MELBOURNE
Who left: Jayden Hunt (West Coast, free agency), Toby Bedford (GWS Giants, trade), Luke Jackson (Fremantle, trade), Sam Weideman (Essendon, trade)
Who arrived: Brodie Grundy (Collingwood, trade), Josh Schache (Western Bulldogs, trade), Lachie Hunter (Western Bulldogs, trade)
Draft picks owned: 13, 37
Brad Johnson says: “Hunter goes to Melbourne and I think they like the left-footer in. They’ll have right-footer Langdon on one wing and Hunter on the other side. He’s very good with that 25m to 30m dart and take it on through the corridor as well. I think the other mids he plays with will enjoy that.”
David King says: “I love it. If you’re going to be a contested possession, clearance-based team – you’ve got Clayton Oliver in his prime who’s going to be there for quite some time, Christian Petracca and Jack Viney – if you’re going to have an asset like this, maximise it with the ability to get Grundy. The use of Max Gawn now will be fascinating. They’re going to have the ability to basically do what Geelong did last year – Gawn takes the tap work, goes behind the ball and Grundy becomes a roaming ruckman. I think it’s a terrific acquisition and I’m excited by what Melbourne could do.”
Foxfooty.com.au trade grade: A-