PART NINE - DEADLINE DAY
We all know that the AFL was playing us for suckers - that the trade period finale was set up to match the glitz, glamour, intrigue and argy bargy of the media reality circus. Why else would they hold up some of the day’s trade announcements until 3.00pm and then leave the drama of the tough stuff to evening prime time television? We all knew most deals would be done and it was a matter of timing. Suck in the viewers and readers and let them bathe in expectation. Joe Daniher’s mind was fixed on moving north but perhaps his groins were never going to be worth picks 5 and 9.
As the clock struck half past seven in the evening, the following players had moved clubs on deadline day:-
Blake Acres (Fremantle), Callum Ah Chee (Brisbane), James Aish (Fremantle), Aiden Bonar (North Melbourne), Josh Bruce (Western Bulldogs), Dan Butler (St Kilda), Tom Cutler (Essendon), Bradley Hill (St Kilda), Josh Jenkins (Geelong), Zak Jones (St Kilda), Alex Keath (Western Bulldogs), Andrew Phillips (Essendon), Marc Pittonet (Carlton), Zac Smith (Gold Coast), Jack Steven (St Kilda) and Lewis Taylor (Sydney).
The trades that didn’t transpire were -
Joe Daniher remains a Bomber, Tom Papley remains in Sydney and, for the time being, Jack Martin stays a Suns’ player and Melbourne holds onto pick 3.
And there’s still six weeks to go to the draft.
DONE DEALS
SATURDAY OCTOBER 5
• Brandon Ellis joins the Gold Coast Suns as a restricted free agent. Richmond receives a second-round draft pick as compensation (at the time, #39).
• Cam Ellis-Yolmen joins Brisbane as an unrestricted free agent. Adelaide receives a third-round draft pick as compensation (at the time, #47).
MONDAY OCTOBER 7
• Adam Tomlinson joins Melbourne as an unrestricted free agent. GWS Giants receive a second-round draft pick as compensation (at the time, #40).
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9
• Tim Kelly joins the West Coast Eagles for picks 14, 24 and 37 in this year’s draft as well as the Eagles’ first-round pick in the 2020 AFL draft. The Eagles receive pick 57 and Geelong’s third round pick in 2020.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 10
• St Kilda trade picks 6 and 59 to Greater Western Sydney and receive picks 12 and 18.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 11
• Sam Frost joins Hawthorn for pick 50 and the Hawks’ future second rounder in a deal where the Demons also gave up picks 42, 61 and their future fourth round selection.
• Ed Langdon joins Melbourne for picks 22 and 79 as well as the Demons’ future second round selection in a deal where Fremantle also gave up pick 26 and the Docker’s future fourth round pick.
• The West Coast Eagles trade picks 52 and 64 to the Brisbane Lions for 46 and 91.
MONDAY OCTOBER 14
• Eddie Betts rejoins the Blues after four years at the Crows in return for Carlton’s future fourth round pick.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 15
• Melbourne trades picks 26, 50 and its future first round pick in return for North Melbourne’s pick 8.
• Paddy Ryder and Dougal Howard, pick 10 and a future fourth round pick move across to St Kilda while Port Adelaide receive picks 12, 18 and a future third-round pick.
• Jonathon Patton joins Hawthorn and the Giants get a future fourth round selection.
• Sam Jacobs is now a Giant and Adelaide gets a future fourth round selection.
• The Crows’ Hugh Greenwood goes to the Gold Coast Suns in exchange for their future third and fourth round picks.
• Billy Frampton joins Adelaide and Port Adelaide gets a future fourth round selection.
• Sydney’s Darcy Cameron and pick 62 are off to Collingwood in exchange for pick 56.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16, 2019
• Sydney receives pick 48 from Carlton which receives picks 54 and 63 from Sydney.
• Zac Smith rejoins Gold Coast and Geelong receives pick 58 from the Suns.
• Lewis Taylor joins Sydney which gives pick 48 to Brisbane
• Jack Steven joins Geelong which gives pick 58 to St Kilda
• Callum Ah Chee joins Brisbane and Gold Coast receives a future second and a future fourth round selection.
• Bradley Hill and a future third round selection go to St Kilda and in exchange Blake Acres and picks 10, 58 and a future second and a future fourth round selection go to Fremantle.
• Marc Pittonet and pick 61 go to Carlton which gives picks 54 and 63 to Hawthorn.
• Josh Bruce joins the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda receives picks 32 and 51.
• Andrew Phillips and picks 61 and 72 join Essendon and picks 57 and 70 go to Carlton.
• Josh Bruce joins the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda receives picks 32 and 51.
• Alex Keath joins the Western Bulldogs and Adelaide receives pick 45 and a future second round selection.
• Tom Cutler and pick 64 go to Essendon and Brisbane receives pick 72 and a future third round pick.
• Zak Jones, pick 56 and a future fourth round pick go to St Kilda and Sydney receives picks 32, 76 and a future third-round selection.
• Dan Butler joins St Kilda and Richmond receives pick 56.
• Josh Jenkins and a future third round pick go to Geelong and Adelaide receives pick 37.
• Aiden Bonar and a future fourth round pick go to North Melbourne and the GWS Giants receive a future third round selection.
• Fremantle receives James Aish, pick 69 and a future third round selection and Collingwood receives a future second round selection and a future fourth round selection.
