Despite a frenetic final session which resulted in lots of trades, the motion of top 100 gamers in the long run was pretty minimal.
The largest trade when it comes to seniority was Hawthorn’s Jack Gunston.
Gunston was the Hawks’ twenty eighth best game-player and the membership’s tenth best goal-scorer and, while his transfer to Brisbane on the age of 30 won’t end in him changing into a top 100 recreation participant or goal-scorer on the Lions, it is going to imply his place of an AFL top 100 goal-scorer shall be enhanced.
Starting the 2022 season within the sizzling seat on 398 objectives after no objectives in 2021, Gunston kicked a good 32 in 2022 and moved as much as 93rd place on the AFL top 100 goal-scorers listing. He’ll be seeking to transfer greater up the listing over the subsequent two years.
Some fascinating trades additionally occurred on the Western Bulldogs. Josh Dunkley – after lacking out on being traded to Essendon final season – ultimately acquired his trade to Brisbane. Dunkley completed his profession on the Bulldogs one recreation in need of changing into an elite top 100 game-player on the membership!
However, he did handle to climb into equal ninety fifth place on the top 100 listing of goal-scorers, equal with Coby Weightman and 4 earlier champions (Charlie Sutton, Ross Abbey, Ian Low and Ricky Spargo). Lurking simply exterior the top 100 objective scorers are Josh Bruce and Toby McLean, who’re at present two and three objectives respectively behind the group of six within the ‘hot’ seat.
Zaine Cordy did a bit higher, enjoying two extra video games than Dunkley and ending his profession on the membership in 98th place on the video games performed listing, six positions decrease than his father, Brian Cordy. His place amongst the elite might be misplaced nonetheless earlier than the top of the 2023 season with Bailey Dale, Bailey Williams, Aaron Naughtin and Toby McLean all inside placing distance of a top 100 recreation participant rating.
The largest shock on the Bulldogs was the departure of Lachie Hunter – already a top 50 recreation participant on the membership and the 81st best goal-scorer. Two different Bulldog top 100 recreation gamers’ careers completed after they retired on the Cats: Luke Dahlhaus and Shaun Higgins.
At Richmond, amongst plenty of modifications, solely three retirements impacted on the Tigers’ top 100 lists. Shane Edwards, fourth best recreation participant at Richmond, can be the AFL equal 81st best recreation participant, and is about to stay an elite participant for many years as future champions step by step overtake the ten gamers on the AFL listing who retired on precisely 300 video games.
Edwards can be within the top quartile of goal-kickers on the Tigers so his place in Richmond’s historical past is ensured.
Kane Lambert can be prone to be entitled to a seat at any top 100 operate over the subsequent twenty years by ending his profession because the 84th best recreation participant on the membership. His place as equal 98th best goal-scorer is a little more tenuous, however it’s troublesome to see who will problem it over the subsequent few years.
Josh Caddy didn’t play sufficient video games to qualify as a top 100, however because the Tigers’ eighty fifth best objective scorer can be assured a protracted tenure.
In phrases of complete departures, Hawthorn had the most important clear out with 10 gamers departing on the finish of the 2022 season. They have been intently adopted by Geelong with 9 exits, proving as soon as once more their potential to refresh their listing yearly.
