Mid-season draft: Five ex-AFL players among more than 200 to nominate in hope of another chance

Five ex-AFL players head the list of more than 200 mid-season draft hopefuls, but there are two notable names missing. Jon Ralph with a look at some of the names your club will get to choose from.

Five ex-AFL players have nominated for this year's mid-season draft.

Five ex-AFL players head the list of more than 200 mid-season draft hopefuls, but Jarrad Waite and Brendon Goddard are not among them.

The league will distribute the list of names to its 18 clubs as they ponder taking another selection as part of the May 27 mid-season draft.

VFL stars including Coburg’s Sam Lowson and Williamstown’s Jaylon Thorpe are among the kids who could be selected by clubs looking to stockpile talent that will mature in coming years.

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Five ex-AFL players have nominated for this year's mid-season draft.

But for clubs looking for ex-AFL talent which can immediately slot into a club, Alex Woodward (Collingwood VFL), Ben Kennedy (Williamstown), Mitch Hibberd (Williamstown) and Michael Barlow (Werribee) would have some appeal.

Ex-Sydney defender Alex Johnson has also nominated as he makes his way back from his most recent knee surgery but he would need to have played several games for a club to even consider his services.

He has not played since rupturing his ACL in Round 1 last year but has signed up for the Northern Blues.

Salary cap guru Ken Wood has pushed a hard line on eligibility, making clear if players are not eligible for the mid-season draft they will not be selected.

In some extraordinary circumstances if a player had a compelling reason why they were not eligible the league might consider their case.

But even if players like Waite and Goddard had suitors the league would rule they are ineligible.

Waite is starring playing VAFA football after being nudged into retirement last year.

Clubs are privately pessimistic about the level of talent available to make an instant impact but more than 12 teams are expected to make a selection.