As many as 32 players have been reported, named, listed or floated as trade targets this year, with that figure likely to grow in the coming months as AFL clubs begin to plan their lists for 2024 and beyond.
Several highly sought-after names have turned down external advances this year to make the open market even more competitive, while five restricted free agents are yet to recommit.
While unlikely to be as manic as last year's trade window, talk around this year's free agency and trade space is starting to build.
Here's who each club has been linked with so far in 2023.
Geelong
The Cats could be prepared to make a splash this year, with high-end talent strongly linked to the reigning premiers. Essendon free agent Darcy Parish has been tied to Geelong as part of a potential move closer to home, however, the gun Bomber is seen to be more likely to remain with the Dons. Similar can be said of contracted Western Bulldogs midfielder Bailey Smith, who Geelong is interested in. The Cats have also been named as interested suitors for Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy, with any move likely to come next year when he enters free agency. The Cats were another side hopeful of prying Tom De Koning out of Carltonย and will likely be back in the hunt for the ruckman's services in two years' time.
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