While players and coaches are gearing up for another campaign after a long pre-season, list managers have also been pulling strings before a ball has bounced almost a year out from the 2025 trade period.
While not a common occurrence, pre-season trade news has been a feature this year as star players Luke Davies-Uniacke, Matt Rowell, Oscar Allen and Tom De Koning have calls to make.
Reports have gone as far as to suggest Allen and Rowell have spoken to other clubs over the off-season, with club list managers getting their interest in early.
With this year's crop of off-contract names still home to a plethora of quality players, we've looked at who could be up for grabs and which clubs are positioned as potential landing spots.
With this list, we name the one player your club should be keeping a close eye on in 2025.
15. St Kilda
Luke Davies-Uniacke
The Saints' interest in the North Melbourne star has been publicised for months, with the Moorabbin club expected to spend big in 2025 as they look to lure a big fish.
There may be none bigger than Davies-Uniacke, who will be eligible for free agency for the first time in his career this year.
The Saints will have to play their approach smart, with an offer that could be matched by North Melbourne triggering a trade deal given Davies-Uniacke's status as a restricted free agent.
If St Kilda can blow the Roos out of the water and leave the Arden Street side unable to compete with the fee, then Davies-Uniacke would walk to the Saints at no trade cost.
A bursting, powerful midfielder is what the Saints have been crying out for for some time, and they'll hope Davies-Uniacke isn't the next target on their list to knock back their advances.
