Overview

• St Kilda is lodging deals to sign Tom De Koning as a restricted free agent and Jack Silvagni as an unrestricted free agent as the window opens.
• Carlton is not expected to match De Koning’s eight-year offer and would receive a first-round compensation pick, with an end-of-first-round pick forecast for Silvagni.
• The AFL’s compensation picks will be inserted before West Coast’s assistance selection, pushing that pick back and altering the first-round sequence.
• The free agency period opens at 9am AEST Friday and runs through October 10, with other moves set to be lodged including James Worpel to Geelong, Charlie Spargo to North Melbourne and Jacob Wehr to Port Adelaide. Port Adelaide has begun talks to trade for Fremantle’s Will Brodie with a two-year offer understood to be on the table, while Collingwood is not expected to pursue Melbourne defender Steven May and clubs are gathering at the draft combine for interviews and deal discussions.