Richmond hopes to re-draft Jacob Townsend but have left the door open for a rival to swoop.

The Tigers delisted Townsend, as well as Mabior Chol and Nathan Drummond, on Wednesday to finalise their list heading to November's drafts.

Townsend was a key part of the club's breakthrough premiership in 2017 but struggled with injury this year, playing 10 games and missing the finals campaign.

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However, as a delisted free agent, Townsend is now free to explore his options and sign for a rival club.

“We would love for Jacob to remain at Richmond and he knows there is a spot for him at the club,” Tigers football manager Neil Balme told the club website.

"He is well within his rights as a delisted free agent to look for new opportunities and should they arise, we will support his decision."

Chol, 21, played one game after being drafted as a rookie in 2015 while Drummond, 23, managed five matches in four injury-ravaged years at Punt Rd after being drafted with pick No.52 in 2014.

However, the arguably the biggest shock was Gold Coast parting ways with Jarryd Lyons.

The former Adelaide Crow was traded to the Suns two years ago but fell out of favour with new coach Stuart Dew this year, being dropped several times.

“We added real depth to our midfield during the trade period and as a result Jarryd understands that his opportunities would be increasingly limited due to the additions of these players and our desire to play and develop the young midfield talent already on our list,” Suns list manager Craig Cameron told the club website.

“With that being the case, the club and Jarryd have had a mature discussion and agree that another club may offer him greater opportunity to play in the midfield in the future.

The Suns also delisted Jack Leslie but plan to re-rookie the defender.

On Tuesday, Will Langford's - the son of club great Chris - time as a Hawk came to and end the club delisted him.

Langford booted three goals, laid six tackles and had 21 disposals in the Hawks' premiership win over Sydney in 2014, but managed only six games in 2018.

“At the end of the season we sat down with Will to discuss his future," the club's general manager of football Graham Wright said.

"Will made it clear that he wanted to be a one club player and that if he wasn’t playing for the Hawks then he would prefer to move on to the next chapter in his life

“That being the case, we reached a mutual decision to delist Will and we wish him all the best in life outside of football.

“Will leaves the game as a premiership player, and we are incredibly grateful for his service to Hawthorn over the past eight years.”

The 25-year-old played 72 games for the Hawks and booted 24 goals.

Hawthorn has also delisted fan favourite Brendan Whitecross along with Kieran Lovell. Whitecross has been linked to a move back to his home state of Queensland, where he could join Brisbane or Gold Coast as a delisted free agent or via the pre-season or rookie drafts.

"Brendan has spent a long time at our footy club, having joined the Hawks in the 2007 draft. He is a life member and an amazing clubman," Hawthorn football manager Graham Wright said.

"Unfortunately for Brendan his career has been interrupted with injuries, however he has always shown great resilience and determination in the face of adversity. We are rapt that he was finally able to get some reward for all his hard work and finish his time at the Hawks with a VFL premiership.

"We wish Brendan, his wife Kelly and their family all the best for their next adventure."

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2018 LIST CHANGES

ADELAIDE

Curtly Hampton

Sam Gibson

Jackson Edwards

Harry Dear

Ben Jarman

Mitch McGovern (Carlton)

Matt Signorello

Kyle Cheney

Paul Hunter

BRISBANE LIONS

Cian Hanley

Jake Barrett

Claye Beams

Tom Bell

Rohan Bewick

Liam Dawson

Marco Paparone

Sam Mayes (Port Adelaide)

Dayne Beams (Collingwood)

CARLTON

Alex Silvagni

Jesse Glass-McCasker

Aaron Mullett

Cameron O'Shea

Matthew Shaw

Matthew Wright

Ciaran Byrne

Cillian McDaid

Nick Graham

Sam Kerridge

Jed Lamb

Sam Rowe

COLLINGWOOD

Alex Fasolo (Carlton)

Kayle Kirby

Adam Oxley

Josh Smith

Sam McLarty

Jarryd Blair

Sam Murray (Collingwood has committed to re-draft as a rookie)

