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.

4. Brandon Matera


With just five appearances at AFL level this season, it is clear that Brandon Matera was never going to be a part of Justin Longmuir's long-term vision.

Despite this, Matera's numbers from 2019 suggest that he is far from ready to be placed out to pasture. Across 20 appearances in purple last year, the 28-year-old averaged 13 disposals and 1.5 goals per game โ€“ a more than solid output for a small forward that is now available free to a new home.

It seems that it was Matera's age that had him on the outer at Cockburn, with the new coach preferring the youth of Lachie Schultz over the former Suns' experience.

Admittedly, the Western Australian's numbers did dip this season, but with career numbers of 170 goals from 144 games, it is evident that he knows where the big sticks are.

With the Hawks, Blues, Bulldogs and Roos all in the market for a small forward, should they miss out on their major target, Matera could act as an economical consolation prize.