The AFL trade period has three days to go in what many expect will be a flurry over the next 72 hours.
Several big-name stars are still hoping to join new homes as teams get involved and work through the best offers to make trades.
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From Jason Horne-Francis deals to Luke Jackson deals, all the trade action will be covered here. Don’t miss any of the most important news.
The first major domino has fallen with Fremantle finally landing Melbourne star Luke Jackson.
Jackson informed the club that he wanted to return home to Western Australia, prompting major talks between the Demons and Fremantle and West Coast.
In the end, the Dockers produced the best package to lure Jackson.
The deal also involved the GWS Giants and sees Melbourne get pick 13, a future first round pick from Fremantle and a future second round pick from GWS. Giants get Toby Bedford from Melbourne.
Jackson will reportedly sign a deal for up to seven seasons worth up to $900,000 per year as a Docker.
FOUR-BAND MEGA OFFER THE “MEATEST IN AFL HISTORY”
The mega four-way deal is done.
In what has been described as one of the biggest trade deals in AFL history, the move includes four clubs, six first-round picks and last year’s No.1 pick Jason Horne-Francis.
Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli will go to Port Adelaide, while the GWS Giants claim the No.1 pick.
It also gives West Coast a strong draft hand.
Below are the full details of the four-way trade:
— North Melbourne GETS picks 2, 3, 40, 43, future Port first and DONA Jason Horne-Francis, pick 1 and future Freo third
— Port Adelaide GET Jason Horne-Francis, Junior Rioli, future Collingwood second and future Fremantle third and GIVE picks 8, 43, 57, future first, future second and future third.
— West Coast GET picks 8, 12, future second and future third from Port and GIVE Junior Rioli picks 2 and 40
— GWS Giants GET picks 1, 53 and 57 and GIVE picks 3, 12 and Collingwood’s future second
It is the first time the No.1 pick has been traded in 21 years, when Fremantle gave it to Hawthorn in exchange for Trent Croad and Luke McPharlin.
According to AFL Media’s Riley Beveridge, Horne-Francis has signed a six-year deal with Port Adelaide.
‘TRAILED’ STAR As $1.6M trade drags on
Gold Coast Suns Jack Bowes has become frustrated with the club as reports emerged that he was looking for a trade, News Corp’s Tom Boswell reports.
Bowes put pen to paper on a five-year deal with the Suns in 2019 and is scheduled to make $1.6 million over the final two years of his heavily reduced contract.
The young star is set to join the reigning premiers in a move that will open up cap space for the Suns and land them the seventh pick in the draft.
Boswell revealed that Bowes has been “betrayed” by the club, reporting that he never wanted to leave.
The youngster was told during his exit meeting that the club were willing to trade him, leaving him disappointed but not surprised.
While Bowes was on holiday abroad, reports began to emerge labeling him as a “rogue sun”, which is said to have left him irritated.
AFL AX 6 TEAMS
On Sunday afternoon, the AFL sealed a six-team trade that would have been the biggest deal in history.
The mega deal would have seen Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli end up at Port Adelaide, land GWS the number one pick and give West Coast a good draft hand.
Unfortunately, due to league rules, the deal fell through with the Power attempting to trade a future first and second round draft pick.
League rules state that teams can trade future first-round picks, but must keep the rest of their selections for that draft.
The Power had hoped to be able to send a handful of future picks, but the AFL stopped the deal in its tracks.
The AFL’s Callum Twomey detailed exactly what would have resulted if the mega-trade had crossed the line.
– North would receive picks 2, 3, 33, 53 and a future first
– Port would have landed Jason Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli, as well as selection 36
– GWS would have taken the first overall pick
– West Coast would have received picks 8, 12 plus a future second and third round pick
– Brisbane would have landed Jack Gunston and pick 43
– Hawthorn would have landed pick 40
That means all clubs will now go back to the drawing board to try and get deals done before Wednesday’s deadline.
DEMON STAR BEFORE I WAS A BOMBARDIER
Melbourne forward Sam Weideman looks set to land at Essendon as the fringe forward looks for more opportunities.
Weideman has struggled to break into and hold down a place in Melbourne’s forward line and looks set to add to the Bombers’ firepower with The Age’s Michael Gleeson reporting the deal should be over on Monday.
In exchange for the former top-10 pick, the Bombers will part with a future third-round pick for Weideman.
The Demons will have a busy end to the trade period with the club holding ongoing talks with Fremantle and West Coast over Luke Jackson.
The Dockers now look the likely landing spot with the club prepared to part with pick 13 along with a future first-round selection to land the rising star.