HERE is a look at how Melbourne’s list is shaping up for the 2016 AFL season. With the second list lodged on Tuesday, November 10, the rest of Melbourne’s squad will be filled via the NAB AFL Draft and NAB AFL Rookie Draft.
2016 MELBOURNE LIST
Primary list
1. Brayshaw, Angus
2. Bugg, Tomas
3. Dawes, Chris
4. Dunn, Lynden
5. Frost, Sam
6. Garland, Colin
7. Garlett, Jeff
8. Gawn, Max
9. Grimes, Jack
10. Harmes, James
11. Hogan, Jesse
12. Hunt, Jayden
13. Jetta, Neville
14. Jones, Matt
15. Jones, Nathan
16. Kennedy, Ben
17. Kennedy-Harris, Jay
18. Kent, Dean
19. Lumumba, Heritier
20. McDonald, Tom
21. McDonald, Oscar
22. Melksham, Jake
23. Neal-Bullen, Alex
24. Newton, Ben
25. Pedersen, Cameron
26. Petracca, Christian
27. Salem, Christian
28. Spencer, Jake
29. Stretch, Billy
30. Terlich, Dean
31. Trengove, Jack
32. Tyson, Dom
33. vandenBerg, Aaron
34. Vince, Bernie
35. Viney, Jack
36. Watts, Jack
37. NAB AFL Draft: selection No.3
38. NAB AFL Draft: selection No.7
39. NAB AFL Draft: selection No.46
40. NAB AFL Draft: selection No.50
Category A rookie list
41. King, Max
42. White, Mitch
43. NAB AFL Rookie Draft selection: No.TBC
44. NAB AFL Rookie Draft selection: No.TBC
Category B rookie list
45. Smith, Joel
ARRIVALS
Trade period: Tomas Bugg (Greater Western Sydney),Ben Kennedy (Collingwood),Jake Melksham (Essendon)
NAB AFL Draft: TBC
NAB AFL Rookie Draft: TBC
Category B rookie selection: Joel Smith (non-registered three-year player)
Note: James Harmes and Aaron vandenBerg have been elevated from the rookie to primary list
DEPARTURES
Retired: Daniel Cross
Trade period: Jeremy Howe (Collingwood), Jack Fitzpatrick (Hawthorn), Jimmy Toumpas (Port Adelaide)
Delisted: Rohan Bail, Mark Jamar, Jordie McKenzie, Viv Michie, Aidan Riley
Note: The club is intending to redraft Viv Michie via the NAB AFL Rookie Draft