Hi Thomas,

LOVE this idea!

You're right, Ben Brown and Billy Frampton are definitely some feelgood trade stories.

Bobby Hill has got to be up there too.

Got denied a move to Essendon a year before and was left in tears at the trade deadline. He gets the move to Collingwood 12 months later and wins a premiership and a Norm Smith.

Send in some more of your feelgood trade moves everyone!

Hi Phil,

Chad Warner would definitely be up there in terms of trade value from around the competition.

Fremantle's earliest picks in this year's draft are 10, 11 and 18.

That would certainly be a strong offer. Would Sydney prefer 18 or Freo's 2025 first-rounder? That'd be the question.

Would they want a player back from Fremantle? These are the questions that are well above my pay grade.

Hi Dean,

He definitely could, if Port Adelaide doesn't agree to do a deal with anyone this year.

Houston has mentioned that he loves the club and he's contracted through 2027, so he'd have no problem coming back to Alberton for 2025 if required.

We've seen this happen before, more recently with Joe Daniher at Essendon and Josh Dunkley at the Bulldogs, where a trade request was denied and then the player returned to the club after no trade was agreed upon with their desired clubs.

Hi Gus,

I think given Collingwood and Port Adelaide both have things the other wants, the Dan Houston deal won't go right down to the deadline.

I don't expect it to happen this week though.

Hi Nicko,

A few weeks after Melbourne's season wrapped up, there was a suggestion that Kozzie Pickett wanted out of the club.

Here is what Tom Morris reported in August.

Then-Melbourne president Kate Roffey did confirm Pickett, who is a WA native, had felt a little "homesick", but then shut down any suggestions that he would be traded this year.

Pickett, 23, is contracted with Melbourne through 2027.

Hi Angus,

There's been no updates today on Shai Bolton's potential move to Fremantle.

Yesterday it was revealed that Fremantle has tabled an offer of picks 10 and 18 for the former All-Australian.

It is yet to see whether that will appease Richmond.

We've received a few comments asking whether there has been any developments on Clayton Oliver.

The short answer is no.

Melbourne is in somewhat of a crisis management situation at the moment, and trading one of their star players who is contracted through 2030 would be another major PR hit the club can't really afford.

Former AFL boss Andrew Demetriou mentioned this yesterday.

“Absolutely I would (be holding firm if I was Melbourne),” Demetriou said on 3AW.

“You can’t have consecutive years of this (unrest) going on, the uncertainty that surrounds is not really want you want to see.”

Hi Paul,

I'd say Jake Stringer is basically a free hit for the Giants. He's going to come at a bargain bin price in terms of draft picks they have to give up, and I can't imagine he'll command a high salary at all.

So for that price, and thinking about what you can potentially get out of him on the field, it's an absolute no-brainer move for them.

Stringer works best in a situation where the team doesn't rely on him every single week. The Giants are constructed in a way that anything he provides will be a bonus.

Hi Simon,

This is a great reference, I wish I could grant you a trade as a gift, but it appears there are actually no trades happening this year.

Apologies

Hi Daniel,

I think Tim Membrey will have to wait until later on in the trade period to have his future sorted.

Although we're at a big impasse at this stage, once one big move goes through, it usually has a domino effect and we see several others in quick succession.

Membrey would be an excellent stop-gap replacement for Joe Daniher.

Hi Paddy,

Honestly, your guess is as good as mine at this stage.

But no, on a serious note, it doesn't seem like any moves are imminent.

Multiple reports suggest St Kilda's deal to get Jack Macrae to the club will go right down to the wire.

Here's Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge explaining what a trade deal that will satisfy the Bulldogs would look like.

Tom Morris with the latest on what Gold Coast is up to.

The Suns of course are trying to bring in Daniel Rioli and John Noble this year.

"There has been criticism around the Suns, and while I respect that, it needs to be balanced a little bit," he told Trade Radio.

"They were forced to offload Jack Bowes to Geelong to reset the salary cap.

"Pick 6 for Dan Rioli seems like overs, but being in contract, you have to pay overs for some players."

The Bulldogs are known for their tough trade stances, and this year appears to be no different.

AFL.com.au's Cal Twomey expecting all the Dogs deals to go down to the wire.

Hi Oliver,

That is a great question.

I'd say given his age and how good he is already, Nick Daicos would probably fetch the most trade value at the moment.

If they were a little younger, the likes of Marcus Bontempelli, Patrick Cripps and maybe Max Gawn would be fairly high as well.

Josh Smillie is tipped to go inside the top 10 in November's national draft.

Smillie, who says his role model is Carlton captain Patrick Cripps, has met with Richmond, Melbourne and St Kilda.

"I was lucky enough to get interviewed by Simon Goodwin from the Dees and Adem Yze at Richmond and Ross Lyon at Saints," he said.

"It was amazing to be in the room with them and hear what they had to say to me. Definitely didn't take it for granted."

Hi Kate,

The latest reports on Caleb Daniel's future is that he will not force a trade away from the Bulldogs.

I think all parties involved in that move are adopting a wait-and-see approach at this stage.

Hi Krack,

You make a very good point about Carlton's salary cap and its chase for Dan Houston.

Had they been able to agree to a deal with Port Adelaide, it would've required some serious cap gymnastics from list boss Nick Austin I'd imagine.

Matt Rosa has also confirmed that Essendon has fielded calls over its first-round pick (currently No.9).

"We've had some offers around that Pick 9," he told Trade Radio.

"The pointy end of this draft is strong. It would need to be a considerable offer for us to give up Pick 9 at this stage."

Rosa said Essendon has explored potentially moving up the draft, but clubs ahead of the Bombers are hesitant to trade down.

The Bombers currently hold picks No.9 and No.31 in this year's draft, and Rosa said the club is keen to add a couple more selections.

Essendon list manager Matt Rosa has confirmed that GWS has reached out regarding a deal for Jake Stringer.

Rosa confirmed on AFL Trade Radio that Stringer was yet to make a formal trade request, and the Giants are still yet to place a formal trade offer to the Bombers.

"No formal position on that, as you are aware GWS has shown some interest," he said.

"We will work through that one as more information comes to light. I won't speculate on pick 56 but it would need to be adequate compensation."