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Butters would have to be the most in-demand 2026 free agent. The star midfielder\u2019s future has already been a talking point throughout this season amid links to his home state of Victoria. <\/p>\n
Given the Power have the ability to match any offer he receives and the huge price Charlie Curnow commanded in a trade, you wonder what sort of haul it\u2019d require to get Butters.<\/p>\n
It might\u2019ve ruled out a club like Geelong had it gone chips-in on Curnow and surrendered future assets.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s perhaps no player that\u2019s increased his value more in recent months than two-time premiership Lion and first-time All-Australian Bailey. <\/p>\n
Sam Walsh, Zak Butters and Zac Bailey headline the 2026 free agency classSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n
One of Brisbane\u2019s best players in the grand final win over Geelong to finish third in Norm Smith Medal voting, the South Australian is set to draw massive offers.<\/p>\n
Bailey has previously signed contract extensions in the off-season, so Brisbane will hope to lock away the 26-year old over the summer.<\/p>\n
Fellow Lion, Lachie Neale, will also be eligible for free agency for the first time in his career after being traded from Fremantle.<\/p>\n
Walsh might be the Blues\u2019 captain in 2026, but clubs are already eyeing the gun on-baller and former Geelong Falcon.<\/p>\n
It comes after a busy trade period at Carlton including Curnow getting dealt to Sydney, with the new-look Blues shaping as one of the most fascinating teams in 2026.<\/p>\n
Petracca heaps praise on new coach | 01:47<\/p>\n
Gold Coast spearhead King is another intriguing name to watch as Victorian clubs will look to lure the goalkicker home. <\/p>\n
King, who signed a two-year extension with the Suns early in 2024, has already been linked to Collingwood. <\/p>\n
It comes during the most exciting period in Gold Coast\u2019s history, coming off its first finals campaign and securing Christian Petracca during the trade period.<\/p>\n
Other key forwards set to hit the market include Hawthorn\u2019s Mitch Lewis, Fremantle\u2019s Patrick Voss and Sydney\u2019s Joel Amartey.<\/p>\n
Giants skipper Toby Greene, Richmond captain Toby Nankervis and triple premiership Tiger Nick Vlastuin can also become free agents.<\/p>\n
Melbourne is set to have the most free agents of any club with nine including Christian Salem, Steven May and Bayley Fritsch.<\/p>\n
Check out every club\u2019s current list of 2026 free agents below.<\/p>\n
ADELAIDE <\/p>\n
Jordon Butts<\/p>\n
James Borlase<\/p>\n
Mitch Hinge<\/p>\n
Chayce Jones<\/p>\n
Rory Laird<\/p>\n
Lachie Sholl<\/p>\n
Taylor Walker <\/p>\n
BRISBANE <\/p>\n
Noah Answerth<\/p>\n
Zac Bailey<\/p>\n
Darcy Gardiner<\/p>\n
Ryan Lester<\/p>\n
Lachie Neale<\/p>\n
Dayne Zorko<\/p>\n
CARLTON<\/p>\n
Nick Haynes<\/p>\n
Nic Newman<\/p>\n
Sam Walsh<\/p>\n
Zac Williams<\/p>\n
Curnow insists no bad blood with Voss | 01:33<\/p>\n
COLLINGWOOD<\/p>\n
Jack Crisp<\/p>\n
Jeremy Howe<\/p>\n
Tim Membrey<\/p>\n
Scott Pendlebury<\/p>\n
Steele Sidebottom<\/p>\n
ESSENDON<\/p>\n
Jade Gresham<\/p>\n
Matt Guelfi<\/p>\n
Liam McMahon<\/p>\n
Jaxon Prior<\/p>\n
FREMANTLE<\/p>\n
Bailey Banfield<\/p>\n
Oscar McDonald<\/p>\n
Sam Sturt<\/p>\n
Sam Switkowski<\/p>\n
Patrick Voss<\/p>\n
Corey Wagner<\/p>\n
GEELONG<\/p>\n
Mark Blicavs<\/p>\n
Patrick Dangerfield<\/p>\n
Jake Kolodjashnij<\/p>\n
Jack Martin<\/p>\n
Mark O\u2019Connor<\/p>\n
Rhys Stanley<\/p>\n
Ross Lyon coy on Aleer backflip | 03:06<\/p>\n
GOLD COAST<\/p>\n
Oscar Adams<\/p>\n
Caleb Graham<\/p>\n
Ben King<\/p>\n
Lachie Weller<\/p>\n
Jarrod Witts<\/p>\n
GWS<\/p>\n
