THREE players have kept their AFLW careers alive, signing as free agents.
Belinda Smith is crossing the country to keep playing AFLW, signing with the Western Bulldogs. The versatile 23-year-old can play either forward or back as a mid-sized player and missed just two games for Fremantle in two seasons before being delisted.
Neither Ruby Blair or Jessy Keeffe played a game this season due to Brisbane's depth, but the duo has been relisted by the club for 2019 despite being delisted a few days ago.
Small defender Blair was a member of the NAB AFLW Academy before she was drafted, while Keeffe (sister of GWS' Lachie) is a developing ruck.
North Melbourne also added small forward Sophie Abbatangelo from VFLW-aligned club Melbourne Uni to its list. The 27-year-old was invited to the NAB AFLW Draft Combine last year but was unlucky not to be drafted for the 2018 season.
The free agent period is now closed. Expansion clubs North Melbourne and Geelong can continue to sign open-aged players (above 18) who have not played AFLW before until they reach 23 players.
The Kangaroos have room to sign three players, while the Cats can add another 10.
The end of the free agency period means Adelaide premiership pair Abbey Holmes and Georgia Bevan, former Carlton vice-captain Maddy Keryk, Melbourne duo Alyssa Mifsud and Laura Duryea and Fremantle's Lara Filocamo, who finished third in the competition's best and fairest count in 2017, are all without homes.
They can nominate for the NAB AFLW Draft, which is set to be held in mid-October.
A rookie signing period will run from June 11 to September 28. Teams must nominate two rookies; these players must not have played Australian football in the past three years, nor can they have been involved in an AFLW high-performance program.
Here's a look at the clubs' lists and delisted players as at June 7.
ADELAIDE
Players: Jess Allan, Sarah Allan, Dayna Cox, Courtney Cramey, Angela Foley, Renee Forth, Anne Hatchard, Jasmyn Hewett, Eloise Jones, Rheanne Lugg, Ebony Marinoff, Jenna McCormick, Rhiannon Metcalfe, Justine Mules, Sarah Perkins, Erin Phillips, Marijana Rajcic, Chelsea Randall, Sally Riley, Jessica Sedunary, Stevie-Lee Thompson, Deni Varnhagen, Ruth Wallace.
Delisted: Sophie Armistead, Georgie Bevan, Abbey Holmes, Rachael Killian, Calista Boyd (rookie), Becchara Palmer (rookie), Brianna Walling (rookie).
Coach: Matthew Clarke
BRISBANE
Players: Ally Anderson, Lauren Arnell, Bella Ayre, Emily Bates, Ruby Blair, Shannon Campbell, Arianna Clarke, Gabby Collingwood, Sophie Conway, Nat Exon, Sabrina Frederick-Traub, Megan Hunt, Leah Kaslar, Jessy Keeffe, Breanna Koenan, Kate Lutkins, Kate McCarthy, Emma Pittman, Krystal Scott (rookie), Sam Virgo, Sharni Webb, Jessica Wuetschner, Jordan Zanchetta, Emma Zielke.
Delisted: Renee Cowan, Kalinda Howarth, Molly Ritson (rookie) – Ruby Blair and Jessy Keeffe were delisted but have since been re-signed.
Coach: Craig Starcevich
CARLTON
Players: Shae Audley, Amelia Barden, Lauren Brazzale, Brianna Davey, Alison Downie, Georgia Gee, Kerryn Harrington, Tayla Harris, Reni Hicks, Jess Hosking, Sarah Hosking, Bridie Kennedy, Sophie Li, Katie Loynes, Tilly Lucas-Rodd, Breann Moody, Natalie Plane, Gabriella Pound, Nicola Stevens, Darcy Vescio, Courtney Webb.
Delisted: Laura Attard, Madeline Keryk, Sarah Last, Kate Shierlaw, Tiahna Cochrane (rookie), Katie-Jayne Grieve (rookie).
