Priority draft pick

The priority draft pick is a type of draft selection in the Australian Football League’s AFL draft. Priority draft picks are additional draft picks, located at the beginning or end of the first round, which are given only to the poorest performing teams, to provide additional help for those teams to improve on-field performances in future years. Prior to 2012, a team automatically received a priority draft pick if its win–loss record met pre-defined eligibility criteria; since 2012, priority draft picks will be awarded on a discretionary basis by the AFL commission.