Angus Monfries .... the former Bomber (second from left) on their 2013 calendar. Source: Herald Sun
Think trade month was tough on players and fans - try being an AFL calendar printer.
Whoops ... The Crows' 2013 calendar featuresTippett. Source: Supplied
It doesn't sound that hard to pick 16 big names from each club that fans can plan their years by.
But the AFL calendars for 2013 must have gone to the printer before the end of the season to get in the shops before Christmas.
Then the printers cross their fingers and hope they got their selections right.
With the introduction of free agency and trade week extended to a month, this year they never really had a chance.
St Kilda fans who pulled a brand new calendar out of their Christmas stocking would have been greeted by the sight of departed star Brendon Goddard sharing the cover with Nick Riewoldt, Nick Dal Santo and Lenny Hayes.
Goddard was clearly one of the Saints' best players, but the will he-won't he sign saga had been dragging on for months, surely they could have hedged their bets by at least putting someone else on the cover.
When Essendon traded Angus Monfries no one really saw it coming, but didn't the Bombers have any bigger names for their 2013 calendar?
The Melbourne calendar is an instant collector's item thanks to Mark Neeld's huge cleanout, with Brent Moloney (July) and Jared Rivers (October) given a month each.
A stranger decision was to give November to part-time ruckman Stefan Martin who only managed seven senior appearances in 2012 - and is now at the Brisbane Lions
The Roos were also active in trade week, saying goodbye to Aaron Edwards (Mr October) and Hamish McIntosh (November)
Bulldogs fans, meanwhile, can look at new Hawthorn full-back Brian Lake for all of August
But the biggest fail goes to the Adelaide calendar, which features Kurt Tippett, a player so hated at the club it prompted forward Taylor Walker to take to Twitter: "Really? KT in the 2013 calendar... What a stuff up.. #mustofhadafewbeers"
At least the printers got the timing right. Tippett features in July, which is about when he's due to make his return from an 11-match ban for salary cap and draft cheating
The AFL isn't the only sporting league to face the problem, with Barclays Premier League side Newcastle United currently featuring Demba Ba as Mr January, despite the striker's imminent departure to rivals Chelsea
Arsenal have left out the in-demand Theo Walcott and Bacaray Sagna from their 2013 calendars, while Joleon Lescott has no place in Manchester City's.
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