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Well, what a frenzied finish to the 2022 AFL trade period that was.
Ten players changed clubs on the final day to bring the grand total to 35 for the two-week free agency/trade period.
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After all the dust settled on a crazy final day of trading, this is what the 2022 AFL draft order looks like
ADELAIDE
In: Izak Rankine (GC), Pick 46 (GC), Future third-round pick (Coll), Future fourth-round pick (GC)
Out: Billy Frampton (Coll), Pick 5 (GC), Future third-round pick (GC), Future fourth-round pick (GC)
BRISBANE LIONS
In: Josh Dunkley (WB), Jack Gunston (Haw), Pick 35 (AFL), Pick 36 (GC), Pick 38 (Geel), Pick 48 (Geel), Pick 55 (Geel), Pick 56 (GC), Future second-round pick (Geel), Future third-round pick (WB), Future fourth-round pick (WB)
Out: Daniel McStay (Coll), Tom Berry (BL), Pick 15 (GWS), Pick 46 (GC), Future first-round pick (WB), Future second-round pick (WB), Future second-round pick (GC), Future fourth-round pick (Haw)
On-traded: Pick 21 (from GWS to WB), Pick 25 (from GC to Geel), Pick 48 (from Geel to Haw), Future second-round pick (from GWS to GC), Future fourth-round pick (from Geel to WB)
35. Jaeger O’Meara (Haw) traded to Fremantle in exchange for Lloyd Meek and future second-round pick.
34. Rory Lobb (Fre) traded to Western Bulldogs in exchange for pick 30 and future second-round pick.
31/32/33. Tom Mitchell (Haw) and pick 25 (Geel) traded to Collingwood; Oliver Henry (Coll) traded to Geelong; Cooper Stephens (Geel), pick 41 (Coll) and pick 50 (Coll) traded to Hawthorn.
30. Josh Dunkley (WB), future third-round pick (WB) and future fourth-round pick (WB) traded to Brisbane Lions in exchange for pick 21, future first-round pick, future second-round pick and future fourth-round pick.
29. Lachie Hunter (WB) traded to Melbourne in exchange for future third-round pick.
28. Josh Schache (WB) traded to Melbourne in exchange for future fourth-round pick.
27. Sam Weideman (Melb), pick 54 (Melb) and pick 72 (Melb) traded to Essendon in exchange for pick 37.
26. Aaron Francis (Ess) and pick 42 (Ess) traded to Sydney in exchange for pick 37 and future fourth-round pick
25. Jacob Hopper (GWS), pick 54 (GWS) and pick 63 (GWS) traded to Richmond in exchange for pick 31 and future first-round pick.
24. Billy Frampton (Adel) traded to Collingwood in exchange for future third-round pick.
23. Jack Bowes (GC) and pick 7 (GC) traded to Geelong in exchange for future third-round pick.
22. Brodie Grundy (Coll) traded to Melbourne in exchange for pick 27.
21. Jack Gunston (Haw) traded to Brisbane Lions in exchange for pick 48 and future fourth-round pick.
19/20. Jason Horne-Francis (NM), Junior Rioli (WC), future second-round pick (GWS) and future third-round pick (NM) traded to Port Adelaide; pick 1 (NM), pick 53 (PA) and pick 57 (PA) traded to GWS; pick 8 (PA), pick 12 (GWS), future second-round pick (PA) and future third-round pick (PA) traded to West Coast; pick 2 (WC), pick 3 (GWS), pick 40 (WC), pick 43 (PA), future first-round pick (PA) traded to North Melbourne.
18. Izak Rankine (GC), pick 46 (GC) and future fourth-round pick (GC) traded to Adelaide in exchange for pick 5, future third-round pick and future fourth-round pick.
17. Will Setterfield (Carl) and pick 68 (Carl) traded to Essendon in exchange for future fourth-round pick.
16. Luke Jackson (Melb), pick 44 (Melb) and 67 (Melb) traded to Fremantle in exchange for pick 13, future first-round pick and future second-round pick.
