Hopper interjects:“Yeah,I feel like it’s the worst kept secret ever though”.

Connors says the deal could go down to the wire despite the Giants needing to free up salary cap space and wanting to attack the draft under new coach Adam Kingsley.

“Because you’re in contract,we’ve got to make sure they can do the deal. I think you’re in a really lovely situation,and I do think,bottom of my heart,that the Giants will trade you but remember they’re not going to declare that to you,” Connors says. “They are going to play their cards close.”

Hopper was traded to the Tigers with picks 53 and 63 in exchange for Richmond’s future first-round selection andpick No. 31 at this year’s draft.

The 25-year-old,who was the No.7 pick in the 2015 national draft,signed a seven-year deal with his new club,tying him to the Tigers until the end of 2029. He followed former GWS teammate Tim Taranto,who was nabbed by the Tigers on the opening day of the trade period.

The documentary will premiere on Stan,owned by Nine Entertainment Co,which also ownsThe Ageand theSydney Morning Herald,in February.

The latest instalment goes behind the scenes of theJason Horne-Francis mega-trade,one of the biggest trades in VFL/AFL history,and features three prominent player agencies Connors Sports Management,Corporate Sports Australia and Hemisphere Management Group.

The complicated monster deal,explained above,sent the No.1 pick to the Giants,which they have since invested in key forward Aaron Cadman,and the No.3 pick to North Melbourne,with the Kangaroos picking Harry Sheezel at this week’s draft.

The trade period also featured high-profile deals includingBrodie Grundy from Collingwood to Melbourne andLuke Jackson from the Demons to Fremantle.

The2022 trade period was a particularly frenetic and action-packed one,with salary dumps,surprise late moves and plenty of wheeling and dealing.

JAM TV chief executive officer Cos Cardone said the documentary goes to another level in 2023 “by virtue of the incredible trade period we witnessed”.

“The sheer volume of trades,the big names,the big deals and last minute chaos has given us something compelling for footy fans,sports fans and non-sports fans,” said JAM TV chief executive Cos Cardone.

“Not to mention,it was the year that gave us the ‘mega trade’.”