Even though the 2013 Toyota AFL Premiership Season is over for the Brisbane Lions, there is still plenty of important activity planned for the next few months.

In addition to finding a new Senior Coach, there will be inevitable changes to the Lions’ playing list courtesy of the annual AFL Trade Period and Draft process.

Please find below some of the key dates surrounding the so-called ‘off-season’.

Monday 23 September: 2013 Brownlow Medal count

Saturday 28 September: 2013 Toyota AFL Grand Final

Friday 4 October: AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period Commences

Friday 4 October (by 2pm): AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations; Academy Bidding Nominations lodged with AFL.

Monday 7 October (10am): Father/Son & Academy Players Bidding Meeting; AFL Trade Period Commences

Friday 18 October (5pm): Close of AFL Restricted Free Agency Offer and Unrestricted Free Agency Period

Monday 21 October: AFL Restricted Free Agency Matching Offer Three-Day Period Ends

Friday 25 October (at 2pm): AFL Trade Period Closes

Thursday 31 October (by 2pm): List Lodgement (1); Rookie Promotion to Primary List; Retained 2nd & 3rd Year Rookies; Scholarship Players; Alternate Talent Player Nominations

Friday 1 November: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences

Monday 4 November: Brisbane Lions 2014 pre-season training commences

Wednesday 6 November: Brisbane Lions depart for Arizona high-altitude training camp, thanks to Nature's Own

Friday 8 November: International Players Inclusion on Rookie List Form; Players Not Registered or Played for 3 years Rookie List Form lodgement

Wednesday 13 November: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Closes; Out of Contract Listed AFL Primary List Players Draft Nomination Form and Player Request for Removal from List Form Lodged with AFL

Thursday 14 November (by 2pm): List Lodgement (2)

Friday 15 November: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences

Monday 18 November: Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; Non–Retained Rookie Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement; AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (2) Concludes

Thursday 21 November: AFL Draft Selection Meeting (Gold Coast Convention Centre).

Friday 22 November: AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (3) Commences

Monday 25 November: AFL Delisted Free Agency Period (3) Concludes; AFL Club List Lodgement (3); Notification of NSW and Qld Pre-Selected Rookies, Father-Son Pre-Selected Rookies, Academy Pre-Selected Rookies, International Scholarship Pre-Selected Rookies and Scholarship Pre-Selected Rookies Nominated if not selected in the Pre-Season Draft

Wednesday 27 November: AFL Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting (11am); NAB AFL Rookie Draft Selection Meeting (11.10am)

Monday 2 December: Final List Lodgement