Players across the land will be crossing their fingers and training the house down in coming weeks, as the dreaded list-culling season approaches.
Whether it be a respected veteran looking to go around once more (à la Jake Melksham), a lowly draft pick who hasn't quite cracked the seniors (like a Reece Torrent), or a fringe player whose side is flying (à la Bailey Banfield), there are tough calls to be made at all 18 AFL clubs.
Who will be knocking on the coach's door in the hopes of finding out where he stands in the coming weeks, at your club?
Take a look!
Sydney
Beloved, one-club players in Harry Cunningham, Dane Rampe and Jake Lloyd are modern greats of the red and the white, and all three are out of contract at season's end.
They've likely all earned the right to decide when to call it quits, on their own terms. Cunningham in particular may just need to acquaint himself with the idea of playing reserves football if he does extend his career, should the Swans continue to compete.
Journeyman Joel Hamling has managed just six appearances for Dean Cox in his contract year, in a telling indication of his stance in the pecking order in the Harbour City.
