The full AFL free agents list: Who is likely to leave your club?

Mick Stirling

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The full AFL free agents list: Who is likely to leave your club? image

There's been some big re-signings of late but there are still plenty of AFL players with the ability to walk away from their current club if there's a good enough reason to do so.

Some will be tempted by money, others by success, opportunity or a desire to head home - whatever the motivation, there will be movement.

Below is a full list of the current unsigned free agents.

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Adelaide Crows
David Mackay
Andy Otten
Rory Sloane (restricted) 

We know Sloane is likely to head home to Victoria, although the Crows haven’t given up hope yet. Not much interest in the other two although Otten could look elsewhere for more opportunities.


 

Brisbane Lions
Rohan Bewick
Ryan Lester 

Neither of these guys are best 22 at Brisbane, and that doesn't exactly put them on the radar elsewhere.

Carlton Blues
Kade Simpson 

Too old, too loyal to even think about leaving the Blues.

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Collingwood Magpies
Jarryd Blair
Alex Fasolo
Tyson Goldsack
Josh Thomas 

Injuries and form have seen many go past Fasolo and if someone in WA wants him, he’ll go. Thomas is making himself attractive with some big games but should re-sign for a couple more years at Collingwood soon.

Fremantle Dockers
Hayden Ballantyne
Michael Johnson
David Mundy
Aaron Sandilands 

Good players but they’re all too old to get any interest elsewhere.                      

Geelong Cats
George Horlin-Smith
Daniel Menzel 

Get ready for the annual Menzel discussion and he’ll be entertaining offers.


 

Gold Coast Suns
Jarrod Harbrow
Tom Lynch (restricted)
Michael Rischitelli 

Lynch isn’t gone yet but there’ll be plenty going on in his manager’s offices now he’s on the sidelines. Gold Coast could surprise though and will have the biggest deal on the table by a long way.

Hawthorn Hawks
Shaun Burgoyne
Taylor Duryea
Paul Puopolo
Ryan Schoenmakers
Brendan Whitecross 

South Australian Puopolo could get asked whether he wants to finish his career at home, but only if the Crows or Power fall short and think he’s the necessary element for flag success, which is unlikely.

Melbourne Demons
Neville Jetta 

There’s plenty of football left in Jetta, but it’ll all be played out in red and blue.

North Melbourne Kangaroos
Shaun Atley (restricted)
Scott Thompson
Sam Wright 

Atley has missed two games in the past seven seasons and, while he’s no star player, he gets a job done and will have some interest. But no one values him as highly as te Roos and he’ll stay.

Port Adelaide Power
Justin Westhoff

Is there anyone more ‘Port Adelaide’ than Westhoff? He’s going nowhere.

Richmond Tigers
Reece Conca
Shaun Grigg
Bachar Houli (restricted) 

If Conca’s year doesn’t end with a premiership medal around his neck he may look to head home to WA. There’s just been too much heartbreak for him so far at Punt Road.


 

St Kilda Saints
Sam Gilbert 

Gilbert recently said he wants to play on and will be happy to talk to anyone interested. I don’t think his phone is ringing off the hook just at the moment.

Sydney Swans
Heath Grundy
Jarrad McVeigh
Nick Smith 

Essendon is reportedly interested in McVeigh and John Longmire has suggested the Swans expect him to retire, so there may be a year or two down south for the veteran.

West Coast Eagles
Andrew Gaff (restricted)
Mark LeCras
Scott Lycett (restricted)
Eric Mackenzie
Jeremy McGovern (restricted)

Along with Gold Coast’s Tom Lynch, Gaff and McGovern are the biggest free-agent targets going around. At the moment the odds are leaning to Gaff heading home to Victoria and McGovern staying with West Coast, but Fremantle is making a big play.


 

Western Bulldogs
Luke Dahlhaus
Tom Liberatore
Dale Morris
Jordan Roughead (restricted)
Mitch Wallis (restricted) 

There might be plenty of movement at the Kennel. Dahlhaus looks like staying, but Wallis and Liberatore – both sons of Bulldog greats – are very much in the gun.

Mick Stirling