Tim Lamb:

• Petracca discussions have been preliminary only. Won't go further into details but he's loved member of the MFC and any trade must benefit the club.

• Stated explicitly that Petracca came to Melbourne to explore the trade.

• If BH is off the table, are we targeting Pick 6 and 7: Won't go into detail.

• BH: In this situation you need to be respectful as GC have made their position clear. It was not ideal that the Tan walk was spotted.

• Oliver: Has not made a call on his future, but based on media speculation appears GWS will be the option. Still needs to be a deal, no word received from GWS or Oliver camp.

• Reporting on Oliver meeting last week not necessarily correct, but we did not direct him to explore options

• The progress shown over the past couple of years by young brigade have allowed us to be more open.

• BM will come to the club (at this stage) via FA, but we are talking to Collingwood about potential options due to the Spargo compensation. The stature of Brody will add another dimension to the front end.

• Max Heath: working through this, will be straight-forward.

• Derksen: Had a historical interest and was monitored this year. Excited about Turner and Adams as genuine players, plus TMac providing leadership. Unfortunately decided to go in another direction.

• We're after another midfielder, but not just for the sake of it.

• Believe Rivers can turn into a topline midfielder for us, also mentioned Tholstrup.

• Lamb expects May to be at the club next year.

• Non-committal about trading back into the first, never say never.

Lots happening today

• @cac1963 on Christian Petracca - "We have had some preliminary discussions, it will take a little while to work through, but we have been talking to Melbourne about a deal."

• … on BH - "We are really clear though, we are NOT trading Bailey Humphrey, we just won't look into that at all."

• and on JUH - "We were looking at someone who was committed to getting himself back to playing football. He met with our leadership group. He will do a medical with us today, and we need to get the AFL to clear it as well, but we are progressing that."

• Callum Twomey - There's been progress on a deal for West Coast's Campbell Chesser to get to the Blues. Carlton's pick No.41 is in there as part of the mix of options.

• There's been progress on a deal for West Coast's Campbell Chesser to get to the Blues. Carlton's pick No.41 is in there as part of the mix of options. • Tim Lamb interviewed -

1. "Gold Coast have made their position clear Bailey Humphrey is not on the trade table and you need to respect their position."

2. Re Clayton Oliver - "From the media speculation it appears he wants to get to the Giants but we haven't spoken with them. A deal would need to get worked out."

3. Re Brody Mihocek- "At this stage it is looking likely he could be a free agent. We are talking to Collingwood on a couple of things. We are comfortable bringing him in a free agent."

4. Appears that Steven May remains a Demon.

For more see @BLWNBA ’s post above.

• Riley Beveridge expects Charlie Curnow to be playing in new colours in 2026.

2 hours ago, BLWNBA said:

Tim Lamb:

• Believe Rivers can turn into a topline midfielder for us, also mentioned Tholstrup.

Did he mention Kolt as a mid or just a good player?

1 minute ago, roy11 said:

Did he mention Kolt as a mid or just a good player?

I may have this wrong as I was listening at work, but I thought it was in reference to younger players they can see going through the midfield. But the comment contextually went on to be talking about the younger talent coming through in general.

2 minutes ago, SthSea22 said:

Im taking the P lads lol

As we near the end of trade week 2025, I’m so disillusioned with the state of football journalism to the point where I’m seriously considering closing this thread because of the groupthink among the presenters on AFL Trade Radio. Too much nodding of heads in agreement at the most ludicrous scenarios being put forward … and their inconsistency.

Then along comes a journalist who I might not have always agreed with in the past and this happens:

Robbo, Baz, Caro and the case of the missing Trade Radio audio

“It's the mysterious case of the missing audio and AFL censorship.

Filling air time on the AFIs Trade Radio product is a tough gig and the Thursday morning crew, hosted by Channel Nine's Tom Morris and former Essendon great James Hird, decided to give an old friend a call.

They got former Herald Sun chief football writer Mark "Robbo" Robinson on the line to tell a few stories from the good old days of trade week like Chris Judd's move from West Coast to Carlton.

