North cull $3.5m flop Jared Polec for the second time

After signing a lucrative contract to return to Victoria, this AFL star failed to deliver and after only 42 games has been cut loose.

The first of the AFL’s second chance windows opens for a week from Thursday, when delisted free agents can officially sign with a new club.

That period is followed by the list lodgement deadline on November 10 for players to retire and out-of-contract players to nominate for the drafts, which run between November 28 and 30.

Delisted free agents can also sign with teams from November 11 to 15.

Teams swung the axe in ruthless fashion at the end of the 2022 season with a plethora of players delisted.

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The biggest move however came at the hands of North Melbourne who severed ties with Jared Polec.

After playing less than 50 games in four seasons at North Melbourne following a big-money move from Port Adelaide, Polec has been delisted for a second, and final, time

Polec crossed to the Kangaroos on a five-year deal worth a reported $3.5m after requesting a trade from Port, which was his second club after the midfielder began his career at Brisbane.

What seemed a coup for the club started well, with the left-footer playing every game in his first season at Arden Street in 2019, and he finished seventh in the best and fairest.

But things went pear-shaped for Polec, and the club, after that and a combination of injuries and poor form kept him to just 18 matches over the following two seasons.

North delisted him at the end of 2021, but Polec was redrafted onto the rookie list ahead of last season.

Polec is gone. Pic: Michael Klein.

North Melbourne delisted four players, including Jed Anderson and leadership group member Kayne Turner.

Veteran Josh Walker and Atu Bosenavulagi were also released from the wooden spooners, who lost No. 1 draft pick Jason Horne-Francis during the trade period.

— with NCA NewsWire

Every clubs draft picks

Adelaide: 46, 56, 59

Brisbane: 34, 35, 36, 38, 55, 73

Carlton: 10, 29, 49, 66

Collingwood: 16, 25, 27, 51

Essendon: 4, 22, 54, 62, 68, 72

Fremantle: 30, 44, 67, 76

Geelong: 7, 58, 64

Gold Coast: 5, 45, 71, 74

GWS: 1, 15, 18, 19, 31, 57, 61

Hawthorn: 6, 24, 41, 48, 50, 52, 65

Melbourne: 13, 37

North: 2, 3, 23, 40, 43, 70

Port: 33, 60

Richmond: 53, 63

Saints: 9, 28, 32, 47

Sydney: 14, 17, 42, 75

Bulldogs: 11, 21, 39, 69

Eagles: 8, 12, 20, 26

Sydney Stack, Mitch Wallis and Liam Stocker.

Full list of players delisted and retired

Adelaide: Luke Brown (ret), Ben Davis (del), James Rowe (del), Brett Turner (del)

Brisbane: Nakia Cockatoo (del), Mitchell Cox (del), Ryan Lester (del), Connor McFadyen (del), Mitch Robinson (ret), Ely Smith (del), Deividas Uosis (del)

Carlton: Will Hayes (del), Oscar McDonald (del), Jack Newnes (del), Luke Parks (del), Liam Stocker (del), Tom Williamson (del)

Collingwood: Callum Brown (del), Tyler Brown (del), Isaac Chugg (del), Jack Madgen (del), Liam McMahon (del), Cooper Murley (del), Caleb Poulter (del), Jordan Roughead (ret)

Essendon: Cody Brand (del), Tom Cutler (del), Brayden Ham (del), Tom Hird (del), Michael Hurley (ret), Garrett McDonagh (del), Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (ret), Devon Smith (ret), Alec Waterman (del)

Fremantle: Connor Blakely (del), Mitch Crowden (del), David Mundy (ret), Joel Western (del)

Geelong: Luke Dahlhaus (ret), Francis Evans (del), Shaun Higgins (ret), Quinton Narkle (del), Joel Selwood (ret), Nick Stevens (del), Paul Tsapatolis (del), Zane Williams (del)

Gold Coast: Matt Conroy (del), Oleg Markov (del), Jez McLennan (del), Patrick Murtagh (del), Rhys Nicholls (del)

GWS: Jarrod Brander (del), Matt de Boer (ret), Zach Sproule (del), Jake Stein (del)

Hawthorn: Jackson Callow (del), Connor Downie (del), Kyle Hartigan (del), Daniel Howe (del), Ben McEvoy (ret), Tom Phillips (del), Jack Saunders (del), Liam Shiels (ret)

Melbourne: Oskar Baker (del), Mitch Brown (ret), Majak Daw (ret), Fraser Rosman (del)

