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.
8. Gold Coast
Leek Aleer
The 2021 draftee has shown promising signs in his 12 games at AFL level, however, remains out of contract beyond 2025.
The 194cm key defender presents as a viable depth option or third key tall in the backline, with Gold Coast already boasting the likes of Mac Andrew, Charlie Ballard and Sam Collins.
Stuck behind two of the best key defenders in the competition currently (Sam Taylor and Jack Buckley), Aleer may seek a role in another club's best 23.
The Suns could present this opportunity to Aleer, but may have to fork out a hefty wage for his services, with St Kilda reportedly offering the 23-year-old an $800,000 deal.
