With the home stretch of the AFL season upon us, the league's trade news cycle is set to go up a gear as clubs begin to prepare for 2026 and beyond.
The year so far has seen some of the game's best players enter uncertain periods, whether they be under contract or not.
Just about every club has been linked to a rival player, or several, through trade rumours and reports this year, with fans keen to see who their team could add to their list.
With plenty of names included in the trade and free agency conversation in 2025, we've listed every player each AFL team has been tied to so far this season.
5Essendon
The links to Harley Reid have been strong over the past 12 months, with the Bombers one of the best-placed clubs to make a play for the West Coast sensation this year, should he look to leave a year before his contract is due to end.
Essedon hold a pair of early selections for this year's draft and can now trade their 2026 and 2027 selections in the off-season, giving them the capital to potentially satisfy the Eagles.
Gold Coast's Matt Rowell and Port Adelaide's Zak Butters are others the Bombers have been tied to in reports this year, with the Dons seemingly open to adding to their engine room.
Brisbane lockdown defender Brandon Starcevich is another who has been tied to Essendon as he weighs up his future as a free agent in Queensland.
If Sam Draper were to leave, Fremantle's Sean Darcy has been identified as a potential target for the Bombers.
