With a plethora of big names set to come out of contract at the end of the season, we thought we'd hypothesise about some blockbuster moves.
We've compiled a list of ten head-turning moves that could happen by year's end - some slightly more outlandish than others. We're not saying all of these will happen but believe they are all possibilities.
We've also predicted a bombshell coaching acquisition for a struggling club.
Here is our list of ten huge hypothetical end-of-season moves.
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10. Cats pounce on Carlton's Tom De Koning
De Koning, a 203cm product of the Dandenong Stingrays, comes out of contract at Carlton at the end of next season, meaning the Cats would have to strike a trade with the Blues in order to reunite him with brother Sam.
The 22-year-old has played just 22 games (including 13 in 2021) over three seasons at Princes Park, so it's hard to imagine the Blues driving a super hard bargain for the ruck-forward.
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With Rhys Stanley, Jonathon Ceglar, Esava Ratugolea and draftee Toby Conway currently all pushing for ruck minutes at Geelong, this is a play for the future for the Cats, who not only reunite two brothers but also inject more youth into one of the AFL's oldest lists.
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