THIS year's player movement period shapes as one of the most hectic on record, particularly for the Mighty Cats.

Here are the key dates and times:

Friday, October 9 - NAB AFL restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period begins

Monday, October 12, 10am - NAB AFL Trade Period begins

Sunday, October 18, 5pm - Close of NAB AFL restricted free agency offer and unrestricted free agency period

Wednesday, October 21 - NAB AFL restricted free agency matching offer three-day period ends

Thursday, October 22, 2pm – NAB AFL Trade Period closes

All times AEDT

And here is the indicative order for the first round of the NAB AFL Draft as things stand at the minute:

1. Carlton
2. Brisbane Lions
3. Gold Coast
4. Essendon
5. St Kilda
6. Melbourne
7. Collingwood
8. Greater Western Sydney
9. Geelong
10. Port Adelaide
11. Western Bulldogs
12. Richmond
13. Adelaide
14. Sydney Swans
15. North Melbourne
16. Fremantle
17. West Coast
18. Hawthorn

End of round one
19. Gold Coast (received from Greater Western Sydney via a trade in 2012; traded to the Giants by Fremantle in 2011; originally received by the Dockers as compensation for Rhys Palmer)