The chat soon veered onto more recent topics and this is where things got interesting”.

…

“This is where Inspector Clouseau needs to be called in.

At the 41-minute mark of the podcast review of the show Morris throws to Robbo coming up next. But there is no Robbo on the other side of the break. In fact he is nowhere to be found.”

…

For those who are wondering what all the fuss is about, this is a taste of Robbo on Trade Radio.

‘Some of the players are really starting to s**t me,’ he said” … and he goes on to specifically criticize Bailey Smith’s recent conduct and then raised said,

"I'm disappointed in Greg Swann and in Andrew Dillon for allowing that to go through to the keeper without punishment."

He also went on to express disappointment about Clayton Oliver's expletive-laden response to a TV reporter last week,

"The Clayton Oliver stuff. Fair dinkum. Does the AFL understand that the whole country is watching their players act like absolute bozos and it's a bad reflection on the AFL and the players where it's f-n this and they drop c-bombs," he said.

Why AFL Trade Radio dropped this from its daily audio is answered somewhere between the lines. The audience is being told to believe what the AFL wants them to believe.

1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

As we near the end of trade week 2025, I’m so disillusioned with the state of football journalism to the point where I’m seriously considering closing this thread because of the groupthink among the presenters on AFL Trade Radio. Too much nodding of heads in agreement at the most ludicrous scenarios being put forward … and their inconsistency.

Then along comes a journalist who I might not have always agreed with in the past and this happens:

Robbo, Baz, Caro and the case of the missing Trade Radio audio

“It's the mysterious case of the missing audio and AFL censorship.

Filling air time on the AFIs Trade Radio product is a tough gig and the Thursday morning crew, hosted by Channel Nine's Tom Morris and former Essendon great James Hird, decided to give an old friend a call.

They got former Herald Sun chief football writer Mark "Robbo" Robinson on the line to tell a few stories from the good old days of trade week like Chris Judd's move from West Coast to Carlton.

The chat soon veered onto more recent topics and this is where things got interesting”.

…

“This is where Inspector Clouseau needs to be called in.

At the 41-minute mark of the podcast review of the show Morris throws to Robbo coming up next. But there is no Robbo on the other side of the break. In fact he is nowhere to be found.”

…

For those who are wondering what all the fuss is about, this is a taste of Robbo on Trade Radio.

‘Some of the players are really starting to s**t me,’ he said” … and he goes on to specifically criticize Bailey Smith’s recent conduct and then raised said,

"I'm disappointed in Greg Swann and in Andrew Dillon for allowing that to go through to the keeper without punishment."

He also went on to express disappointment about Clayton Oliver's expletive-laden response to a TV reporter last week,

"The Clayton Oliver stuff. Fair dinkum. Does the AFL understand that the whole country is watching their players act like absolute bozos and it's a bad reflection on the AFL and the players where it's f-n this and they drop c-bombs," he said.

Why AFL Trade Radio dropped this from its daily audio is answered somewhere between the lines. The audience is being told to believe what the AFL wants them to believe.

So well said. I thought of suggesting the same thing. Footy joirnalism has gone the way of political and current affairs. The wrong tupe of people doing tge reporting. Think, those that talked a lot at school but witbout substance

Today was fizzle Friday ~

• Brody Mihocek and Pick 71 heads to Melbourne for Pick 61 and Melbourne's 2026 R3 selection.

• Mihocek on his conversations with the Melbourne captain -

"He said it will be like a new club, and there are a lot of fresh faces coming in. I've always admired Max Gawn."

• a Three way deal -

PORT ADELAIDE Gets Corey Durdin, 2026 second-round pick (tied to Carlton) and Gives

Pick 29, 67

CARLTON Gets Ben Ainsworth, pick 67 and Gives Corey Durdin, 2026 second-round pick

GOLD COAST Gets Pick 29 and Gives Ben Ainsworth

• Campbell Chesser has been traded to Carlton. Pick 41 heading the way of the Eagles.

Whispering_Jack your daily summaries are required reading for the discerning demon supporting cognescenti. Saves the angst of wading through voluminous fugazzi and being being none the wiser.