INS AND OUTS: Every club’s full list changes ahead of 2027

Zak Butters and Scott Pendlebury. Pictures: AFL Photos, Gold Coast FC

THE TRADE Period is over and club list changes are taking shape.

With delistings, retirements and trades, there have been plenty of changes across the competition already.

The Telstra AFL Draft is still to come, plus pre-season signings, while more delistings are also likely as clubs shape their lists.

Check out every club’s list changes so far.

IN
Harry Cunningham*

OUT
Jordon Butts (free agent, Western Bulldogs), Chayce Jones (delisted), Luke Pedlar (trade, Port Adelaide), Lachlan Sholl (delisted), Taylor Walker (retired), Tyler Welsh (delisted)

*committed to signing in off-season

The Club can confirm its intent to add veteran Sydney defender Harry Cunningham to our Rookie List for the 2027 season. https://t.co/I2KmA2vwcf

— Adelaide Crows (@Adelaide_FC) October 9, 2026

IN

OUT
Luke Beecken (delisted), Keidean Coleman (trade, Essendon), Koby Evans** (delisted), Darragh Joyce (delisted), Luke Lloyd** (delisted), Sam Marshall (trade, St Kilda), Will McLachlan (trade, Melbourne) Lachie Neale (free agent, Collingwood)

**committed to re-drafting in the Rookie Draft

Thank you Sam! ❤️ Read here ➡️ https://t.co/kWZ0rcZ197 https://t.co/vNEKy8HAsP

— Brisbane Lions (@brisbanelions) October 9, 2026

IN
Joel Amartey (free agent, Sydney), Lachie Whitfield (trade, Greater Western Sydney)

OUT
Jordan Boyd (delisted), Ben Camporeale (delisted), Lucas Camporeale (delisted), Harry Charleson (delisted), Matt Duffy (delisted), Lachie Fogarty (delisted), Elijah Hollands (delisted), Hudson O’Keeffe (trade, Western Bulldogs), Flynn Riley (trade, Collingwood), Adam Saad (delisted), Zac Williams (delisted), Lewis Young (delisted), Flynn Young (delisted)

Joel Amartey after joining Carlton from Sydney. Picture: Carlton FC

IN
Jesse Hogan (trade, Greater Western Sydney), Lachie Neale (free agent, Brisbane), Flynn Riley (trade, Carlton)

OUT
Joel Cochran (delisted), Harrison Coe (delisted), Harry DeMattia** (delisted), Bobby Hill (delisted), Noah Howes (delisted), Wil Parker (delisted), Scott Pendlebury (trade, Gold Coast), Mitch Podhajski (delisted), Jakob Ryan (delisted), Steele Sidebottom (retired), Iliro Smit (delisted), Lachie Sullivan (delisted)

**committed to re-drafting in the Rookie Draft

Lachie Neale after joining Collingwood from Brisbane. Picture: Collingwood FC

IN
Jack Bowes (trade, Geelong), Keidean Coleman (trade, Brisbane)

OUT
Nik Cox (delisted), Tom Edwards (delisted), Saad El-Hawli (delisted), Kayle Gerreyn (delisted), Jade Gresham (delisted), Matt Guelfi (delisted), Liam McMahon (delisted), Zach Merrett (trade, Hawthorn), Jordan Ridley (trade, Geelong), Elijah Tsatas (delisted)

Welcome Jack to the Red + Black 🔥 https://t.co/2eHuuZAzhL

— Essendon FC (@essendonfc) October 7, 2026

IN
Dominic Bedendo (delisted free agent)

OUT
Bailey Banfield (delisted), Ryda Luke (delisted), Ollie Murphy (delisted), Nathan O’Driscoll (trade, Richmond), Sam Sturt (delisted), Sam Switkowski (retired)

NEW DEAL! we’ve picked up hard-running + athletic winger Dominic Bedendo as a free agent 🔥 the 24-year-old joins us on a two year deal after an impressive VFL campaign with Port Melbourne. more about Dom → https://t.co/wqnOepGZVK #foreverfreo https://t.co/JnlFkBKEPQ

— Fremantle Dockers (@freodockers) October 7, 2026

IN
Toby Greene (free agent, Greater Western Sydney), Rowan Marshall (trade, Geelong), Jordan Ridley (trade, Essendon)

OUT
Jed Bews (delisted), Jack Bowes (trade, Essendon), Mitch Knevitt (delisted), Jake Kolodjashnij (retired), Keighton Matofai-Forbes (delisted), Rhys Stanley (retired), Tyson Stengle (delisted), George Stevens (delisted)

Rowan Marshall poses for a photo in Geelong colours on October 9, 2026. Picture: AFL Photos

IN
Sam Butler (trade, Hawthorn), Scott Pendlebury (trade, Collingwood), Aidan Schubert (trade, Hawthorn)

OUT
Cooper Bell (delisted), Asher Eastham (delisted), Caleb Graham (delisted), Nick Holman (retired), Ben King (free agent, Hawthorn)

Scott Pendlebury after joining Gold Coast from Collingwood. Picture: Gold Coast FC

IN
Alex Mirkov*

OUT
Kieren Briggs (free agent, Richmond), Toby Greene (free agent, Geelong), Jesse Hogan (trade, Collingwood), Conor Stone (delisted), Jake Stringer (delisted), Lachie Whitfield (trade, Carlton)

