All 18 clubs release the names of their 20 players as Covid-19 insurance

The 18 clubs named their Covid-19 top up players today and there are a host of ex-AFL stars who might be in line for a romantic return to the game this year. Check out the list inside.

Shane Mumford could make another comeback this year, as a Covid top-up player. Picture: Getty

Bryce Gibbs, Shane Mumford and Hamish Hartlett headline the list of Covid contingency players across the AFL.

The league released the footballers nominated by clubs as possible top-up players from state leagues on Thursday morning.

Each club could choose up to 20 names, who could be called upon as a risk mitigation measure to cover for a swag of Covid cases.

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Former Carlton and Crows star Gibbs, ex-GWS ruckman Mumford and long-time Port Adelaide player Hartlett were among the experienced players chosen.

Gibbs and Hartlett were named by the Power, while the Giants nominated Mumford, who retired at the end of last season for the second time.

Other notable ex-AFL players include ex-Demons defender turned Collingwood development coach Neville Jetta (nominated by the Magpies), Reece Conca, Matthew Buntine and David Zaharakis (all Melbourne), Matthew Lobbe, Daniel Menzel (both Port Adelaide), Shaun McKernan (Essendon), Fletcher Roberts (Brisbane) and Brett Bewley (Geelong).

Shane Mumford could make another comeback this year, as a Covid top-up player. Picture: Getty

Top-up players will only be able to train at clubs if they have fewer than 30 of their squad available due to a combination of Covid, injuries and other factors.

It will need to fall below 28 for any of them to play and clubs have been asked to prioritise those on AFL lists where reasonable.

AFL general manager of football Brad Scott said the protocols would only be implemented if the circumstances required.

Scott said the AFL had worked with state leagues to ensure minimal disruption to their competitions.

“Over the last two seasons the AFL has put measures in place to best protect the competition, our clubs, players and umpires,” Scott said.

“While the ongoing pandemic will continue to challenge us, we remain committed to completing the season for supporters in a way that prioritises the health and safety of the wider community.

“In a national sport, played across many states and territories, we need to be able to adapt, and adapt quickly to the COVID-19 conditions at any one time at locations where home teams are based, or away teams are travelling to.

“These guidelines help us achieve that while providing potential opportunities for talented players plying their craft in state league competitions to play football at the elite level.”

Sam Durdin has been named on Adelaide’s Covid-19 top-up list.

FULL LIST:

ADELAIDE

Luke Partington Glenelg FC

Corey Lyons Glenelg FC

Sam Durdin Glenelg FC

Matthew Allen Glenelg FC

Justin Hoskin Central District FC

Travis Schiller Central District FC

Kyle Presbury Central District FC

Billy McCormack Central District FC

Malachy Carruthers Sturt FC

Daniel Fahey-Sparks Sturt FC

Tom Lewis Sturt FC

Casey Voss Sturt FC

Alex Spina North FC

Campbell Combe North FC

Harrison Wigg North FC

Aaron Young North FC

Jay Boyle Crows SANFL

Nathan Freeman Crows SANFL

Matthew Wright Crows SANFL

Isaya McKenzie Crows SANFL

Bryce Gibbs could feature for Port Adelaide this season after playing for Adelaide and Carlton. Picture: Naomi Jellicoe

