These players are yet to sign on the dotted line,and they’ll be at the centre of trade talk in 2025. And with a club captain among their number,the chase is on.
At 24,Zak Butters is coming into the prime of his career. Hawthorn,Richmond,Essendon and Collingwood are among the clubs keen to lure him back home to Victoria.
In what shaped as the game of the season to date,it was the Hawks who prevailed in a tactical masterpiece against the Giants in Launceston on Saturday night.
Gold Coast,St Kilda,Hawthorn and Brisbane Lions were the big winners on AFL Saturday while more questions will be asked players pushing opponents into traffic after a young Saint was left with a suspected concussion.
Cam Mackenzie’s path to the AFL was unlikely. But he’s quickly found a home at Hawthorn.
All the ins and outs for round three,and how the experts see it all playing out.
Essendon are keen to offer an emerging star forward a long-term deal,while the in-form Hawks are facing a contract squeeze. Elsewhere,we look at some of the rising teens the Tasmania Devils will have access to.
At a rare media appearance,Lance “Buddy” Franklin addressed the situation surrounding the star Bulldog. Meanwhile,Harry McKay could return as soon as this week for Carlton’s crunch clash with the red,white and blue.
Hawthorn and Collingwood are among the suitors. It is a safe bet that Melbourne will be too,and Essendon would be foolish not to entertain this co-captain given their scarcity of leadership and a mature key forward to support Nate Caddy.
The spotlight has shone on Charlie Curnow’s inclusion in the Carlton side on Thursday night,while the AFL has conceded Hawthorn should have received more than a warning for the “major breach” of fielding 19 players on the ground.