Mason Shaw Biography

Port Adelaide delist rookie Sam Russell, ruckman Jarrad Redden and forwards Mason Shaw and Mitch Harvey.

"I'd like to thank the boys for their hard work and we wish them all the best in the future," coach Ken Hinkley said.

"It's difficult when people leave the club at this time of year but these are the decisions that have to be made.

"All of these players will remain part of the Port Adelaide family."

Untried Port Adelaide forward Mason Shaw's career at the club hangs on which forwards arrive at Alberton during the off-season – and which leave.

The 21-year-old met with coach Ken Hinkley on Monday for his 2015 exit interview, where he was told he should look for a new club to safeguard his future.

He booted 25 goals from 14 SANFL games last year, but could only manage four in his nine state-league games this season.

Shaw's manager Anthony Van Der Wielen said his client wanted to remain at the club but he also believed the 197cm forward would easily find a new home if the Power delisted him.

"We've just got to wait and see ... who comes or goes from Port Adelaide will determine whether they offer him a position on the list or not," Van Der Wielen said.

"Mason's happy at Port Adelaide ... he definitely wants to go on.

"It'd be a shame for a guy at near on 200cm with his physical capabilities [to not be on an AFL list].

"I'm sure there's another club out there that'll want him on the list if Port Adelaide don't see the value in him."

A diet designed by Port's strength coach and nutritionist Andrew Rondinelli and a weights regime has seen Mason Shaw quickly acquire the physique needed in the AFL.

"I've put on about 20 kilos in the last couple of years, so it's been a pretty big change," Shaw said.

"I was eating quite a bit there for a while, but I live with Sam Colquhoun (179cm, 75kg) and he's only a little feller, he usually only eats half of what's on his plate so there's usually an extra half a plate there for me most nights.

"It's been about a kilo a month for me and with all the running that you do you don't really notice it – I'm fitter now than when I first got to the club."