Close to 100 AFL players have been delisted in 2024, with a handful more than worthy of another chance in the top flight.
Eight players cut from a club last year managed to find a new home for the most recent season, with Jeremy Sharp (Fremantle), Lachie Bramble (Western Bulldogs) and Patrick Voss (Fremantle) among the best bargain pickups.
With the first delisted free agency window opening on Friday, we've looked at ten recently culled players who could suit another AFL club for the 2025 season.
Here's what we've come up with...
8. Noah Cumberland
North Melbourne
The delisted Richmond forward couldn't quite get it to click at Punt Road despite an exciting opening to his career during the 2022 season, with Cumberland booting 19 goals in eight of his first nine games for the Tigers.
Former coach Damien Hardwick noted it was difficult to select Cumberland in the senior side given the role Dustin Martin also held, offering some insight into what the club could see Cumberland offering at the top level further down the line.
The energetic forward could be a formidable addition to the attacking outfit that has struggled to support Nick Larkey at North Melbourne in recent years, while the arrival of Cumberland could allow the likes of Cameron Zurhaar and Luke Parker to feature further up the ground at times from next year.
At the very least, he'd be a decent depth option behind those two and offer some competition at selection for emerging players in Robert Hansen and Jacob Konstanty.
