Brisbane trio Tom Joyce, Brock Smith and Connor Ballenden have not been offered contracts for next year.
Joyce and Smith didn’t appear at AFL level while rookie Ballenden, a Lions Academy product, played three games for the club.
General Manager of Football Danny Daly said in a club statement: “It is the toughest part of the job telling young men who have contributed to the Club that there won’t be a spot for them next year.
“All of these guys are talented players and popular teammates, and we are very sad to see them go.
“It is also unfortunate that with two years of disrupted seasons in the second-tier competitions, they didn’t get the same opportunities they would have enjoyed prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The Lions are interested in offering the trio VFL playing contracts if they aren’t picked up by another AFL club.
Grant Birchall and Archie Smith, both retired, are Brisbane’s other off-season departures.