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| Dunkley becomes a Lion in hectic endt o trade period |
| Henry stand-off ends as Geelong secure trade |
| O'Meara to Freo in last-day trade bombshell |
| Hunter to Demons for future third-rounder |
| Francis a Swan as trades begin |
| Dees trade out Weideman, in Schache in key forward switch |
| Hawks confirm Mitchell trade to Collingwood |
| Freo agree to Lobb Rory to the Dogs |
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It’s the last day of the 2022 trade period, and teams everywhere must scramble to get their last-minute deals done or miss out completely. Join The Roar for a live blog and rolling coverage of the day’s news, rumours and action from 1pm (AEDT).
Unlike previous days, which began at 9am (AEDT), the AFL’s desire to push things right to the wire will allow trades to be lodged only after 3pm. However, teams are still allowed to negotiate outside those hours, but it does mean the first trade won’t be official until at least that time.
A series of major trades still need to be undertaken, with the Western Bulldogs looming as major players. They will have to decide whether to accept Brisbane’s offer of pick 21 and a future first-round selection for wantaway midfielder Josh Dunkley, or let him walk to the pre-season draft.
That in turn could decide whether they have sufficient stocks to lure contracted Fremantle forward Rory Lobb across the Nullarbor.
Elsewhere, Collingwood have a similar decision on young forward Ollie Henry, whose desire to get to Geelong is sufficient that he will walk to the draft as well should the Magpies not facilitate a trade. The Cats’ pick 25 is their final offer – will the Pies bend?
Speculation is also raging at Hawthorn, where experienced midfield duo Tom Mitchell and Jaeger O’Meara are both exploring trades. Both are still contracted for 2023, but with talks underway to send Mitchell to the Magpies and O’Meara to one of Fremantle or GWS, a deal that satisfies the Hawks could see them shift one of both of them out.
Of the rest, Geelong’s Esava Ratugolea, Gold Coast’s Jeremy Sharp and Brayden Fiorini, Essendon’s Aaron Francis and Melbourne’s Sam Weideman are also names up for grabs, though all bar Francis are under contract. They’ll play second fiddle to the number of major trades still to be undertaken, but should all find new homes, this trade period will officially have lived up to the hype as the busiest in recent memory.
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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