What your club has done this trade period... and what’s left to doStraight player swaps are so rare these days, with the Lewis Jetta-Callum Sinclair exchange in 2015 the last of its kind. But all signs are pointing to Duursma and Zerk-Thatcher being involved in one this week.understands the Bombers haven’t budged in their bid for a straight swap despite Port pushing for more coming back its way.
The real bombshell of the trade period that dropped some 28 hours before Wednesday’s deadline. It came despite Collingwood footy boss Graham Wright insisting 24 hours earlier the livewire wasn’t on the table. You do wonder if getting the Lachie Schultz deal locked away early in the week opened the door for the Pies to explore — and move on — a Ginnivan trade.
A deal that somewhat unexpectedly dragged out to the second week of the trade period as the clubs haggled, with Melbourne eventually handing over its future second-round pick . A generous enough offer for the 28-year old, who played seven games this season, though that 2024 pick would likely be in the 30s. Adelaide had been determined to try and snare a player from Melbourne, targeting South Australian pair Tom Sparrow and Harrison Petty.