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The Swans were the big movers today, landing Brodie Grundy and Taylor Adams in respective deals with Melbourne and Collingwood, plus Dylan Stephens is now a Roo after a busy day at the trade table for Sydney.

• Grundy is officially a Sydney player, joining the Swans from Melbourne. The Demons have received pick 46 in this year's draft as well as Sydney's second-round pick next year in exchange for sending the ruckman to the Harbour City.

• Sydney has added a hard edge to its midfield, completing a deal with Collingwood to land Magpies vice-captain Taylor Adams, with the deal going through in exchange for pick No.33.

• Stephens has joined North Melbourne in a trade whereby the Swans also parted with pick 25 and received North's end of first-round pick next year plus its pick 44 this year.

• Zac Fisher is heading to the Roos along with pick 17 and the Blues get picks 21 & 25 in return.

• in a massive trade, Melbourne trades picks 14, 27 and 35 in exchange for pick 11. In the trade, Adelaide will land Gold Coast’s Chris Burgess and pick 14 in exchange for picks 23 and 26, North Melbourne will get pick 18 in exchange for an end of 2004 first round pick, Gold Coast gets picks 23, 26, 27, 35 and an end of 2004 first round pick for picks 11, 18 and  Burgess.

Today’s big trade and free agency news on AFL Trade Radio.

• The AFL has deemed that the Kangaroos will receive 2023 National Draft pick #3 by way of free agency compensation for Ben McKay who has signed with the Bombers.

• Premiership Demon James Harmes has become the first player officially traded this year. He’s headed for the Whitten Oval for a future third-round pick.

RESULTS

AFL DRAFT COMBINE: 2KM TIME TRIAL

5:48 min - Tarkyn O'Leary (Sandringham
Dragons)
5:52 min - Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers)
5:56 min - Ethan Read (GC Suns Academy)
6:05 min - Jordan Croft (Calder Cannons)
6:06 min - Caiden Cleary (Sydney Swans
Academy)
6:06 min - Aiden O'Driscoll (Perth)
6:08 min - Archie Roberts (Sandringham
Dragons)
6:11 min - Connor O'Sullivan (Murray
Bushrangers)
6:13 min - Joel Freijah (GWV Rebels)
6:17 min - Harvey Johnston (Sandringham
Dragons)
6:17 min - Koltyn Tholstrup (Subiaco)

AFL DRAFT COMBINE: 20M SPRINT 

2.871 sec - Aiden O'Driscoll (Perth)
2.915 sec - Will Graham (GC Suns Academy)
2.916 sec - Caleb Windsor (Eastern Ranges)
2.923 sec - Lance Collard (Subiaco)
2.930 sec - Kane McAuliffe (North Adelaide)
2.954 sec - Zane Zakostelsky (Claremont)
2.963 sec - Phoenix Gothard (Murray
Bushrangers)
2.965 sec - Taylor Goad (South Adelaide)
2.993 sec - Eion McElholm (Ireland)
2.996 sec - Harry DeMattia (Dandenong
Stingrays)

AFL DRAFT COMBINE: AGILITY

8.157sec - Lance Collard (Subiaco)
8.194 sec - Koltyn Tholstrup (Subiaco)
8.204 sec - Angus Hastie (Geelong Falcons)
8.208 sec - Bodie Ryan (Glenelg)
8.233 sec - Zane Zakostelsky (Claremont)
8.244 sec - Ashton Moir (Glenelg)
8.260 sec - Reece Torrent (Peel Thunder)
8.263 sec - Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers)
8.302 sec - Aiden O'Driscoll (Perth)
8.331 sec - Nate Caddy (Northern Knights)

AFL DRAFT COMBINE: STANDING
VERTICAL JUMP

80cm - Zane Zakostelsky (Claremont)
78cm - Phoenix Gothard (Murray Bushrangers)
78cm - Will Graham (GC Suns Academy)
78cm - Mitchell Edwards (Peel Thunder)
77em - Kane McAuliffe (North Adelaide)
76cm - Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers)
75cm - Riley Hardeman (Swan Districts)
74cm - Jack Delean (South Adelaide)
74cm - Taylor Goad (South Adelaide)
73cm - Aiden O'Driscoll (Perth)
73cm - Caleb Windsor (Eastern Ranges)

AFL DRAFT COMBINE: RUNNING
VERTICAL JUMP

98cm - Darcy Wilson (Murray Bushrangers)
97cm - Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power)
95cm - Will Graham (GC Suns Academy)
95cm - Kane McAuliffe (North Adelaide)
94cm - Mitchell Edwards (Peel Thunder)
94cm - Zane Zakostelsky (Claremont)
92cm - Aiden O'Driscoll (Perth)
92cm - Caleb Windsor (Eastern Ranges)
91cm - Riley Hardeman (Swan Districts)
90cm - Cooper Simpson (Dandenong Stingrays)

AFL VIC STATE DRAFT COMBINE

“Meanwhile, Melbourne father-son prospect Kynan Brown finished third in the 2km time-trial at the Victorian state combine.

