Six teams ‘already a lock to play finals’
There’s only two finals spots left up for grabs for the likes of Geelong, Brisbane, Carlton and Collingwood according to Leigh Montagna.
There’s only two finals spots left up for grabs for the likes of Geelong, Brisbane, Carlton and Collingwood according to Leigh Montagna.
The most confusing aspect of the Giants’ victory was how such an inexperienced side overpowered the seasoned Magpies. Perhaps it’s time for the boom draftees to step in.
Magpies ruckman Brodie Grundy has once again come under scrutiny from footy pundits as Collingwood’s woes continue.
Hawthorn is resting its oldest player and a young forward ahead of its Perth clash with Fremantle, while Geelong and Adelaide welcome back key men.
IT took until the final moments of the trade period, but Essendon finally caved into GWS’s demands for star midfielder Dylan Shiel, who will don the sash in 2019.
HAWTHORN’S miracle medical team has worked wonders with the likes of Jaeger O’Meara and Shaun Burgoyne and the club hopes it can strike again after the Hawks stole injured midfielder Tom Scully from the Giants.
ESSENDON great Matthew Lloyd says the Giants need to drive a hard bargain with his old club for Dylan Shiel and with Fremantle for Rory Lobb after a horror trade period was compounded by the loss of Tom Scully.
ANOTHER trade period, another Hawthorn miracle. No other club has been as bold and ruthless during footy’s ‘silly season’ but could the risky move for injured Giant running machine Tom Scully become their biggest steal yet?
A PAIR of AFL champions are up in arms at the bargain basement price Hawthorn is expecting to pay for Giants’ wingman Tom Scully and they have called on the AFL to get involved.
WHILE a lot has been made of Gold Coast’s on-field struggles and player losses, Greater Western Sydney has been picked clean by rivals and it makes its success all the more remarkable.
ESSENDON is refusing to give up the two first-round picks GWS is demanding for Dylan Shiel and now the clubs are in a standoff, with rival clubs who courted the Giants star closely monitoring the situation.
THERE’S just three days left in the 2018 AFL Trade Period. Who’s still waiting for a deal to be done? We look at the players who’s move is a sure thing or has no hope of happening.
ESSENDON heavyweights had four meetings with Dylan Shiel before getting the phone call every club wants. However, Bomber great James Hird also played his part in the trade bombshell. MARK ROBINSON goes inside the biggest deal of the year.
LATE night text messages, emails and phone calls. The talks never stop during the AFL trade period. Get the inside word on what it’s really like for clubs, players and managers over this massive weekend as Gary Buckenara gives you a behind-the-scenes look.
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