With all 18 clubs finally settling on their 23-player sides for Round 1, the outcome of this week's selection offers each club varying differences when comparing how they lined up in the corresponding round for the 2024 season.

With new recruits, injuries, list changes and the development of fringe players often shaping a club's best available side, 12 months can lead to vast changes in how a club lines up to start a new season.

Comparing how all 18 lineups looked last year compared to this week's playing lists, some clubs saw at least 10 different players feature in their 2025 Round 1 game that didn't play in Round 1 last year.

While Richmond's busy list overhaul saw 10 Tigers named on Thursday night that didn't play against the Blues in Round 1 for 2024, North Melbourne and St Kilda have seen the most change to their Round 1 formations from 12 months ago.

Some clubs have seen greater stability in their availability to start this season and last, with Hawthorn and Sydney seeing just five changes from their two most recent Round 1 outings.

Here's every Round 1 change from 2024 to 2025...

Adelaide

Total Changes: 8
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Chris Burgess, Lachlan Gollant (delisted), Chayce Jones (injury), Brodie Smith (suspension), Lachlan Murphy, Jordon Butts, James Borlase, Sam Berry
Playing Round 1, 2025: Isaac Cumming, Alex Neal-Bullen, James Peatling, Sid Draper, Dan Curtin, Luke Pedlar, Nick Murray, Taylor Walker

Brisbane

Total Changes: 6
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Joe Daniher (retired), Jarryd Lyons (retired), Lincoln McCarthy (injury), Deven Robertson, Darcy Gardiner, Conor McKenna
Playing Round 1, 2025: Jack Payne, Lachie Neale, Levi Ashcroft, Will Ashcroft, Logan Morris, Darcy Fort

Carlton

Total Changes: 9
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Jordan Boyd, Jack Carroll (St Kilda), David Cuningham (delisted), Charlie Curnow (injury), Corey Durdin (injured), Orazio Fantasia (injury), Nic Newman (injury), Matthew Owies (West Coast), Lewis Young
Playing Round 1, 2025: Jack Silvagni, Cooper Lord, Francis Evans, Nick Haynes, Sam Docherty, Lucas Camporeale, Lachlan Cowan, Sam Walsh, Jesse Motlop

Collingwood

Total Changes: 6
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Jordan De Goey (injury), Charlie Dean, Will Hoskin-Elliott (injury), Ashley Johnson, Fin Macrae, Oleg Markov (injury)
Playing Round 1, 2025: Tim Membrey, Daniel Houston, Harry Perryman, Ned Long, Lachie Sullivan, Reef McInnes

Essendon

Total Changes: 9
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Nik Cox (injury), Todd Goldstein, Matt Guelfi (injury), Dyson Heppell (retired), Jake Kelly (retired), Jye Menzie, Will Setterfield, Jake Stringer (GWS), Peter Wright (injury)
Playing Round 1, 2025: Ben Hobbs, Jaxon Prior, Isaac Kako, Nate Caddy, Nick Bryan, Dylan Shiel, Sam Draper, Archie Roberts, Jordan Ridley

Fremantle

Total Changes: 6
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Tom Emmett (delisted), Nat Fyfe (injury), Ethan Hughes (delisted), Oscar McDonald, Michael Walters (injury), Hayden Young (injury)
Playing Round 1, 2025:Murphy Reid, Josh Draper, Nathan O'Driscoll, Liam Reidy, Corey Wagner, Heath Chapman

Geelong

Total Changes: 7
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Tanner Bruhn (injury), Tom Hawkins (retired), Jake Kolodjashnij (injury), Shaun Mannagh, Zach Tuohy (retired), Rhys Stanley, Mitch Duncan
Playing Round 1, 2025: Connor O'Sullivan, Bailey Smith, Lawson Humphries, Shannon Neale, Mitch Knevitt, Oisin Mullin, Jack Bowes

Gold Coast

Total Changes: 9
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Levi Casboult (retired), Brandon Ellis (retired), Brayden Fiorini, Sam Flanders (injury), Jack Lukosius (Port Adelaide), Darcy MacPherson (delisted), David Swallow (injury), Thomas Berry, Malcolm Rosas
Playing Round 1, 2025: John Noble, Daniel Rioli, Lachie Weller, Sam Clohesy, Will Graham, Jake Rogers, Ethan Read, Joel Jeffrey, Ben Long

GWS

Total Changes: 6
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Kieren Briggs (injury), Nick Haynes (Carlton), Jesse Hogan, Harry Perryman (Collingwood), Jake Riccardi (suspension), Harvey Thomas (suspension)
Playing Round 1, 2025: Darcy Jones, Max Gruzewski, Lachie Keeffe, Conor Stone, Callan Ward, James Leake

