The Australian Football League draft is the annual draft of unsigned players, especially new nominations, by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League (AFL).
Travis Johnstone, the first pick of the 1997 AFL draft, was drafted with a priority draft pick
Dustin Fletcher, the son of Ken Fletcher has played the most games of any father-son selection, with 400 AFL matches played
Abbie McKay, the daughter of Andrew McKay, was the first player to be selected under the father-daughter rule
Father–son rule
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The father–son rule is a rule that allows clubs preferential recruiting access to the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the club in Australian rules football, most notably in the Australian Football League.
Brett Ebert was eligible to be selected as a father–son selection by Port Adelaide, as his father, Russell Ebert, played over 200 games for Port Adelaide in the SANFL