Despite all eyes firmly planted on the beginning of the 2025 AFL season, clubs and list managers have already begun to assess their group as a whole.
From star players to depth necessities, all sides are planning for premiership glory and what that might look like in the years to come.
A big part of that is being able to successfully plan for the short term as well as the future, with clubs like Sydney, Geelong and Brisbane providing the blueprint in recent years.
And although the work on the field will determine who holds the premiership cup aloft at the end of the year, the off-field happenings play an even larger part.
As it stands, over 300 players are entering the final year of their contract.
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Some are likely set to retire, some are expected to land big bucks while the unfortunate reality is some won't be in the system in 2026.
So, we'll go through your club's state of play heading into the new season.
Hawthorn
(15 players)
Straight off the bat, the Hawks would like to lock away Lloyd Meek, James Worpel, Cam Mackenzie and Josh Ward as quickly as possible, although it's hard to see any of them leave.
Next would be to determine the futures of Jack Gunston and Luke Breust, who both played the substitute role to perfection.
Sam Frost's 2024 season was superb but given the additions of Josh Battle and Tom Barrass to the club, his future beyond the next 12 months is clouded.
The same goes for Jai Serong, Jasper Scaife and Bodie Ryan.
Out of contracts: Luke Breust,ย Sam Butler,ย Calsher Dear,ย Sam Frost,ย Jack Gunston,ย Matt Hill,ย Cameron Mackenzie,ย Lloyd Meek,ย Seamus Mitchell,ย Bodie Ryan,ย Jasper Scaife,ย Jai Serong,ย Jaime Uhr-Henry,ย Josh Ward,ย James Worpel