BRISBANE

Tahj Abberley Brisbane Lions

Harry Arnold Brisbane Lions

Charlie Bowes Brisbane Lions

Wylie Buzza Brisbane Lions

Nathan Colenso Brisbane Lions

Will Fletcher Brisbane Lions

Riley Greene Brisbane Lions

Jackson Hille Brisbane Lions

Charlie Offermans Brisbane Lions

Luke O’Sullivan Brisbane Lions

Bruce Reville Brisbane Lions

Toby Triffett Brisbane Lions

Charlie Thompson Coburg

Sam Lowson Coburg

Jack Maibaum Coburg

Peter McEvoy Coburg

Corey Wagner Port Melbourne

Paul Hunter Port Melbourne

Fletcher Roberts Port Melbourne

Harvey Hooper Port Melbourne

CARLTON

Ned Cahill Carlton VFL

Alex Cincotta Carlton VFL

Josh Cripps Carlton VFL

Ben Crocker Carlton VFL

Jesse Glass-Mccasker Carlton VFL

Luke Goetz Carlton VFL

Hugh Hamilton Carlton VFL

David Handley Carlton VFL

Will Hayes Carlton VFL

Cody Hirst Carlton VFL

Tyreece Leiu Carlton VFL

Michael Lewis Carlton VFL

Zavier Maher Carlton VFL

Tom North Carlton VFL

Stefan Radovanovic Carlton VFL

Oliver Sanders Carlton VFL

Cooper Stephens Carlton VFL

Joel Trudgeon Carlton VFL

Toby Wooller Carlton VFL

Matt Shannon Carlton VFL

Former Cat cult hero Wylie Buzza is linked with Brisbane. (Photo by Kelly Defina/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

COLLINGWOOD

Campbell Hustwaite Collingwood VFL

Callan Wellings Collingwood VFL

Campbell Lane Collingwood VFL

Sam Fowler Collingwood VFL

Sam Glover Collingwood VFL

Lachlan Tardrew Collingwood VFL

Jacob Booth Collingwood VFL

Isaac Wallace Collingwood VFL

Neville Jetta Collingwood VFL

Derek Eggmolesse – Smith Collingwood VFL

Patrick Dowling Collingwood VFL

Michael Hartley Collingwood VFL

Matt Wetering Collingwood VFL

Zach Molloy Collingwood VFL

Cobi Maxted Collingwood VFL

Lachlan McDonnell Collingwood VFL

Max Kennedy Collingwood VFL

Kaden Schreiber Collingwood VFL

Liam Purcell Collingwood VFL

Chad Mulvogue Collingwood VFL

ESSENDON

Dylan Landt Essendon VFL

Joe Atley Essendon VFL

James Harrold Essendon VFL

Ben Archard Essendon VFL

Will Golds Essendon VFL

James Peters Essendon VFL

Shaun McKernan Essendon VFL

Sam Conforti Essendon VFL

Patrick Bannister Essendon VFL

Billy Cootee Essendon VFL

Max Simpson Essendon VFL

Cam McLeod Essendon VFL

Austin Harris Essendon VFL

Joel Fitzgerald Essendon VFL

Cooper Anderson Essendon VFL

Ronald Jnr Fejo Essendon VFL

Shaun McKernan could link back up with Essendon to reignite his AFL career. . Pic: Michael Klein

FREMANTLE

Wade Derksen Peel Thunder

Lachlan Cullen Peel Thunder

Tyrone Thorne Peel Thunder

Ben Hancock Peel Thunder

Traye Bennell Peel Thunder

Ty Anderson Peel Thunder

Zac Strom South Fremantle

Blake Schlensog South Fremantle

Jono Marsh East Fremantle

Brynn Teakle East Fremantle

Tyler Keitel West Perth

Noah Pegoraro West Perth

Bailey Rogers Claremont

Jye Bolton Claremont

Ronin O’Connor Claremont

Lachlan Delahunty Subiaco

Keegan Knott West Perth

Hamish Brayshaw East Perth

Leigh Kitchin Subiaco

Jesse Palmer Swan Districts

GOLD COAST

Boyd Woodcock Southport

Jacob Dawson Southport

Max Spencer Southport

Jay Lockhart Southport

Fraser Thurlow Southport

Jacob Townsend Southport

Joel Crocker Southport

Kwaby Boakye Southport

Morgan Ferres GC VFL

Riley Stone GC Academy

Will Bella GC Academy

Ned Stevens GC Academy

Jed Foggo GC Academy

Brinn Little GC Academy

Matt Ling is in line to play for Geelong this year if the club is hit by a Covid-19 outbreak.

