With the trade deadline now officially in the rearview mirror, virtually every club has made a move to try to bolster their short- or long-term prospects.
Stars have changed clubs and draft picks have significantly increased or been stripped in one of the wildest trade periods in recent memory.
Here’s what every club did during the 2022 trade window, including all the players and picks that changed hands.
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ADELAIDE CROWS
GOT Izak Rankine, the no. 46 and a future fourth-round pick – GAVE AWAY the no. 5, the future third-round pick and the future fourth-round pick
GOT future third round pick – GIVEN Billy Frampton
Summary: It took a while but Adelaide finally got their man in Izak Rankine, signing him to a three-year deal and effectively giving up No.5 pick and a future third player for him. It’s an outstanding signing for the Crows and one that will come with anticipation for Rankine, but a career-best season in 2022 has him set for 2023 and beyond. Billy Frampton also came to Collingwood, while Matt Crouch stayed.
BRISBANE LIONS
GOT second round compensation pick (from move #35) for Daniel McStay to Collingwood
GOT pick no. 21 and the Giants’ second-round pick – GIVEN pick no. 15
GOT selections no. 25, 36 and 56 – GIVEN Tom Berry, the no. 46 and a future second round pick (traded to GWS)
GOT Jack Gunston – GAVE AWAY pick No.48 and a future fourth round pick
GOT Josh Dunkley, future third-round pick, future fourth-round pick (Melbourne-bound) – Pick #21 GAVE AWAY, future first-round pick, future second-round pick, future fourth-round pick (bound to Geelong)
Summary: The Lions landed arguably the biggest fish in the final 15 minutes of the frenzy of the trade period, with Josh Dunkley landing at the club as a raft of picks swapped hands as they now likely find themselves a points deficit to match the offers of Will Ashcroft and Jaspa. Fletcher. They also secured the deal for Jack Gunston, who will ensure the Lions’ forward 50 is one of the most dynamic in the AFL next season. The departure of Tom Berry helped them strengthen their draft arm.
CARLTON
GOT Blake Acres: GIVE UP future third round pick
GOT third-round compensation pick (currently No.49) for Liam Jones at Western Bulldogs
GOT a future fourth-round pick: GIVEAWAY Will Setterfield and pick #68
Summary: It’s a bit of a trade for the Blues to get a player they desperately needed in exchange for a relatively low pick. Blake Acres may not be a name that will make the turnstiles rise, but he is someone who is a significant upgrade to the Blues’ wing brigade, strengthening an area that needed strengthening. Will Setterfield will continue his career at Essendon after making a switch, which ensured Paddy Dow’s future was secure at the Blues.
Blake Acres to play for Carlton in 2023 (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images).Source: Getty Images
COLLINGWOOD
GOT Bobby Hill and the no. 40 – GAVE THE selection no. 43 and a future second-round pick
GOT Daniel McStay as an unrestricted free agent
GOT Pick 27 – GIVEAWAY Brodie Grundy
GOT Billy Frampton – GIVEN the future third round pick
HOT Tom Mitchell and the no. 25 – GIVE Ollie Henry the No. 1 pick. 41 and selection no. 50
Summary: Collingwood was a key player in this year’s trade period, with plenty of buzz surrounding his moves. They struck two deals for Bobby Hill and Daniel McStay before sending Brodie Grundy to Melbourne. The two teams were haggling over Grundy’s value on the trade table, but ultimately the Magpies, at face value, relented by accepting Pick 27. With Grundy moving on, the Pies turned their attention to their other priorities, including Billy Frampton coming through the Crows for a future third-round selection. They ended their trade period by offloading Ollie Henry to Geelong in a three-way trade with Hawthorn that saw them acquire Tom Mitchell and Pick 25.
ESSENDON
GOT Will Setterfield and the 68th pick – GOT the future fourth round pick
GOT Pick 37 and future Swans fourth – GOT Aaron Francis and pick 42
GOT Sam Weideman and picks 57 and 72 – GIVE pick 37
Summary: Roster manager Adrian Dodoro admitted at the start of the trade period that the team was behind the eight ball from a business perspective, given the delay in his senior coaching appointment. They went hard on Jack Bowes and picked the Suns number 7, but he ended up picking Geelong. They have secured Will Setterfield for very little on the trade table, so they have the opportunity to bolster their midfield in 2023 by moving him from his position on the wing to Carlton. They’ve let go of a top 10 pick from 2015 and added another, with Aaron Francis heading to Sydney and Sam Weideman joining from Melbourne. The latter can help Peter Wright and Harry Jones in attack. They were interested in Toby Bedford and Bobby Hill over the past 12 months, but both have opted to play elsewhere.
