{"id":951975,"date":"2026-11-04T06:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T06:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/951975\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T06:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T06:20:16","slug":"jake-stringer-headlines-group-of-axed-afl-players-to-find-new-homes-in-delisted-free-agency-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/951975\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Stringer headlines group of axed AFL players to find new homes in delisted free agency period"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jake Stringer is officially a St Kilda<\/a> player as the AFL<\/a> delisted free agency period opened with a flurry of activity. <\/p>\n

The Saints lodged the paperwork for the veteran goalkicker in a move that the club had already confirmed last month. <\/p>\n

In other transactions to go through on Wednesday, Carlton signed former Collingwood player Wil Parker and North Melbourne confirmed the acquisitions of Elijah Tsatas, Samson Ryan and Darragh Joyce. <\/p>\n

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The Saints also added former Hawthorn big man Max Ramsden as part of a double boost. <\/p>\n

Stringer last month said he is \u201cgrateful\u201d<\/a> to continue his AFL career at a fourth club when the Saints came with an offer. <\/p>\n

The 32-year-old is fresh off a 48-goal season for the Giants and will give the Saints another avenue up forward. He has previously played for Essendon and the Western Bulldogs. <\/p>\n

\u201cJake has a proven ability to hit the scoreboard and we believe he can add another dimension to our forward line,\u201d St Kilda footy boss Lenny Hayes said last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cJake\u2019s experience and goal kicking ability will complement the talent we already have while giving us greater flexibility and depth in attack.<\/p>\n

Ramsden, 23, has played 11 games in the past four years for the Hawks, used primarily as a forward. But he will likely be a back-up ruck to Tom De Koning at the Saints following the departure of Rowan Marshall to Geelong. <\/p>\n

\u201cMax\u2019s mobility and follow-up work are real strengths when he plays in the ruck, and we\u2019re excited to watch him continue to develop alongside Tom De Koning and Alex Dodson,\u201d Hayes said. <\/p>\n

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\u201cMax is another player we believe can add valuable depth and flexibility to our forward mix next season.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, North Melbourne is happy to bring more experience into their side. Tsatas, Ryan and Joyce have all struggled for senior footy at their former clubs, but will give the Roos some valuable depth across the field. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith a slightly more compressed draft hand this year, we made the strategic decision to be very active in the DFA period,\u201d North Melbourne head of football Brady Rawlings said.<\/p>\n

\u201cElijah already has a solid amount of experience under his belt, but we know he\u2019s still got plenty of improvement ahead of him. Samson has six years\u2019 experience in the AFL system and will give us added depth among our talls as he continues to develop his craft, and Darragh provides proven reliability and key-position flexibility that will strengthen our back half.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re happy that Elijah, Samson and Darragh have signed with us, and our playing group is looking forward to welcoming them all.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Parker\u2019s move to Carlton also became official after it originally floated during the trade period. <\/p>\n

Parker, who played 14 games across three seasons at the Magpies, had already met with coach Josh Fraser and football manager Chris Davies, but was relieved to officially sign. <\/p>\n

The 24-year-old has already worked under Fraser during his time Collingwood development coach. <\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone mentions the term, handshake agreement, but it never really settles the nerves until it\u2019s finally official,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cNow that it is, I can rest a bit easy and keen to meet all the boys and really get started.\u201d<\/p>\n

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