AFL: What deals will get done on the opening day of the AFL’s player swap-fest?
It’s set to be another busy period this year as clubs look to improve their lists in the early stages of the off-season.
The likes of Zak Butters, Toby Greene, Lachie Whitfield, Zach Merrett and Rowan Marshall are all set to be on the move, while at a WA level, there’s plenty of chatter around whether Jack Viney and Gryan Miers - among others - could be heading west.
Stay across all the action here!
Hawks’ surprising addition
It’s an acquisition of a current player for Hawthorn... just not a current AFL player!
The Hawks have sealed a Category B signing of former Australian water polo player Ollie Purcell.
He represented the Aussie Sharks as goalkeeper just last month. The 195cm athlete is seen as a key defensive prospect, which is where he played most of his junior and high school footy.
Viney heading west?
One of the more surprising potential moves to emerge across the past few days has been Jack Viney’s mooted shift to West Coast.
The 238-game veteran is coming off an injury-wrecked season at Melbourne where he played just one senior game this year, and he’s set to turn 33 in the opening weeks of next season.
Hogan on the move
One of the first deals that’s set to be formalised this trade period is Jesse Hogan’s shift out of GWS, with Collingwood his new home.
Pick 75 is set to be the swap for the man who won the Coleman Medal just two years ago, with Hogan to join the Pies on a two-year deal.
Hogan mustered just 12 goals from 9 games at the Giants this season.
He’s set to become just the second Coleman medallist in the AFL era to represent three or more clubs across a career, joining former Eagles (and Bombers and Power and Pies) spearhead Scott Cummings.
Welcome
Hello and welcome to our coverage of the opening day of the AFL’s trade period!
It’s a day where representatives from clubs begin to formally meet with one another and also face the media to lay out their latest thoughts on who could be coming and going... and there’s typically a surprise or two that emerges.
Stick with us throughout the day as we keep you across the latest!
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