The Geelong Football Club has participated in the Australian Football League (AFL) Draft since it was first established in 1986, when it was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL).
VFL/AFL Draft selections A mid-season draft was held each year from 1990 to 1993, allowing clubs to add players during the season. Since 2016, clubs have had the option of nominating category B rookies to directly join their club's rookie list, rather than via the Rookie Draft as previously required. +Table key ^ Father–son selectionRE Rookie elevationB Category B rookie ‡ Re-drafted player after delisting + Free agency compensation pick ← Selection was traded from another club + Table of selections, with players' original clubs and leaguesDraftPickPlayerRecruited fromNote(s)1986-11986 national draft 5 Port Fairy 18 Warrnambool 31 North Gambier 44 Dunnstown 57 Boort 1987-11987 national draft 8 Moe 21 Natimuk 34 Warracknabeal 47 North Hobart 60 Traralgon 1988-11988 national draft 6 East Fremantle 20 Glenorchy 34 Glenorchy 62 Sturt 76 Bairnsdale 90 Norwood 104 St Peters 1989-11989 national draft 59 Wangaratta 73 Inglewood 87 Kaniva 101 South Adelaide 113 Grovedale 115 International player (Gaelic football) 1990-11990 mid-season draft 7 West Adelaide 21 Tyrendarra 31 Leitchville 1990-21990 national draft 1 East Perth 5 Horsham 17 Darley 29 Donald 43 Rochester 57 Mooroopna 71 Kyabram 85 Mooroopna 1990-31991 pre-season draft 5 (AFL) 11 (AFL) 21 (AFL) 28 St Joseph's 42 East Gambier 1991-11991 mid-season draft 11 (AFL) 24 Swan Districts 34 St Joseph's 40 Werribee 42 Casterton 43 Bell Park 44 South Barwon 1991-21991 national draft 9 Swan Districts 11 East Perth 35 Wangaratta 62 Seymour 73 Warragul 83 Ballarat YCW 1991-31992 pre-season draft 12 (AFL) 26 (AFL) 40 (AFL) 1992-11992 mid-season draft 14 Subiaco 27 Western Jets 37 Southern Stringrays 1992-21992 national draft 18 South Bendigo 33 Burnie Hawks 48 South Adelaide 63 Perth 65 Northern Knights 78 De La Salle College 93 South Bendigo 108 Port Adelaide 1992-31993 pre-season draft 18 Colac 34 Grovedale 48 (AFL) 61 Geelong Falcons 70 Woodville-West Torrens 77 Claremont 1993-11993 mid-season draft 9 Port Melbourne 21 Norwood 27 (AFL) 1994-11994 national draft (reserves) Pre-draft supplementary selection 17 Central Dragons 18 Western Jets 36 Central Dragons 69 Western Jets 70 Assumption College 81 Hawthorn (reserves) 1994-21995 pre-season draft 16 West Perth 30 East Perth Murray Bushrangers Compensation selection Murray Bushrangers Compensation selection 1995-11995 national draft 34 Eastern Ranges 39 West Adelaide 48 Calder Cannons 49 St Mary's 61 Northern Knights 68 East Perth 73 Woodville-West Torrens 75 Kedron Grange ^ Geelong Falcons Son of Gary Fletcher (non-player) 1995-21996 pre-season draft 1996-11996 national draft 8 Tassie Mariners 18 Tassie Mariners 43 Melbourne (reserves) 1996-21997 pre-season draft 1996-31997 rookie draft 9 (reserves) 24 (AFL) 39 54 69 84 1997-11997 national draft 15 Murray Bushrangers 29^ Southport Son of Michael Woolnough 38 Geelong Falcons 45^ Geelong Falcons Son of John Scarlett 54 Tassie Mariners 61 Eastern Ranges 1997-21998 pre-season draft 1997-31998 rookie draft 7 Calder Cannons 12 East Fremantle 29 (AFL) 44 (AFL) 60 76 92 1998-11998 national draft 17 Tassie Mariners 21 ^ Geelong Falcons Son of David Clarke 24 Gippsland Power 1998-21999 pre-season draft 1998-31999 rookie draft 5 (AFL) 11 (AFL) 20 