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