AFL trade period RECAP: $18m star’s stunning move finalised after controversial five-team trade
Key Updates
- What will North have to pay for Blakey?
- Swans veteran set to join Adelaide after axing
- Butters one step closer to becoming a Bulldog
- Butters set to sign richest deal in AFL history
- The mega-deal that’s enabled Butters trade
- Banned Swans superstar picks Roos as preferred destination
- Biggest concern for Swans in Blakey deal
- Saints willing to go all-in on Blakey
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What will North have to pay for Blakey?
AFL player manager Liam Pickering believes pick five and a 2027 first round pick from North Melbourne will not be enough to get a trade for Nick Blakey done.
Pickering believes the Swans will demand more for the 2024 All-Australian contracted through 2031.
The Roos are considering splitting pick five in order to have more ammo to get trades for Blakey and Nick Murray completed next week.
But they may have to get creative to build a package the Swans will accept.
They could potentially trade picks five and 45 to Carlton for picks 11, 16 and Sydney’s 2027 first round pick. They could then offer the Swans their own picks back as part of the Blakey trade and have another asset to give to Adelaide for Murray separately.
Either way, it will be a huge trade cost alongside the reported $12m contract.
Thank you all for tuning in!
We are going to sign off here for the day!
Thank you for tuning in to our coverage across what has been a wild week of trade action.
We will be back Monday for the final three days of the trade period – and we will continue our best 23s series then as well. You can check out Adelaide-Fremantle here in the blog below.
Have a good weekend!
Best 23: Should Freo be this quiet in the trade period?
Fremantle is still reeling from the Wharfie Time fallout, and it appears they won’t be doing much of anything in this trade period.
Can this same team get back to the top of the ladder in 2027?
FB: L. Ryan, A. Pearce, H. Chapman
HB: J. Clark, B. Cox, K. Worner
C: H. Young, A. Brayshaw, N. Erasmus
HF: M. Reid, J. Amiss, M. Frederick
FF: P. Voss, J. Treacy, I. Dudley
Fol: L. Jackson, C. Serong, S. Bolton
INT: M. Johnson, B. Walker, S. Darcy, J. McVee, C. Wagner
Bulldogs confirm Butters’ arrival
Zak Butters, officially a Bulldog. Western Bulldogs
Blues diss mega trade
Tigers cut contracted ruckman
Richmond has delisted contracted ruckman Samson Ryan and will pay him out his 2027 contract.
They have also delisted Tyler Sonsie and James Trezise.
Mega trade so big it needs NINE tweets
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Hawks unveil their new King
What’s left to get done next week?
With a lot of chaotic action today, let’s unpack what’s left on the trade table as we enter the final stretch next week.
Zak Butters will likely land at the Bulldogs either this afternoon or on Monday, that’s a box ticked.
Zane Duursma’s stand-off between North and Melbourne continues, same goes for Lachie Whitfield with Carlton and GWS and Jayden Short with Richmond and Collingwood.
North Melbourne needs to somehow get Nick Blakey and Nick Murray both over the line now.
Will McLachlan has requested a trade from Brisbane to Melbourne, while Josh Goater is hoping to get from North to Hawthorn.
And the Hawks will likely move Aidan Schubert and Sam Butler to the Suns either this afternoon or next week.
West Coast and Melbourne have some negotiating to do with Jack Viney and Trent Rivers over the weekend.
Laitham Vandermeer discussions between the Bulldogs and Essendon are likely at some point.
Flynn Riley needs to be traded from Carlton to Collingwood at some stage.
And Luke Pedler is eventually moving from the Crows to the Power in a trade.
Then there are guys like Kiddy Coleman, Ned Reeves and Nathan Broad who are still up in the air.
A bit to do in three workdays.
Swans veteran set to join Adelaide after axing
Sydney 232-game veteran Harry Cunningham has been delisted by the club, according to Tom Morris.
He will join Adelaide as a rookie on a two-year deal before transitioning into a coaching role.
The turnover at Sydney continues. Dane Rampe’s future remains up in the air as well.
Sydney’s Harry Cunningham. Getty
