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AFL trade news: Live updates and news from day 8 of the AFL trade period
With big names in limbo, Nathan Buckley has declared clubs should be able to trade players without their consent. Meanwhile, Essendon has made a big move. FOLLOW LIVE.
Trade period is about to enter its frantic final three days, with nearly 20 deals still expected to go through — plus more pick swaps and curveballs to come.
But three deals are acting like a dam, holding back trades all across the league and creating the logjam which gave us nearly three days without a single trade last week.
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Originally published as AFL trade news: Live updates and news from day 8 of the AFL trade period
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