St Kilda deal to get Fremantle's Brad Hill effectively done
St Kilda could be the biggest winner of the trade period with a deal to secure Fremantle's Brad Hill effectively done - and it could involve a St Kilda player. Catch up on all today's trade moves - and what's coming.
St Kilda will emerge triumphant from the trade period with the Brad Hill deal effectively done and a complex trade nailed to secure Paddy Ryder and Dougal Howard.
The Herald Sun understands the Saints and Dockers have agreed on a deal to send St Kilda’s No.10 pick, their future second-rounder and pick 58 to the Dockers.
Saints utility Blake Acres could also be thrown into the trade after heading to Perth today to assess a shock move home.
But he is not a deal-breaker, with the former No.19 draft pick expected to be thrown into the swap after a trade for Hill was already agreed by both clubs.
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Despite St Kilda throwing up his name two days ago - only for Freo to knock it back - he is expected to play on a wing for the Dockers next year.
It means St Kilda has found a way to secure Ryder, Hill and Howard while still preserving its first-round selection next year.
The AFL will be happy for St Kilda to officially lodge the Hill deal after 3pm on the last of nine days in the trade period to preserve some drama for the league’s annual meat market.
The Saints will approach the last day of the trade period believing they can achieve their grand vision of securing that trio as well as Sydney’s Zak Jones and Richmond’s Dan Butler.
Today, as revealed by the Herald Sun, they turned picks 12 and 18 into 10, Howard and Ryder, with the Power and Saints also swapping third and fourth-round picks.
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“We have a fair bit of work to do but it feels like we are finding some common ground with clubs. We are slowly getting there. To bring Howard and Ryder in is really big for our footy club,” St Kilda list boss James Gallagher said.
“We need someone to ruck with Rowan Marshall and we couldn’t be happier to get Dougal in.”
He said a deal to send Josh Bruce to the Western Bulldogs was “inching closer” but the Saints needed a fair pick.
Jack Steven is expected to get to Geelong before Wednesday's 7.30pm trade deadline.
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Originally published as St Kilda deal to get Fremantle's Brad Hill effectively done
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