THE GWS Giants have won the right to select with the number one draft pick for the AFL Women’s competition in 2017.

Brisbane will have the second pick, followed by Carlton, Fremantle, Western Bulldogs, Collingwood, Adelaide and Melbourne.

The order was decided via a lottery at the Grand Final Comedy Debate at Crown Palladium. A representative from each club selected a footy from a barrel, with the number on the footy correlating to the club’s first draft pick.

The draft will snake, meaning the Giants will have the No. 1 pick and the No. 16 pick.

Finals Week 1

This makes things very interesting, given the (even bigger than the men's) gap between the top tier and lower tier talent. https://t.co/IQo2wP3l09 — Anna Harrington (@AnnaHarrington) September 29, 2016

Clubs are entitled to have 25 players on their list. After the October 12 draft, all clubs will have 22 players listed players, and have until the end of the month to sign a further three free agents.

Rookies have already been signed at several clubs.

All eight clubs have already selected two marquee players, who will be paid $25,000, as well as priority picks, who will be paid up to $10,000.

Draftees will be paid significantly less, however, with their salary a miserly $5000.

The AFL Players Association is pushing for the base salary to increase, but the AFL has insisted the wage is fare.

Preseason for all eight clubs starts on November 21, with the national competition kicking off in February 2017.

DRAFT ORDER

1. GWS Giants

2. Brisbane Lions

3. Carlton

4. Fremantle

5. Western Bulldogs

6. Collingwood

7. Adelaide Crows

8. Melbourne

(Even rounds will use this order in reverse)

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