Blockbuster AFL Trade Predictions
Here are some predictions for AFL trade week. Using club and player statements, rumours and hopefully a bit of logic some of these ideas may come close to what happens. Most won't, as a lot of teams are using the old "required player" line and are not exploring all trades.
Only West Coast and Sydney should be thinking about staying with what they have, and according to all reports they are the busiest at the moment. Most of the Swans stars were acquired through a trade, the Eagles have drafted well to make their team but some of those early picks they used were acquired by trading, as were players like Chick and Stenglein.
If teams are down the bottom they need to get picks and prospects to build with, if teams are knocking on the door to the Grand Final they need to trade their youth for a veteran. The Swans and the Eagles have shown that you have to be active in the trading period if you want results on the field.
Only a day to go and we will find out where some of these players are going.
Everitt to Sydney, Thornton to Hawthorn, Pick 15 to Carlton
James Kelly to Essendon, Jason Johnson and Dean Solomon to Melbourne, Pick 30 to Geelong
Clark Keating and Tim Notting to St Kilda, Barry Brooks and pick 43 to Brisbane
Graham Polak to Richmond, Andrew Krakouer and pick 26 to Fremantle
Jason Akermanis and Daniel Bradshaw and pick 29 to Western Bulldogs, Pick 11 and Tom Williams to Brisbane
Chris Tarrant and Leon Davis to West Coast, Brent Staker and Michael Gardiner and pick 34 to Collingwood
Kent Kingsley to Adelaide, Kris Massie to Geelong
Jordan Russell to Port Adelaide, Ryan Willits to Carlton
Matthew Moody and Ashley McGrath to Fremantle, pick 31 to Brisbane
Cameron Cloke to Richmond, Ray Hall to Collingwood
Beau McDonald to West Coast, Andrew McDougall to Melbourne, Nathan D Brown to Brisbane
Luke Vogels and pick 65 to Geelong, Henry Playfair and pick 57 to Sydney
James Walker and pick 47 to Collingwood, pick 44 to Fremantle
David Rodan to Carlton, Luke Livingston to Richmond
Aaron Fiora to Adelaide, pick 32 to St Kilda
Jason Cloke to Kangaroos, Troy Makepeace to Collingwood
Only West Coast and Sydney should be thinking about staying with what they have, and according to all reports they are the busiest at the moment. Most of the Swans stars were acquired through a trade, the Eagles have drafted well to make their team but some of those early picks they used were acquired by trading, as were players like Chick and Stenglein.
If teams are down the bottom they need to get picks and prospects to build with, if teams are knocking on the door to the Grand Final they need to trade their youth for a veteran. The Swans and the Eagles have shown that you have to be active in the trading period if you want results on the field.
Only a day to go and we will find out where some of these players are going.
Everitt to Sydney, Thornton to Hawthorn, Pick 15 to Carlton
James Kelly to Essendon, Jason Johnson and Dean Solomon to Melbourne, Pick 30 to Geelong
Clark Keating and Tim Notting to St Kilda, Barry Brooks and pick 43 to Brisbane
Graham Polak to Richmond, Andrew Krakouer and pick 26 to Fremantle
Jason Akermanis and Daniel Bradshaw and pick 29 to Western Bulldogs, Pick 11 and Tom Williams to Brisbane
Chris Tarrant and Leon Davis to West Coast, Brent Staker and Michael Gardiner and pick 34 to Collingwood
Kent Kingsley to Adelaide, Kris Massie to Geelong
Jordan Russell to Port Adelaide, Ryan Willits to Carlton
Matthew Moody and Ashley McGrath to Fremantle, pick 31 to Brisbane
Cameron Cloke to Richmond, Ray Hall to Collingwood
Beau McDonald to West Coast, Andrew McDougall to Melbourne, Nathan D Brown to Brisbane
Luke Vogels and pick 65 to Geelong, Henry Playfair and pick 57 to Sydney
James Walker and pick 47 to Collingwood, pick 44 to Fremantle
David Rodan to Carlton, Luke Livingston to Richmond
Aaron Fiora to Adelaide, pick 32 to St Kilda
Jason Cloke to Kangaroos, Troy Makepeace to Collingwood
