PORT ADELAIDE has farewelled midfielders Riley Bonner and Trent Dumont, ruck Brynn Teakle and utility Nathan Barkla after they were informed their contracts would not be renewed for 2024.
Bonner’s time at the club started after he was taken with pick 37 at the 2015 AFL National Draft.
Renowned for his penetrating left foot off half back, the 26-year-old shifted further up the ground this season to play on the wing.
He featured in 11 AFL games in 2023, taking his career tally to 93, and added eight games at SANFL level.
Dumont came to Port Adelaide as a delisted free agent at the end of the 2021 season after 113 games with North Melbourne across eight seasons.
Originally the 30th pick in the 2013 AFL National Draft from Norwood in the SANFL, the Golden Grove product made his club debut in Round 4 of the 2022 season, going on to play eight AFL games that year.
Unable to break into the AFL line-up this season, Dumont played all but one of the club’s SANFL games, averaging 22 disposals and five tackles per game.
Teakle, 23, arrived at Alberton with the eighth pick in the 2022 mid-season draft from East Fremantle in the WAFL.
The 204cm ruck made his AFL debut against Sydney fortnight after his arrival, only to suffer a broken collarbone early in the match.
He managed six AFL games for the club including four in 2023, but his impact this season was limited by a foot injury which sidelined him for several weeks in the middle of the year.
Barkla came through Port Adelaide’s Next Generation Academy and was selected as a Category B rookie at the 2022 Rookie Draft.
The Woodville-West Torrens product played three SANFL games for the Magpies last season and another 15 this year, playing mostly as a forward.
Port Adelaide list manager Jason Cripps thanked Bonner, Dumont, Teakle and Barkla for their service.
“It is difficult to farewell players of such great character who have dedicated themselves to our club,” Cripps said.
“We appreciated the hard work and commitment that Riley, Trent, Brynn and Nathan put in across multiple years with us.
“We wish them every success with their next steps and thank them for everything they have contributed to our club.”
