Over 200 AFL players are still without deals for 2025, with all 18 clubs having at least one big name still unsigned beyond the current season and facing some level of uncertainty around their future.
From captains to premiership stalwarts, emerging young guns to stars in demand, there is a plethora of big names who have decisions to make over the coming months.
Some clubs have a heap of work to do in the list management space to retain key figures for the coming years, while others have been busy throughout the year so far to decrease their list of off-contract names.
Here we've named each club's biggest looming contract call ahead of the off-season.
8Gold Coast
The Suns gun might have played his last game for the Queensland club already, with a season-ending shoulder injury placing Ainsworth on the sidelines for the remainder of the season.
The half-forward is one of the few remaining restricted free agents, with Essendon and Port Adelaide among the clubs said to be circling his services.
A move back to Victoria might be the biggest lure for the Morwell native, while Port Adelaide could have the bigger offer and equal claim to a premiership window.
The Suns will want to show their former Pick 4 selection that they're heading in the right direction under Damien Hardwick to convince Ainsworth to stay.