Gippsland Power 1999-11999 national draft 8 East Perth 15 Prahran Dragons 17 Calder Cannons 23 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 31 Calder Cannons 38 Geelong Falcons 47 Port Adelaide (SANFL) RE (AFL) 1999-22000 pre-season draft 1999-32000 rookie draft 6 (reserves) 22 Oakleigh Chargers 38 (reserves) 2000-12000 national draft 44 Bendigo Pioneers 71 (AFL) Re-drafted after being delisted 79 (AFL) Re-drafted after being delisted RE (AFL) 2000-22001 pre-season draft 2000-32001 rookie draft 10 Western U18 26 Geelong U18 41 Casterton 54 (VFL) 2001-12001 national draft 8 Geelong Falcons 17 Calder Cannons 23 Sandringham Dragons 24 Murray Bushrangers 40 ^ Geelong Falcons Son of Gary Ablett Sr. 41 NSW/ACT Rams 69 Old Xaverians 81 Essendon (VFL) RE (AFL) 2001-22002 pre-season draft 2 (AFL) 2001-32002 rookie draft 5 Oakleigh U18 21 Oakleigh U18 36 (AFL) 2002-12002 national draft 7 Glenelg 23 Calder Cannons 36^ Geelong Falcons Son of Terry Callan 52 RE (AFL) RE (AFL) 2002-22003 pre-season draft 4 Geelong Falcons 2002-32003 rookie draft 8 East Perth 24 Calder U18 40 Murray U18 2003-12003 national draft 7 Murray Bushrangers 22 Tasmanian Devils 38^ Geelong Falcons Son of Rod Blake 42 Swan Districts 54 RE (AFL) 2003-22004 pre-season draft 5 2003-32004 rookie draft 5 Geelong Falcons 21 Geelong Falcons 2004-12004 national draft 32 Western Jets 48^ Modewarre Son of Gary Ablett Sr. 62 (VFL) RE (AFL) 2004-22005 pre-season draft 2004-32005 rookie draft 13 Tasmania U18 29 Norwood 43 Geelong Falcons 2005-12005 national draft 15 Central District 31 Gippsland Power 35 North Ballarat Rebels 47 Glenelg 61 Woodville-West Torrens 2005-22006 pre-season draft 2005-32006 rookie draft 12 Tassie Mariners 28 (AFL) Re-drafted after being delisted 41 (AFL) 2006-12006 national draft 7 Bendigo Pioneers 25 Wanderers 41^ Sandringham Dragons Son of Jack Hawkins 57 Geelong Falcons RE (AFL) 2006-22007 pre-season draft 2006-32007 rookie draft 7 (AFL) 23 Claremont 38 (VFL) 50 (AFL) Re-drafted after being delisted 2007-12007 national draft 17 East Fremantle 34 Murray Bushrangers 44 Dandenong Stingrays 50 Gippsland Power 60^ Geelong Falcons Son of Larry Donohue RE (AFL) RE (AFL) 2007-22008 pre-season draft 2007-32008 rookie draft 16 Tasmanian Devils 32 Calder Cannons 46 Geelong Falcons 57 (VFL) 2008-12008 national draft 15 Sandringham Dragons 33 Dandenong Stringrays 39 Wanderers 49 Sandringham Dragons 2008-22009 pre-season draft 2008-32009 rookie draft 15 Central District 31 North Ballarat Rebels 46 North Hobart 60 NSW/ACT Rams NSW AFL scholarship 2009-12009 national draft 17 Central District 28 East Perth 40 Geelong Falcons 42 Gippsland Power 56 North Ballarat Rebels 65 (RE) (AFL) 2009-22010 pre-season draft 2009-32010 rookie draft 21 Gippsland Power 37 (VFL) 50 (VFL) Mature-age rookie 61 Port Adelaide (VFL) 2010-12010 national draft 15 Geelong Falcons 23 Calder Cannons 37 Sturt 54 Calder Cannons 58 (RE) (AFL) 2010-22011 pre-season draft 2010-32011 rookie draft 23 Geelong Falcons 40 Hobart 56 71 Unregistered player (Basketball) 2010-12011 national draft 32 Claremont 34 South Fremantle 48 Glenelg 66 Glenelg 78 North Ballarat 86^ Geelong Falcons Son of Andrew Bews 2011-22012 pre-season draft 2011-32012 rookie draft 18 East Fremantle 36 54 Unregistered player (Athletics) 2012-12012 national draft 16 Launceston 77 Sturt 92 (RE) (AFL) 2012-22013 pre-season draft 2012-32013 rookie draft 2013-12013 