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?
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Western Bulldogs
Last but not least, the Doggies.
The Whitten Oval houses more out-of-contract fringe players than just about anyone else, with a raft of decisions before Sam Power and Luke Beveridge.
Harvey Gallagher, Nick Coffield, Oskar Baker, Ryan Gardner, Lachlan McNeil, Jedd Busslinger and Luke Kennedy will be chewing their fingernails as culling season approaches, with the seven men combining for 47 games this season - an average of less than seven per person.
Gardner, Gallagher and Kennedy have all registered less than five appearances, while Busslinger's eight would hardly fill the West Australian with much confidence, especially with the club bereft of many other defensive options.