North Melbourne: Jed Anderson (del), Atu Bosenavulagi (del), Kyron Hayden (del), Tom Lynch (ret), Matt McGuinness (del), Jared Polec (del), Kayne Turner (del), Josh Walker (del), Patrick Walker (del)

Port Adelaide: Martin Frederick (del), Robbie Gray (ret), Sam Mayes (del), Steven Motlop (ret), Taj Schofield (del), Sam Skinner (del), Dylan Williams (del)

Richmond: Jake Aarts (del), Josh Caddy (ret), Riley Collier-Dawkins (del), Shane Edwards (ret), Kane Lambert (ret), Will Martyn (del), Matthew Parker (del), Sydney Stack (del)

St Kilda: Jarryn Geary (ret), Dan Hannebery (ret), Darragh Joyce (del), Dean Kent (ret), Jarrod Lienert (del), Paddy Ryder (ret)

Jake Aarts of the Tigers with Jack Riewoldt. Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images.

Sydney: James Bell (del), Josh Kennedy (ret), Sam Naismith (del), Barry O’Connor (del), Ben Ronke (del), Colin O’Riordan (ret), Callum Sinclair (ret), Lewis Taylor (del)

West Coast: Hugh Dixon (del), Tom Joyce (del), Josh Kennedy (ret), Zac Langdon (del), Patrick Naish (del), Jackson Nelson (del), Jack Redden (ret)

Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler (del), Stef Martin (ret), Charlie Parker (del), Mitch Wallis (del)

Here is a full list of all the completed deals by all 18 clubs

Adelaide

Traded in:

Izak Rankine from the GC Suns

Round Three Selection (46) from the Brisbane Lions, via on-trade by the GC Suns

2023 Future Round Three Selection from Collingwood

2023 Future Round Four Selection from Fremantle, via on-trade by the GC Suns

Izak Rankine poses during an Adelaide Crows AFL media opportunity. Photo by Sarah Reed/Getty Images.

Traded out:

Billy Frampton to Collingwood

Round One Selection (five) to the GC Suns

2023 Future Round Three Selection to the GC Suns

2023 Future Round Four Selection to the GC Suns

Brisbane Lions

Traded in:

Josh Dunkley from the Western Bulldogs

Jack Gunston from Hawthorn

Round Two Selection (36) from the GC Suns

Round Two Selection (38) from the Geelong Cats

Round Two Compensation Selection under Free Agency Rules for the departure of Daniel McStay to Collingwood

Round Three Selection (55) from the Geelong Cats

Round Three Selection (56) from the GC Suns

2023 Future Round Two Selection from the GWS Giant

2023 Future Round Two Selection from the Geelong Cats

2023 Future Round Three Selection from the Western Bulldogs

2023 Future Round Three Selection from Melbourne, via on-trade from the Western Bulldogs

Round Two Selection (21) from the GWS Giants, then on-traded to the Western Bulldogs

Round Two Selection (25) from the GC Suns, then on-traded to Collingwood, via the Geelong Cats

Round Three Selection (48) from the Geelong Cats, then on-traded to Hawthorn

2023 Future Round Four Selection from the Geelong Cats, then on-traded to the Western Bulldogs

Traded out:

Thomas Berry to the GC Suns

Daniel McStay to Collingwood under Free Agency Rules

Round One Selection (15) to the GWS Giants

Round Two Selection (21) from the GWS Giants, on traded to the Western Bulldogs

Round Two Selection (25) from the GC Suns to Collingwood, via on-trade by the Geelong Cats

Round Three Selection (46) to the Adelaide Crows, via on-trade by the GC Suns

Round Three Selection (48) from the Geelong Cats, on-traded to Hawthorn

2023 Future Round One Selection to the Western Bulldogs

2023 Future Round Two Selection to the Western Bulldogs

2023 Future Round Two Selection to the GC Suns

2023 Future Round Four Selection to Hawthorn

2023 Future Round Four Selection from the Geelong Cats, on traded to the Western Bulldogs

Carlton

Traded in:

Blake Acres from Fremantle

Round Three Compensation Selection under Free Agency Rules for the departure of Liam Jones.

