Locked in: the first 40 signings of the VFL off-season
It’s been a busy start to recruiting for VFL clubs as they set out to bolster their squads for the 2025 season. Here are 40 confirmed signings – and a few more in the works.
It’s been a busy start to recruiting for VFL clubs as they set out to bolster their squads for the 2025 season. Here are 40 confirmed signings – and a few more in the works.
The James Seymour saga drags on, with Cricket Victoria denying the dashing left-hander a clearance to St Kilda and leaving his future up in the air.
Community football in Melbourne’s south-east has been numbed by the death of Clayton premiership player Paul ‘Slammer’ Sjostrom’s at the age of 45.
Will Hoare gave no thought to playing in the AFL until player managers began calling him this year. Now he’s interesting clubs as an intercepting key defender.
Dom Brew won almost everything in the VFL this year – so can he crown it with an AFL list spot at age 27? Good judges are adamant the ‘competitive beast’ should get his chance, writes PAUL AMY.
Two big off-season moves in the VFL have been confirmed, with Carlton co-captain Lachie Young dropping back to local football and Sammy Lowson heading interstate.
Timing conspired against Liam McMahon at Collingwood and his delisting came as a shock. Playing a completely different role for Carlton’s VFL side, he reckons he’s become ‘a 10-times better footballer’, writes PAUL AMY.
The Northern Bullants have hit the ground running for the 2025 VFL season, bringing in 10 recruits, including three VFL Magpies and three VFL Bombers.
Brendan McCartney felt right the moment he walked into North Port Oval. He arrives at the Borough alongside James Hird and Dyson Heppell, freshly armed with some coaching secrets from Craig McRae, writes PAUL AMY.
He trailed only Levi Ashcroft in Sandringham’s best and fairest, and has been compared to a premiership Demon. Luke Kennedy’s silky skills even made AFL talent ambassador Kevin Sheehan correct his notes, writes PAUL AMY.