With the unconventional 2020 season now run and won, fans, players and clubs have all shifted their gaze to the meat market of the off-season.

At the present, 16 of the league's 18 teams have finalised their first round of list culls, with 77 players in total told their services will no longer be required.

Either through form, injuries, or a combination of the two, many of these delistees have found it challenging to sew up consistent senior selections in the past.

Although shrinking list sizes will have the majority of these footballing nomads concerned about their future at the game's top level, the impending cuts to the eighteen salary caps may force club's to shop on a budget this trade period.

Many of these delisted names will either return to lower levels or call time on their careers, however, a select few still have something left to offer for a bargain basement wage.

With this in mind, these are the seven delisted free-agents that AFL list managers should bear in mind when completing their squads for next season.

2. Kyle Dunkley


Unlike the other names on this list, Kyle Dunkley is unlikely to find his way onto another list due to individual talent alone.

With talk surrounding a potential shift by his brother Josh from the Kennel to the Hangar, the 20-year-old may find himself as the missing piece in the trade puzzle.

Having been selected with the third pick of last year's mid-season rookie draft and managing just five senior games in his time at Melbourne, Dunkley's scope was never at Everest heights. The Dees took a low risk gamble on the Gippsland Power product and it didn't pay off.

Still, should there be any truth to the rumours about Josh moving north down state route 37, expect Essendon to be willing to take the same punt to on his younger brother in an effort to sweeten the deal.

There is so much to play out before then (especially when you consider what is already on Adrian Dodoro's plate), but if playing alongside family is one of Josh's requests from the Bombers, expect Kyle to don the sash with him next year.