This season is shaping up to be an opportune platform for several off-contract players to prove they're in line for substantial pay rises ahead of inking their next deals.
The opening 10 rounds have seen a handful of players reach new heights and career-best form in a timely manner as their current deals reach their cessation at season's end.
Each club currently has a raft of names unsigned for next season as they move through 2022, with already-announced stars, emerging prospects and bargain buys among those set to place further pressure on their respective club's purse strings.
With over 200 players unsigned for next season, we take a look at EIGHT who are set to earn bumper deals following hot starts to the season.
5. Angus Brayshaw
After being shuffled out of the Demons' engine room in a move that played an integral part in the club's successful September run last year, Brayshaw has shown further flexibility in 2022 in a switch to half-back.
The injury and subsequent absence of defender Christian Salem inspired the move into the Demons' well-oiled backline, with Brayshaw flourishing in a role that has resulted in form that is rivalling his 2018 Brownlow podium campaign.
Off-contract this season, Brayshaw's newfound style and output could warrant a spike in both external interest and salary as he continues to push his case for an All-Australian backline spot.
The Dockers are a likely keen suitor for Brayshaw, given the obvious family link with his brother Andrew and Fremantle's continued bid to lure Western Australian products back to their state of birth.
Brayshaw would also complement a Dockers midfield that, like Melbourne, thrives at the contest while often relying on their width.
