The duo play their last game for the Demons on Sunday against Richmond at the MCG.

The Demons, who will collect the wooden spoon, told the pair they were not in their long-term plans which focus on youth in a bid to regain on-field competitiveness.

''I think the direction of the club is always paramount,'' coach Dean Bailey said.

White, 31, and Yze, 30 knew their futures at Melbourne were bleak after being dropped during the season.

The Demons promoted developing ruckman Mark Jamar and Paul Johnson ahead of White late in the year, while Yze has spent most of the season playing with the club's VFL affiliate Sandringham.

White, a 267-game veteran, said he held no animosity towards Melbourne, but hoped he would be thrown an AFL lifeline elsewhere.

''If I take my playing cap off, and look at it from an outside perspective, we all want the club to succeed and move forward to playing finals footy and I totally understand [my delisting],'' White said. ''But from a personal point of view, I still feel like I've got some time left.''

Yze said he too would nominate for the draft, but gave himself a half a per cent hope of being picked up.

The Demons utility will be remembered for playing 226 straight games, second only to former teammate Jim Stynes (244) on the AFL's all-time consecutive games record list.

On Sunday, he will earn AFL life membership when he makes his 300th AFL appearance comprising of 271 premiership games, 25 pre-season games, and four International Rules matches. AAP