ESSENDON

Brendon Goddard

Matt Dea

Matthew Leuenberger

Jackson Merrett

Josh Green

Travis Colyer (Fremantle)

FREMANTLE

Lee Spurr

Danyle Pearce

Michael Johnson

Tommy Sheridan

Cam Sutcliffe

Brady Grey

Luke Strnadica

Lachie Neale (Brisbane)

GEELONG

Daniel Menzel

Jordan Murdoch

Aaron Black

Stewart Crameri

Ryan Gardner

Cory Gregson

Matthew Hayball

Timm House

Lincoln McCarthy (Brisbane)

George Horlin-Smith (Gold Coast)

Jordan Murdoch (Sydney)

GOLD COAST

Jarryd Lyons

Jack Leslie

Matt Rosa

Michael Barlow

Josh Jaska

Max Spencer

Mackenzie Willis

Michael Rischitelli (will be re-drafted as a rookie)

Tom Lynch (Richmond)

Aaron Hall (North Melbourne)

Jack Scrimshaw (Hawthorn)

Steven May (Melbourne)

Kade Kolodjashnij (Melbourne)

Jesse Lonergan

Harrison Wigg (will be re-drafted as a rookie)

Brad Scheer (will be re-drafted as a rookie)

GWS GIANTS

Ryan Griffen

Tim Mohr

Lachie Tiziani

Will Setterfield (Carlton)

Dylan Shiel (Essendon)

Rory Lobb (Fremantle)

Tom Scully (Hawthorn)

HAWTHORN

Cyril Rioli

Ty Vickery

Jono O'Rourke

Dallas Willsmore

Kurt Heatherley

Ryan Burton (Port Adelaide)

Taylor Duryea (W.Bulldogs)

Will Langford

Kieran Lovell

Brendan Whitecross

MELBOURNE

Harley Balic

Bernie Vince

Cam Pedersen

Tom Bugg

Pat McKenna

Lochie Filipovic

Mitch King

Dion Johnstone

Dean Kent (St Kilda)

Jesse Hogan (Fremantle)

Dom Tyson (North Melbourne)

NORTH MELBOURNE

Jarrad Waite

Billy Hartung

Mitchell Hibberd

Tom Jeffries

Oscar Junker

Gordon Narrier

Daniel Nielson

Josh Williams

Declan Mountford

Alex Morgan

Brayden Preuss (Melbourne)

Ryan Clarke (Sydney)

PORT ADELAIDE

Lindsay Thomas

Jimmy Toumpas

Emmanuel Irra

Jared Polec (North Melbourne)

Jasper Pittard (North Melbourne)

Chad Wingard (Hawthorn)

Jack Hombsch (Gold Coast)

Jake Neade

Dom Barry

Will Snelling

RICHMOND

Jacob Townsend (Tigers have committed to re-drafting as a rookie)

Mabior Chol

Nathan Drummond

Ben Griffiths

Shaun Hampson

Reece Conca (Fremantle)

Tyson Stengle (Adelaide)

Sam Lloyd (Western Bulldogs)

Corey Ellis (Gold Coast)

Anthony Miles (Gold Coast)

ST KILDA

Koby Stevens

Nathan Freeman

Hugh Goddard

Nathan Wright

Ray Connellan

Sam Gilbert

Darren Minchington

Mav Weller

Tom Hickey (West Coast)

SYDNEY SWANS

Kurt Tippett

Alex Johnson

Dean Towers

Jordan Foote

Angus Styles

Jake Brown

Dan Hannebery (St Kilda)

Gary Rohan (Geelong)

Nic Newman (Carlton)

Harry Marsh

Daniel Robinson

WEST COAST

Eric Mackenzie

Scott Lycett (Port Adelaide)

Luke Partington

Malcolm Karpany

Tony Olango

Callan England

Ryan Burrows

Tarir Bayok

Mark LeCras

WESTERN BULLDOGS

Clay Smith

Shane Biggs

Kieran Collins

Nathan Mullenger-McHugh

Jack Redpath

Luke Dahlhaus (Geelong)

Marcus Adams (Brisbane)

Jordan Roughead (Collingwood)

Mitch Honeychurch