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Dustin Fletcher , the son of Ken Fletcher has played the most games of any father-son selection, with 400 AFL matches played
The father–son rule is a rule used for recruiting in the Australian Football League , along with an equivalent father-daughter rule in its women's competition, AFL Women's : both allow clubs first recruiting access to the son or daughter of a long-serving member of that club.
The father-son rule has existed since 1949, while the father-daughter rule has existed since the AFLW's formation in 2017.
Criteria are also in place for equivalent mother–son and mother–daughter rules, from such time as the children of AFLW players reach draft eligible age (i.e. at least 18 years of age on 31 December in the year in which they are drafted).
The following is a complete list of father–son draftees since 1986, when an entry draft was first established in the league, and also a complete list of father–daughter draftees since the AFLW's formation in 2017.
^
Denotes current player
*
Denotes current player, changed team
Year
Drafted player
Club
Father
Selection
Games played
Father's games played
1988
Sean Bowden
Richmond
Michael Bowden
N/A
6
59
1988
Michael James
Carlton
John James
N/A
12
195
1988
Chris Mulcair
Carlton
Barry Mulcair
N/A
0
20
1988
Heath Shephard
Collingwood
Graeme Shephard
N/A
11
46
1988
Tom Kavanagh
Melbourne
Brent Crosswell
111
2
48
1988
Gareth John
Sydney
Graeme John
106
21
77 (South Melbourne )
1989
Stuart Annand
St Kilda
Bud Annand
105
0
106
1989
Ernie Hug, Jr.
Collingwood
Ernie Hug, Sr.
106
0
59
1989
Ashley McIntosh
West Coast
John McIntosh
112
242
146 (Claremont )
1992
Dustin Fletcher
Essendon
Ken Fletcher
N/A
400
264
1992
Luke Darcy
Footscray
David Darcy
N/A
226
133
1992
Matthew Richardson
Richmond
Alan Richardson
N/A
282
103
1992
Darren Walsh
Carlton
Brian Walsh
N/A
0
64
1992
Glenn Molloy
Melbourne
Graham Molloy
N/A
20
67
1992
Brad Campbell
Melbourne
Des Campbell
N/A
1
50
1992
David Sierakowski
St Kilda
Brian Sierakowski
N/A
93
75
1993
Jarrod Molloy
Fitzroy
Shane Molloy
N/A
77
61
1994
David Bourke
Richmond
Francis Bourke
N/A
85
300
1995
Joel Bowden
Richmond
Michael Bowden
N/A
253
57
1995
Ben Cousins
West Coast
Bryan Cousins
N/A
238
238 (Perth )
1995
Simon Fletcher
Geelong
Garry Fletcher
N/A
0
N/A (Administrator)
1995
Nick Jewell
Richmond
Tony Jewell
N/A
1
80
1995
David Round
Footscray
Barry Round
N/A
2
135
1995
David Walls
Carlton
Robert Walls
N/A
0
215
1996
Lance Whitnall
Carlton
Graeme Whitnall
N/A
216
66
1997
Marc Woolnough
Geelong
Michael Woolnough
29
6
117
1997
Matthew Scarlett
Geelong
John Scarlett
45
284
183
1998
Brad Oborne
Collingwood
Rod Oborne
35
5
87
1998
Heath James
Sydney
Max James
28
18
54 (South Melbourne )
1998
David Clarke
Geelong
David Clarke
21
89
207
1998
Nick Davis
Collingwood
Craig Davis
19
71
102
1999
Jonathan Brown
Brisbane Lions
Brian Brown
30
230
51 (Fitzroy )
1999
Shane Morrison
Brisbane Lions
Peter Morrison
44
5
Unknown (W.G. , Mayne )
1999
Rhyce Shaw
Collingwood
Ray Shaw
18
94
146
1999
Stephen Doyle
Sydney
Robert Doyle
26
47
77 (South Melbourne )
2000
Jason Cloke
Collingwood
David Cloke
19
76
114
2000
Steven Greene
Hawthorn
Russell Greene
28
42
184
2001
Gary Ablett, Jr.
Geelong
Gary Ablett, Sr.
40
247
242
2001
Jarrad Waite
Carlton
Vin Waite
46
184
153
2002
Sean Dempster
Sydney
Graham Dempster
34
54
64 (South Melbourne )
2002
Tim Callan
Geelong
Terry Callan
36
34
62
2002
Jobe Watson
Essendon
Tim Watson
40
220
307
2002
Brett Ebert
Port Adelaide
Russell Ebert
42
166
391 (Port Adelaide in SANFL)
2002
Cameron Cloke
Collingwood
David Cloke
43
21
114
2003
Brayden Shaw
Collingwood
Tony Shaw
32
0
313
2003
Chris Johnson
Melbourne
Alan Johnson
36
31
135
2003
Tom Roach
Richmond
Michael Roach
37
11
200
2003
Mark Blake
Geelong
Rod Blake
38
99
176
2003
Brett Peake
Fremantle
Brian Peake
43
75
305 (East Fremantle )
2003
Heath Shaw
Collingwood
Ray Shaw
48
173
146
2004
Travis Cloke
Collingwood
David Cloke
39
246
114
2004
Luke Blackwell
Carlton
Wayne Blackwell
41
23
110
2004
Jesse W. Smith
North Melbourne
Ross W. Smith
42
27
224
2004
Mitch Morton
West Coast
Noel Morton
44
12
171 (Claremont )
2004
Nathan Ablett
Geelong
Gary Ablett, Sr.
48
32
242
2005
Travis Tuck
Hawthorn
Michael Tuck
38
20
426
2005
Jay Neagle
Essendon
Merv Neagle
39
28
147
2006
Josh Kennedy
Hawthorn
John Kennedy Jr.
