FORMER top-five draft pick Elijah Tsatas and ex-Richmond ruck Samson Ryan have landed second AFL chances, signing with North Melbourne along with Darragh Joyce.

The Kangaroos have signed Tsatas, taken with pick No.5 by Essendon in the 2022 Telstra AFL Draft, Ryan and Joyce as delisted free agents.

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Tsatas, 22, played 22 AFL games across his four seasons at the Bombers, but never more than seven in a single campaign before being delisted this year.

He joins a strong midfield group at North as the Roos look to climb into finals under new coach Jaymie Graham in 2027.

While he struggled for regular AFL opportunities this year, Tsatas averaged 32.9 disposals and 7.5 clearances in 15 VFL games.

By signing Ryan, the Roos added further ruck support for Tristan Xerri after cutting Callum Coleman-Jones - another ex-Tigers big man - from their list at the end of the season.

As reported by AFL.com.au this week, Joyce joins his third AFL club after previously playing for St Kilda and Brisbane.

"With a slightly more compressed draft hand this year, we made the strategic decision to be very active in the DFA period," North's head of football talent Brady Rawlings said.

"Elijah already has a solid amount of experience under his belt, but we know he's still got plenty of improvement ahead of him. 

"Samson has six years' experience in the AFL system and will give us added depth among our talls as he continues to develop his craft, and Darragh provides proven reliability and key-position flexibility that will strengthen our back half.

"We're happy that Elijah, Samson and Darragh have signed with us, and our playing group is looking forward to welcoming them all."