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...
3. Brodie Grundyย
Destination: Melbourne
It can be hard to assess just how much the Magpies rate Brodie Grundy when he's seemingly up for grabs to a new home.
That new home looks destined to be the Demons, with Geelong, Port Adelaide, Hawthorn and GWS seemingly out of the race for the two-time Copeland Trophy winner.
With Grundy supposedly not third-fiddle to Darcy Cameron and Mason Cox, Collingwood has been reported to even be open to paying a portion of the South Australian's salary for the coming years.
So should the Pies be giving up an estimated $1.5 million over the next five years, do they have a leg to stand on in making negotiations hard for Melbourne even though they may want their prized asset out the door anyway?
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It's certainly not an unlikely outcome should the Demons and Magpies do business.
In the case the Dees take on Grundy's full pay packet for the remainder of his deal, they may feel his value at the trade table takes a hit.
Currently not holding a first-round pick this year, Melbourne's opening selection for the 2023 draft might be the ideal selection to get this one over the line.
Trade package: 2023 first-round pick
