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The 2014 AFL Trade and Free Agency period is expected to take off today, with the expected movement of Dayne Beams to the Brisbane Lions early in the morning likely to set off a cascade of further trades as clubs scramble to get their work done before the 2pm Thursday deadline.
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Tue, Oct 15, 5:12 PM
Looks like despite speculation that trading would begin in earnest today, we have yet another day without a transaction.
Tue, Oct 14, 3:15 PM
A massive five team deal that will see the movements of Dayne Beams, Jack Crisp, Levi Greenwood, Travis Varcoe, Mitch Clark and Heritier Lumumba is expected to be finalised and lodged this afternoon.
Tue, Oct 14, 1:40 PM
Hawthorn’s Mitch Hallahan appears likely to sign a three year deal with the Gold Coast Suns. Hallahan played just six games for the Hawks in the front-end of the 2014 season before losing his place.
Initial reports were that the 22-year-old midfielder was hopeful of sticking with Hawthorn and finding a place in their star-studded midfield, however a trade is looking increasingly likely.
Also in trade news Greater Western Sydney ruckman Jon Giles has nominated Essendon as his preferred destination after requesting a trade several weeks ago. The Giants have promised to seek an equitable trade for Giles who played 51 games for the club.
It is also reported that Geelong have offered up pick 21, recently secured from Brisbane, to St Kilda in exchange for Rhys Stanley. The Saints are reported to be weighing up the offer, and have publicly stated a desire to hold three picks inside the top 25.
Tue, Oct 14, 10:02 AM
Melbourne’s Jack Trengove has re-aggravated the navicular injury that kept him sidelined through the 2014 season.
It was rumoured last week that Trengove was weighing up an offer to join Richmond via a trade, but this has been taken off the table now that Trengove has re-injured himself.
Tue, Oct 14, 9:45 AM
Good morning and welcome to another day of the trade period. We have just four trades completed so far after more than a week, but today looks like the day that the dam will break and trades will come flooding through.
There was late mail over night that the Dayne Beams trade is finally ready to go through, with Collingwood likely to accept an offer of picks 5, 25 and Jack Crisp after Crisp successfully passed a medical exam at Collingwood yesterday.
The Beams trade, which has been in negotiation for more than a week, is expected to be a ‘circuit breaker’ when it goes through with a number of other trades reliant on its occurrence.
Collingwood are expected to immediately on trade pick 25 for North Melbourne’s Levi Greeenwood, and are also expected to finalise a deal that will see Travis Varcoe join Collingwood, Heritier Lumumba join Melbourne, and Mitch Clark join Geelong.
It is also expected today that GWS will finalise a trade with Carlton that will see the Giants trade Kristian Jaksch, Mark Whiley and pick 19 for Carlton’s pick 7.
This in turn will further set up interest in the big one – the impending trade war between Greater Western Sydney and the Western Bulldogs over the futures of Ryan Griffen and Tom Boyd.
The confirmed movements so far are as such:
Jarrad Waite, Shaun Higgins signed to North Melbourne.
James Frawley signed to Hawthorn.
Nick Malceski signed to Gold Coast.
James Gwilt signed to Essendon.
Jonothan O’Rourke and pick 43 traded from Greater Western Sydney to Hawthorn for picks 19 and 40.
Jeff Garlett and pick 83 traded from Carlton to Melbourne for picks 61 and 79.
Joel Patfull traded from Brisbane to Greater Western Sydney for pick 21.
Allen Chirstensen traded from Geelong to Brisbane for pick 21.