THE AFL HAS ANNOUNCED its key dates regarding list rules, exchange and draft period for 2011.
This year’s NAB AFL Draft will be held either Wednesday, November 23 or Thursday, November 24.
The exchange period will be run from Monday, October 10 to Monday, October 17.
On December 13, the NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft and NAB AFL Rookie Draft will be conducted.
The full list is as follows:
2011 AFL KEY DATES - AFL PLAYER LIST RULES, EXCHANGE AND DRAFT PERIOD
Tuesday March 15 (2pm) - Nominated Rookie Player deadline and Training List Player Nomination deadline.
Tuesday March 22 (2pm) - Nomination for any use of Gold Coast Suns Compensatory Selections at the 2011 NAB AFL Draft.
Monday May 16 (2pm) - Nomination by Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast Suns and Sydney Swans of Draft Eligible Academy Players under consideration.
Monday August 1 (2pm) - Nomination deadline for 17-year-old players eligible under GWS Giants Zone Incentive Trading Rules.
Friday October 7 (2pm) - Nomination deadline for Father-Son bidding selections. Final bidding nominations for Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast Suns and Sydney Swans eligible Academy Players.
Monday October 10 (10am) - Father Son nomination and Academy nomination Bidding meeting.
Monday October 10 - Monday October 17 (2pm) - AFL Exchange Period, including GWS Giants Zone Incentive Trading Rules.
Thursday October 13 (2pm) - GWS Giants Nomination Deadline of Uncontracted Players.
Monday October 17 (2.10pm) - GWS Giants Zone Incentive Selections.
Monday October 31 - Club List Lodgement One.
Friday November 11 (2pm) - Out of Contract Primary List Player Draft Nomination Deadline. New or Expired Player Draft Nomination Deadline. Nomination of use of Compensatory Selection at the 2011 NAB AFL Draft by Clubs that Lose a Player to GWS Giants.
Wednesday November 16 - Club List Lodgement Two.
Friday November 18 (2pm) - Delisted Primary List Player Draft Nomination Deadline. Non-Retained Rookie Player Draft Nomination Deadline. Gold Coast Suns to nominate Priority Zone Queensland Selections. GWS Giants to nominate NSW/ACT Zone and NT Access players.
Wednesday November 23 or Thursday November 24 - NAB AFL Draft.
Tuesday November 29 (2pm) - Out of Contract Primary List Player Draft Nomination Deadline. International Player Rookie List Nomination Deadline. Players not Registered or Played for Three Years Rookie List Nomination Deadline. Scholarship and International Scholarship Rookie List Nomination Deadline.
Wednesday November 30 - Club List Lodgement Three.
Tuesday December 6 - Delisted Primary List Player Draft Nomination Deadline. GWS Giants to nominate previously listed players or players previously nominated for the Draft.
Tuesday December 13 - NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft (10am). Brisbane Lions / Gold Coast Suns / Sydney Swans and GWS Giants Nomination of Pre-Selected Rookies. NAB AFL Rookie Draft (10.15am)