*committed to signing in off-season

Thank you, Toby 🧡 https://t.co/NTGjpopdo0

— GWS GIANTS (@GWSGIANTS) October 2, 2026

IN
Ben King (free agent, Gold Coast), Josh Goater (trade, North Melbourne), Zach Merrett (trade, Essendon), Ollie Purcell (category B rookie)

OUT
Cody Anderson (delisted), James Blanck (delisted), Sam Butler (trade, Gold Coast), Henry Hustwaite (delisted), Finn Maginness (trade, Western Bulldogs), Flynn Perez (delisted), Max Ramsden (delisted), Bodie Ryan (trade, Melbourne), Aidan Schubert (trade, Gold Coast), Jaime Uhr-Henry (delisted)

Zach Merrett after joining Hawthorn from Essendon. Picture: Hawthorn FC

IN
Zane Duursma (trade, North Melbourne), Will McLachlan (trade, Brisbane), Bodie Ryan (trade, Hawthorn)

OUT
Tom Campbell (retired), Jack Henderson (delisted), Aidan Johnson (delisted), Steven May (retired), Shane McAdam (retired), Tom McDonald (retired), Jake Melksham (retired), Andy Moniz-Wakefield (delisted), Riley Onley (delisted), Trent Rivers (trade, West Coast), Jack Viney (trade, West Coast), Kalani White (delisted)

Duursma delivered. 📦 Welcome to the Melbourne Football Club, Zane. 📖 | https://t.co/ret9DwBDrV https://t.co/vjZLAC2pk9

— Melbourne Demons (@melbournefc) October 13, 2026

IN
Nick Blakey (trade, Sydney)

OUT
Callum Coleman-Jones (delisted), Zane Duursma (trade, Melbourne), Zac Fisher (delisted), Brayden George (delisted), Josh Goater (trade, Hawthorn), Robert Hansen jnr (delisted), Cooper Harvey (delisted), Bailey Scott (delisted), Luke Urquhart (delisted)

🦎 https://t.co/WgVZLIAwlz

— North Melbourne FC (@NMFCOfficial) October 13, 2026

IN
Luke Pedlar (trade, Adelaide)

OUT
Tom Anastasopoulos (delisted), Benny Barrett (delisted), Will Brodie (retired), Zak Butters (free agent, Western Bulldogs), Mani Liddy (delisted), Ollie Lord (delisted), Will Lorenz (delisted), Jackson Mead (delisted), Jacob Moss (delisted), Ivan Soldo (retired), Xavier Walsh (delisted)

After eight years of service, we bid farewell to Zak Butters ❤️ A great leader, teammate and friend, we wish him well as he embarks on his next chapter at the Western Bulldogs. https://t.co/wR2zGG0iI4

— Port Adelaide FC (@PAFC) October 9, 2026

IN
Kieren Briggs (free agent, Greater Western Sydney), Nathan O’Driscoll (trade, Fremantle)

OUT
Nathan Broad (retired), Liam Fawcett (delisted), Steely Green (delisted), Oliver Hayes-Brown (delisted), Dion Prestia (retired), Samson Ryan (delisted), Kaleb Smith (delisted), Tyler Sonsie (delisted), James Trezise (delisted)

Kieren Briggs after signing for Richmond from Greater Western Sydney. Picture: Richmond FC

IN
Sam Marshall (trade, Brisbane), Jake Stringer*

OUT
Jack Carroll (delisted), Paddy Dow (delisted), Dougal Howard (retired), Isaac Keeler (delisted), Rowan Marshall (trade, Geelong), Patrick Said (delisted)

*committed to signing in off-season

Sam’s our man 🤩 We’ve completed a trade with Brisbane for young gun Sam Marshall. DETAILS 📝: https://t.co/qosBrOdZou https://t.co/QXrCthi3Xu

— St Kilda FC (@stkildafc) October 9, 2026

IN

OUT
Taylor Adams (retired), Joel Amartey (free agent, Carlton), Nick Blakey (trade, North Melbourne), Harry Cunningham (delisted)

The Sydney Swans have strengthened its draft hand for the next few years, securing selection 6 in the upcoming National Draft along with multiple future assets for Nick Blakey. https://t.co/kcgo81MAhO

— Sydney Swans (@sydneyswans) October 13, 2026

IN
Trent Rivers (trade, Melbourne), Jack Viney (trade, Melbourne)

OUT
Harry Barnett (delisted), Tyler Brockman (delisted), Jamie Cripps (retired), Clay Hall (delisted), Harvey Johnston (delisted), Matt Owies (delisted), Harry Schoenberg (delisted), Jack Williams (delisted)

Melbourne duo Trent Rivers and Jack Viney. Pictures: AFL Photos

IN
Zak Butters (free agent, Port Adelaide), Jordon Butts (free agent, Adelaide), Finn Maginness (trade, Hawthorn), Hudson O’Keeffe (trade, Carlton)

OUT
Oskar Baker (delisted), Nick Coffield (delisted), Harvey Gallagher (delisted), Riley Garcia** (delisted), Ryan Gardner (delisted), James Harmes (retired), Tom Liberatore (retired), Lachie McNeil (delisted), Lachlan Smith (delisted), Adam Treloar (retired), Zac Walker (delisted)

**committed to re-drafting in the Rookie Draft

Zak Butters is unveiled as a Western Bulldogs player on October 11, 2026. Picture: Western Bulldogs FC