Contending, rebuilding or stuck in limbo: What AFL trade period says about your team’s flag hopes

This year’s AFL trade period did not have as many blockbuster moves or as many cliffhanger deals to complete in the final, but there was still plenty enough to maintain our interest. Among the players to switch teams were the league’s games record-holder, a dual Brownlow medallist, a seven-time club champion, one of the competition’s best on-ballers, an All-Australian defender, a No.1 draft pick, and a Coleman medallist. We graded every club’s performance through the free agency and trade period to find the best- and worst-performed in this year’s player movement window.