Season 2024 and the accompanying trade and free agency periods are left in the review mirror with a stern focus on next month's National Draft.
Whilst all 18 clubs are looking at bringing in the country's best young talent, list managers are also preparing their best pitches in retaining - or luring - some of the game's stars.
Sydney's Chad Warner will be highly sought after by Western Australian clubs as both Fremantle and West Coast sell the dream of playing in his home state.
Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli enters 2025 in a contract year, but a UFO would have to land on planet Earth to see him depart the Kennel.
Bontempelli and Warner are two of over 250 players who will be looking for extensions beyond next year.
And here are the nine of the biggest off-contract names (in team order)...
9. Tom De Koning (Carlton)
Carlton's big man has emerged as one of the hottest commodities in the game and proved to be a real loss to the Blues when he was absent.
Sydney, St Kilda and Geelong tried to get in front of De Koning, offering him a huge deal 12 months ago to no avail.
There's a sense he'll remain put but could field offers that may turn his head.
His brother also plays down the highway.