GEELONG will hold the first selection in the upcoming supplementary AFLW draft, with a maximum of 54 picks currently allocated to clubs and prospective players able to nominate for the national draft pool if desired.

The draft will be held on Tuesday April 4, with the League confirming only mature-aged players will be available.

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All clubs except Adelaide have picks for the draft, but contrary to previous drafts, teams will not be required to make selections if they choose not to.

As reported by womens.afl last October, this draft will feature only players born in 2004 or prior and is designed to be a stop-gap measure after two seasons were held in 2022 due to the competition's re-alignment from summer to spring.

The majority of the best 2004-born talent, like Montana Ham and Jasmine Fleming, was already selected in the draft last June, prior to the second season of last year.

Given its unique nature, April's draft will be known as the 'AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft'.

The Cats received the top pick as part of a trade that saw Laura Gardiner land at Sydney, while Fremantle moved up the board to the third pick after a deal that saw Amy Franklin land at West Coast.

It was confirmed in February that players would have the option to nominate for either a national pool or their home state. Tasmanians have the option of choosing North Melbourne (due to an alliance), a specific state or the national pool, while Northern Territorians have the latter two options.

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Clubs will not have to take a minimum of three list spots into the draft, as has been the case in previous years, with some potentially not participating at all given the reduced talent pool.

Train-on players are expected to feature heavily, with some clubs keen to stick to what they already know, while state-league talent and former AFLW players are also in the mix.

The SANFLW will play seven rounds before April's draft, with four weeks of the WAFLW and two weeks of the VFLW to have also been completed by April 4. The QAFLW will not have started, while both AFL Sydney and Canberra are yet to confirm their season dates.

Players born in 2005 (who, for the most part, are completing year 12 this year) will be eligible for the draft ahead of the 2024 AFLW season.

AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft order (post Sign and Trade)

Key AFLW player movement dates

Tuesday March 21, 3pm
Delisted free agency period opens

Thursday March 23, 4pm
Delisted free agency period closes

Tuesday March 28, 5pm
AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft nominations close

Thursday March 30, 5pm
Final date to make players inactive before AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft

Tuesday April 4
AFLW Season Eight Supplementary Draft