Delisted Adelaide defender Will Hamill has signed with VFL club Frankston Dolphins for the 2025 season.
Hamill joined the Crows ahead of the 2019 season after being taken with Pick 30, featuring for the Dandenong Stingrays in the Coates Talent League.
After six years at West Lakes, and 45 games, the 24-year-old wasn't offered another contract despite playing some impressive football.
Although holding out hope for an AFL lifeline, Hamill has committed to the Dolphins in the Victorian State League.
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Shortly after he was delisted, the running defender wanted to continue his career as a delisted free agent, but was also content in returning to his home state.
"Hopefully I get picked up in the delisted free agent period,โ Hamill said on SEN SA Breakfastย a month ago.
"If not I'll head back to Victoria and play some VFL somewhere. I'm not sure where but I'll look forward to getting back to Victoria and getting around friends and family."
Hamill wasn't sighted in 2023 due to injuries, and with the emergence of Mitch Hinge and Mac Michalanney, he struggled to cement his spot in Matthew Nicks' side.
"I was just a bit unlucky with a few of those injuries," Hamill said.
"That's just footy though. You hear so many stories about boys not even getting drafted when they probably should have been because of injuries.
"I feel very lucky that I got to play 45 games. I would have loved for it to be more but unfortunately it just wasn't for me."
The Dolphins are one of a handful of standalone clubs in the VFL, and finishing 10th in the 2024 season to compete in the Wildcard Round.
Frankston defeated Gold Coast to advance to an elimination final against Southport but were downed by the eventual grand finalist.
