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The fifth day of the 2022 trade period finds many trades in limbo, as teams hit sticking points on the price of their stars and other trades must wait until all is resolved to move forward. Join The Roar for a live blog and rolling coverage of the day’s news, rumours and action from 9am (AEDT).
After frequent movements over the first three days, Thursday saw lethargy set in as teams begin to prepare for more difficult negotiations that will likely last until next week.
The Western Bulldogs and Brisbane have reached an impasse on Josh Dunkley, with the Dogs unhappy with the Lions’ current reported offer of their pick 21 and next year’s first-rounder for the reigning best and fairest.
The Bulldogs are reportedly happy to see Dunkley walk to the pre-season draft should a deal not be struck, which would make it difficult for him to reach his destination of choice with the Lions well down the pecking order; threats of this nature have been made before and rarely follow through, however, so it remains to be seen whether either of them will bend as next Wednesday’s deadline draws closer.
Ditto the Bulldogs trading for wantaway Fremantle tall Rory Lobb, with the Dogs’ offer of pick 30 for him rejected. This deal seems only feasible now if the Dogs receive more than their current offer for Dunkley and accept it, which could see one of their picks sent west in exchange for the experienced forward.
Dunkley isn’t the only one threatened with the pre-season draft, either; Collingwood claim that Geelong are offering too low a deal for young forward Ollie Henry, with an offer as low as pick 38 suggested for the one-time pick 17.
With Jack Bowes’ deal also causing controversy – the AFL won’t sign off on the Suns giving Bowes and their pick 7 to Geelong unless the Cats are willing to part with at least a second-rounder as well.
Throw in Brodie Grundy to Melbourne, Luke Jackson to the Dockers or West Coast and Jacob Hopper eyeing Richmond, some of the trade period’s biggest names also await new homes. How many of them will get there this trade period- and who will have to risk it all in the draft?
For a full list of the moves, reports and rumours, be sure to check out The Roar’s official AFL Trade Rumours page, updated daily.
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