HERE are the following key dates for club list requirements, the Gillette AFL Trade Period and the NAB AFL Draft process
Friday October 4 (new date) – Gillette AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences
Friday 4 October by 2pm – Gillette AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations; Academy Bidding Nominations lodged with AFL.
Monday 7 October 10am – Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding Meeting; Gillette AFL Trade Period Commences.
Friday 18 October at 5pm – Close of Gillette AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period
Monday 21 October – Gillette AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends
Friday 25 October at 2pm – Gillette AFL Trade Period Closes
Thursday 31 October by 2pm – List Lodgement (1) and TPP Estimates; Rookie Promotion to Primary List; Retained 2nd & 3rd Year Rookies; Scholarship Players; Alternate Talent Player Nominations.
Friday 1 November – Gillette AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences
Friday 8 November (new date) – International Players Inclusion on Rookie List Form; Players Not Registered or Played for 3years Rookie List Form lodgement;
Wednesday 13 November – Gillette 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; New or Expired (after 3 years) Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Priority Zone Selections –NSW/ACT and NT on the Primary List of GWS Giants.
Thursday 14 November by 2pm – List Lodgement (2) and TPP Estimates
Friday 15 November (new date) – Gillette AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences.
Monday 18 November (new date) – Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Gillette AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (2) Concludes.
Thursday 21 November – NAB AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Gold Coast Convention Centre)
Friday 22 November (new date) – Gillette AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) Commences
Monday 25 November (new date) – Gillette AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (3) Concludes; AFL Club List Lodgement (3); Notification of NSW and Qld Pre-Selected Rookies, Father-Son Pre-Selected Rookies, Academy Pre-Selected Rookies, International Scholarship Pre-Selected Rookies and Scholarship Pre-Selected Rookies Nominated if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft.
Wednesday 27 November (new date) – NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting (11am, Telstra Webex); NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting (11.10am, Telstra Webex)
Monday 2 December (new date) – Final List Lodgement and Final TPP Estimates
2013 key off-season AFL dates
Here are the following key dates for club list requirements, the Gillette AFL Trade Period and the NAB AFL Draft process