Richmond has delisted midfielder Matt Arnot, ahead of the AFL’s second list lodgement on Thursday.

The Tigers intend to re-draft Arnot as a rookie list player for the 2015 season.

“The decision to delist Matt was a tough one to make, however it was a necessary list management decision to enable us to go into the upcoming draft period with the number of selections we want,” said Richmond General Manager of Football, Dan Richardson.

“We have committed to re-drafting Matt, as we believe he still has a contribution to make to the Richmond Football Club.”

“Matt will continue to train with the Club during this time.”

Arnot was recruited to Richmond with selection 55 in the 2011 National Draft, and has played eight senior games, including four in 2014.