national draft 16 Geelong Falcons 36 East Fremantle 41 Launceston 54 (RE) (AFL) 63 (RE) (AFL) 2013-22014 pre-season draft 2013-32014 rookie draft 15 Oakleigh Chargers 31 Geelong Falcons 46 West Adelaide 56 3-year non-registered player 2014-12014 national draft 10 NT Thunder 47 Glenelg 55 Sturt 59 Gippsland Power RE (AFL) 2014-22015 pre-season draft 2014-32015 rookie draft 14 Sturt 32 49 Kerry (GAA) International player (Gaelic football) 2015-12015 national draft 59 66 69 Mount Gravatt 70 RE (AFL) 2015-22016 pre-season draft 2015-32016 rookie draft 9 Mangoplah-CUE 27 Eastern Ranges 44 2016-12016 national draft 26 40 (VFL) 43 Murray Bushrangers 60 68 (VFL) 69 Grovedale RE (AFL) 2016-22017 pre-season draft 2016-32017 rookie draft 16 Geelong Falcons 33 Calder Cannons 48 North Ballarat Rebels 53^ Geelong Falcons Son of Sean Simpson B Kerry (GAA) International player (Gaelic football) 2017-12017 national draft 22 Western Jets 24 36 Sandringham Dragons 57 Geelong Falcons RE (AFL) 2017-22018 pre-season draft 2017-32018 rookie draft 16 (AFL) 30‡ (AFL) 2018-12018 national draft 15 Claremont 48 Norwood 50 Norwood ← ← 65 Central District ← 68 South Adelaide ← 74^ Geelong Falcons Son of Billy Brownless RE (AFL) RE (AFL) 2018-22019 pre-season draft 2018-32019 rookie draft 11 (VFL) B Kerry (GAA) International player (Gaelic football) B Geelong Falcons Next Generation Academy player 2019-12019 mid-season rookie draft 2019-22019 national draft 16 Geelong Falcons ← 19 Dandenong Stingrays 41 Calder Cannons 50 Norwood ← ← RE (AFL) RE (AFL) 2019-32020 pre-season draft 2019-42020 rookie draft 14 Glenelg 27‡ (AFL) 35‡ (AFL) 2020-12020 national draft 20 Sandringham Dragons ← ← 33 South Fremantle ← 47 GWV Rebels ←2020-32021 pre-season draft 2020-42021 rookie draftB Keilor Thunder (Big V) 3-year non-registered player (basketball) 2021-12021 mid-season rookie draft2021-22021 national draft 24 Geelong Falcons ← ← ← 25 Geelong Falcons ← (draft) ← 32 North Adelaide ← (2020) ← (2020) 48 Eastern Ranges ← ← (2020) 64 Geelong Falcons 2021-32022 pre-season draft 2021-42022 rookie draft 15 Old Carey Grammarians (VAFA) 2022-12022 mid-season rookie draft 12 Woodville-West Torrens 2022-22022 national draft 8 Geelong Falcons ← 52 2022-32022 rookie draftB Mayo (GAA) International player (Gaelic football) BTed Clohesy Geelong Falcons Next Generation Academy selection (born in South Africa) 18 Geelong Falcons 32^ Geelong Falcons Son of Peter Riccardi 2023-12023 mid-season rookie draft 6 Woodville-West Torrens 2023 national draft11Connor O'SullivanMurray Bushrangers versatile key defnder32Mitch EdwardsSouth Mandurah(WA) / Peel Thunder (WAFL)ruck26Shaun MannaghWerribee (VFL)small forward / mid58George StevensGreater Western Victoria Rebelsmidfielder61Oli WiltshireBarwon Heads FCsmall forward63Lawson HumphriesSwan Districts (WAFL)small defender / running half back (started as pick 94 - the "steak knives" in the Esava Ratugolea trade2023 rookie draft7Emerson JekaBox Hill Hawks (VFL)tall swing man2024 national draft44Jay Polkinghorne medium forward52Jacob MolierSturtfwd/ruck66Lennox Hofmann Sandringham Dragonsmedium defender69Keighton Matofai-ForbesWestern Jetsmedium forward2024 rookie draft12Xavier Ivisic Geelong FalconsMidfielder-forward (delisted 2025)23Patrick RetschkoOakleigh Chargerswing (traded to Richmond 2025 for pick 99)31Joe PikeGeelong VFL over-age ruck
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