It's officially silly season as the AFL opens the start of the 2026 Trade Period.
Some moves were confirmed since the Free Agency window opened on Friday, but there's plenty more movement expected over the next 10 days.
Here we've looked at every club's potential trade and free agency moves, their current crop of off-contract players, confirmed departures and draft hand for the off-season.
Western Bulldogs
Reported Trade Targets: Zak Butters, Jordon Butts, Finn Maginness, Hudson O'Keeffe
Off-Contract Players: Lachlan McNeil, Ryan Gardner, Nick Coffield, Will Lewis
Confirmed Departures: James Harmes (retired), Oskar Baker (delisted), Harvey Gallagher (delisted), Lachlan Smith (delisted), Zac Walker (delisted), Tom Liberatore (retired), Adam Treloar (retired)
Draft Hand: 12, 31, 53
Arguably the most consequential player in this year's trade period is the Western Bulldogs.
They have made no bones about the fact that they want to get better, and see themselves well and truly inside the window, if their recruiting is any indication of their self-assessment.
With Sam Darcy eyeing a return from a serious knee injury in 2027 and Marcus Bontempelli, Aaron Naughton and Ed Richards still in their primes, the Dogs have already gone about shoring up their backline, procuring Jordon Butts from the Adelaide Crows as an unrestricted free agent. He will join forces with James O'Donnell and Buku Khamis, the former of whom is fresh from a podium finish in the Dogs' Best and Fairest.
But that's all inconsequential by comparison to the club's pursuit of Zak Butters.
The Dogs won the race for the out-and-out superstar, with Butters officially nominating the club as his preferred destination last month.
The Dogs tried a sly avenue that was shut down by the AFL as their first attempt at pleasing Port Adelaide, so they will need to get creative in the hopes of putting together a suitable trade package. Three first-round National Draft selections do not feel like a bounty beyond the realms of possibility.
Hawk Finn Maginness and Blue Hudson O'Keeffe also want in, but those potential acquisitions will sit on the back burner until Butters puts pen to paper at the Kennel.