2023 Future Round Four Selection from Essendon

Traded out:

Liam Jones under Free Agency Rules to the Western Bulldogs

Will Setterfield to Essendon

Round Four Selection (68) to Essendon

2023 Future Round Three Selection to Fremantle

Collingwood

Traded in:

Billy Frampton from the Adelaide Crows

Bobby Hill from the GWS Giants

Daniel McStay from the Brisbane Lions under Free Agency Rules

Tom Mitchell from Hawthorn

Round Two Selection (25) from the GC Suns, via on-trades from the Brisbane Lions and the Geelong Cats

Round Two Selection (27) from Port Adelaide, via on-trade by Melbourne

Round Three Selection (41) from the GWS Giants, then on-traded to Hawthorn

Traded out:

Brodie Grundy to Melbourne

Ollie Henry to the Geelong Cats

Round Three Selection (41) from the GWS Giants, then on-traded to Hawthorn

Round Three Selection (44) to Fremantle, via on-trades from Melbourne and the GWS Giants

Round Three Selection (50) to Hawthorn

2023 Future Round Two Selection to Port Adelaide, via an on-trade from the GWS Giants as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Three Selection to the Adelaide Crows

Essendon

Traded in:

Will Setterfield from Carlton

Sam Weideman from Melbourne

Round Three Compensation Selection from Melbourne

Round Four Selection (68) from Carlton

Round Four Selection (72) from Melbourne

2023 Round Four Selection from the Sydney Swans

Round Three Selection (37) from the Sydney Swans, then on-traded to Melbourne

Traded out:

Aaron Francis to Sydney Swans

Round Three selection (37) from the Sydney Swans, to Melbourne

Round Three Selection (42) to Sydney Swans

2023 Future Round Four Selection to Carlton

Fremantle

Traded in:

Josh Corbett from the GC Suns

Luke Jackson from Melbourne

Jaeger O’Meara from Hawthorn

Round Two Selection (30) from the Western Bulldogs

Round Three Selection (44) from Collingwood, via on-trades by Melbourne and the GWS Giants

Round Four Selection (67) from Melbourne

2023 Future Round Two Assistance Selection from North Melbourne

2023 Future Round Three Assistance Selection from North Melbourne

2023 Future Round Three Selection from Carlton

2023 Future Round Four Selection from North Melbourne

2023 Future Round Four Selection from Hawthorn

2023 Future Round Two Selection from the Western Bulldogs, then on-traded to Hawthorn

Traded out:

Blake Acres to Carlton

Rory Lobb to the Western Bulldogs

Griffin Logue to North Melbourne

Lloyd Meek to Hawthorn

Darcy Tucker to North Melbourne

Round One Selection (13) to Melbourne

2023 Future Round One Selection to Melbourne

2023 Future Round Two Selection to from the Western Bulldogs, on traded to Hawthorn

2023 Future Round Two Selection to Melbourne

2023 Future Round Three Selection to Port Adelaide, via on-trade by North Melbourne

2023 Future Round Four Selection to the Adelaide Crows, via on-trade by GC Suns

Geelong Cats

Traded in:

Jack Bowes from the GC Suns

Tanner Bruhn from the GWS Giants

Ollie Henry from Collingwood

Round One Selection (seven) from the GC Suns

Round Two Selection (25) from the GC Suns, via on-trade by the Brisbane Lions, then on-traded to Collingwood

Traded out:

Cooper Stephens to Hawthorn

Round One Selection (18) to the GWS Giants

Round Two Selection (25) from the GC Suns to Collingwood, via on-trade by the Brisbane Lions

Round Two Selection (38) to the Brisbane Lions

Round Three Selection (48) to Hawthorn, via on-trade by the Brisbane Lions

Round Three Selection (55) to the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round Two Selection to the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round Three Selection to the GC Suns

2023 Future Round Four Selection to the Western Bulldogs, via on-trade by the Brisbane Lions

Gold Coast Suns

Traded in:

Thomas Berry from the Brisbane Lions

Ben Long from St Kilda

Round One Selection (five) from the Adelaide Crows

2023 Future Round Two Selection from the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round Three Selection from the Adelaide Crows

2023 Future Round Three Selection from the Geelong Cats

2023 Future Round Four Selection from the Adelaide Crows

2023 Future Round Four Selection from St Kilda

Round Three Selection (46) from the Brisbane Lions, then on-traded to the Adelaide Crows

2023 Future Round Four Selection from Fremantle, then on-traded to the Adelaide Crows

Traded out:

Jack Bowes to the Geelong Cats

Josh Corbett to Fremantle

Izak Rankine to the Adelaide Crows

Round One Selection (seven) to the Geelong Cats

Round Two Selection (25) to Collingwood, via ontrades by the Geelong Cats and the Brisbane Lions

Round Two Selection (32) to St Kilda

Round Two Selection (36) to the Brisbane Lions

Round Three Selection (46) from the Brisbane Lions, to the Adelaide Crows

Round Three Selection (56) to the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round Four Selection from Fremantle, then on-traded to the Adelaide Crows

