12 months on: How last season’s SSP signings have turned out

All the attention and focus has well and truly been placed on the 2026 as all 18 teams have officially returned for the pre-season.

Following the trade and draft periods, certain clubs still have the capacity to improve their lists through the SSP, holding vacancies over the summer months for prospects to prove themselves.

But it also lends a moment to reflection for those who ventured through the rookie mechanism 12 months ago.

Heading into the 2025 campaign, 14 players were scooped up across nine clubs.

Some were welcomed on a needs basis, while others helped fill a roster spot due to a long-term injury.

Here's how each SSP signing from the last pre-season performed in 2025...

14Sandy Brock (West Coast)

The Eagles needed defensive reinforcements and opted to lock away the former Suns backman ahead of 2025.

Brock's impressive outing in a pre-season match simulation against West Coast helped him pip the likes of ex-Saints backman James Van Es and Werribee's Jack Henderson, with the latter joining Melbourne via the SSP.

He made his AFL debut in Round 4 against GWS, and played 14 games in his first season at West Coast.

As a result, the Eagles signed him for two seasons, locking him away until the end of 2027.