15. Toby Bedford (Melb) traded to GWS in exchange for pick 44.
**Pick 25 (BL) traded to Geelong in exchange for picks 38, 48 and 55, future second-round pick and future fourth-round pick.
14. Tanner Bruhn (GWS) traded to Geelong in exchange for pick 18.
13. Josh Corbett (GC) traded to Fremantle in exchange for future fourth-round pick.
12. Tom Berry (BL), pick 46 (BL) and future second-round pick (BL) traded to Gold Coast in exchange for picks 25, 36 and 56.
11. Ben Long (StK) and future fourth-round pick (StK) traded to Gold Coast in exchange for pick 32.
** Brisbane Lions traded pick 15 to GWS in exchange for pick 21 and future-second round pick.
9/10. Griffin Logue (Fre), Darcy Tucker (Fre) and future third-round pick (Fre) traded to North Melbourne in exchange for future second-round pick, future third-round pick and future fourth-round pick.
8. Zaine Cordy (WB) joined St Kilda as an unrestricted free agent.
** Melbourne traded picks 33, 43 and 53 to Port Adelaide in exchange for pick 27.
7. Liam Jones (Carl) joined Western Bulldogs as an unrestricted free agent. Carlton received pick 49 (AFL) as compensation.
6. Daniel McStay (BL) joined Collingwood as an unrestricted free agent. Brisbane Lions received pick 35 (AFL) as compensation.
5. Blake Acres (Fre) traded to Carlton in exchange for future third-round pick.
4. Jayden Hunt (Melb) joined West Coast as an unrestricted free agent. Melbourne received pick 52 (AFL) as compensation.
3. Tim Taranto (GWS) traded to Richmond in exchange for pick 12 and pick 19
2. Bobby Hill (GWS) and pick 40 (GWS) traded to Collingwood in exchange for pick 43 and future second-round pick
1. Karl Amon (PA) joined Hawthorn as an unrestricted free agent. Port Adelaide received pick 27 (AFL) as compensation.
*picks are as they are at time of trades
In the end, no fewer than 10 players landed at new clubs today, taking the grand total of players who switched teams during the trade/free agency period to a staggering 35.
Today, Aaron Francis (Sydney), Sam Weideman (Essendon), Josh Schache (Melbourne), Lachie Hunter (Melbourne), Josh Dunkley (Lions), Tom Mitchell (Collingwood), Oliver Henry (Geelong), Cooper Stephens (Hawthorn), Rory Lobb (Bulldogs) and Jaeger O’Meara (Fremantle) all joined new clubs to cap off a frenetic finale to the 13-day period.
Collingwood, Geelong and Hawthorn brokered a three-way deal in the dying minutes of the trade period that granted Ollie Henry his wish to move to the Cats and took the tally of former first-round picks that the reigning premiers picked up this year to three.
Under the deal, Brownlow medallist Tom Mitchell moved to Collingwood along with pick 25 from Geelong, the Cats got Henry and young Geelong midfielder Cooper Stephens moved to Hawthorn.
Collingwood had rejected pick 25 from Geelong for a week and insisted they would not move Henry, taken at pick 17 just two years ago, for less than a first-round draft pick but relented when they were able to tie Mitchell into the deal. Mitchell’s father Barry played 13 games in one season with the Magpies as part of a career that spanned three clubs.
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Jaeger O’Meara (Haw) was traded to Fremantle in exchange for Lloyd Meek and a future second-round pick.
Rory Lobb (Fre) was traded to Western Bulldogs in exchange for pick 30 and a future second-round pick.
We’re just waiting on the finer details on the Lobb and O’Meara deals to emerge, but both players have joined the Bulldogs and Fremantle respectively.
Unfortunately for Geelong’s Esava Ratugolea and Gold Coast’s Jeremy Sharp, they are the hard-luck stories of this year’s trade period. They failed to get to Port Adelaide and Fremantle respectively and will be staying put for season 2023.