GEELONG

Kade Chalcraft Geelong

Jye Chalcraft Geelong

Thomas Panuccio Geelong

Liam Fiore Geelong

Jack Mentha Geelong

Jackson McLachlan Geelong

Marcus Herbert Geelong

Thomas Feely Geelong

Angus Byrne Geelong

Daniel Capiron Geelong

Ned Harris Geelong

Isaac Wareham Geelong

Ben Lloyd Geelong

Cooper Jones Geelong

Matt Ling Geelong

Oliver Tate Geelong

Billy Crofts Geelong

Ryan Abbott Geelong

Tom Gillett Geelong

Brett Bewley Geelong

GWS

Bailey Stewart GWS GIANTS VFL

William Clark GWS GIANTS VFL

Ryan Hebron GWS GIANTS VFL

Sam Frost GWS GIANTS VFL

Harry Grintell GWS GIANTS VFL

Josh Green GWS GIANTS VFL

Brodie Romensky GWS GIANTS VFL

Jordan Foote GWS GIANTS VFL

Angus Baker GWS GIANTS VFL

Alex Smout GWS GIANTS VFL

Shane Mumford GWS GIANTS VFL

Jordan Gallucci WILLIAMSTOWN

Joel Ottavi WILLIAMSTOWN

James Cousins WILLIAMSTOWN

Corey Preston WILLIAMSTOWN

Taylin Duman FRANKSTON

Josh Begley FRANKSTON

Bailey Lambert FRANKSTON

Will Fordham FRANKSTON

Damian Mascitti of Box Hill is one of 20 players on Hawthorn’s top-up list.

HAWTHORN

Damian Mascitti Box Hill Hawks

Vincent Adduci Box Hill Hawks

Ben Cavarra Box Hill Hawks

Hugh Beasley Box Hill Hawks

James Blanck Box Hill Hawks

Callum Porter Box Hill Hawks

Fergus Greene Box Hill Hawks

Jaylon Thorpe Box Hill Hawks

Ed Phillips Box Hill Hawks

Stuart Horner Box Hill Hawks

Lachlan Wynd Box Hill Hawks

Brady Grey Box Hill Hawks

Jordan Cunico Box Hill Hawks

Mason De Wit Box Hill Hawks

Luis D’Angelo Box Hill Hawks

Max Walton Box Hill Hawks

Liam Coghlan Box Hill Hawks

Charlie Beasley Box Hill Hawks

Mitchell Sruk Box Hill Hawks

James Parsons Box Hill Hawks

MELBOURNE

Mitch White Casey Demons

James Munro Casey Demons

Matthew Buntine Casey Demons

Jack Bell Casey Demons

Corey Ellison Casey Demons

George Grey Casey Demons

Miles Shepherd Casey Demons

Roan Steele Casey Demons

Aiden Quigley Casey Demons

Luca Goonan Casey Demons

Riley Baldi Casey Demons

Josh Smith Casey Demons

Bryce Milford Casey Demons

Tyler Edwards Casey Demons

Jack Lonie Casey Demons

David Zaharakis Casey Demons

Reece Conca Casey Demons

Sam J. Reid Casey Demons

Callum Moore Casey Demons

Thomas Freeman Casey Demons

Kade Answerth has been named on North Melbourne’s Covid-19 top-up list.

