The VFL's off-season of player movement has been one of the busiest in recent memory, with exited AFL names, state league stars and overlooked draft talent all finding new homes for 2025.

With the VFL's season start just over a month away, we've looked at the headline moves and signings across the competition as the premiership race prepares to take shape.

Here we named 11 of the best signings ahead of the 2025 VFL season

10Jack Bytel (Collingwood to Coburg)

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27: Jack Bytel watches on during a Collingwood Magpies AFL training session at Gosch's Paddock on November 27, 2023, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images)

The Lions have pulled off one of the biggest signings for 2025 by securing Bytel's signature, with the ex-St Kilda and Collingwood ball magnet to play an integral role for the struggling standalone club.

Bytel averaged 27.2 disposals, 5.0 marks and 4.6 clearances per outing in his 11 games in the VFL last year for Collingwood's reserves, adding to his seven matches under Craig McRae in his sole season with the Magpies.

Set to combine with star midfielder Flynn Gentile, the on-ball duo could be a real headache for any side in the centre of the field this season.

Bytel isn't the only ex-AFL names to make their way to Piranha Park this off-season either, with former Saints teammate Matthew Allison and delisted Geelong project ruckman Joe Furphy also landing at the Lions.

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