It was an extremely quiet day today with no deals completed, but that could mean we are in for a barnstorming finish to the 2021 AFL trade period tomorrow...
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AFL trade period 2021 LIVE updates Day 7: Dawson still in limbo, Hill trade ‘unlikely’, Fraser back at Pies, Clarkson jets off to US
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Completed deals so far...
1. Jake Kelly (Adelaide) joined Essendon as an unrestricted free agent. Adelaide received pick 42 (AFL) as compensation.
2. Mabior Chol (Richmond) joined Gold Coast as an unrestricted free agent. Richmond received pick 38 (AFL) as compensation.
3. George Hewett (Sydney) joined Carlton as a restricted free agent. Sydney received pick 39 (AFL) as compensation.
4. Collingwood traded a future second-round pick, a future third-round pick and a future fourth-round pick to Gold Coast in exchange for picks 22, 46, 58, 79 and a future fourth-round pick.
5. Nathan Kreuger and pick 55 (Geelong) traded to Collingwood in exchange for pick 41.
No rest for Clarkson as he heads to America
Four-time premiership coach Alastair Clarkson has wasted no time in setting himself up for the next chapter in his life, arriving in America on the weekend to begin a stint of professional development that will make him the most highly sought after coach in Australia from 2023 onwards.
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Indicative draft order
Magpies confirm Fraser appointment
As Peter Ryan reported earlier, Collingwood has confirmed that Josh Fraser has made his way back to where it all began.
The former Magpies ruckman will head up the club’s academy after stints coaching the Gold Coast reserves, Carlton VFL team and the Northern Bullants.
He will be in charge of Collingwood’s one-to-three-year players.
“It’s a thrill to be back,” Fraser said.
Club-by-club trade period activity (so far)
ADELAIDE
IN: Pick 33 (Melbourne), pick 42 (AFL), pick 75 (Western Bulldogs), future first-round pick (Melbourne)
OUT: Jake Kelly (Essendon), pick 23 (Western Bulldogs), pick 37 (Melbourne), pick 44 (Western Bulldogs), pick 62 (St Kilda), pick 66 (St Kilda), future fourth-round pick (St Kilda)
CURRENT 2021 DRAFT PICKS: 4, 33, 75, 80
BRISBANE LIONS
IN:
OUT:
CURRENT 2021 DRAFT PICKS: 14, 18, 50, 54, 60, 76, 90
CARLTON
IN: Adam Cerra (Fremantle), George Hewett (Sydney), Lewis Young (Western Bulldogs)
OUT: Sam Petrevski-Seton (West Coast), pick 6 (Fremantle), future third-round pick (Fremantle)
CURRENT 2021 DRAFT PICKS: 25, 64, 82
COLLINGWOOD
IN: Patrick Lipinski (Western Bulldogs), Nathan Kreuger (Geelong), pick 27 (Fremantle), pick 46 (Gold Coast), pick 55 (Geelong) pick 58 (Gold Coast), pick 79 (Gold Coast), future third-round pick (Fremantle), future fourth-round pick (Gold Coast)
OUT: Pick 41 (Geelong), pick 43 (Western Bulldogs), future second-round pick (Gold Coast), future third-round pick (Gold Coast), future fourth-round pick (Gold Coast)
ON-TRADED: Pick 22 (from Gold Coast to Fremantle)
CURRENT 2021 DRAFT PICKS: 27, 36, 46, 48, 55, 58, 78, 79
‘Top quality kid’: Brother-of-a-gun leaps into draft contention
Potential draftee Josh Cripps is continuing to catch the eye of AFL recruiters despite battling shin splints in his return from a knee reconstruction.
The 19-year-old ruckman, who is the younger brother of Carlton captain Patrick Cripps, ruptured his ACL midway through last season but made his long-awaited return for East Fremantle as a top-age prospect in June.
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The Dawson saga drags on...
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Bulldogs’ midfield squeeze made it ‘tough’ to stay: Lipinski
Collingwood recruit Patrick Lipinski says the midfield squeeze at the Western Bulldogs meant he had to look for other options and now hopes to provide versatility on the ball and up forward for the Magpies.
Lipinski, 23, has shifted to the Holden Centre in exchange for pick No.43 (he was pick No.28 in the 2016 national draft), coming after he rejected a three-year contract offer from the Bulldogs. He managed 11 matches this season, including only two - one as a medical sub - after the mid-season bye, taking his career tally to 56.
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