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AFL free agents come in two varieties: restricted and unrestricted.
Restricted free agents are out of contract, in the top 25 per cent highest paid at their club, and have either been at their club for eight or more but less than ten years, or have been in the AFL for ten or more years but have not previously had restricted free agent status.
They can accept an offer from a rival club, but their current club has the choice to match the offer made to them and they must then seek a trade if they still wish to move clubs.
Unrestricted free agents are out of contract, and either have been at their current club for ten years or more and previously been a restricted free agent, or been at their current club for eight years or more and are not inside the top 25 per cent highest paid at their club.
They can accept an offer from a rival club and if they do then this is processed immediately. Their current club has no right to match the offer or block the move.
All players who have been free agents previously – including those who were delisted free agents – are now considered ‘free agents for life’, and will qualify for unrestricted free agency in any year in which they come out of contract.
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2023 AFL free agents and out of contract players
Adelaide Crows
Unrestricted free agents Matt Crouch
Restricted free agents Tom Doedee
Out of contract James Borlase, Tyler Brown, Jackson Hately, Mark Keane, Shane McAdam, Andrew McPherson, Lachlan Murphy, Tariek Newchurch
Retired/Delisted/Traded Fischer McAsey, Paul Seedsman
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Brisbane Lions
Unrestricted free agents Ryan Lester, Daniel Rich, Dayne Zorko
Restricted free agents Rhys Mathieson
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Out of contract Nakia Cockatoo, Blake Coleman, Darcy Fort, Tom Fullarton, Darragh Joyce, Kai Lohmann, Conor McKenna, Carter Michael, Deven Robertson
Retired/Delisted/Traded Marcus Adams
Carlton
Unrestricted free agents None
Restricted free agents David Cuningham, Lachie Plowman, Jack Silvagni
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Out of contract Paddy Dow, Sam Durdin, Josh Honey, Lachie Fogarty, Caleb Marchbank, Sam Philp
Retired/Delisted/Traded Ed Curnow
Collingwood
Unrestricted free agents None
Restricted free agents Mason Cox
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Out of contract Aiden Begg, Trent Bianco, Josh Carmichael, Arlo Draper, Harvey Harrison, Ash Johnson, Will Kelly, Cooper Murley, Oleg Markov, John Noble, Trey Ruscoe, Oscar Steene, Tom Wilson
Retired/Delisted/Traded None
Essendon
Unrestricted free agents None
Restricted free agents None
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Out of contract Kaine Baldwin, Massimo D’Ambrosio, Jaiden Hunter, Jye Menzie, Will Snelling, Patrick Voss, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Retired/Delisted/Traded Alastair Lord, Cian McBride, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Rhett Montgomerie, Andrew Phillips, James Stewart
Fremantle
Unrestricted free agents None
Restricted free agents None
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Out of contract Joel Hamling, Liam Henry, Sebit Kuek, Liam Reidy
Retired/Delisted/Traded Eric Benning, Travis Colyer, Nathan Wilson
Geelong Cats
Unrestricted free agents Tom Hawkins
Restricted free agents Rhys Stanley
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Out of contract Mitch Hardie, Flynn Kroger, Oscar Murdoch, Esava Ratugolea, Gary Rohan, Zach Tuohy
Retired/Delisted/Traded Jonathon Ceglar, Sam Menegola, Osca Ricciardi, Sam Simpson, Isaac Smith, Cooper Whyte
Gold Coast Suns
Unrestricted free agents Charlie Constable, Sam Day
Restricted free agents None
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Out of contract Jed Anderson, Tom Berry, Connor Blakely, Sandy Brock, Levi Casboult, Alex Davies, Oscar Faulkhead, Sam Flanders, Nick Holman, Brodie McLaughlin, Hewago Oea, Jeremy Sharp, Jake Stein, James Tsitas, Bodhi Uwland
Retired/Delisted/Traded None
GWS Giants
Unrestricted free agents Callan Ward
Restricted free agents None
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Out of contract Cameron Fleeton, Matt Flynn, Cooper Hamilton, Lachlan Keeffe, Braydon Preuss, Jack Riccardi
Retired/Delisted/Traded Phil Davis, Daniel Lloyd
Hawthorn
Unrestricted free agents None
Restricted free agents None
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Out of contract Lachlan Bramble, Tyler Brockman, Fergus Greene, Emerson Jeka, Jacob Koschitzke, Ned Long, Fionn O’Hara, Josh Morris, Brandon Ryan, Jai Serong, Chad Wingard
Retired/Delisted/Traded Max Lynch
Melbourne
Unrestricted free agents None
Restricted free agents Jake Melksham
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Out of contract Luke Dunstan, Michael Hibberd, James Jordon, Andy Moniz-Wakefield, Deakyn Smith, Kye Turner
Out of contract Aiden Bonar, Blake Drury, Kallan Dawson, Jacob Edwards, Hamish Free, Jack Mahony, Flynn Perez, Liam Shiels, Phoenix Spicer, Lachie Young
Retired/Delisted/Traded Ben Cunnington, Aaron Hall, Jack Ziebell
Port Adelaide
Unrestricted free agents Travis Boak
Restricted free agents Riley Bonner
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Out of contract Trent Dumont, Francis Evans, Orazio Fantasia, Sam Hayes, Hugh Jackson, Scott Lycett, Quinton Narkle, Brynn Teakle
Retired/Delisted/Traded Tom Jonas
Richmond
Unrestricted free agents Kamdyn McIntosh, Jack Riewoldt
Restricted free agents None
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Out of contract Jacob Bauer, Seth Campbell, Mate Colina, Thomson Dow, Rhyan Mansell, Toby Nankervis, Bigoa Nyuon, Marlion Pickett, Hugo Ralphsmith, James Trenzie
Retired/Delisted/Traded Kaelan Bradtke, Jason Castagna, Trent Cotchin, Robbie Tarrant
St Kilda
Unrestricted free agents Jimmy Webster
Restricted free agents Jade Gresham, Daniel McKenzie
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Out of contract Oscar Adams, Ryan Byrnes, Jack Bytel, Tom Campbell, Hunter Clark, Nick Coffield, Leo Connolly, Tom Highmore, Zak Jones, Jack Peris, Liam Stocker, Mason Wood
Retired/Delisted/Traded None
Sydney Swans
Unrestricted free agents Sam Reid
Restricted free agents Lewis Melican
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Out of contract Harry Arnold, Ryan Clarke, Will Gould, Hugo Hall-Kahan, Jaiden Magor, Lachlan McAndrew, Cameron Owen, Lachlan Rankin, Marc Sheather, Dylan Stephens, Sam Wicks
Retired/Delisted/Traded Lance Franklin, Tom Hickey, Paddy McCartin
West Coast Eagles
Unrestricted free agents None
Restricted free agents None
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Out of contract Greg Clark, Jai Culley, Luke Edwards, Luke Foley, Jamaine Jones, Xavier O’Neill, Sam Petrevski-Seton, Zane Trew, Jake Waterman, Connor West, Isiah Winder, Alex Witherden
Retired/Delisted/Traded Shannon Hurn, Nic Naitanui, Luke Shuey
Western Bulldogs
Unrestricted free agents None
Restricted free agents Toby McLean, Roarke Smith, Bailey Williams
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Out of contract Dominic Bedendo, Hayden Crozier, Taylor Duryea, Buku Khamis, Robbie McComb, Lachlan McNeil, Tim O’Brien, Cody Raak, Jordon Sweet
