Collingwood ruckman Darren Jolly has become the first casualty of the Magpies’ AFL finals exit, according to reports.
Jolly was told on Monday he was to be delisted by the Pies, Melbourne’s Herald Sun website said.
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley promised there would be some hard questions asked about personnel and culture at the club in the wake of the shock elimination final defeat by Port Adelaide at the weekend which ended the Magpies’ season.
Jolly, who turns 32 before next season, has played just nine senior games in an injury interrupted year.
The emergence of youngster Brodie Grundy as the Magpies’ No.1 ruckman has also restricted Jolly’s late-season opportunities.
He was not selected in Collingwood’s side for the Port Adelaide loss.
Jolly is a dual premiership player – with Sydney in 2005 and Collingwood in 2010.