GWS Giants

Traded in:

Toby Bedford from Melbourne

Round One Selection (one) from North Melbourne as part of a four-way trade

Round One Selection (15) from the Brisbane Lions

Round One Selection (18) from the Geelong Cats

Round Two Selection (19) from Richmond

Round Two Selection (31) from Richmond

Round Three Selection (43) from Collingwood

Round Three Selection (57) from Port Adelaide, as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round One Selection from Richmond

Round One Selection (12) from Richmond, then on-traded to West Coast as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Two Selection from Collingwood, then on-traded to Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Selection (53) from Melbourne, via an on-trade from Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade, then on-traded to Richmond

Traded out:

Tanner Bruhn to the Geelong Cats

Bobby Hill to Collingwood

Jacob Hopper to Richmond

Tim Taranto to Richmond

Round One Selection (three) to North Melbourne, as part of a four-way trade

Round One Selection (12) from Richmond to West Coast, as part of a four-way trade.

Round Two Selection (21) to the Brisbane Lions

Round Three Selection (41) to Hawthorn, via on-trade by Collingwood

Round Three Selection (44) to Melbourne

Round Three Selection (53) from Melbourne, via Port Adelaide, then on-traded to Richmond

Round Four Selection (63) to Richmond

2023 Future Round Two Selection to the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round Two Selection from Collingwood, to Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

Hawthorn

Traded in:

Karl Amon from Port Adelaide under Free Agency Rules

Lloyd Meek from Fremantle

Cooper Stephens from the Geelong Cats as part of a three-way trade

Round Three Selection (41) from the GWS Giants, via on-trade by Collingwood

Round Three Selection (48) from the Geelong Cats, via on-trade by the Brisbane Lions

Round Three Selection (50) from Collingwood

2023 Future Round Two Selection from the Western Bulldogs, via on-trade by Fremantle

2023 Future Round Four Selection from the Brisbane Lions

Traded out:

Jack Gunston to the Brisbane Lions

Tom Mitchell to Hawthorn as part of a three-way trade

Jaeger O’Meara to Fremantle

2023 Future Round Four Selection to Fremantle

Melbourne

Traded in:

Brodie Grundy from Collingwood

Lachie Hunter from the Western Bulldogs

Josh Schache from the Western Bulldogs

Round One Selection (13) from Fremantle

Round Two Selection (37) from the Sydney Swans, via on-trade by Essendon

Round Three Selection (44) from the GWS Giants

Round Three Compensation Selection for the Free Agency Departure of Jayden Hunt

2023 Future Round One Selection from Fremantle

2023 Future Round Two Selection from Fremantle

Round Two Selection (27) from Port Adelaide, then on-traded to Collingwood

Traded out:

Toby Bedford to the GWS Giants

Jayden Hunt to West Coast under Free Agency Rules.

Luke Jackson to Fremantle

Sam Weideman to Essendon

Round Two Selection (27) from Port Adelaide, then on-traded to Collingwood

Round Two Selection (33) to Port Adelaide

Round Three Selection (43) to North Melbourne, via on-trade from Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Selection (44) to Fremantle

Round Three Selection (53) to Richmond, via on-trade by the GWS Giants, via on-trade Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Compensation Selection to Essendon

Round Four Selection (67) to Fremantle

Round Four Selection (72) to Essendon

2023 Future Round Three Selection to the Brisbane Lions, via on-trade by the Western Bulldogs

2023 Future Round Four Selection to the Western Bulldogs

North Melbourne

Traded in:

Griffin Logue from Fremantle

Darcy Tucker from Fremantle

Round One Selection (two) from West Coast, as part of a four-way trade

Round One Selection (three) from the GWS Giants, as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Selection (40) from West Coast, as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Selection (43) from Melbourne, via on-trade by Port Adelaide, as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round One Selection from Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Three Selection from Fremantle, then on-traded to Port Adelaide

Traded out:

Jason Horne-Francis to Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

Round One Selection (one) to the GWS Giants, as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Two Assistance Selection to Fremantle

2023 Future Round Three Selection from Fremantle to Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Three Assistance Selection to Fremantle

2023 Future Round Four Selection to Fremantle

Port Adelaide

Traded in:

Jason Horne-Francis from North Melbourne, as part of a four-way trade

Junior Rioli from West Coast, as part of a four-way trade

Round Two Selection (33) from Melbourne

New Port Power recruit Jason Horne-Francis at Alberton. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Round Two Compensation Selection for the Free Agency Departure of Karl Amon

