With the first period of delisted free agency starting on October 31, who are some of the AFL players that may get a chance to continue their career at another club?

Zac O’Brien

To a lot of people it is a shock that he was delisted. Some may think that it is to do with what happened between O’Brien and Justin Leppitsch early in the season, but we will never know.

Will O’Brien get a chance at another club? I think he will, and would fit in well with a team like Melbourne. His main strength is his ability to make a tackle and being able to hold that tackle.

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For a team like Melbourne that is the type of player that they need, someone with the ability to get in and get the hard ball and stop opponents in their tracks.

Another team that could look at him is Hawthorn. He has the style of Luke Hodge and Sam Mitchell, who are both not getting any younger. O’Brien would help fill in the gap until the younger ones in the Hawk’s line-up are up to speed.

If he does get his chance at another club it would be very interesting to see how he plays against the Lions in 2016.

Sam Grimley

Grimley was not drafted as a forward for the Hawks, he was drafted as a ruckman. He has not been able to fill the role sufficiently and has slowly slipped down from the main group, to rookie list, to now delisted.

But for teams that need a forward who can take a mark and kick goals,a and has no other options, Grimley is a perfect fit.

With rumours that Lions and two other teams are looking at him he could be able to restart his career at a new club.



Carlton could be an option as they develop their own players that were picked up in the draft this year. Coach Brendon Bolton also knows what his strengths and weaknesses are, so there is a high chance he could be at the Blues in 2016.

Melbourne could be another destination, as they need a forward to help Jesse Hogan while they develop their younger players.

Mark Jamar

After being at Melbourne for 14 years and 155 games, Jamar has been let go after slipping down the order of preferred ruckmen.

The question is whether anyone else needs a ruckmen.

Most teams are okay, but they’re always in need of a backup. Jamar’s future could emulate Ben Hudson’s career, who was used as a backup at Brisbane and Collingwood. This is the only way I can see Jamar playing AFL again.