There were plenty of surprises during the 2025 trade and free agency period as 34 players found new homes.
Some big names will don new colours next year, while some will return to their club with their tails between their legs.
But who won the trade period? Who lost?
We take you through EVERY club...
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TRADE TRACKER: RECAP EVERY PICK AND MOVE
DRAFT ORDER: YOUR CLUB'S PICK FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL DRAFT
8Gold Coast
It could be understandable to view Gold Coast's off-season as a mixed bag of emotions. Several contracted players departed or attempted to depart and it's not wrong to suggest many of them are well within the Suns' best 23.
However, landing Christian Petracca, one of the game's premier midfielders and a proven winner, is a sensational result for a club building into its most successful era in history.
Petracca's versatility as a mid-forward strengthens the top end of this core even further, fresh off a year where two players in that midfield mix - Matthew Rowell and Noah Anderson - were recognised as two of the game's most impactful players.
The forward line got scarier too. Barometer Bailey Humprey was held to his contract and is likely to take another leap in 2026, while there's belief Jamarra Ugle-Hagan will take full advantage of his fresh start out of Victoria. Time will tell, but it's a low-risk, high-reward move from the Suns that, considering what else they accumulated this trade period, could reap them the reward of a premiership in 11 months time.
GRADE: A+
Ins: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Western Bulldogs), Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
Outs: Malcolm Rosas Jr (Sydney), Sam Flanders (St Kilda), Ben Ainsworth (Carlton), Brayden Fiorini (Essendon), Connor Budarick (Western Bulldogs)
2025 AFL Draft picks: 15, 18, 24, 28, 29, 36, 52, 92, 110
