Collingwood are aiming to secure dual All-Australian Dan Houston for a pick and a player in the hope they can retain a selection in the first round of this year’s draft.
There were no trades on day three of the AFL trade period,but Geelong re-signed defenders Jake Kolodjashnij,Lawson Humphries and Jed Bews,Carlton announced its next CEO and Collingwood president Jeff Browne confirmed his departure plans.
The second day of the AFL’s silly season was relatively quiet but there is plenty bubbling away behind the scenes. Here’s how it played out.
The Kangaroos know they remain outsiders in the race to land the Power’s two-time All-Australian,but they also know they could offer a strong enough deal to satisfy Port Adelaide.
Collingwood are ahead of Carlton in the tender for the services of Dan Houston,but to be “in the box seat” for Houston also means boxing yourself into a deal that carries significant risks for the Magpies.
The Clayton Oliver situation is a debacle of the Demons’ making,but the real problem is the system itself.
Jake Stringer has met with Giants officials as they consider whether to take on the talented 30-year-old,who would need to be offered at least a two-year deal to make relocating from Melbourne viable.
Demons list boss Tim Lamb defended the club’s handling of the trade saga at a fiery and at-times-awkward press conference.
The first day of the AFL’s silly season is in the books and we were there with all the latest on player moves.
The figurative arm-wrestling between clubs has already begun as the AFL’s trade period prepares to officially start on Monday. We go inside the biggest deals – from Dan Houston to Shai Bolton,and Gold Coast’s coveted pick 13 – to see how they will get done.
Bailey Smith is likely to get to Geelong in the trade period but the Western Bulldogs will want more than the Cats’ first-round draft selection to secure the uncontracted 23-year-old.