FIVE Hawthorn players are eligible for Free Agency at the end of season 2013, having spent eight or more seasons at the Club.
Lance Franklin is the most high profile of the group, and has obviously attracted the most media interest given he put contract talks on hold with the Club in February.
Since then, a frenzy has surrounded the star forward’s contract status, with a number of club declaring their interest in the out-of-contract 26 year old.
Franklin is a Restricted Free Agent, meaning Hawthorn has the right to match any offer made to him from a rival club.
Max Bailey, Xavier Ellis, Brent Guerra and Michael Osborne are all out of contract and eligible for Free Agency at the end of this season.
The quartet are unrestricted Free Agents, meaning the Club does not have the right to match any accepted offer made by a rival club, and any of the four players can automatically join their new club.
The Hawks have already moved to secure key players this season, with Luke Hodge, Luke Breust, Ben Stratton, Tim O’Brien, Shaun Burgoyne, Sam Mitchell and David Hale all signing new contract this season.
Hawthorn lost Clinton Young to Collingwood at the end of last season after the premiership midfielder opted to accept a contract from the Pies and could automatically join them under the Unrestricted Free Agent rules.
Thomas Murphy also departed the Club under the same circumstances as he signed with Gold Coast.
Hawthorn Restricted Free Agents
- Lance Franklin
Hawthorn Unrestricted Free Agents
- Max Bailey
- Xavier Ellis
- Brent Guerra
- Michael Osborne
Restricted Free Agents at other clubs
Scott Thompson (Adelaide Crows)
Eddie Betts (Carlton)
Nick Maxwell (Collingwood)
Dale Thomas (Collingwood)
Aaron Davey (Melbourne)
Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda)
Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs)
Unrestricted Free Agents at other clubs
Jason Porplyzia (Adelaide Crows)
Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)
Jonathan Brown (Brisbane Lions)
Heath Scotland (Carlton)
Alan Didak (Collingwood)
Dustin Fletcher (Essendon)
David Hille (Essendon)
Nathan Lovett-Murray (Essendon)
Jason Winderlich (Essendon)
Paul Chapman (Geelong Cats)
Joel Corey (Geelong Cats)
Corey Enright (Geelong Cats)
Josh Hunt (Geelong Cats)
Matthew Stokes (Geelong Cats)
Colin Sylvia (Melbourne)
Michael Firrito (North Melbourne)
Brent Harvey (North Melbourne)
Brett Ebert (Port Adelaide)
Tom Logan (Port Adelaide)
Matt Thomas (Port Adelaide)
Luke McGuane (Richmond)
Shane Tuck (Richmond)
Matthew White (Richmond)
Jason Blake (St Kilda)
Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)
Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda)
Stephen Milne (St Kilda)
Jude Bolton (Sydney Swans)
Dean Cox (West Coast)
Andrew Embley (West Coast)
Darren Glass (West Coast)
Mark Nicoski (West Coast)
Adam Selwood (West Coast)
Dylan Addison (Western Bulldogs)
Daniel Cross (Western Bulldogs)
Daniel Giansiracusa (Western Bulldogs)
How it works
A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since March 1 in his eighth season. (Restricted Free Agent)
The player is eligible to field offers from all rival AFL clubs. If he wishes to change clubs, the player must decide on the best offer of his choice from one rival club. His club has the right to match the presented offer.
If the club matches the offer, he may choose to remain with his original club, seek a trade or enter the Draft.
If the club does not or cannot match the offer, the player can move to the new club of his choice.
His original club will receive a compensation pick for the loss of the player, on an AFL-determined formula to apply where clubs lose more free agents than they gain in any single transfer period.
A player has served eight or more seasons of AFL football at one club, is NOT one of the top 25 per cent highest-paid players at his club, and is now out of contract for the first time since reaching eight seasons of service. (Unrestricted Free Agent)
The player is eligible to field offers from all rival AFL clubs. If he wishes to change clubs, the player must decide on the best offer of his choice from one rival club.
His club does not have the right to match the presented offer, and the player can move automatically to the new club of his choice.
His original club will receive a compensation pick for the loss of the player, on an AFL-determined formula to apply where clubs lose more free agents than they gain in any single transfer period.
A player has served ten or more seasons of AFL football at one club, has already come out of contract once in the period after March 1 in his eighth season, and is now out of contract. (Unrestricted Free Agent)
The player is eligible to field offers from all rival clubs. If he wishes to change clubs, the player must decide on the best offer of his choice from one rival club.
His club does not have the right to match the presented offer, and the player can move automatically to the new club of his choice.
His original club will receive a compensation pick for the loss of the player, on an AFL-determined formula to apply where clubs lose more free agents than they gain in any single transfer period.
