Whispering_Jack

We could win the next two and still miss out - what a shame and what a condemnation of such a lop sided shambles of a fixture.

All is good and right with the world again. ‘I had a stinker’: Oliver vows to atone in 2025 after failed move to Geelong Melbourne midfielder Clayton Oliver has broken his silence after the trade period, pledging to atone for his self-described “stinker” of a season next year. Days after the Demons shut the door on a move to Geelong, the four-time best and fairest winner was pragmatic about the failed trade and is “keen to get back” to training with his Melbourne teammates when preseason formally starts next month. The Dees kept their word in not trading Oliver, who had met several Cats players at ruckman Rhys Stanley’s farm heading into the player exchange period. “That’s alright, Melbourne are looking good, we’ll be right,” Oliver said at the races at Caulfield, where a horse raced by his friend Darcy Mangan was victorious. Oliver spoke bullishly of the Demons’ chances next year after a disappointing 2024 in which the club missed the finals for the first time since 2020. I think this just about confirms Melbourne as the big winner of the trade and free agency period. The club kept its absolute champions and has two top ten picks in its back pocket. We can now follow Clarry’s lead and concentrate on the Spring Carnival, the cricket, tennis and the rest of the AFLW season before moving on to take the next premiership flag.

We are now here ROUND ONE 1 Richmond 2 North Melbourne 3 Carlton (received from West Coast Eagles in 2024) 4 Adelaide 5 Melbourne 6 Richmond (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024) 7 St Kilda 8 St Kilda (received as compensation for the loss of Josh Battle) 9 Melbourne (received from Essendon in 2024) 10 Richmond (received from Fremantle in 2024) 11 Richmond (received from Fremantle in 2024, received from Collingwood in 2023) 12 West Coast Eagles (received from Carlton in 2024) 13 Port Adelaide (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024, received from Western Bulldogs in 2023) 14 Fremantle (received from Richmond in 2024, received from Carlton in 2024, received from Hawthorn in 2024) 15 GWS Giants 16 GWS Giants (received as compensation for the loss of Harry Perryman) 17 Western Bulldogs (received from Geelong in 2024) 18 Richmond (received from Fremantle in 2024, received from Port Adelaide in 2023) 19 Sydney Swans 20 Richmond (received from Brisbane in 2024) 21 GWS Giants (received as compensation for the loss of Isaac Cumming ) 22 Sydney Swans (received from North Melbourne in 2023, received from AFL as compensation in 2023) 23 Richmond (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024, received from North Melbourne in 2023, received from AFL as compensation in 2023) ROUND TWO 24 Richmond 25 Western Bulldogs (received from North Melbourne in 2024) 26 West Coast Eagles 27 Brisbane (received from St Kilda in 2024, received from GWS in 2023, received from Adelaide in 2023) 28 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from Adelaide in 2024, received from Melbourne in 2023) 29 Port Adelaide (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024) 30 Fremantle (received from St Kilda in 2023) 31 Essendon 32 St Kilda (received from Brisbane in 2024, received from Richmond in 2024, received from Port Adelaide in 2023, received from Fremantle in 2023) 33 Hawthorn (received from Collingwood in 2023) 34 Brisbane (received from Carlton in 2024) 35 Western Bulldogs 36 Port Adelaide (received from Collingwood in 2024, received from Hawthorn in 2023) 37 GWS Giants 38 Carlton (received from Geelong in 2024) 39 Gold Coast Suns (received from Port Adelaide in 2024) 40 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from Sydney in 2023) 41 Gold Coast Suns (received from Hawthorn in 2023, received from Brisbane in 2023) 42 Brisbane (received from Richmond in 2024, received as compensation for the loss of Jack Graham) ROUND THREE 43 Brisbane (received from Richmond in 2024) 44 North Melbourne 45 Carlton (received from St Kilda in 2024, received from Brisbane in 2024, received from Richmond in 2024, received from West Coast in 2023) 46 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from Adelaide in 2024) 47 St Kilda (received from Melbourne in 2023) 48 Western Bulldogs (received from Gold Coast in 2023) 49 Brisbane (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from St Kilda in 2023) 50 Port Adelaide (received from Gold Coast Suns in 2024, received from Carlton in 2023, received from Essendon in 2023) 51 Gold Coast Suns (received from Richmond in 2024, received from Fremantle in 2023) 52 Collingwood 53 GWS Giants (received from St Kilda in 2023, received from Carlton in 2023) 54 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024, received from Western Bulldogs in 2023) 55 Collingwood (received from Hawthorn in 2023) 56 GWS Giants 57 Geelong 58 Collingwood (received from Port Adelaide in 2024) 59 Sydney Swans 60 Brisbane ROUND FOUR 61 Gold Coast Suns (received from Richmond in 2024) 62 North Melbourne 63 Carlton (received from West Coast Eagles in 2024) 64 Adelaide 65 Essendon (received from Melbourne in 2024) 66 Brisbane (received from Carlton in 2024, received from Gold Coast in 2023) 67 Fremantle (received from St Kilda in 2023) 68 Carlton (received from West Coast Eagles in 2024, received from North Melbourne in 2024, received from Port Adelaide in 2023, received from Essendon in 2023) 69 Carlton (received from St Kilda in 2023, received from Frementle in 2023) 70 Gold Coast Suns (received from Richmond in 2024, received from Essendon in 2023, received from Hawthorn in 2023, received from Collingwood in 2023) 71 Hawthorn (received from Port Adelaide in 2023, received from Essendon in 2023, received from Carlton in 2023) 72 Carlton (received from the Bulldogs in 2023) 73 West Coast Eagles (received from Carlton in 2024, Brisbane in 2024, received from Hawthorn in 2023) 74 GWS Giants 75 Geelong 76 Gold Coast (received from Richmond in 2024, received from Port Adelaide in 2023) 77 Hawthorn (received from Sydney in 2023) 78 Gold Coast Suns (received from Hawthorn in 2023, recieved from Brisbane in 2023)

Western Bulldogs traded Bailey Smith and pick 45 to Geelong for pick 17 and 38

Carlton trades Matt Kennedy to Western Bulldogs for pick 38

Essendon traded Jake Stringer to GWS Giants for pick 45. No blow up dolls involved in the trade!

Jack Macrae traded to St Kilda for pick 45

Sydney Swans traded Luke Parker and Jacob Konstanty to North Melbourne for pick 44

Tom Barrass traded to Hawthorn. Future picks trade hands.

North Melbourne handed over Pick 25 for Caleb Daniel.

James Peatling is officially an Adelaide player. Crows give up F2 and GWS hand over Peatling, F3 and F4.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dubliner impresses at AFL combine, Derry star set to return to club action

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