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
