We are halfway into the season, typically when the trade chat and speculation ramps up.
Players that have delayed signing contracts, such as Tom Doedee, Harry Himmelberg, Tom De Koning, Darcy Parish, Miles Bergman and Esava Ratugolea are more likely going than staying.
Rival clubs will use the mid-season bye period to make their best and final sales pitch to player managers, hoping their clients will choose them.
It's an emotive topic for fans from both sides. One side hopes their player turns their back on bigger money deals and remains loyal to them. The other side of the fan divide is hopeful the player leaves and chooses them, dreaming that they will slot in and be the missing piece of the premiership puzzle.
As much as it stings when a much-loved player decides to leave, fans shouldn't fear it. History says they will probably come out in front.
Take Izak Rankine's departure from Gold Coast as an example - Adelaide coughed up pick five - and made Rankine the highest-paid player in club history.
With that pick, the Suns took generational midfielder Bailey Humphrey, who has had an immediate impact in just year one. Humphrey earns about $600,000 less than Rankine in these first two seasons, which helped ease the salary cap mess looming at the Suns.
Rankine for Humphrey – advantage Gold Coast.
What about when Adam Cerra left Fremantle? Dockers fans were devastated.
That devastation is all but gone - Carlton handed Freo the pick they used to get rising star forward Jye Amiss.
Cerra for Amiss - I know who I'd take for the next ten years. Advantage Freo.
GWS are sitting pretty after Richmond handed over a future first-round pick - currently, pick 6 plus, 31 last year for injured midfielder Jacob Hopper.
The Giants would be hopeful another Humphrey is there for that pick in the draft this year. Hopper for pick six and change, advantage GWS.
So don't stress if one of your much-loved players, like Rankine, decides to leave.
Chances are your team will come out on top.