
		Delisted			-
		Delisted			-

List changes

Retirements

R	Rookie listed player
B	Category B Rookie listed player

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R	Rookie listed player
B	Category B Rookie listed player

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Moved to Rookie List

As part of the revised AFL Collective Bargaining agreement, clubs could now move up to two players from their Senior List on to their Rookie List without having to redraft them through the rookie draft.

Name	Club

Pre-draft selections

As part of their 2019 draft concessions, were able to prelist players from their Academy zone.

2020 national draft

Fremantle are carrying over a 264.9 point deficit from 2019, moving their default first round pickGreater Western Sydney are carrying over a 254.2 point deficit from 2019, moving their default second round pick Port Adelaide are carrying over a 115.9 point deficit from 2019, moving their default second round pick

Rookie elevations

Clubs were able to promote any player who was listed on their rookie list in 2020 to their 2021 primary playing list prior to the draft.

Player	Club

2021 pre-season draft

The 2021 pre-season draft was held on the afternoon of Thursday, 10 December 2020 prior to the commencement of the rookie draft.