With three weeks left in the 2022 AFL season, and players beginning to call time on their careers, we look toward 10 players that are yet to secure their services for next season.
Whether they be in the twilight of their careers or likely to gain external interest in the off-season, these 10 players are seemingly no certainty to remain at their respective clubs given their current contract status at the start of August.
Some will be putting off contract talks for the remaining rounds of the season, while others will face a nervous wait as their club considers its list plan for the years ahead.
Here we put the magnifying glass over 10 players yet to re-sign for 2023, not necessarily looking at the biggest names off-contract, but those that have flown under the radar in having their futures yet to be determined.
VIEW: EVERY PLAYER WITHOUT A CONTRACT FOR 2023
9. Mason Cox
The American Magpie is yet to be confirmed by Collingwood as a retention signing for 2023, despite the club having secured 13 signatures already this year.
Cox's future may rely on the situation that surrounds contracted ruckman Brodie Grundy, who has been linked to an exit at the AIA Centre this season.
Should Grundy remain in black and white, along with Lions free agent Daniel McStay making his way to the Magpies and Darcy Cameron holding onto a ruck-forward role, there may not be enough room for Cox at Collingwood.
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The Magpies waited until the end of October last year to hand Cox a one-year extension, but an improved role this year is likely to see his stay in the AFL prolonged.
