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WITH the season at the half-way point, thoughts are already turning to 2017 and how each club can bolster its stocks.

There's a long list of free agency and out-of-contract prospects to consider, while history tells us contracts sometimes don't mean anything in October if a rival club comes bearing a Godfather offer.

AFL.com.au's Nick Bowen is right across all the deals being done. Review his live chat from Thursday below.