Hawthorn

Total Changes: 5
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Luke Breust, Jack Gunston, Mitchell Lewis (injury), Ned Reeves, James Worpel (injury)
Playing Round 1, 2025: Tom Barrass, Josh Battle, Harry Morrison, Lloyd Meek, Will Day

Melbourne

Total Changes: 8
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Jack Billings, Ben Brown (retired), Marty Hore (injury), Judd McVee (injury), Alex Neal-Bullen (Adelaide), Kysaiah Pickett (suspension), Tom McDonald, Taj Woewodin
Playing Round 1, 2025: Harrison Petty, Jake Bowey, Matthew Jefferson, Harvey Langford, Xavier Lindsay, Harry Sharp, Jack Henderson, Aidan Johnson

North Melbourne

Total Changes: 12
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Callum Coleman-Jones (injury), Josh Goater (injury), Charlie Lazzaro (delisted), Liam Shiels (retired), Jaidyn Stephenson (retired), George Wardlaw (injured), Dylan Stephens, Zac Fisher, Toby Pink, Eddie Ford, Kallan Dawson, Zane Duursma
Playing Round 1, 2025:Charlie Comben, Griffin Logue, Caleb Daniel, Luke Parker, Jack Darling, Jacob Konstanty, Jackson Archer, Finn O'Sullivan, Will Phillips, Robert Hansen Jr, Jy Simpkin, Luke McDonald

Port Adelaide 

Total Changes: 8
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Zak Butters (injury), Charlie Dixon (retired), Francis Evans (Carlton), Daniel Houston (Collingwood), Todd Marshall (injury), Esava Ratugolea (injury), Ivan Soldo, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (injury)
Playing Round 1, 2025: Joe Richards, Jack Lukosius, Joe Berry, Mitch Georgiades, Josh Sinn, Logan Evans, Jase Burgoyne, Jordon Sweet

Richmond

Total Changes: 11
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Liam Baker (West Coast), Noah Balta (suspension), Shai Bolton (Fremantle), Josh Gibcus (injury), Dylan Grimes (retired), Dustin Martin (retired), Marlion Pickett (retired), Dion Prestia (injury), Daniel Rioli (Gold Coast), Maurice Rioli, Tylar Young (injury)
Playing Round 1, 2025: Sam Lalor, Harry Armstrong, Luke Trainor, Jacob Blight, Ben Miller, Sam Banks, James Trezise, Steely Green, Jacob Bauer, Tom Brown, Tyler Sonsie,

St Kilda

Total Changes: 12
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Josh Battle (Hawthorn), Riley Bonner (delisted), Brad Crouch (retired), Liam Henry (injury), Max King (injury), Tim Membrey (Collingwood), Mitch Owens (injury), Mattaes Phillipou (injury), Seb Ross (delisted), Cooper Sharman (injury), Liam Stocker, Lance Collard
Playing Round 1, 2025: Harry Boyd, Liam O'Connell, Max Hall, Jimmy Webster, Hugo Garcia, Jack Macrae, Angus Hastie, Arie Schoenmaker, Jack Sinclair, Anthony Caminiti, Zak Jones, Hunter Clark

Sydney

Total Changes: 5
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Harry Cunningham (injury), Robbie Fox, Errol Gulden (injury), Logan McDonald (injury), Hayden McLean
Playing Round 1, 2025: Riley Bice, Tom Hanily, Joel Hamling, Corey Warner, Ben Paton,

West Coast

Total Changes: 10
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Tom Barrass (Hawthorn), Campbell Chesser (injury), Jack Darling (North Melbourne), Luke Edwards (retired), Andrew Gaff (retired), Callum Jamieson (injury), Alex Witherden (delisted), Elliot Yeo (injury), Jack Petruccelle, Bailey Williams
Playing Round 1, 2025: Harry Edwards, Liam Baker, Jack Graham, Matthew Owies, Archer Reid, Matt Flynn, Jack Hutchinson, Elijah Hewett, Ryan Maric, Tyrell Dewar

Western Bulldogs

Total Changes: 9
Missing from Round 1, 2024: Marcus Bontempelli (injury), Caleb Daniel (North Melbourne), Jason Johannisen (injury), Liam Jones (injury), Adam Treloar (injury), Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (personal), Laitham Vandermeer (injury), Cody Weightman (injury), Nick Coffield
Playing Round 1, 2025: Joel Freijah, James O'Donnell, Taylor Duryea, Sam Davidson, Josh Dolan, Matthew Kennedy, Sam Darcy, Luke Cleary, Arthur Jones