NORTH MELBOURNE

Kade Answerth North Melbourne VFL

Josiah Burling North Melbourne VFL

Sam Collins North Melbourne VFL

Louis Cunningham North Melbourne VFL

Youseph Dib North Melbourne VFL

Hamish Dick North Melbourne VFL

Connor Hinkley North Melbourne VFL

Marty Hore North Melbourne VFL

Harry Jones North Melbourne VFL

Jack Lipscombe North Melbourne VFL

Max Mitchell-Russell North Melbourne VFL

Hamish Murphy North Melbourne VFL

Cooper Smith North Melbourne VFL

Bode Stevens North Melbourne VFL

Michael Stingel North Melbourne VFL

Dylan Stone North Melbourne VFL

Dom Tyson North Melbourne VFL

Mathew Walker North Melbourne VFL

Jack Watkins North Melbourne VFL

Alec Wright North Melbourne VFL

PORT ADELAIDE

Ryan Garthwaite South Adelaide

Bryce Gibbs South Adelaide

Keegan Brooksby South Adelaide

Oscar Clavarino South Adelaide

Jay Rantall Norwood

Ben Jarvis Norwood

Declan Hamilton Norwood

Jacob Kennerley Norwood

Hamish Hartlett West Adelaide

Kaiden Brand West Adelaide

Tom Keough West Adelaide

Josh Ryan West Adelaide

Connor Ballenden Woodville West Torrens

Dylan Clark Woodville West Torrens

Troy Menzel Woodville West Torrens

Daniel Menzel Woodville West Torrens

Cameron Sutcliffe PAFC SANFL

Trent Burgoyne PAFC SANFL

Luke Surman PAFC SANFL

Matthew Lobbe PAFC SANFL

RICHMOND

Tom Brachar Richmond FC VFL

Will Bravo Richmond FC VFL

Dylan Cook Richmond FC VFL

Massimo D’Ambrosio Richmond FC VFL

Jackson Davies Richmond FC VFL

Fraser Elliot Richmond FC VFL

Misilifi Faimalo Richmond FC VFL

Bailey Henderson Richmond FC VFL

Angus Hicks Richmond FC VFL

Lachlan Johnson Richmond FC VFL

John Jorgensen Richmond FC VFL

Mykelti Lefau Richmond FC VFL

Steve Morris Richmond FC VFL

Joel Nathan Richmond FC VFL

Cam Olden Richmond FC VFL

Jack Sexton Richmond FC VFL

Lachlan Street Richmond FC VFL

Liam Wale-Buxton Richmond FC VFL

Tylar Young Richmond FC VFL

Former Sandringham Dragons player Darby Hipwell is on St Kilda’s top-up list.

ST KILDA

Darby Hipwell Sandringham Zebras

Jacob Lohmann Sandringham Zebras

Sam Dunnell Sandringham Zebras

Cody Henness Sandringham Zebras

Oscar Lewis Sandringham Zebras

Tyson Milne Sandringham Zebras

Chris Carey Sandringham Zebras

Mitch Riordan Sandringham Zebras

Goy Lok Sandringham Zebras

Fin Bayne Sandringham Zebras

Jack McHale Sandringham Zebras

Anthony Seaton Sandringham Zebras

Oliver Lowe Sandringham Zebras

Liam Hayes Sandringham Zebras

Nick Hodgson Sandringham Zebras

Scott Beilby St Kilda NGA

Angus McLennan St Kilda NGA

SYDNEY SWANS

Kyle DUNKLEYNorthern Bullants

Mutaz EL NOURNorthern Bullants

William MITCHELLNorthern Bullants

Liam PODHJASKINorthern Bullants

Nathan COOPERWerribee

Ollie HANRAHANWerribee

Shaun MANNAGHWerribee

Samuel PAEAWerribee

Adam GULDEN Sydney Swans VFL

William COLLIS Sydney Swans VFL

Nicholas SHIPLEY Sydney Swans VFL

Jake BARTHOLOMAEUS Sydney Swans VFL

Harry MORRISON Sydney Swans VFL

Darcy CORDELL Sydney Swans VFL

Nick BREWER Sydney Swans VFL

Harry MAGUIRE Sydney Swans VFL

Kye PFRENGLE Sydney Swans VFL

Max GEDDES Sydney Swans VFL

Angus ANDERSON Sydney Swans Academy

Will EDWARDS Sydney Swans Academy

Ewan Mcpherson will be hoping for a shot at AFL with Western Bulldogs this year.

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Ewan McPherson Footscray

Nathan Drummond Footscray

Lachie Sullivan Footscray

Charlie Cormack Footscray

Josh Kellet Footscray

Austin Hodge Footscray

Joel Garner Footscray

Joshua Chatfield Footscray

Luke Goater Footscray

Bailey Van Der Heuvel Footscray

Will Lewis Footscray

Ned Nichols Footscray

Angus Bade Footscray

Nayef Hamad Footscray

Jamieson Ballentyne Footscray

Josh Patullo Footscray

WEST COAST

RYAN AMBROSE WEST COAST WAFL

JOEY DEEGAN WEST COAST WAFL

ZANE SUMICH WEST COAST WAFL

LOGAN YOUNG WEST COAST WAFL

DAMON GREAVES EAST PERTH

ANGUS SCHUMACHER EAST PERTH

BRAYDEN AINSWORTH PERTH

COREY BYRNE PERTH

ANGUS DEWAR SUBIACO

STEFAN GIRO SUBIACO

SAM FISHER SWAN DISTRICTS

TOBE WATSON SWAN DISTRICTS

STEVEN MILLER CLAREMONT

AARON BLACK WEST PERTH

TOM BLECHYN DENSOUTH FREMANTLE

JACKSON RAMSAY EAST PERTH

DECLAN MOUNTFORD CLAREMONT

LUKE MEADOWS WEST PERTH

JAKE FLORENCA SOUTH FREMANTLE

CHAD PEARSON SOUTH FREMANTLE