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
8. Kobe Mutch (Woodville-West Torrens)
The 2021 premiership midfielder will be a welcome return to Oval Avenue after spending the past two seasons with South Adelaide.
Mutch joined the Eagles in 2021 following his delisting from Essendon, quickly establishing himself as one of the SANFL's premier midfielders with his toughness and ability to win the ball at the coalface.
He enjoyed an outstanding 2024 campaign with the Panthers despite missing five games with injury, averaging 25 disposals, five clearances and seven tackles per game to lead South's midfield brigade.
Standing at 188cm, Mutch will add a big body and plenty of grunt to an Eagles midfield unit that struggled towards the end of last season.Â
Having lost plenty of experience over the off-season following the retirement of several veterans, Mutch's four years of AFL experience will be highly sought at Woodville Oval.
