With the 2025 SANFL season just around the corner, we look at the top 10 recruits for the upcoming season and the impact they could have on their new club.
From ex-AFL stars to returning club heroes, there is no shortage of quality among the fresh faces set to take the field in 2025.
While lists are not quite locked in, with some uncertainty surrounding former Norwood star Nik Rokhar in his contract dispute with Swan Districts, here are the top 10 off-season recruits for the SANFL so far.Â
4. Jez McLennan (Port Adelaide)
The dual Fos Williams medallist made one of the biggest moves of the off-season after announcing his switch from Central District to Port Adelaide for 2025.
Cementing himself as one of the best half-backs in the competition since returning from Gold Coast in 2023, McLennan's signing will be a huge boost for the Magpies in their bid to rise up the ladder this year.
Averaging 18 disposals, five marks and three rebound 50s per game in 2024, McLennan was named in SANFL Team of the Year and starred in both state games last year.
McLennan spent four years on Gold Coast's AFL list and will undoubtedly bring crucial experience from an AFL environment into a young SANFL outfit with plenty of scope for improvement.
Still harbouring intentions to return to AFL level, McLennan will be hoping to catch the eye of Port Adelaide's coaches and follow in the footsteps of Logan Evans onto the Power's AFL list.
