This year's free agency and trade period is officially closed following an October window that saw a multitude of players and draft assets change hands, and with that, premiership intentions for next season.
While the off-season's strongly mooted moves, such as Brodie Grundy's Sydney swap andย Shane McAdam's Melbourne transition, came to fruition, we also saw some unexpected exchanges lodged at AFL House; including Taylor Adams' shock relocation to the Harbour City and Lachie Schultz's surprising Collingwood switch.
While there was some doubt over Essendon and Port Adelaide's ability to complete their considerable amount of business, they did just that, as Brandon Zerk-Thatcher and Xavier Duursma swapped allegiances on the final day of dealing.
However, while we were witness to a bevy of deals across the competition, there were some deals that didn't quite get over the line, includingย Elliott Himmelberg's eagerness to get to GWS to join forces with his brother; established defender Harrison.
In any case, what's done is done, and now we're left to review all that went down.
Instead of undergoing the mundane process of labelling each team's off-season with a letter grade, we assessed how happy every club is on a scale of 'very happy' through to 'very unhappy' after October's festivities.
Adelaide Crows
While the Crows lost Tom Doedee to the Brisbane Lions, they gained healthy compensation for a player who didn't participate in the majority of Adelaide's strong 2023 campaign.
Overseeing the emergence of Max Michalanney, Josh Worrell, Nick Murray, and James Borlase this year likely instilled confidence in the Crows' bosses that Doedee was an expendable asset this off-season.
Adelaide arguably offset the loss of Shane McAdam to Melbourne by dealing for Gold Coast's Chris Burgess, while it hung onto wantaway tall Elliott Himmelberg, whose plans to unite with brother Harrison at GWS didn't come to fruition this year.
How are they feeling? HAPPY.
