Friday’s list lodgement deadline has capped a busy round of AFL delistings in 2026, with all 18 clubs cutting players and several committing to bring theirs straight back through the draft.
St Kilda and Gold Coast made the final big calls before Friday’s list lodgement deadline. The Saints delisted Dan Butler and Ryan Byrnes but have committed to picking both up again at next month’s draft. Byrnes played the final 15 games of 2026 in the senior side, while Butler featured 10 times across the season, Fox Sports reported.
“We’ve had several positive conversations with Ryan and Dan since the end of the season and made it clear we’re committed to re-selecting them,” Saints general manager Lenny Hayes said in a club statement. “They have both been valued members of our program for several seasons.”
Gold Coast delisted former No.1 pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan and tall utility Elliott Himmelberg, with the Suns committed to re-drafting both at the national draft. Midfielder Ben Jepson earned a one-year contract extension.
They are not the only players handed a lifeline. Brisbane’s Koby Evans and Luke Lloyd, Collingwood’s Harry DeMattia, Fremantle’s Jaren Carr and Western Bulldog Riley Garcia have all been delisted with their clubs committed to re-drafting them in the rookie draft.
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Players who have been cut and not committed to a re-draft can look for a new club in the delisted free agency period, which runs from 9am AEDT on Monday, 2 November until 5pm AEDT on Friday, 6 November. The national draft follows on 19 and 20 November.
Every club’s delisted players
The list below is drawn from AFL.com.au’s club-by-club list changes tracker. Carlton has made the most cuts with 11 delistings, ahead of Collingwood on 10. Retirements and trades are not included.
Adelaide: Chayce Jones, Lachlan Sholl, Tyler Welsh.
Brisbane: Luke Beecken, Koby Evans (committed to re-draft), Darragh Joyce, Luke Lloyd (committed to re-draft).
Carlton: Jordan Boyd, Ben Camporeale, Lucas Camporeale, Harry Charleson, Matt Duffy, Lachie Fogarty, Elijah Hollands, Adam Saad, Zac Williams, Lewis Young, Flynn Young.
Collingwood: Joel Cochran, Harrison Coe, Harry DeMattia (committed to re-draft), Bobby Hill, Noah Howes, Wil Parker, Mitch Podhajski, Jakob Ryan, Iliro Smit, Lachie Sullivan.
Essendon: Nik Cox, Tom Edwards, Saad El-Hawli, Kayle Gerreyn, Jade Gresham, Matt Guelfi, Liam McMahon, Elijah Tsatas.
Fremantle: Bailey Banfield, Jaren Carr (committed to re-draft), Ryda Luke, Ollie Murphy, Sam Sturt.
Geelong: Jed Bews, Mitch Knevitt, Keighton Matofai-Forbes, Tyson Stengle, George Stevens (since signed with Tasmania).
Gold Coast: Cooper Bell, Asher Eastham, Caleb Graham, Elliott Himmelberg (committed to re-draft), Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (committed to re-draft).
GWS Giants: Conor Stone, Jake Stringer (St Kilda has committed to signing him).
Hawthorn: Cody Anderson, James Blanck, Henry Hustwaite, Flynn Perez, Max Ramsden, Jaime Uhr-Henry.
Melbourne: Jack Henderson, Aidan Johnson, Andy Moniz-Wakefield, Riley Onley, Kalani White.
North Melbourne: Callum Coleman-Jones, Zac Fisher, Brayden George, Robert Hansen jnr, Cooper Harvey, Bailey Scott, Luke Urquhart.
Port Adelaide: Tom Anastasopoulos, Benny Barrett, Mani Liddy, Ollie Lord, Will Lorenz, Jackson Mead, Jacob Moss, Xavier Walsh.
Richmond: Liam Fawcett, Steely Green, Oliver Hayes-Brown, Samson Ryan, Kaleb Smith, Tyler Sonsie, James Trezise.
St Kilda: Dan Butler (committed to re-draft), Ryan Byrnes (committed to re-draft), Jack Carroll, Paddy Dow, Isaac Keeler, Patrick Said.
Sydney: Harry Cunningham (Adelaide has committed to adding him to its rookie list).
West Coast: Harry Barnett, Tyler Brockman, Clay Hall, Harvey Johnston, Matt Owies, Harry Schoenberg, Jack Williams.
Western Bulldogs: Oskar Baker, Nick Coffield, Harvey Gallagher, Riley Garcia (committed to re-draft), Ryan Gardner, Lachie McNeil, Lachlan Smith, Zac Walker.
The draft and pre-season signings are still to come, so more list changes are expected before the 2027 season.
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