The next stage in Fremantle’s preparations for the 2019 NAB AFL Women’s season commences on Wednesday with the start of the signing and trade period.

The expansion club signing period for the AFLW expansion clubs – North Melbourne and Geelong – wrapped up on Monday 21 May.

The league’s eight foundation clubs, including Fremantle, can now move to resign and trade players from Wednesday 23 May to Monday 4 June.

Any unsigned or traded players can then be picked up by rival clubs during the free agency period from Tuesday 5 June to Thursday 7 June.

Clubs can sign up to 23 players and one rookie during these periods, with this initial list lodgment on Friday 8 June.

On Tuesday the AFL released the order for the 2018 NAB AFL Women’s Draft, likely to be held mid-October.

Due to two compensation picks allocated to Geelong at no.1 and 2, Fremantle has slid to no.4 for their opening round pick and to 17 for their second-round pick.

Selection order for the 2018 NAB AFL Women's Draft

ROUND ONE

1 Geelong Cats (compensation pick)
2 Geelong Cats (compensation pick)

3 Carlton

4 Fremantle

5 Collingwood

6 Adelaide

7 GWS Giants

8 Melbourne

9 Brisbane Lions

10 Western Bulldogs

11 Geelong Cats

12 North Melbourne

ROUND TWO

13 Collingwood (compensation pick)
14 Geelong Cats (compensation pick)
15 Geelong Cats (compensation pick)
16 Carlton
17 Fremantle
18 Collingwood
19 Adelaide
20 GWS Giants
21 Melbourne
22 Brisbane Lions
23 Western Bulldogs
24 Geelong Cats
25 North Melbourne

ROUND THREE

26 Western Bulldogs (compensation pick)
27 Carlton
28 Fremantle
29 Collingwood
30 Adelaide
31 GWS Giants
32 Melbourne
33 Brisbane Lions
34 Western Bulldogs
35 Geelong Cats
36 North Melbourne

ROUND FOUR

37 Melbourne (compensation pick)
38 Carlton
39 Fremantle
40 Collingwood
41 Adelaide
42 GWS Giants
43 Melbourne
44 Brisbane Lions
45 Western Bulldogs
46 Geelong Cats
47 North Melbourne

ROUND FIVE

48 Carlton (compensation pick)

49 Carlton

50 Fremantle

51 Collingwood

52 Adelaide

53 GWS Giants

54 Melbourne

55 Brisbane Lions

56 Western Bulldogs

57 Geelong Cats

58 North Melbourne