Forty-three players from Victoria’s state league competitions were selected at the 2019 NAB AFL Draft and AFL Rookie Drafts across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, making up 43 per cent of the total 99 players selected. An additional two players from Victoria’s state league competitions were picked as part of NGA selections.
Thirty-six players from the NAB League (35) and Hard Yakka / Totally Workwear VFL (1) were selected at the 2019 NAB AFL Draft across Wednesday and Thursday, including Gold Coast’s no.1 pick Matthew Rowell who became the ninth straight top AFL Draft selection from the NAB League and headed 14 NAB League players taken in the first round on Wednesday night, before a further 21 players were picked in the remainder of the draft on Thursday night.
The 35 NAB League players selected at the 2019 NAB AFL Draft across Wednesday and Thursday represented 54 per cent of the 65 overall picks. In addition to that group, forward Jake Riccardi was selected with pick no.51 by the GWS GIANTS from VFL club Werribee.
A further eight NAB League players joined AFL lists through Friday’s 2019 NAB AFL Rookie Draft and NGA selections, while midfielder Mitch Hibberd (Williamstown) joined Essendon’s AFL list as the only Hard Yakka / Totally Workwear VFL player selected.
Congratulations to all players for their incredible achievements, and congratulations to the junior clubs and community leagues for their contribution in developing the next generation of elite footballers.
See the full list of players selected in the 2019 AFL Draft from Victoria’s state league competitions below:
| PICK | NAME | SELECTED BY | NAB LEAGUE CLUB | LOCAL/JUNIOR CLUB |
| 1 | Matthew Rowell | Gold Coast | Oakleigh Chargers | Canterbury |
| 2 | Noah Anderson | Gold Coast | Oakleigh Chargers | Boroondara Hawks |
| 4 | Lachlan Ash | GWS | Murray Bushrangers | Shepparton / Katandra |
| 6 | Fischer McAsey | Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | East Brighton Vampires |
| 7 | Hayden Young | Fremantle | Dandenong Stingrays | Somerville |
| 8 | Caleb Serong | Fremantle | Gippsland Power | Warragul |
| 11 | Sam Flanders | Gold Coast | Gippsland Power | Moe |
| 14 | Miles Bergman | Port Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | Hampton Rovers |
| 15 | Cody Weightman | Western Bulldogs | Dandenong Stingrays | Beaconsfield |
| 16 | Cooper Stephens | Geelong | Geelong Falcons | Colac |
| 17 | Brodie Kemp | Carlton | Bendigo Pioneers | Echuca |
| 19 | Sam De Koning | Geelong | Dandenong Stingrays | Mornington |
| 20 | Sam Philp | Carlton | Northern Knights | St Mary’s |
| 21 | Thomson Dow | Richmond | Bendigo Pioneers | Swan Hill |
| 23 | Dylan Williams | Port Adelaide | Oakleigh Chargers | Surrey Park |
| 28 | Josh Worrell | Adelaide | Sandringham Dragons | Old Haileybury |
| 29 | Finn Maginness | Hawthorn (Father-Son) | Sandringham Dragons | East Brighton Vampires |
| 30 | Harrison Jones | Essendon | Calder Cannons | Gisborne |
| 31 | Charlie Comben | North Melbourne | Gippsland Power | Sale |
| 33 | Brock Smith | Brisbane | Gippsland Power | Moe |
| 34 | Jack Mahony | North Melbourne | Sandringham Dragons | St Kevin’s OB |
| 35 | Flynn Perez | North Melbourne | Bendigo Pioneers | Sandhurst |
| 38 | Nick Bryan | Essendon | Oakleigh Chargers | Glen Iris |
| 40 | Jay Rantall | Collingwood | GWV Rebels | South Warrnambool |
| 41 | Francis Evans | Geelong | Calder Cannons | Brunswick |
| 45 | Trent Bianco | Collingwood | Oakleigh Chargers | Doncaster |
| 46 | Hugo Ralphsmith | Richmond | Sandringham Dragons | Old Haileybury |
| 47 | Sam Ramsay | Carlton | Calder Cannons | Gisborne |
| 48 | Lachlan Gollant | Adelaide | Calder Cannons | St Bernard’s |
| 51 | Jake Riccardi | Essendon | Werribee | St Bernard’s |
| 52 | Ryan Byrnes | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons | Beaumaris |
| 53 | Louis Butler | Western Bulldogs | Sandringham Dragons | Old Brighton |
| 54 | Bigoa Nyuon | Richmond | Dandenong Stingrays | Rowville |
| 56 | Ned Cahill | Essendon | Dandenong Stingrays | Mount Eliza |
| 63 | Lachlan Johnson | Essendon | Oakleigh Chargers | Strathmore |
| 64 | Leo Connolly | St Kilda | Gippsland Power | Moe |
See the full list of players selected in the 2019 NAB AFL Rookie Draft and NGA selections from Victoria’s state league competitions below:
| PICK | NAME | SELECTED BY | NAB LEAGUE CLUB | LOCAL/JUNIOR CLUB |
| 3 | Josh Honey | Carlton | Western Jets | Keilor |
| 4 | Brady Rowles | Sydney | Bendigo Pioneers | Mildura |
| 5 | Jack Bell | St Kilda | Sandringham Dragons | Old Haileybury |
| 9 | Emerson Jeka | Hawthorn | Western Jets | Altona Juniors |
| 18 | Fraser Phillips | Carlton | Gippsland Power | Warragul |
| 25 | Mitch O’Neill | West Coast | Tasmania Devils | North Hobart |
| Matt McGuinness | North Melbourne (NGA) | Tasmania Devils | Lauderdale | |
| Harrison Pepper | Hawthorn (NGA) | Gippsland Power | Morwell | |
| 10 | Mitch Hibberd | Essendon | Williamstown | Avondale Heights |