40
13
241
2006
Tom Hawkins
Geelong
Jack Hawkins
41
342
182
2007
Darcy Daniher
Essendon
Anthony Daniher
39
6
118
2007
Adam Donohue
Geelong
Larry Donohue
60
0
105
2007
Jaxson Barham
Collingwood
Ricky Barham
61
7
151
2008
Ayce Cordy
Western Bulldogs
Brian Cordy
14
27
124
2010
Mitch Wallis
Western Bulldogs
Stephen Wallis
22
162
261
2010
Tom Liberatore ^
Western Bulldogs
Tony Liberatore
41
209
283
2010
Jacob Brennan
West Coast
Michael Brennan
62
28
179
2011
Tom Mitchell *
Sydney
Barry Mitchell
21
65
170
2011
Dylan Buckley
Carlton
Jim Buckley
62
41
164
2011
Jed Bews ^
Geelong
Andrew Bews
86
164
164
2012
Joe Daniher *
Essendon
Anthony Daniher
10
108
118
2012
Jack Viney ^
Melbourne
Todd Viney
26
186
233
2012
Lachie Hunter *
Western Bulldogs
Mark Hunter
49
173
130
2013
Luke McDonald ^
North Melbourne
Donald McDonald
8
174
155
2014
Darcy Moore ^
Collingwood
Peter Moore
9
141
172
2014
Billy Stretch
Melbourne
Steven Stretch
42
47
164
2014
Zaine Cordy ^
Western Bulldogs
Brian Cordy
62
118
124
2014
Alec Waterman
West Coast
Chris Waterman
76
0
177
2014
Josh Clayton
Brisbane Lions
Scott Clayton
86
2
160 (Fitzroy )
2014
Jake Long
Essendon
Michael Long
47 (rookie)
5
190
2015
Bailey Rice
St Kilda
Dean Rice
49
11
116
2015
Jack Silvagni ^
Carlton
Stephen Silvagni
53
112
312
2015
Tom Wallis
Essendon
Dean Wallis
54 (rookie)
0
127
2016
Callum Brown
Collingwood
Gavin Brown
35
70
254
2016
Josh Daicos ^
Collingwood
Peter Daicos
57
92
250
2016
Jake Waterman ^
West Coast
Chris Waterman
77
84
177
2016
Ben Jarman
Adelaide
Darren Jarman
45 (rookie)
0
121
2016
Sam Simpson
Geelong
Sean Simpson
53 (rookie)
25
114
2017
Patrick Naish
Richmond
Chris Naish
34
9
143
2017
Tyler Brown
Collingwood
Gavin Brown
50
27
254
2017
Jackson Edwards
Adelaide
Tyson Edwards
41 (rookie)
0
321
2018
Rhylee West ^
Western Bulldogs
Scott West
26
29
324
2018
Will Kelly ^
Collingwood
Craig Kelly
29
5
122
2018
Bailey Scott ^
North Melbourne
Robert Scott
49
70
113
2018
Joel Crocker
North Melbourne
Darren Crocker
69
0
165
2018
Ben Silvagni
Carlton
Stephen Silvagni
70
0
312
2018
Oscar Brownless
Geelong
Billy Brownless
74
0
198
2019
Jackson Mead ^
Port Adelaide
Darren Mead
25
11
122
2019
Finn Maginness ^
Hawthorn
Scott Maginness
29
24
131
2019
Trent Burgoyne
Port Adelaide
Peter Burgoyne
22 (rookie)
0
240
2020
Maurice Rioli, Jr. ^
Richmond
Maurice Rioli, Snr.
51
23
118
2020
Taj Schofield
Port Adelaide
Jarrad Schofield
37 (rookie)
0
131
2021
Sam Darcy ^
Western Bulldogs
Luke Darcy
2
6
226
2021
Nick Daicos ^
Collingwood
Peter Daicos
4
40
250
2021
Jackson Archer ^
North Melbourne
Glenn Archer
59
3
311
2021
Jase Burgoyne ^
Port Adelaide
Peter Burgoyne
60
11
240
2021
Taj Woewodin ^
Melbourne
Shane Woewodin
65
0
138
2022
Will Ashcroft ^
Brisbane Lions
Marcus Ashcroft
2
15
318
2022
Jaspa Fletcher ^
Brisbane Lions
Adrian Fletcher
12
3
107
2022
Max Michalanney ^
Adelaide
Jim Michalanney
17
15
211 (Norwood )
2022
Alwyn Davey Jr. ^
Essendon
Alwyn Davey
45
8
100
2022
Jayden Davey ^
Essendon
Alwyn Davey
54
0
100
2022
Cooper Harvey ^
North Melbourne
Brent Harvey
56
0
432
2022
Osca Riccardi
Geelong
Peter Riccardi
32 (rookie)
0
288
2023
Jordan Croft ^
Western Bulldogs
Matthew Croft
15
0
186
2023
Will McCabe ^
Hawthorn
Luke McCabe
19
0
138
2023
Calsher Dear ^
Hawthorn
Paul Dear
56
0
123
2023
Kynan Brown ^
Melbourne
Nathan Brown
22 (rookie)
0
146
2023
Indhi Kirk ^
Sydney
Brett Kirk
N/A
0
241
Sources: 1986–2009,[1] 2010[2] & 2011[3]
Games Played last updated 05/07/2023
Prior to 1997, father–son selections were taken prior to the draft and hence did not have a selection number. From 1997 to 2006, selections were made in the third round. Since 2007, selections have been subject to a bidding system.
AFL Women's [ edit ]
Abbie McKay , the daughter of Andrew McKay , was the first player to be selected under the father-daughter rule
^
Denotes current player
*
Denotes current player, changed team
^ Smith also played 62 games for Melbourne
^ Simpson also played 114 games for Geelong
References [ edit ]