Deadline day has arrived, with the AFL trade period to end at 7:30pm AEDT.
Expect a flurry of moves once they resume from 3pm – and as always, all eyes will be on the deals that don’t get done.
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9.45AM – THIRD PORT TRADE DOMINO TO FALL
Ben Cotton reports …
Port Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs had been waiting on an Ivan Soldo trade before they could push forward with Jordon Sweet talks.
AFL Media’s Callum Twomey first reported on Wednesday morning Richmond has agreed to deal Soldo to the Power for a future second-rounder and Pick 41 in addition to an exchange of other selections.
While those other moving parts in the Soldo trade could impact things, Port’s Pick 49 is likely be involved in a deal for Sweet, having previously been discussed between the two clubs.
It interesting comes despite Soldo originally being considered an outside chance of getting to the Power, not a priority, with he and Sweet set to battle it out for the No. 1 ruck role in Ken Hinkley’s side in 2024.
The Power’s only other selection in this year’s draft is Pick 25, which is likely to be part of a trade for Geelong’s Esava Ratugolea.
9.15AM – FOUR-CLUB DEAL TO UNLOCK SUN’S MOVE TO BLUES
Ben Cotton reports …
Carlton’s future third-round pick tied to Essendon is likely to form the framework, or be part of, a deal for Gold Coast’s Elijah Hollands.
The Blues received the selection as part of the complex four-club trade on Tuesday that saw Paddy Dow move to St Kilda and Nick Coffield join the Western Bulldogs.
Carlton gave up Dow and a future fourth-round pick (tied to Fremantle) and landed a future third-rounder (tied to Essendon), a future fourth-rounder (tied to the Western Bulldogs) and a future fourth-rounder (tied to Fremantle).
The Blues and Suns will meet on Wednesday morning to discuss the Hollands deal, with other picks likely to be involved, though it’s unclear if they’ll be current or future selections. Carlton holds Picks 22 and 26 in this year’s draft, while Gold Coast has an array of second-rounders that will be swallowed up for draft points to help the club secure its academy prospects.
The Suns are also working through Mabior Chol’s trade request to Hawthorn after the Hawks offered the forward a four-year deal with a trigger for a fourth year. Foxfooty.com.au revealed the Suns want a future pick for Chol and are eyeing the Hawks’ 2024 second-rounder.
9AM – WANTAWAY RUCK’S ‘DEAL IS AGREED’
Port Adelaide will officially bring in a new No. 1 ruckman on deadline day, with the club and Richmond reportedly agreeing on a deal for contracted ruck Ivan Soldo.
AFL Media reported Cal Twomey wrote on X on Wednesday morning that the Power would send a future second-rounder and Pick 41 to Richmond for Soldo, while there’d be an exchanging of other selections.
“The deal is agreed,” Twomey wrote.
Premiership Tiger Soldo last month was linked to Port Adelaide, despite being contracted to Richmond until the end of the 2024 seasons.
The Power confirmed they were interested in Soldo as they’re in the market for a first-choice ruck.
Port is also trying to secure deadline day deals for Esava Ratugolea (Geelong), Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (Essendon) and Jordon Sweet (Western Bulldogs) — although they are prepared to try and walk Ratugolea and Zerk-Thatcher to a draft next month.
8AM – LIONS STILL PURSUING TALL HAWK AS HOPE FOR BILLINGS GROWS
Brisbane is ramping up its efforts to prise tall Brandon Ryan out of Hawthorn on the final day of trade period.
The Age’s Peter Ryan is reporting the Lions are keen on Ryan, with the mid-season draftee emerging as a trade target after veteran Jack Gunston requested a trade back to his old club.
The Lions are interested in having Ryan part of a Gunston deal.
Ryan played three games for Hawthorn after being taken at Pick 12 in the 2023 mid-season draft and is contracted at Hawthorn for one more year, having signed an extension as recently as September.
Reports from several outlets have confirmed Ryan over the weekend met with the Lions, who have reportedly offered him a multi-year deal to move north.
Elsewhere, there is an expectation the deal that sends Mabior Chol to Hawthorn will get completed in a three club deal that would send Jacob Koschitzke to Richmond.
There is also hope for out-of-favour St Kilda midfielder Jack Billings, who could still yet find himself a new home by the 7:30pm deadline.
6AM – ICY TRADE TALKS THAW FOR CRUCIAL CAT AS PORT DREAM OF FOUR-DEAL DAY
David Zita reports…
Port Adelaide and Geelong have progressed in talks for Esava Ratugolea to be traded on Wednesday.
Foxfooty.com.au understands there were more substantive talks on Tuesday after the previous eight days had yielded little progress on the future of Ratugolea, who wants to play for Port Adelaide in 2024 and beyond.
The thawing in dialogue makes Ratugolea more likely to find a new home via trade and deliver Port Adelaide one of its four targets; Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Jordon Sweet and Ivan Soldo the others.
There had been little dialogue between the two parties prior to Tuesday, with the Power’s offer of pick No.25 quickly rebuked by the Cats.
Essendon wants Power winger Xavier Duursma to be traded in a straight swap for Zerk-Thatcher, while the Power believe they should receive more.
Soldo is open to a move to play for the Power, but Richmond remains intent on holding the 27-year-old to the final year of his current deal.
Fellow ruckman Sweet is considered more likely to land at the Power.
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