The free agency period has begun allowing clubs to sign players from rival teams.
Just 23 players remain from the original list of 52 free agents released in March, with Steele Sidebottom, Cale Hooker, Kieren Jack and Jack Watts among the stars who re-signed with their clubs.
Courtenay Dempsey is currently an unrestricted free agent.
List and Recruiting Manager Adrian Dodoro said a decision on the 29 year old’s future may not be reached until after the trade period.
“What we’ve said to Courtenay, and we’ve been transparent with him and all the guys who are out of contract, is we’ll get through trade period and see what happens,” he told Trade Radio.
“We’ve got an issue with list spots. People forget that you’ve only got 40 primary list spots and four rookies.
“That’s probably one of the guiding factors in determining who stays at the Club going forward.
“We’ll get through the trade period and see if we acquire talent and what the numbers look like.”
The free agency period closes on Sunday, October 16, at 5pm.
Restricted Free Agents
Nathan Brown (Collingwood); Jack Grimes (Melbourne); Ty Vickery (Richmond).
Unrestricted Free Agents
Ricky Henderson, Scott Thompson (Adelaide Crows); Dennis Armfield (Carlton); Jarryd Blair (Collingwood); Courtenay Dempsey (Essendon); Zac Clarke, Matt de Boer, Chris Mayne, Clancee Pearce (Fremantle); Tom Lonergan (Geelong Cats); Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Daniel Wells (North Melbourne);Paul Stewart (Port Adelaide); Sam Fisher (St Kilda); Mitchell Brown, Sam Butler, Patrick McGinnity (West Coast); Matthew Boyd, Will Minson (Western Bulldogs).
How it all works
A player has served seven seasons or less of AFL football at one club, and is now out of contract.
The player is not eligible for free agency if his club wishes to retain him. He may only move clubs via a trade or the Draft. If he delists himself, he is subject to the Draft, and may be selected by any club.
A player has served seven seasons or less of AFL football at one club, and has been delisted by his club.
The player is a Free Agent and is eligible to field offers from all rival AFL clubs.
The player must decide on the best offer of his choice from one rival club.
The player can move AUTOMATICALLY to the new club of his choice.
His original club, which chose to delist him, does not receive any compensation pick for the loss of the player.
A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since March 1 in his eighth season. (Restricted Free Agent)
The player is eligible to field offers from all rival AFL clubs.
If he wishes to change clubs, the player must decide on the best offer of his choice from one rival club.
His club has the right to match the presented offer.
If the club matches the offer, he may choose to remain with his original club, seek a trade or enter the Draft.
If the club does not or can not match the offer, the player can move to the new club of his choice.
His original club will receive a compensation pick for the loss of the player, on an AFL-determined formula to apply where clubs lose more free agents than they gain in any single transfer period.
A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is NOT one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since reaching eight seasons of service. (Unrestricted Free Agent)
The player is eligible to field offers from all rival AFL clubs.
If he wishes to change clubs, the player must decide on the best offer of his choice from one rival club.
His club does NOT have the right to match the presented offer, and the player can move AUTOMATICALLY to the new club of his choice.
His original club will receive a compensation pick for the loss of the player, on an AFL-determined formula to apply where clubs lose more free agents than they gain in any single transfer period.
A player has served ten or more seasons of AFL football at one club, has already come out of contract once in the period after March 1 in his eighth season, and is now out of contract. (Unrestricted Free Agent)
The player is eligible to field offers from all rival clubs.
If he wishes to change clubs, the player must decide on the best offer of his choice from one rival club.
His club does NOT have the right to match the presented offer, and the player can move AUTOMATICALLY to the new club of his choice.
His original club will receive a compensation pick for the loss of the player, on an AFL-determined formula to apply where clubs lose more free agents than they gain in any single transfer period.
