Giants snare war chest as official trade drops
The Giants have completed a trade that has gifted the club an extraordinary war chest as rumours swirl about another massive move.
The Giants have completed a trade that has gifted the club an extraordinary war chest as rumours swirl about another massive move.
One of the highest-profile negotiations of the AFL Trade Period has spectacularly fallen apart leaving one club fuming.
It’s not just players moving as clubs swap draft picks to give them the hand they need to make key deals and one has gone down.
The Brisbane Lions are one step closer to securing the services of Western Bulldogs midfielder Josh Dunkley after this trade with GWS.
Daniel McStay hasn’t had an easy ride to 100 games, so it’s little wonder he’s relishing the chance to be part of a Brisbane Lions side gunning for a home qualifying final.
Despite boating one of the Brownlow Medal favourites in Lachie Neale, Jarryd Lyons says Brisbane Lions’ midfield depth is more important to their success than any superstar.
Early season losses to Essendon and Collingwood are being used as launching pads for the Lions as they prepare to take on top of the ladder Geelong.
Luke Hodge’s influence at Brisbane Lions has helped Cameron Rayner out of his early-season slump, with a teammate revealing the impact the veteran Lion has had on the No. 1 draft pick.
Alex Witherden’s 50th game marks a collective coming out party for a quartet of Brisbane players who struggled through the wooden spoon season of 2017 to now be on the cusp of premiership glory.
Charlie Cameron was the missing piece former Adelaide football manager David Noble was looking for when he was planning how to get the Lions out of the mire. Now he is the player the Crows miss the most, writes Warren Tredrea.
Charlie Cameron is having one of the best seasons of his career and a significant impact on the Lions charge to the finals and now he’s won seriously high praise by being likened to a Hawthorn and AFL great.
It doesn’t get much bigger than this. Two rounds out from finals, this weekend’s fixtures will more than whet the appetite. And it’s not just the games involving the top four to get excited by.
Essendon’s ‘pathetic’ performance puts the heat on everyone at the club, from coach John Worsfold down. Mark Robinson writes after the players put up the white flag, fans are ‘dripping with anger’. LIKES AND DISLIKES
Collingwood is a game behind the fourth-placed Tigers, but they might be about to make a move as the finals arrive early in what could be the AFL’s ‘moving round’. SEE THE LADDER + RUN HOME
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