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!
Collingwood
Half-back flanker Jakob Ryan has not added to the brief, concussion-interrupted cameo he made for the Pies late in 2023, spelling trouble for his career.
Iliro Smit appears to be behind the likes of Darcy Cameron, injured Oscar Steene and mid-season draftee Harrison Coe in terms of the ruck stocks on Olympic Boulevard.
Former cricketer Wil Parker has managed just five games in 2026, with those guernseys coming as the scourge of injury afflicted Collingwood's defensive stocks.
Midfielder and mid-season draft feel-good story Lachie Sullivan has managed just one AFL appearance in season 2026, spelling danger for his career, although he would shape as more likely to find a suitor than his aforementioned teammates.