2023 Future Round Two Selection from Collingwood, via an on-trade from the GWS Giants, as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Three Selection from Fremantle, via on-trade from Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Selection (43) from Melbourne, then on-traded to North Melbourne as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Selection (53) from Melbourne, then on-traded to Richmond via on-trade by the GWS Giants as part of a four-way trade

Traded out:

Karl Amon to Hawthorn under Free Agency Rules

Round One Selection (eight) to West Coast, as part of a four-way trade

Round Two Selection (27) to Collingwood, via on-trade by Melbourne

Round Three Selection (43) from Melbourne to North Melbourne, as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Selection (53) from Melbourne to Richmond, via on-trade by the GWS Giants, as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Selection (57) to the GWS Giants as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round One Selection to North Melbourne, as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Two Selection to West Coast, as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Three Selection to West Coast, as part of a four-way trade

Richmond

Traded in:

Jacob Hopper from the GWS Giants

Tim Taranto from the GWS Giants

Round Three Selection (53) from Melbourne, via on-trade by Port Adelaide and the GWS Giants, as part of a four-way trade

Round Four Selection (63) from the GWS Giants

Traded out:

Round One Selection (12) to West Coast, via on-trade by the GWS Giants

Round Two Selection (19) to the GWS Giants

Round Two Selection (31) to the GWS Giants

2023 Future Round One Selection to the GWS Giants

St Kilda

Traded in:

Zaine Cordy from the Western Bulldogs under Free Agency Rules

Round Two Selection (32) from the GC Suns

Traded out:

Ben Long to the GC Suns

2023 Future Round Four Selection to the GC Suns

Sydney Swans

Traded in:

Aaron Francis from Essendon

Round Two Selection (42) from Essendon

Traded out:

Round Three Selection (37) to Melbourne, via on-trade by Essendon

2023 Future Round Four Selection to Essendon

West Coast

Traded in:

Jayden Hunt from Melbourne under Free Agency Rules.

Round One Selection (Eight) from Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

Round One Selection (12) from Richmond, via on-trade by the GWS Giants as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Two Selection from Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

2023 Future Round Three Selection from Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

Traded out:

Junior Rioli to Port Adelaide as part of a four-way trade

Round One Selection (two) to North Melbourne as part of a four-way trade

Round Three Selection (40) to North Melbourne as part of a four-way trade

Western Bulldogs

Traded in:

Liam Jones from Carlton under Free Agency Rules

Rory Lobb from Fremantle

Round Two Selection (21) from the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round One Selection from the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round Two Selection from the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round Three Selection from Melbourne

2023 Future Round Four Selection from the Geelong Cats, via on-trade by the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round Four Selection from Melbourne, then on-traded to the Brisbane Lions

Traded out:

Zaine Cordy to St Kilda under Free Agency Rules

Josh Dunkley to the Brisbane Lions

Lachie Hunter to Melbourne

Josh Schache to Melbourne

Round Two Selection (30) to Fremantle

2023 Future Round Two Selection to Fremantle

2023 Future Round Three Selection to the Brisbane Lions

2023 Future Round Four Selection from Melbourne to the Brisbane Lions

Full draft order for 2022 National Draft

Round One

1. GWS

2. North Melbourne

3. North Melbourne

4. Essendon

5. Gold Coast

6. Hawthorn

7. Geelong

8. West Coast

9. St Kilda

10. Carlton

11. Western Bulldogs

12. West Coast

13. Melbourne

14. Sydney

15. GWS

16. Collingwood

17. Sydney

18. GWS

Round Two

19. GWS

20. West Coast

21. Western Bulldogs

22. Essendon

23. Adelaide

24. Hawthorn

25. Collingwood

26. West Coast

27. Collingwood

28. St Kilda

29. Carlton

30. Fremantle

31. GWS

32. St Kilda

33. Port Adelaide

34. Brisbane

35. Brisbane

36. Brisbane

37. Melbourne

38. Brisbane

Round Three

39. Western Bulldogs

40. North Melbourne

41. Hawthorn

42. Sydney

43. North Melbourne

44. Fremantle

45. Gold Coast

46. Adelaide

47. St Kilda

48. Hawthorn

49. Carlton

50. Hawthorn

51. Collingwood

52. Hawthorn

53. Richmond

54. Essendon

55. Brisbane

56. Brisbane

57. GWS

58. Geelong

Originally published as North cull $3.5m flop Jared Polec for the second time