Kieren Briggs<\/p>\n
Stephen Coniglio<\/p>\n
Toby Greene<\/p>\n
HAWTHORN<\/p>\n
Jack Gunston<\/p>\n
Jarman Impey<\/p>\n
Mitch Lewis<\/p>\n
Harry Morrison<\/p>\n
Ned Reeves<\/p>\n
MELBOURNE<\/p>\n
Tom Campbell<\/p>\n
Kade Chandler<\/p>\n
Jai Culley<\/p>\n
Bayley Fritsch<\/p>\n
Steven May<\/p>\n
Tom McDonald<\/p>\n
Jake Melksham<\/p>\n
Christian Salem<\/p>\n
Tom Sparrow<\/p>\n
Merrett’s bid to join Hawks fails | 01:28<\/p>\n
NORTH MELBOURNE<\/p>\n
Aidan Corr<\/p>\n
Luke McDonald<\/p>\n
Toby Pink<\/p>\n
Bailey Scott<\/p>\n
PORT ADELAIDE<\/p>\n
Zak Butters<\/p>\n
Darcy Byrne-Jones<\/p>\n
Ollie Wines<\/p>\n
RICHMOND<\/p>\n
Nathan Broad<\/p>\n
Tom Lynch<\/p>\n
Ben Miller<\/p>\n
Toby Nankervis<\/p>\n
Dion Prestia<\/p>\n
Jack Ross <\/p>\n
Nick Vlastuin<\/p>\n
ST KILDA<\/p>\n
Jack Carroll<\/p>\n
Liam Stocker<\/p>\n
SYDNEY<\/p>\n
Joel Amartey<\/p>\n
Harry Cunningham<\/p>\n
Joel Hamling<\/p>\n
Justin McInerney<\/p>\n
WEST COAST<\/p>\n
Tom Cole<\/p>\n
Matt Flynn<\/p>\n
Bailey Williams<\/p>\n
WESTERN BULLDOGS<\/p>\n
Lachie Bramble<\/p>\n
Ryan Gardner<\/p>\n
Buku Khamis<\/p>\n
Tom Liberatore<\/p>\n
Lachie McNeil<\/p>\n
Rhylee West<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The trade and free agency period has come and gone as AFL lists begin to take shape for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228133,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[137891,104527,49798,63,689,684,11295,27764,25547,121840,137889,27703,49785,137887,14385,11293,40737,17988,19099,2485,63365,43,25536,49782,42717,12102,27763,9021,12092,25882,10132,25887,100196,25875,1811,133781,19051,44389,49781,12107,647,12182,14437,44,17986,25574,17985,677,14449,23593,3233,29115,39209,12156,6082,137890,701,12172,19071,12158,32658,19078,137892,71141,19083,137888,1124,36848,50708,8018,16702,134623,14419,19086,17992,41160,77676,9202,19065,12120,41161,41,39,42,40,1133,660,698,23510],"class_list":["post-228132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-agency-class","tag-agency-period","tag-aidan-corr","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-ben-cotton","tag-ben-king","tag-ben-miller","tag-blockbuster-trade","tag-busy-trade-period","tag-caleb-graham","tag-chayce-jones","tag-corey-wagner","tag-cult-hero-farewells","tag-damien-hardwick","tag-darcy-byrne-jones","tag-darcy-gardiner","tag-dion-prestia","tag-finals-campaign","tag-gold-coast","tag-harry-cunningham","tag-headlines","tag-heaps-praise","tag-jack-carroll","tag-jack-crisp","tag-jack-gunston","tag-jack-martin","tag-jack-ross","tag-jake-melksham","tag-jarrod-witts","tag-jeremy-howe","tag-joel-hamling","tag-justin-mcinerney","tag-lachie-neale","tag-liam-mcmahon","tag-luke-mcdonald","tag-mark-blicavs","tag-mark-oconnor","tag-matt-flynn","tag-matt-guelfi","tag-melbourne","tag-mitch-lewis","tag-ned-reeves","tag-news","tag-nic-newman","tag-nick-haynes","tag-nick-vlastuin","tag-oceania","tag-oscar-adams","tag-oscar-mcdonald","tag-oscar-mcinerney","tag-out-of-contract-stars","tag-patrick-dangerfield","tag-patrick-voss","tag-port-adelaide","tag-price-charlie-curnow","tag-queensland","tag-rhylee-west","tag-rhys-stanley","tag-rory-laird","tag-ryan-gardner","tag-ryan-lester","tag-sam-sturt","tag-sam-switkowski","tag-scott-pendlebury","tag-signed-contract-extensions","tag-south-australia","tag-steele-sidebottom","tag-stephen-coniglio","tag-steven-may","tag-taylor-walker","tag-team-colours","tag-tim-membrey","tag-toby-greene","tag-toby-nankervis","tag-toby-pink","tag-tom-campbell","tag-tom-cole","tag-tom-liberatore","tag-tom-lynch","tag-tom-mcdonald","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-trade-period","tag-victoria","tag-western-bulldogs","tag-zak-butters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}