MORE than 50 players will enter the 2016 season as potential free agents after the AFL released its official list on Thursday.

Banned Bomber Cale Hooker has been confirmed as an unrestricted free agent, as reported by AFL.com.au on Wednesday.

Hooker is one of 49 unrestricted free agents, meaning he can move freely at the end of the season without the Bombers having the opportunity to match a rival club's offer.

A further seven players – including Richmond's Ty Vickery and Melbourne's Jack Watts – have been named as restricted free agents.

Their clubs have the option to match any contract offer made to them.

Essendon has six unrestricted free agents on its list – Courtenay Dempsey, Heath Hocking, David Myers, Tayte Pears, Brent Stanton and Hooker.

Dempsey is the only one of those six not currently suspended after the 2012 supplements scandal.

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Ricky Henderson

Scott Thompson

Nathan van Berlo

Restricted free agents

Daniel Rich

Unrestricted free agents

Daniel Merrett

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Dennis Armfield

Kade Simpson

Restricted free agents

Nathan Brown

Steele Sidebottom

Unrestricted free agents

Jarryd Blair

Brent Macaffer

Dane Swan

Alan Toovey

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Courtenay Dempsey

Heath Hocking

Cale Hooker

David Myers

Tayte Pears

Brent Stanton

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Zac Clarke

Matt de Boer

Chris Mayne

Matthew Pavlich

Clancee Pearce

Aaron Sandilands

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Jimmy Bartel

Corey Enright

Tom Lonergan

No free agents

No free agents

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Luke Hodge

Sam Mitchell

Brendan Whitecross

Restricted free agents

Jack Grimes

Jack Watts

Unrestricted free agents

Neville Jetta

Jake Spencer

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Michael Firrito

Brent Harvey

Drew Petrie

Lindsay Thomas

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Paul Stewart

Restricted free agents

Ty Vickery

Unrestricted free agents

Nil

Restricted free agents

Sean Dempster

Unrestricted free agents

Sam Fisher

Leigh Montagna

Nick Riewoldt

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Kieren Jack

Ted Richards

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Mitch Brown

Sam Butler

Patrick McGinnity

Will Schofield

Restricted free agents

Nil

Unrestricted free agents

Matthew Boyd

Will Minson

Dale Morris

Robert Murphy