Another AFL season is coming to a close, as are 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.
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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 2023 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 AEDT.
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AFL delisted players 2023
Adelaide Crows
| Players | Games |
| Tyler Brown | 28 |
| James Borlase* | 4 |
| Will Hamill* | 38 |
| Jackson Hately | 28 |
| Andrew McPherson | 28 |
| Tariek Newchurch | - |
Brisbane
| Players | Games |
| Blake Coleman | - |
| Rhys Mathieson | 72 |
| Darryl McDowell-White jnr | - |
Carlton
| Players | Games |
| Josh Honey | 17 |
| Lachie O'Brien | 66 |
| Sam Philp | 2 |
Collingwood
| Players | Games |
| Trent Bianco | 23 |
| Arlo Draper | - |
| Will Kelly | 5 |
| Cooper Murley | - |
| Trey Ruscoe | 18 |
| Tom Wilson | 8 |
Essendon
| Players | Games |
| Alastair Lord | 1 |
| Cian McBride | - |
| Rhett Montgomerie | - |
| Anthony Munkara | - |
| Will Snelling | 66 |
| James Stewart | 78 |
| Patrick Voss | - |
Fremantle
| Players | Games |
| Eric Benning | - |
| Travis Colyer | 146 |
| Nathan Wilson | 155 |
Geelong
| Players | Games |
| Flynn Kroeger | - |
| Sam Menegola | 117 |
| Osca Riccardi | - |
| Sam Simpson | 25 |
| Cooper Whyte | 1 |
Gold Coast
| Players | Games |
| Jed Anderson | 99 |
| Brodie McLaughlin | - |
| Jeremy Sharp | 23 |
| Jake Stein | 20 |
GWS
| Players | Games |
| Cameron Fleeton | 2 |
| Jason Gillbee | - |
| Adam Kennedy* | 153 |
Hawthorn
| Players | Games |
| Lachie Bramble | 30 |
| Fergus Greene | 16 |
| Emerson Jeka | 7 |
| Ned Long | 5 |
| Josh Morris | 15 |
| Fionn O'Hara | - |
| Cooper Stephens* | 7 |
| Chad Wingard* | 218 |
Melbourne
| Players | Games |
| Jake Melksham* | |
| Deakyn Smith | - |
| Kye Turner | - |
North Melbourne
| Players | Games |
| Aidan Bonar | 34 |
| Jacob Edwards | - |
| Jack Mahoney | 44 |
| Flynn Perez | 24 |
| Phoenix Spicer | 12 |
| Kayne Turner | 130 |
| Lachie Young | 47 |
Port Adelaide
| Players | Games |
| Nathan Barkla | - |
| Riley Bonner | 93 |
| Trent Dumont | 121 |
| Orazio Fantasia | 99 |
| Sam Hayes | 11 |
| Jake Pasini | - |
| Brynn Teakle | 6 |
Richmond
| Players | Games |
| Kaelan Bradtke | - |
St Kilda
| Players | Games |
| Oscar Adams | - |
| Jack Bytel | 22 |
| Leo Connolly | 7 |
| Tom Highmore | 16 |
| Dan McKenzie | 73 |
| Jack Peris | 1 |
Sydney
| Players | Games |
| Ryan Clarke | 97 |
| Will Gould | 4 |
| Hugo Hall-Kahan | - |
| Cameron Owen | - |
| Lachlan Rankin | - |
| Sam Reid* | 181 |
| Marc Sheather | 3 |
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 |
| Hayden Crozier | 142 |
| Taylor Duryea* | 192 |
| Mitch Hannan | 80 |
| Robbie McComb | 18 |
| Toby McLean | 102 |
| Lachie McNeil* | 42 |
| Tim O'Brien | 115 |
| Cody Raak | - |
| Roarke Smith | 47 |
*Set to be rookie listed before the 2024 season.
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