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Full list of AFL 2019 restricted and unrestricted free agents

On the eve of the 2019 free agency period, the AFL has released its full list of 55 players who are available to change clubs. Who makes the list from your club?

Essendon’s Mitch Brown. Picture: Mark Stewart
Essendon’s Mitch Brown. Picture: Mark Stewart

On the eve of the free agency period, the AFL has released the full list of players who could switch clubs this season.

Players in the top 25 per cent of salaries at their club qualify for restricted free agency after eight seasons at a club when they come out of contract, and unrestricted free agency after 10 seasons.

Players not in the top 25 per cent qualify for unrestricted free agency after eight seasons, while players delisted by their clubs also become unrestricted free agents.

Clubs can match rival bids for restricted free agents while unrestricted free agents can move to the club of their choice.

Players recruited in the 2019 mid-season rookie draft who were previously delisted by an AFL club have been included on the 2019 free agency list if they haven’t signed a contract for next season.

St Kilda’s Jack Newnes is a restricted free agent. Picture: Michael Klein
St Kilda’s Jack Newnes is a restricted free agent. Picture: Michael Klein

The list below has been distributed by the league but includes Harry Taylor, who has been offered a one-year contract by Geelong, Shane Edwards who signed a two-year contract with the Tigers today and Mav Weller, who announced his intention to retire after winning a VFL premiership with Richmond.

Tiger Brandon Ellis is set to join Gold Coast, Sam Jacobs is headed for GWS and Cam Ellis-Yolmen will become a Lion. Who else could switch clubs?

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Sam Jacobs (Adelaide)

Brandon Ellis (Richmond)

Jack Newnes (St Kilda)

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Adelaide

Cameron Ellis-Yolmen (rookie)

Paul Hunter (rookie)

Brisbane Lions

Ryan Lester

Ryan Bastinac (rookie)

Carlton

Dale Thomas

Josh Deluca (rookie)

Collingwood

Ben Reid

Jamie Elliott

Lynden Dunn

Tim Broomhead (rookie)

Sam Murray (rookie)

Mitch Brown is out of contract at Essendon. Picture: Mark Stewart
Mitch Brown is out of contract at Essendon. Picture: Mark Stewart

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Essendon

Zac Clarke (rookie)

Michael Hartley

Mitch Brown

Will Snelling (rookie)

Fremantle

Hayden Ballantyne

Ryan Nyhuis (rookie)

Geelong

Harry Taylor

Scott Selwood

Gold Coast Suns

Tom Nicholls

Jack Leslie (rookie)

Brad Scheer (rookie)

Harrison Wigg (rookie)

GWS Giants

Adam Tomlinson

Tom Sheridan

Dylan Buckley (rookie)

Will Paul Puopolo get another year at the Hawks? Picture: Michael Klein
Will Paul Puopolo get another year at the Hawks? Picture: Michael Klein

Hawthorn

Grant Birchall

Paul Puopolo

Ryan Schoenmakers

Darren Minchington

Tim Mohr (rookie)

Port Adelaide

Matthew Broadbent

Jack Trengove

Cameron Sutcliffe (rookie)

Cam Hewett (rookie)

Richmond

Shane Edwards

Jacob Townsend (rookie)

Mav Weller (rookie)

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St Kilda

David Armitage

Nathan Brown*

Lewis Pierce (rookie)

Sam Rowe (rookie)

Sydney Swans

Daniel Menzel

West Coast

Chris Masten

Will Schofield

Fraser McInnes (rookie)

Keegan Brooksby (rookie)

Josh Smith (rookie)

Tory Dickson is waiting to find out if he will get another contract. Picture: Michael Klein
Tory Dickson is waiting to find out if he will get another contract. Picture: Michael Klein

Western Bulldogs

Tory Dickson

Fletcher Roberts

Ryan Gardner (rookie)

Roarke Smith (rookie)

Originally published as Full list of AFL 2019 restricted and unrestricted free agents

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