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.
St Kildaย
(20 players)
St Kilda's primary objective is to keep a host of youngsters together, namely Mitch Owens, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Marcus Windhager.
The trio have shown tremendous talent and upside in the past few years in a variety of roles and are starting to accept more responsibility under Ross Lyon.
Hunter Clark has yet to reach the heights expected of a former top-10 pick while Arie Schoenmaker will benefit from another pre-season in the AFL system.
Veteran defenders Zaine Cordy and Dougal Howard may be battling it out for a spot on the list at season's end while Zak Jones' time is nearing a close.
Out of contracts: Eamonn Armstrong,ย Ryan Byrnes,ย Jack Carroll,ย Hunter Clark,ย Zaine Cordy,ย Hugo Garcia,ย Max Hall,ย Angus Hastie,ย Max Heath,ย Dougal Howard,ย Zak Jones,ย Isaac Keeler,ย Angus McLennan,ย Liam O'Connell,ย Mitchito Owens,ย Arie Schoenmaker,ย Liam Stocker,ย Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera,ย Jimmy Webster,ย Marcus Windhager
