With the 2022 season set to draw to close following the premiership decider this Saturday, the attention of the football world will shortly be drawn to some key off-season activity.
The AFL exchange period will commence on Friday 30 September — six days after the AFL Grand Final — when the free agency window opens.
Hawthorn fans also have the club's best and fairest, the Peter Crimmins Medal, to look forward to on Saturday 1 October.
The AFLW Grand Final will take place on the weekend of 25-27 November before the national draft is held on Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 November.
See below the full key off-season dates to mark in your calendars.
Peter Crimmins Medal: Saturday 1 October
AFL Free Agency Period: Friday 30 September – Friday 7 October
Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period: Saturday 3 October - Wednesday 12 October
NAB AFL Draft Nominations close: Monday 21 November
NAB AFL National Draft: Monday 28 November and Tuesday 29 November
NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft and Rookie Draft: Wednesday 30 November
First to fourth-year players return for pre-season: Monday 21 November
Final AFL club list lodgement: Thursday 1 December
Five-plus year players return for pre-season: Monday 5 December
