THE NAB AFL Draft returns to Sydney in 2016.
The draft will take place on Friday, November 25 at the Hordern Pavillion.
Sydney will also host the 2017 draft.
The draft had been a Melbourne institution since its inception in 1986, with Adelaide (1997) the only different venue used until 2010, when the event was taken to the Gold Coast to celebrate the Suns' admission to the League the following season.
Sydney last hosted the event in 2011, the year before Greater Western Sydney made its AFL debut.
Perth and Brisbane remain the only two major AFL cities never to host the showpiece.
Four NSW players were taken in the top 20 at the 2015 NAB AFL Draft at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
The academy system allowed the Sydney Swans to take midfield gun Callum Mills with pick No.3, while Greater Western Sydney used all four of its selections on academy players Jacob Hopper (No.7), Matthew Kennedy (No.13) Harry Himmelberg (No.16) and Matthew Flynn (No.41).
2016 NAB AFL Draft
WHEN: Friday, November 25
WHERE: Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
2016 NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft
WHEN: Monday, November 28, 4pm AEDT
2016 NAB AFL Rookie Draft
WHEN: Monday, November 28, 4.10pm AEDT