“Brown, the son of former Demons defender Nathan, had a strong finish to the year for the Oakleigh Chargers.” Herald Sun

RESULTS

VERTICAL JUMP

1. Billy Willson (Dandenong Stingrays) - 75cm 
2. Ry Cantwell (Eastern Ranges) - 72cm 
3. Jacob Grant (Dandenong Stingrays) - 72cm 
4. Lachlan McArthur (Western Jets) - 72cm 
5. Geordie Pavne (Tasmania Devils) - 72cm 
6. Cooper Trembath (Eastern Ranges) - 70cm

RUNNING VERTICAL JUMP

1. Ry Cantwell (Eastern Ranges) - 91cm 
2. Jacob Grant (Dandenong Stingrays) - 91cm 
3. Billy Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays) - 91cm 
4. Cooper Trembath (Eastern Ranges) - 88cm 
5. Geordie Payne (Tasmania Devils) - 86cm 
6. Patrick Snell (Lions Academy) - 86cm

AGILITY 

1. Kristian Ferronato (Northern Knights) - 8.108 seconds 
2. Ry Cantwell (Eastern Ranges) - 8.237
seconds 
3. Geordie Payne (Tasmania Devils) - 8.357
seconds 
4. Billy Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays) - 8.357 seconds
5. Oskar Smartt (Bendigo Pioneers) - 8.413
seconds

20m SPRINT

1. Billy Wilson (Dandenong Stingrays) - 2.938 seconds 
2. Ry Cantwell (Eastern Ranges) - 2.950 
3. Geordie Payne (Tasmania Devils) - 2.981 
4. Lachie Charleson (GWV Rebels) - 2.991 
5. Kobe Shipp (Dandenong Stingrays) - 3.010

2KM TIME TRIAL

1. Harvey Thomas (Giants Academy) - 5:55 mins 
2. Tom Anastasonoulos (Geelono Falcons) - 6:11 
3.Kynan Brown (Oakleigh Chargers) - 6:12 
4. Oliver Poole (Bendigo Pioneers) - 6:16 
5. Michael Rudd (Geelong Falcons) - 6:17

Today’s Trade Radio talking points:-

• Tom Doedee joins Brisbane as a free agent after eight seasons with the Crows. Adelaide gets an end of first round draft pick

• Jade Gresham tells St Kilda he wants to play at Essendon next year

• Todd Goldstein a Bomber

• Contracted Docker Lachie Schultz has requested a trade to Collingwood 

• Where does Paddy Dow fit in St Kilda's midfield? 

• Taylor Adams' trade request to Sydney 

• Adrian Dodoro spoke about Essendon's trade targets 

• Graham Wright was interviewed about Collingwood's offseason moves

• Tom Hawkins and Cats not seeing eye-to-eye on contract.

AND … two pick swaps …

1. Fremantle has traded 2023 National Draft pick 22 and a future second-round selection to Port Adelaide for the Power’s future first-round pick.

2. The Western Bulldogs have sent 2023 National Draft picks 10 and 17 and a future first-round selection to the Gold Coast Suns for picks 4, 46, 51 and a future third-round pick.

West Australian bolter blitzes draft combine

Where they stand after Round 6:-

79. Tyla Hanks
68. Kate Hore
42. Eden Zanker
31. Olivia Purcell
27. Lauren Pearce
22. Eliza McNamara
20. Alyssa Bannan
16. Maddison Gay
13. Paxy Paxman
12. Sinéad Goldrick Shelley Heath Blaithin Mackin
9. Lily Mithen
6. Sarah Lampard
4. Eliza West
3. Tayla Harris
1. Tahlia Gillard Aimee Mackin

All in a day’s work …

The second free agent to change clubs, he will play with West Coast in 2024.

Giants get end of second round compensation.

Trivia question for the future.

Who was the first free agent to change clubs in 2023?

James Jordon (Melbourne to Sydney) for an end of second round draft pick.

• Ben McKay (North Melbourne) headed to Essendon

• Tom Doedee (Adelaide) has chosen Brisbane

• Joel Hamling (Fremantle) is expected to nominate Sydney

• Matthew Flynn (GWS Giants) has chosen West Coast Eagles

• Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) is off to Essendon

• Scott Lycett (Port Adelaide) St Kilda, Geelong and Melbourne* have shown some interest

• Jade Gresham (St Kilda) is set to play at Essendon

* unlikely now that it looks like the Demons are getting Tom Fullarton from Brisbane.

