Plenty of players across the league are reaching career-best form in contract years, putting them in line for richer contracts for 2024 and onwards.
Whether their own club is looking to secure their services for the future, or a rival clubs sparks a bidding war, there are players at each club that will be looking at a pay bump when contract talks commence.
Here we name 10 players who could earn pay rises for 2024 thanks to their current vein of form.
9. Esava Ratugolea
A full-time move to the backline in 2023 is already paying off for athletic Cat Esava Ratugolea, who has featured among Geelong's best performers on multiple occasions this year in his new role.
The experiment began through the latter stages of last season in the VFL, with Ratuglea swung to the backline after a testing first few seasons at Kardinia Park as a ruck-forward.
The high-flying key-position talent was strongly in the sights of Port Adelaide at the end of last year despite one-year remaining on hos contract with the Cats, who would hold the 24-year-old to his agreement instead of securing a trade with the Power.
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On the lookout for a tall defender again this year, the Power are likely to come calling for Ratugolea in 2023 as his deal reaches its cessation, while the Cats will likely want to keep a hold of their versatile tall.
Other rivals are sure to also take notice of Ratugolea's availability at the back end of this season should he remain unsigned for 2024, with a bidding war likely to ensue.
