Another AFL season is coming to a close, and so have many players’ contracts.
With a limited amount of list spots at every club, coaches and managers have to make tough decisions on a number of out-of-contract players each year.
The Sporting News has every delisted player in 2023, and when clubs can sign them.
When can AFL clubs sign delisted players?
To re-join an AFL list, delisted players have three options:
1. Delisted Free Agency Period – A time when a delisted free agent can be picked up by a new team. In 2022 there are three periods that run between:
- Wednesday, November 1 (9am) – Wednesday, November 8 (5pm) | AFL Delisted Player Free Agency (1) Period
- Friday, November 10, 9am to 5pm | AFL Delisted Player Free Agency (2) Period
- Tuesday, November 21 (time TBC) | AFL Delisted Player Free Agency (3) Period
2. Supplemental selection period – If a place on an AFL list becomes available during the off-season or pre-season due to another player’s injury or retirement
3. Mid-season Draft – A draft in the middle of the AFL season that allows clubs to replenish lists
*All times/dates in AEST.
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AFL delisted players 2023
Adelaide Crows
N/A
Brisbane
N/A
Carlton
N/A
Collingwood
N/A
Essendon
| Players | Games |
| Alastair Lord | 1 |
| Cian McBride | – |
| Rhett Montgomerie | – |
| Anthony Munkara | – |
Fremantle
| Players | Games |
| Eric Benning | – |
| Travis Colyer | 146 |
| Nathan Wilson | 155 |
Geelong
| Players | Games |
| Sam Menegola | 117 |
| Osca Riccardi | – |
| Sam Simpson | 25 |
| Cooper Whyte | 1 |
Gold Coast
N/A
GWS
N/A
Hawthorn
N/A
Melbourne
N/A
North Melbourne
N/A
Port Adelaide
N/A
Richmond
| Players | Games |
| Kaelan Bradtke | – |
St Kilda
| Players | Games |
| Oscar Adams | – |
| Jack Bytel | 22 |
| Leo Connolly | 7 |
| Jack Peris | 1 |
Sydney
N/A
West Coast
| Players | Games |
| Greg Clark | 21 |
| Luke Foley | 32 |
| Xavier O’Neill | 39 |
| Sam Petrevski-Seton | 121 |
| Connor West | 28 |
| Isiah Winder | 7 |
Western Bulldogs
| Players | Games |
| Mitch Hannan | 80 |
| Robbie McComb | 18 |
| Tim O’Brien | 115 |
| Cody Raak | – |
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