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.
2. Brisbane
Oscar Allen
Out Daniher, in Allen?
If Brisbane had their way, it would happen.
It has become known that the 2024 premiers have invested their interest in luring the Eagles captain to the northern states.
Allen is a Western Australian product, so to pull him from his roots will be difficult, except for one thing...
The Lions and Eagles are on the opposite ends of the ladder. And Brisbane isn't going anywhere fast.
Chris Fagan has created a perfect environment to lure star players to the Lions, as well as retaining a whole bunch to perpetually contend for the flag, reflected by six finals series in a row.
Allen has played one final in seven years, and that poor record is expected to increase, giving Brisbane the perfect leverage.
