North Melbourne has finalised its list ahead of this month’s NAB AFL Draft, with the club deciding to part ways with midfielder Jared Polec.

Polec made his way to Arden Street ahead of the 2019 season after stints at Brisbane and Port Adelaide. A successful first season at the club saw him play every game to finish seventh in the Syd Barker Medal.

He appeared in only 18 matches over the following two years and was delisted and then re-drafted onto the rookie list ahead of last season.

A foot injury sustained in round three this year saw Polec undergo surgery. That injury continued to plague the 30-year-old, with the club ruling him out for the remainder of the season in July.

List manager Brady Rawlings said Polec, who had a year remaining on his contract, was unable to build on this year’s promising pre-season following his early setback. 

“Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, Jared hasn’t been able to recapture the form he showed in his first year at the club,” Rawlings said.

“We made the decision to re-draft Jared this time last year after he was initially delisted but things haven’t worked out for him or the club since then.

“As a result, we’ll take four selections into the national draft and we’ll have added flexibility with our rookie list due to the two extra picks that came via the AFL’s assistance package.”