Geelong had high hopes going into season 2020, hoping to right the wrongs of their 2019 prelim final exit at the hands of the Tigers.

Their elite list meant that they were once again firmly entrenched in the contender column of most people's season predictions, and they lived up to that label as they made their first grand final since 2011.

However, the season was to end in heartbreak as they were once again denied by Richmond as Gary Ablett Jr.'s amazing career ended on a low.

6. INS AND OUTSย 

In

Isaac Smith (Hawthorn)

Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne)

Jeremy Cameron (GWS)

Two future 2nd-round selections (tied to Essendon)

Pick 30 and 51 (Carlton)

Future 3rd-round pick (tied to Melbourne)

Out

Lachie Fogarty (Carlton)

Nakia Cockatoo (Brisbane)

Pick 13, 15 & 20 (GWS)

Future 4th round (GWS)

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Jeremy Cameron of the Giants celebrates a goal during the 2019 AFL First Preliminary Final match between the Collingwood Magpies and the GWS Giants at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 21, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)