The AFL has released the full list of 2013 restricted and unrestricted free agents.
Free Agency was introduced last year following an agreement between the League and the AFL Players Association. Under the rules, restricted and unrestricted free agents may consider offers from rival clubs during the post-season period, following the 2013 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.
Former Crow Chris Knights (Richmond), St Kilda star Brendon Goddard (Essendon) and Port Adelaide pair Danyle Pearce (Fremantle) and Troy Chaplin (Richmond) were among the free agents to take up offers from other clubs in 2012.
The full list is:
Restricted Free Agents (Current clubs have an opportunity match a rival club’s offer)
Scott Thompson, Nathan Van Berlo (Adelaide Crows); Joel Patfull (Brisbane Lions); Eddie Betts (Carlton); Nick Maxwell, Dale Thomas (Collingwood); Jobe Watson (Essendon); Lance Franklin (Hawthorn); Aaron Davey, Colin Sylvia (Melbourne); Alipate Carlile, Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide); Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda); Mark Le Cras (West Coast); Adam Cooney, Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs).
Unrestricted Free Agents (Current club does not have the right to match a rival offer)
Graham Johncock, Jason Porplyzia, Brent Reilly, Ben Rutten (Adelaide Crows); Simon Black, Jonathan Brown (Brisbane Lions); Andrew Carrazzo, Heath Scotland (Carlton); Alan Didak, Ben Johnson, Alan Toovey (Collingwood); Dustin Fletcher, David Hille, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Jason Winderlich (Essendon); Michael Johnson (Fremantle); Paul Chapman, Joel Corey, Corey Enright, Josh Hunt, Matthew Stokes (Geelong Cats); Max Bailey, Xavier Ellis, Brent Guerra, Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell, Michael Osborne (Hawthorn); Michael Firrito, Brent Harvey, Scott McMahon, Drew Petrie (North Melbourne); Brett Ebert, Tom Logan, Matt Thomas (Port Adelaide); Daniel Jackson, Luke McGuane, Chris Newman, Shane Tuck, Matthew White (Richmond); Jason Blake, Lenny Hayes, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne (St Kilda); Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes, Nick Malceski (Sydney Swans); Dean Cox, Andrew Embley, Darren Glass, Mark Nicoski, Adam Selwood, Beau Waters (West Coast); Dylan Addison, Daniel Cross, Daniel Giansiracusa (Western Bulldogs).
Free Agency explained
A restricted free agent is …
A player who 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.
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 cannot 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.
An unrestricted free agent is …
A player who 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. 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 who 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.
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.
