An 0-5 start to the season all but ended Port Adelaide's finals hopes for 2022, and, despite a much-improved rest of the season, Ken Hinkley's side would finish in 11th with a 10-12 record - eight points outside the top eight.
The disappointing season has left fans restless after making back-to-back preliminary final appearances in 2020 and 2021.
In terms of departures, superstar Robbie Gray have retired, as has veteran small forward Steven Motlop.
Wingman Karl Amon expressed his desire to explore the free agency market, with a move to Hawthorn on the cards, while the club also announced the delistings of former Lions pair Sam Mayes and Sam Skinner, and untried father-son rookie Taj Schofield.
The Power will be desperate for a better start to 2023 as they seek a return to September action.
We've compiled a list, in no particular order, of five targets that Port Adelaide could target this off-season to help them rebound next year.
TRADE TARGETS: ADELAIDE, BRISBANE, CARLTON, COLLINGWOOD, ESSENDON, FREMANTLE, GEELONG, GOLD COAST, GWS, HAWTHORN, MELBOURNE
4. Brodie Grundy (Collingwood)
The Magpies ruckman is no stranger to links back home to South Australia, with the 28-year-old previously sought by the Power before signing a bumper seven-year deal in 2020.
However, just two years into the deal, Grundy's name has come up again in trade conservations with the two-time All Australian reportedly on the market.
Grundy has played the first six games of the year before a knee injury and further issues ruled him out for the season, with Darcy Cameron rising to the occasion with some fantastic performances as the ruckman.
However, in his six games, Grundy continued to put up impressive numbers - averaging 16.8 disposals, 30.3 hit-outs and 5.5 clearances per game.
This time around, Grundy has been officially linked to Melbourne, Geelong, GWS and Hawthorn in recent weeks as discussion heats up over a potential exit.
However, Port should be re-engaging in talks with Collingwood and Grundy over a move at the end of the season.
Like Collingwood, Port's number one ruckman Scott Lycett has missed most of the season with a shoulder injury and has seen the club resort to using Jeremy Finlayson, Sam Hayes and mid-season recruit Brynn Teakle to handle the ruck duties.
In recent weeks, Finlayson has flourished in the role where he impacts not only in the ruck contests but around the ball as well, with Teakle also impressing in his small sample size of game time.
With the Magpies reportedly open to paying a chunk of Grundy's large salary, a move to Port would benefit all parties in 2023.
Grundy's elite ability would see him be the number one ruck but his expertise could be passed on to the emerging Teakle and even Finlayson to improve their overall rucking abilities.
He shouldn't cost the world given Collingwood seem open to a departure, and his acquisition would be a huge coup for the Power if they targeted Grundy.
