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.
Fremantle
The Dockers lost multiple of their key contributors from this season, reluctantly farewelling Lachie Schultz (Collingwood) and Liam Henry (St Kilda) in trade deals, as well as depth defender Joel Hamling (Sydney Swans) as an unrestricted free agent.
While Fremantle subsequently gained an additional pair of future first-round selections, it didn't see any player arrivals to a list that struggled mightily at points in 2023.
How are they feeling?ย UNHAPPY.
