The AFL’s two South Australian clubs have axed eight players on one day after completing a host of exit meetings.
Adelaide axed Tyler Brown after the ex-Collingwood midfielder spent just one season with the Crows.
The 23-year-old joined the club in January and featured in round one but did not play another AFL game.
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The Crows also delisted Jackson Hately and Andrew McPherson, along with the untested Tariek Newchurch.
Hately, who was desperate to get to the Crows when he left the GWS Giants at the end of 2020, and McPherson both played 28 games but failed to clinch a regular spot.
“These are always difficult decisions that unfortunately need to be made at this time of the year,” Adelaide’s list manager Justin Reid said.
Port Adelaide, meanwhile, moved on Riley Bonner and former North Melbourne regular Trent Dumont, as well as Brynn Teakle and Nathan Barkla.
Bonner played 93 games but the 26-year-old fell from favour this year.
After 113 games for North Melbourne, Dumont played eight times for the Power last year but couldn’t force his way into the club’s AFL ranks this season.
Teakle departs after being drafted mid-campaign last season.
Three rival players – Geelong’s Esava Ratugolea, Essendon’s Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, and Jordon Sweet from the Western Bulldogs – have told their clubs they want to join Port when the official trade period begins on October 9.
Port Adelaide still have a decision to make on games record-holder Travis Boak..
Boak had a “positive” meeting with Power coach Ken Hinkley at Alberton on Tuesday and signalled his intent to play on for an 18th season.
“This is my home,” Boak said.
“This club is going in a really good direction led by Kenny and this playing group.
“We didn’t finish this year the way we wanted to but this young group is taking this club forward and that is why I want to be a part of it.
“I still feel like I have plenty in the body and still have fire in the belly.”
Port’s campaign ended with consecutive finals losses after finishing third in the home-and-away season.
Boak was a solid contributor with 21 disposals in Saturday’s semi-final loss to Greater Western Sydney, his 348th AFL game.
“It was good, a really good chat,” the 35-year-old said of his meeting with Hinkley.
“Still working through some details but it was a really positive chat.
“This is a big decision so we will take as long as we need to.”
Boak’s successor as captain, Tom Jonas, retired with a calf injury preventing him from featuring in the finals.