With the AFL finals in full swing, it isn't long to the commencement of the AFL Free Agency period.
This signals the beginning of the AFL player movement period with the AFL Trade period to begin after.
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When is the 2024 AFL Free Agency Period?
The AFL Free Agency window opens on Friday, October 4, and will close on Friday, October 11, at 5pm AEDT.
Delisted free agents can still be signed after the Free Agency Period closes.
AFL Free Agents 2024
Free agents can fit into three main criteria:
- Players entering their eighth or ninth season and who are in the top 25 per cent of the club's earners are Restricted Free Agents.
- An Unrestricted Free Agent is a player who's spent eight years at one club but is outside the top 25 per cent of the club's earners or has spent 10+ years at one club.
- Players who have been delisted at any stage of their career and are at the end of their contract automatically qualify as Delisted Free Agents.
AFL Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agents
*Retiring players excluded.
| Player | Club | Type |
| Will Hamill | Adelaide | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Elliott Himmelberg | Adelaide | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Darragh Joyce | Brisbane | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Jarryd Lyons | Brisbane | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Sam Durdin | Carlton | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| David Cuningham | Carlton | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Caleb Marchbank | Carlton | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Jack Bytel | Collingwood | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Josh Eyre | Collingwood | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Todd Goldstein | Essendon | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Ethan Hughes | Fremantle | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Matt Taberner | Fremantle | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Jed Bews | Geelong | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Mitch Duncan | Geelong | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Emerson Jeka | Geelong | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Jake Koladjashnij | Geelong | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Brandan Parfitt | Geelong | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Gary Rohan | Geelong | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Rhys Stanley | Geelong | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Levi Casboult | Gold Coast | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Sean Lemmens | Gold Coast | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Alex Sexton | Gold Coast | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Isaac Cumming | GWS | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Nick Haynes | GWS | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Lachlan Keefe | GWS | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Adam Kennedy | GWS | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Harry Perryman | GWS | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Callan Ward | GWS | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Harry Morrison | Hawthorn | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Cooper Stephens | Hawthorn | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Marty Hore | Melbourne | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Tom McDonald | Melbourne | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Jake Melksham | Melbourne | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Joel Smith | Melbourne | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Adam Tomlinson | Melbourne | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Bigoa Nyuon | North Melbourne | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Travis Boak | Port Adelaide | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Charlie Dixon | Port Adelaide | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Francis Evans | Port Adelaide | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Trent McKenzie | Port Adelaide | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Quinton Narkle | Port Adelaide | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Mate Colina | Richmond | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Jack Graham | Richmond | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Kamdyn McIntosh | Richmond | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Josh Battle | St Kilda | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Tim Membrey | St Kilda | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Liam Stocker | St Kilda | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Jimmy Webster | St Kilda | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Harry Cunningham | Sydney | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Jamaine Jones | West Coast | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Josh Rotham | West Coast | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Taylor Duryea | Western Bulldogs | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Jason Johannisen | Western Bulldogs | Unrestricted Free Agent |
| Lachlan McNeil | Western Bulldogs | Unrestricted Free Agent |
How to listen to AFL Trade Radio
Prior to and during trade week, the AFL Trade Radio is available on afl.com.au and the AFL Live app. Fans will be able to listen to or live stream the shows through either platform.
AFL Trade Radio goes on air just after the AFL Grand Final and provides updates on trade rumours and official deals as trade week commences.
The show also features interviews with important AFL figures, including club list managers and general managers.