Whispering_Jack
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North Melbourne handed over Pick 25 for Caleb Daniel.
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James Peatling is officially an Adelaide player. Crows give up F2 and GWS hand over Peatling, F3 and F4.
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It seems to me that the same thing happens at this time in every trade period. A lot of players are going to end up either having to stay put and a few won’t have a home at all. Could revive interest in the preseason draft.
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To be strictly correct, it was called the Kingdom of Judea but to be very clear, I would suggest that posters avoid taking this or any other thread on this site for a walk in that direction.
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It’s all scorched earth at Richmond with Daniel Rioli traded to Gold Coast alongside picks 51, 61, 70 and 76 for picks 6 and 23.
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Richmond and Fremantle couldn’t wait for the 2.00pm embargo and have announced their deal a few hours prematurely. Fremantle gets Shai Bolton, pick 14 and a Future 3rd round pick while Richmond gets picks 10, 11 and 18.
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The day has come. Under the rules, nothing can be lodged officially until 2.00pm. The frenzy follows and reaches a crescendo at about 7.29pm. Melbourne fans can relax because I think we’re just about done barring a few surprises.
The day the AFL honoured Norm Smith by naming the medal for best on the field in the Grand Final.nal
Another super trade ~ PORT ADELAIDE GET Jack Lukosius, Joe Richards, Rory Atkins, picks 13, 29, 36, 50 GIVE Dan Houston, 2025 first round pick, pick 39, 58 COLLINGWOOD GET Dan Houston, 58 GIVE 2025 first round pick, Joe Richards, John Noble, pick 36 GOLD COAST GET John Noble, 2025 first round pick (Port Adelaide), 2025 first round pick (Collingwood), pick 39 GIVE Jack Lukosius, Rory Atkins, picks 13, 29, 50
A routine, so, so exchange of picks.
Super trade going through CARLTON GET Pick 3, 63, 68 GIVE Pick 12, 14, 73, Matt Owies WEST COAST GET Liam Baker, Matt Owies, pick 12, 73 GIVE Pick 3 RICHMOND GET Pick 14 GIVE Liam Baker
Expect pick #49 to go for Brisbane’s Harry Sharp, possibly today
The AFL trade period (and by extension, AFL Trade Radio) would be nothing without Melbourne if yesterday was anything to go by. Two interconnected trades occurred on the day:- • Pick swap between Adelaide & Melbourne Adelaide receives future 3rd-round pick. Melbourne receives Pick 46. • Pick swap between Melbourne & Essendon Melbourne receives Pick 9 and future 3rd-round pick. Essendon receives Picks 28, 40, 46, 54 & 65 and future 1st-round pick. I think the first was a residual part of the ANB deal as it wouldn’t really make sense otherwise. There was lots of discussion on other matters to fill the hours including about the forthcoming announcement of the results of Melbourne’s review so it really was our day.
Get your head around this from AFL House: Trades approved this morning Melbourne trade its 2025 Round 3 selection to the Adelaide Crows for its 2024 Round 3 selection (currently 46) in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra AFL Drafts respectively. Melbourne trade its two 2024 Round 2 selections (currently 28 and 40), two 2024 Round 3 selections (currently 46 and 54), its 2024 Round 4 selection (currently 65) and its 2025 Round 1 selection to Essendon. Essendon trade its 2024 Round 1 selection (currently 9) and its 2025 Round 3 selection in the 2024 and 2025 Telstra AFL Drafts respectively to Melbourne.
Kicking off proceedings for today ~ With a bigger one to come
A couple of points to note:- “It will see the Bombers land the Demons' future first-round pick, pick 28 and 40 and other later picks expected to shuffle for the Bombers' pick 9.” • as has been pointed out previously, a deal is not a deal, until it’s done so hold your collective breaths until it’s done; and • given that the Bombers next picks after 31 fall in the middle of Round Five and beyond (86, 104 and 122), it’s hard to see exactly how that later pick shuffle is going to be of any value unless the Demons get some future late round picks in the process.
In light of what some are suggesting will be a barrage of pick swaps in the next couple of days, it’s worth looking at the current draft picks held by each of the clubs at this moment in time. It gives perspective to the mooted swap deal between Melbourne and Essendon because, as we can see, the Bombers don’t have much of a hand to fight off a challenge for their NGA player Isaac Kako and to get seriously involved in trading. To that end, the Demons’ future first plus #28 and #40 strengths their hand considerably. Adelaide: 4, 46, 64 Brisbane: 32, 34, 42, 43, 45, 60, 66 Carlton: 12, 14, 69, 72, 73 Collingwood: 36, 52, 55 Essendon: 9, 31 Fremantle: 10, 11, 18, 30, 67 Geelong: 17, 38, 57, 75 Gold Coast: 6, 13, 23, 29, 41, 50, 78 GWS: 15, 16, 21, 37, 53, 56, 74 Hawthorn: 33, 71, 77 Melbourne: 5, 28, 40, 49, 54, 65 North Melb: 2, 25, 44, 62 Port Adelaide: 39, 58 Richmond: 1, 20, 24, 51, 61, 70, 76 St Kilda: 7, 8, 27, 47 Sydney: 19, 22, 59 West Coast: 3, 26, 63, 68 Western Bulldogs: 35, 48
In light of what some are suggesting will be a barrage of pick swaps in the next couple of days, it’s worth looking at the current draft picks held by each of the clubs at this moment in time. It gives perspective to the mooted swap deal between Melbourne and Essendon because, as we can see, the Bombers don’t have much of a hand to fight off a challenge for their NGA player Isaac Kako and to get seriously involved in trading. To that end, the Demons’ future first plus #28 and #40 strengths their hand considerably. Adelaide: 4, 46, 64 Brisbane: 32, 34, 42, 43, 45, 60, 66 Carlton: 12, 14, 69, 72, 73 Collingwood: 36, 52, 55 Essendon: 9, 31 Fremantle: 10, 11, 18, 30, 67 Geelong: 17, 38, 57, 75 Gold Coast: 6, 13, 23, 29, 41, 50, 78 GWS: 15, 16, 21, 37, 53, 56, 74 Hawthorn: 33, 71, 77 Melbourne: 5, 28, 40, 49, 54, 65 North Melb: 2, 25, 44, 62 Port Adelaide: 39, 58 Richmond: 1, 20, 24, 51, 61, 70, 76 St Kilda: 7, 8, 27, 47 Sydney: 19, 22, 59 West Coast: 3, 26, 63, 68 Western Bulldogs: 35, 48
I hope everyone realises that if this trade does eventuate then it could never have happened but for the selfless act of life member and premiership player Alex Neal-Bullen when he sacrificed the remaining years of his career in the big smoke for four or five years of drudgery, boredom and despair in Adelaide. Cheers Nibbler. I’ll drink a toast 🥂 to you when we win next year’s flag and the one after that with all of that young talent coming into the club.
Geelong playing hard ball over Bailey Smith is more than a little ironic given the demands it made when Tim Kelly wanted to go back to Perth.
Looking at the ladder right now, we’ve played six of the top eight and are scheduled to play the other two in the next two Rounds. Of the two teams that we’ve played who are not in the eight, Geelong made a Preliminary Final last year where they lost to the eventual premier Brisbane by 4 points. In other words, it’s about as tough a fixture you could possibly dream up given the teams you don’t play in your allocation of 11 games. Worse, given our injuries this season.
Never in doubt 🥳 Would have been in the eight had we held on against the Dockers. Anyway, it’s now in our own hands.
