Melbourne midfielder Sam Blease will seek a new home during this year's trade period after being told he would not be offered a contract for next season.
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Blease, pick 17 in the 2008 draft, broke his leg in the schoolground during his first pre-season at the club and has struggled to break into the side with any consistency in the years since.
The pacy onballer had his best year in 2012, playing 16 games, but managed just two call-ups under new coach Paul Roos this season for a total of 33 games.
Blease was the second of Melbourne's six selections in 2008, behind No.1 selection Jack Watts. The club chose Blease and James Strauss with picks 17 and 19, but had better luck with its later selections. Neville Jetta (pick 51) and Rohan Bail (64) have been given new contracts, while No.35 selection Jamie Bennell has become a regular member of the West Coast team since being redrafted by the Eagles as a rookie two years ago.
"When we met with Sam during his end-of-season exit interview, we both agreed that it hadn't worked for him at the Melbourne Football Club," Melbourne football manager Josh Mahoney pacey said.