FREMANTLE
GOT a future third-round pick: GAVE Blake Acres AWAY
HAVE a future second round pick, a future third round pick and a future fourth round pick – GAVE AWAY Griffin Logue, Darcy Tucker and a future third round pick
GOT Josh Corbett – GIVEN the future fourth round pick
GOT Luke Jackson, pick no. 44 and 67 – GAVE AWAY Pick No.13, future first round pick and future second round pick
GOT Pick 30, Future Second Round Pick – GAVE AWAY Rory Lobb
GOT Jaeger O’Meara – GAVE AWAY Lloyd Meek, future second round pick
Summary: Fremantle got their man in Luke Jackson, giving up two first-round picks and a future second-round pick. It’s a big price, but it should have plenty of time to prove it’s been worth it. Rory Lobb has been granted his wish to be loaned to the Western Bulldogs despite having a year to run on his existing contract with the Dockers despite Fremantle originally playing Lobb. They also brought in Hawthorn midfielder Jaeger O’Meara, out-of-favour Suns key position player Josh Corbett and traded Blake Acres, Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker, bolstering their 2023 draft arm as a result.
Luke Jackson got his wish and was traded to Fremantle. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images). Source: Getty Images
GEELONG CATS
GOT Tanner Bruhn – First Round Pick GAVE AWAY (currently #18)
GOT pick No.25 – GAVE AWAY picks No.38, 48 and 55, a future second round pick and a future fourth round pick
GOT Jack Bowes and the no. 7 – GAVE AWAY the future third round pick
GOT Ollie Henry – GAVE AWAY Cooper Stephens and the no. 25.
Summary: The Cats continue to improve even after winning the first. They’ve brought in Tanner Bruhn, Jack Bowes i pick #7 – the last two in the same salary dump deal. Then, on deadline day, they also locked down Collingwood’s Ollie Henry for Pick 25 and Cooper Stephens while Hawthorn were involved in the three-club swap. It means they’ll start 2023 with four new top-20 picks on their roster and are clearly in great touch as things stand. Esava Ratugolea was ultimately not traded to Port Adelaide.
GOLD COAST SUNS
GOT Ben Long and a future fourth round pick – GAVE AWAY pick No.32
GOT Tom Berry, the no. 46 and a future second round pick (GWS bound) – GAVE AWAY picks no. 25, 36 and 56
GOT a future fourth round pick – GIVEN Josh Corbett away
GOT a future third-round pick: GAVE Jack Bowes away and pick no
Summary: The Suns’ decision to trade Jack Bowes along with the No.7 pick was strange on the surface, but the club insists it is leaving room to get its player payment scheme in good shape and hopes to attract big names in the coming years. Bowes’ heavily supported contract and patchy place in the senior team means the Suns wanted to move on. Josh Corbett is another who has left for more opportunities elsewhere at Fremantle, while Jeremy Sharpe. Tom Berry comes for a small price.
GWS GIANTS
HAVE pick 43 and a future second round pick – GAVE Bobby Hill and pick 40
GOT picks 12 and 19 – GIVEN AWAY by Tim Taranto
GOT pick 15 – GAVE away pick 21 and a future second round pick
GOT pick 18 – HAVE AWAY Tanner Bruhn
GOT Toby Bedford – GAVE AWAY pick 44
GOT picks 1, 53 and 57 – GAVE AWAY picks 3, 12 and Collingwood’s future second
GOT picks 31 and future of Richmond first: GIVEAWAY Jacob Hopper and picks 53 and 63
Summary: It’s been a busy business period for the Giants, and they have an absolutely stacked draft arm to show for it. They’ve used him to trade up for pick 1, likely targeting key forward Aaron Cadman, and still have a few first-round picks to use. Toby Bedford will come in and try to fill the small forward void left by Bobby Hill. They’ve lost some talent to rival clubs, with Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper coming to Richmond, but they’re going through a mini-reset under new manager Adam Kingsley and the hope is that their salary cap woes have been ironed out. solved in the future. . They were also, perhaps surprisingly, interested in 28-year-old Hawks midfielder Jaeger O’Meara, but he opted to move to Fremantle instead.
ARZON
GOT Karl Amon as an unrestricted free agent
YOU HAVE pick no. 48 and a future fourth-round pick: GIVEN Jack Gunston
GOT Lloyd Meek, future second round pick – GAVE AWAY Jaeger O’Meara
GOT Cooper Stephens, the no. 41 and selection no. 50 – GAVE AWAY Tom Mitchell
Summary: The Hawks originally played very low-key during this trade period, but ultimately made several big moves on deadline day. It included Jaeger O’Meara and Tom Mitchell moving to Fremantle and Collingwood respectively and they landed Geelong youngster Cooper Stephens as part of a three-way trade involving Ollie Henry. Karl Amon is a recruiting expert as he is an unrestricted free agent, while Jack Gunston has joined…