AFL trade period: Live coverage of penultimate day of trading
It’s fast approaching now-or-never territory for AFL clubs looking to move players in and out, with the clock ticking ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s trade deadline.
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Key Events
More grumblings from Cornes
He raged at West Coast’s trade this morning and it’s fair to say he’s not happy with what his former club have just executed.
Details of the Houston deal
PORT ADELAIDE GET
Lukosius, Richards, Atkins and picks 13, 29, 36 and 50
FOR
Dan Houston, future first rounder and picks 39 and 58.
COLLINGWOOD GET
Dan Houston and pick 58
FOR
Future first, Joe Richards, John Noble and pick 36
GOLD COAST GET
John noble, future first (Collingwood), future first (Port Adelaide) and pick 39.
FOR
Jack Lukosius, Rory Atkins and picks 13, 29, 50
and breathe
HOUSTON MEGA TRADE IS DONE
Dan Houston is a Pie after three-clubs executed a five-player mega-deal.
Houston joins the Pies while, Jack Lukosius, Joe Richards and Rory Atkins go Port Adelaide’s way.
John Noble joins the Suns. More details to come
More on the Rawlings move
Rawlings joins Fremantle
Fremantle have made a move this trade period but it’s a change in the background as Norwood premiership coach and former Richmond caretaker Jade Rawlings joins as an assistant.
He joins the team under coach Justin Longmuir after Boyd left the Dockers to return to Melbourne for family reasons, having been at the club for four years.
Off-field move
Brendon Bolton has gone to St Kilda from Collingwood joining Ross Lyon as an assistant coach.
The Saints have also welcomed former Melbourne and Geelong defender Jared Rivers as an assistant ahead of next season.
Rivers was a development coach and VFL coach at Collingwood between 2015 and 2019 before four seasons at Collegians Football Club in the VAFA.
More potential Carlton moves
Tom Morris is reporting the Bulldogs are interested in Carlton midfielder Matthew Kennedy. He’s out of contract next season and perhaps surplus to the Blues’ current midfielder.
Potential off-field move for Fremantle
What the hell are West Coast doing?
More on Jamie Maddocks
“I have a lot of enthusiasm to get over there and get to work with the club’s young, emerging players.”
Read the full story here.
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