We're less than a month away from the AFL's sign and trade period, and while we have five enticing matches still staged for the remainder of the 2022 season, plenty of attention is being drawn to anticipated off-season moves.
Several key figures in this year's exchange period have already nominated their ideal destinations for next season, while it seems new faces are emerging as potential trade options with each passing day.
Ahead of what is touted to be the busiest trade window in the league's history, we've narrowed the list of potential departures to 12 of the biggest names linked to new homes for 2023, assessing their value on the trade table and the likely packages that might get a deal over the line.
Here are the draft trade deals that could be pivotal to this off-season...
12. Tanner Bruhn
Destination: Hawthorn or North Melbourneย
Among the harder movers to get a read on.
It seems as though the Giants are resigned to the concept of losing Bruhn, a player they recruited with Pick 12 only two years ago.
The Geelong Falcons product has shown some promise in his 30 games with the club, and perhaps enough to still warrant a draft pick in a similar range to that of which the Giants used to land him.
But with neither the Hawks nor Roos having a pick fall in that bracket for this year, and it being unlikely they do so for next year's draft, attention turns to a second-round pick bidding war.
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Hawthorn carry Pick 24 into this off-season, a selection likely to move back once or twice in the order, while North Melbourne's future second-round could fall as early as Pick 19 next year.
It seems both keen suitors may need to get creative should the Giants be looking for a greater return for Bruhn.
Trade package: Pick 24 (Hawks) or future second-round pick (Roos)
