Adelaide has informed experienced defender Kyle Cheney and ruckman Paul Hunter that they will be delisted ahead of Wednesday’s list lodgement deadline.

Cheney has played 44 games with the Crows after moving to South Australia ahead of the 2015 season. He also had stints at Melbourne and Hawthorn, bringing his career tally to 85 AFL matches.

Hunter spent three years on the rookie list and was unable to break into the AFL team.

Crows General Manager List Management and Strategy Justin Reid thanked both players for their contribution to the Club.

“At this time of year we have to make difficult decisions regarding our playing list and we wish Kyle and Paul all the best for the future,” Reid said.

“We have told both players that we will consider re-drafting them depending on how things unfold over the draft period.”

These list changes follow the departures announced in August, while Mitch McGovern was traded to Carlton and Matt Signorello has also not had his contract renewed.

“We head into the national draft in a strong position to bring more top young talent into the Club,” Reid said.

“We have great faith in our playing list and the elite learning environment we have created in recent years.”

The Crows currently hold selections 8, 13, 16, 21, 73 and 83 in next month’s draft, along with adding Tyson Stengle and Shane McAdam to the Primary List.

LIST CHANGES SUMMARY

Departures

Sam Gibson (retired, played 135 AFL games, 5 AFL games for Adelaide and 130 for North Melbourne)

Curtly Hampton (retired, played 63 AFL games, 12 AFL games for Adelaide and 51 for Greater Western Sydney)

Harry Dear (delisted, played 0 AFL games)

Jackson Edwards (delisted, played 0 AFL games)

Ben Jarman (delisted, played 0 AFL games)

Mitch McGovern (traded to Carlton, played 48 AFL games for Adelaide)

Matt Signorello (delisted, played 0 AFL games)

Kyle Cheney (delisted, played 85 AFL games, 44 AFL games for Adelaide, 14 for Melbourne and 27 for Hawthorn)

Paul Hunter (delisted, played 0 AFL games)

Arrivals

Shane McAdam (rights traded from Carlton, played 0 AFL games)

Tyson Stengle (traded from Richmond, played 2 games for Richmond)