GOLD Coast veteran Tiarna Ernst has hung up the boots, with last Friday marking the cut-off date for inactive players ahead of Tuesday's NAB AFLW Draft.
If players are unavailable for the entire season, their club gains an extra selection at the back end of the draft to fill their spot.
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Suns tall Jasmyn Hewett, GWS forward Jacinda Barclay and West Coast defender McKenzie Dowrick are unavailable for the 2021 season.
Geelong's Kate Darby had already announced her pregnancy and is consequently unavailable, while Lion Gabby Collingwood will continue her recovery from a torn ACL.
Hewett is unavailable due to work commitments, while West Coast released a statement saying Dowrick needed time "to recover from a surgical procedure that has resulted in ongoing complications."
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"The club completely understands and respects the need for McKenzie to take additional time to focus on her health," head of female football Adam Selwood said.
"We look forward to supporting her through this process to ensure she is ready for the 2022 AFLW season and the next stages of her life."
Ernst, who has juggled her role as an obstetrician with four seasons in the AFLW, has retired with 29 games to her name and a premiership medal won at the Western Bulldogs in 2018.
The 32-year-old has played all over the ground during her AFLW career, but was most recently employed as a winger by the Suns after moving north for work commitments.
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She will remain in contact with the young Gold Coast line-up in a mentoring capacity.
"I have been proud of my ability and determination to always give 100% to training, preparation and every game I have played," Ernst said.
"Somehow, crazily, I have done this all while still balancing a demanding medical profession, passing specialty exams, months of night shifts and long work hours.
"Ultimately, I recognise that the ongoing balance between my medical career and AFLW is no longer something I am capable of maintaining at the high standard I have previously.
"It is also time for me to focus on the next exciting chapter of my medical career as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist."
With the final draft order now set following the cut-off for inactive players, up to 61 selections will be made on Tuesday night.
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Due to the part-time nature of the competition, players nominate the state in which they wish to be drafted so they do not have to move across the country.
The NAB AFLW Draft will be live on womens.afl and the AFLW Official App from 7pm AEDT on Tuesday, October 6
2020 NAB AFL Women’s Draft Selection Order
Round 1
1 Richmond
2 Western Bulldogs
3 West Coast
4 Adelaide
5 Melbourne
6 St Kilda
7 Gold Coast
8 Brisbane
9 GWS
10 Geelong
11 Western Bulldogs
12 Carlton
13 North Melbourne
14 Fremantle
15 Melbourne
16 Western Bulldogs
Round 2
17 Melbourne
18 West Coast
19 Collingwood
20 Geelong
21 Geelong
22 North Melbourne
23 Gold Coast
24 St Kilda
25 Collingwood
26 Collingwood
27 Geelong
28 Carlton
29 GWS
30 Fremantle
Round 3
31 Collingwood
32 West Coast
33 Collingwood
34 St Kilda
35 Melbourne
36 Carlton
37 Brisbane
38 Brisbane
39 Geelong
40 St Kilda
41 Melbourne
42 GWS
43 Richmond
44 North Melbourne
45 Adelaide
Round 4
46 Fremantle
47 Adelaide
48 Melbourne
49 North Melbourne
50 Gold Coast
51 St Kilda
Round 5
52 Richmond
53 West Coast
54 Gold Coast
55 North Melbourne
Round 6
56 West Coast
57 Gold Coast
Round 7
58 Gold Coast
Round 8
59 West Coast
60 Gold Coast
Round 9
61 Gold Coast
The NAB AFLW Draft will be live on womens.afl and the AFLW Official App from 7pm AEDT on Tuesday, October 6
