The St Kilda defender will play for Hawthorn next year,while Collingwood,Melbourne and Gold Coast have also made free agency signings.
St Kilda president Andrew Bassat has used his speech at the club’s best and fairest to tear into the AFL for its drafting system,saying the Saints were “sick and tired of meekly accepting this ... rubbish” and vowing to fight for change.
In an excerpt from his address at St Kilda's 2024 best and fairest,Andrew Bassat slams the FL's father-son and academy drafting system.
Port Adelaide contracted back-to-back All-Australian Dan Houston’s wish to return to Melbourne is the biggest potential deal this year.
Nick Riewoldt,who has been living in the US since 2022,will return for a commentary role,while Nine’s Eddie McGuire has hit out at “Channel Copycat” amid major moves within the AFL media.
The Bombers say they have no interest in exploring a trade for their captain.
We have gone through each club to see what they might get up to in this year’s AFL trade period,and which players remain without a deal for the 2025 season.
Their Friday night elimination final at the MCG has caused a scheduling headache for the Western Bulldogs and their AFLW team,while Carlton’s attempt to overturn the ban on goalsneak Matthew Owies playing in week one of the finals has failed,and the Saints have delisted Seb Ross.
Some of the AFL’s biggest stars delivered when their clubs needed them in round 24;the Saints and Roos had contrasting finishes;we pinpoint the moment that sank Fremantle’s season;and Carlton reap the rewards of a canny call.
It’s Mad Monday for 10 AFL clubs that failed to reach the finals. But behind that frivolity will be serious soul-searching as they come to terms with what went right,what went wrong and why they failed to meet their own expectations.
It was a heartbreaking loss for the Blues,but the coach found solace in the performance of his gritty youngsters,and then,a couple of hours later,the Carlton faithful had their hopes for 2024 resurrected.