Jaeger O’Meara was weighing up a choice in three on Tuesday night between staying at Hawthorn,moving to Greater Western Sydney or moving home to Western Australia.
The Demons have locked in veteran Collingwood big man Brodie Grundy for the next five seasons,with the Magpies to pay part of his wage after they gave up pick 27 for the dual All-Australian to play in a ruck dreamteam alongside Max Gawn.
The most action-packed day of the trade period took place yesterday,but more drama is in the offing with the likes of Josh Dunkley,Jacob Hopper and Tom Mitchell still yet to arrive at their new clubs.
Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson discuss the options in front of Jaeger O’Meara,the deals that were done on Tuesday and what’s ahead on the final day of trade period.
The need to build a “unified internal culture” is among the four key themes that emerged from Essendon’s external review,of which the club confirmed it received the final draft report from Ernst&Young.
The British Journal of Sports Medicine has retracted nine more articles by associate professor Paul McCrory,as the AFL finalises its own investigation into its former concussion consultant.
North Melbourne have taken a risk in trading out their No.1 pick,but it is a reasonable risk as long as they get their selections and environment right.
Fremantle gave up their first-round selection this year plus their 2023 first and second round picks in exchange for the footy “unicorn”,a childhood Dockers fan.
GWS have made a surprise late bid for Hawthorn’s star midfielder Jaeger O’Meara,meaning the Hawks could potentially trade out both O’Meara and Brownlow medallist Tom Mitchell in the next 48 hours.
Jake Niall and Michael Gleeson discuss the groundbreaking four-way deal that got Jason Horne-Francis to Port Adelaide,the biggest impasse looming in the final two days of trading,whether Josh Dunkley will solve the Lions’ midfield issues if he gets there and much more.
All the latest news and analysis from the AFL trade period.