FORMER Adelaide Crow Tom Lee is well placed to receive an AFL lifeline, with several clubs believed to have shown an interest in recruiting the imposing tall forward.

Lee, 21, has booted 59 goals for Claremont in the WAFL this season and has one last chance to press his case for a second crack at the AFL when the Tigers take on East Fremantle in Sunday's grand final.

Adelaide selected Lee with the 60th pick overall at the 2008 NAB AFL Draft, but he was let go after just one season in the SANFL.

He trained with Fremantle ahead of last year's drafts, but was overlooked for a rookie spot. Freo will be one of several clubs looking for more tall marking options in the off-season.

The 194cm forward is considered by AFL recruiters contacted by AFL.com.au to be worth a pick somewhere in the 20-to-40 range at the national draft, but interested clubs may also attempt to work a trade with GWS.

The Giants have the option to pre-list up to 10 players who have previously been on an AFL list or nominated for the draft and then on-trade them in the same manner that Collingwood snared Marty Clarke and Jamie Elliott last year.

First-year Claremont coach Marc Webb certainly believes Lee deserves another shot at the next level.

"From the moment I stepped in he's really been professional. He's stepped up and he's worked hard," Webb says.

"I think he was a bit disappointed last year because he trained with Freo and a few clubs spoke to him about being rookied, but he missed out.

"After that he really focused on giving himself a good opportunity to play good footy and make sure that he did everything right. He's certainly done that, so hopefully that puts him in good stead for the grand final and for whatever happens beyond that.

"He won't take anything for granted. He's been on both sides of the draft and he knows that nothing is certain. He's the type of guy that applies himself really well."

Lee also caught the eye with a six-goal haul in Claremont's Foxtel Cup grand final win against Werribee, while his goal tally in the WAFL is even more impressive given he started the season as a key defender.

"At about round six or seven we started to play him up forward and he really started to take control of games," Webb says.

"His contested marking has been a real asset for us all year. His form in the back end of the year and in the finals has been really good."

That a young key position prospect would be cut after just one year at an AFL club would be a red flag to some recruiters, but Webb says Lee is honest and up-front about his short stint with the Crows.

"Even Tom says that he didn't make the most of his opportunities there," he says.

"Clubs pluck 17-year-olds from their home environments and take them interstate and some guys just mature differently.

"I didn't know Tom back then, but the way that he's worked and applied himself this year leaves me with no doubt that whatever opportunity he got he'd certainly give himself every chance. 

"Previously the knock on Tommy had been that his fitness hadn't been up to the level, which meant he couldn't stay in games, but this year he's really worked on his fitness. He has a desire to make sure that he's 100 per cent fit and I think that's just come with maturity.

"Over the last two years he's really matured as a guy and become really focused on his football, which is a credit to him."