Coach: Daniel Harford
COLLINGWOOD
Players: Brittany Bonnici, Ashleigh Brazill, Sophie Casey, Steph Chiocci, Sarah D’Arcy, Sarah Dargan, Emma Grant, Darcy Guttridge, Nicole Hildebrand, Eliza Hynes, Melissa Kuys, Jaimee Lambert, Stacey Livingstone, Cecilia McIntosh, Chloe Molloy, Georgie Parker, Iilish Ross, Ruby Schleicher, Kristy Stratton, Holly Whitford.
Delisted: Caitlyn Edwards, Meg Hutchins, Tara Morgan, Lauren Tesoriero, Bree White.
Coach: Wayne Siekman
FREMANTLE
Players: Ebony Antonio, Ashlee Atkins, Kiara Bowers, Tayla Bresland, Stephanie Cain, Mel Caulfield, Cassie Davidson, Kara Donnellan, Kellie Gibson, Evie Gooch, Brianna Green, Dana Hooker, Gemma Houghton, Alicia Janz, Leah Mascall, Tayla McAuliffe, Hayley Miller, Gabby O’Sullivan, Ashley Sharp, Alex Williams.
Delisted: Stacey Barr, Kirby Bentley, Lara Filocamo, Tiah Haynes, Amy Lavell, Emily McGuire, Belinda Smith, Jodie White, Jade De Melo (rookie), Beatrice Devlyn (rookie), Lisa Webb (rookie).
Coach: Trent Cooper
GEELONG
Players: Cassie Blakeway, Maddie Boyd, Richelle Cranston, Kate Darby, Renee Garing, Rebecca Goring, Melissa Hickey, Erin Hoare, Jordan Ivey, Phoebe McWilliams, Aasta O'Connor, Danielle Orr, Anna Teague.
Coach: Paul Hood
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
Players: Jacinda Barclay, Nicola Barr, Rebecca Beeson, Eleanor Bennetts, Christina Bernardi, Ellie Brush, Maddy Collier, Jess Dal Pos, Alica Eva, Amanda Farrugia, Courtney Gum, Tanya Hetherington, Jodie Hicks, Tait Mackrill (rookie), Erin McKinnon, Phoebe Monahan, Pepa Randall, Aimee Schmidt, Cora Staunton, Louise Stephenson, Emma Swanson, Britt Tully.
Delisted: Melissa Freckleton, Rebecca Privitelli, Alex Saundry, Philippa Smyth, Renee Tomkins, Haneen Zreika (rookie).
Coach: Alan McConnell
MELBOURNE
Players: Harriet Cordner, Tegan Cunningham, Meg Downie, Maddison Gay, Madeleine Guerin, Ashleigh Guest, Kate Hore, Bianca Jakobsson, Ainslie Kemp, Sarah Lampard, Lily Mithen, Aliesha Newman, Elise O'Dea, Brooke Patterson, Karen Paxman, Daisy Pearce, Lauren Pearce, Catherine Phillips, Talia Radan, Shelley Scott, Katherine Smith, Claudia Whitfort, Eden Zanker.
Delisted: Laura Duryea, Alyssa Mifsud, Maddie Shevlin (rookie).
Coach: Mick Stinear
NORTH MELBOURNE
Players: Sophie Abbatangelo, Kaitlyn Ashmore, Daria Bannister, Jenna Bruton, Jess Duffin, Jasmine Garner, Brittany Gibson, Kate Gillespie-Jones, Jasmine Grierson, Danielle Hardiman, Moana Hope, Emma Humphries, Emma Kearney, Elisha King, Emma King, Georgia Nanscawen, Tahlia Randall, Ashleigh Riddell, Maddison Smith, Jamie Stanton.
Coach: Scott Gowans
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Players: Deanna Berry, Libby Birch, Ellie Blackburn, Katie Brennan, Nicole Callinan, Monique Conti, Tiarna Ernst, Naomi Ferres, Elise Gamble, Angelica Gogos, Bailey Hunt, Isabella Huntington, Kirsty Lamb, Brooke Lochland, Emma Mackie, Kirsten McLeod, Kimberley Rennie, Belinda Smith, Hannah Scott, Lauren Spark, Bonnie Toogood, Aisling Utri, Hayley Wildes.
Delisted: Jessica Anderson, Laura Bailey, Kimberley Ebb, Rachel Ashley.
Coach: Paul Groves