And the breaking news …

And yesterday’s wash up …

Some good things out of AFL Trade Radio but to show their desperation for news … this has nothing whatsoever to do with trading …

One of the first Free Agency moves could be James Jordon to Sydney. The return to Melbourne is likely to be modest.

James Jordon

Unrestricted free agent – Melbourne to Sydney

Jordon is a rare case as a younger unrestricted free agent and holds his status because he was delisted by the Demons earlier in his career. 

The 22-year-old made 17 AFL appearances in 2023, but six of them came as the starting substitute. A Victorian, he’s believed to move to the harbour city in search of greater opportunities. 

The nomination was reported last week by AFL Media’s Cal Twomey but is yet to be confirmed by either the Swans or Melbourne

The First Free Agency Moves That Could Be Made On Friday

Today’s talking points -

• Kane Cornes on Aaron Naughton's big new deal (The Early Trade) 

• Cooney's top 10 players that deserve 8-year deals 

• Riley and Cal discuss Xavier Duursma (Gettable) 

• Tom Morris on the huge rival deal Naughton knocked back 

• Jack Ziebell on Todd Goldstein's move to the Bombers 

Departing Werribee coach Michael Barlow says Shaun Mannagh and Sam Clohesy deserve to be on an AFL list after standout seasons at VFL level

Clubs 'significantly interested' in standout Werribee duo

Melbourne is hogging the limelight but for all the wrong reasons with Clayton Oliver hogging the limelight.

• What would it take to get a deal done for Clayton Oliver? 

• Top 5 destinations for Clayton
Oliver 

• Josh Gabelich on the Port ruck situation

• Some murmurs on Melbourne's Harrison Petty

• Callum Mills and his off-season mishap

There has also been some talk about the trade value for Brodie Grundy with the pundits suggesting that his trade value has plummeted because Melbourne refused to pick him in the finals.

The Clarrie story was no1 on the AFL Trade Radio hit parade yesterday. The question is whether it will linger into the trade period which doesn’t start till next Monday?

Not Melbourne but this was the VFA Grand Final of 1907, after which the VFL admitted Richmond and University. Imagine if they admitted Williamstown and West Melbourne instead?

It would appear that according to Kane Cornes, Melbourne is under great pressure in this trade period. 

Melbourne was the pioneer of introducing Irish footballers into the game when the late Ron Barassi was our coach in the 1980s. There are three outstanding Irish women footballers in our AFLW team and yet … for some reason (and it irks me), the club appears not to be interested in looking at young Irish players for our current men’s team.

Tucked away in this article is the story of four AFL clubs getting the jump on the other clubs in regard to recruiting four talented young potential Irish players.

Roos target pick one, Dee to go on, big Dog to stay

FOUR CLUBS TRIAL IRISH TALENTS

ESSENDON, Richmond, Geelong and Hawthorn will host the four Irish prospects for trials this week ahead of their testing at the AFL Draft Combine.

The AFL has brought out four talents – James McLaughlin, Eoin McElholm, Odran Murdock and Conor Corbett – to trial at clubs and also take part in the three-day Combine later this week.

The players were at the Bombers on Monday, with trials also to take place at the Tigers, Cats and Hawks through the week before the Combine commences on Friday at the Melbourne Park and MCG precinct.

Ones to Watch: 2023 AFL National Draft Combine

On 9/29/2023 at 5:08 PM, rumpole said:

What I find ridiculous, if not actually corrupt, is the gifting of two end of first round draft picks in 2024 which are ostensibly subject to review but which are apparently “tradeable” in 2023. If North trades these picks then they can be bundled together to provide sufficient points to enable a trade to be concluded for pick #4 giving them the ability to draft a Ryley Sanders. Meanwhile, once the picks have been traded and used in 2023, how can they be reviewed in 2024? No wonder the clubs smell a rat.

The AFL could fix that by making an announcement to clarify what it means when it says something is subject to review. 

AFL Trade Radio today - a lot of rehashing stories already covered elsewhere. Of Melbourne interest, some discussion on a potential replacement for Brodie Grundy including mention of Flynn from GWS (who apparently wants to go to WA) and the fact that Verrall and Farris-White are a long way off being ready to give Max a hand in the ruck. Also a speculative multi-club that ends up with Melbourne getting Tom Lynch for pick 5.  That deal would leave us with yet another expensive forward on the sidelines.