All the trades have been lodged for the 2021 AFL Trade Period but the moves have been met with a yawn from the football public.
The 2021 AFL Trade period has finished with a flurry of activity and an overwhelmed yawn from footy fans.
The 10-day trade period ended with the ruck dominoes falling as Darcy Fort went from Geelong to Fremantle, Jonathan Ceglar went from Hawthorn to the Cats and the Hawks nabbing Max Lynch from Collingwood as well Port Adelaide’s Peter Ladhams moving to the Sydney Swans.
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Geelong’s Jordan Clark also moved to Fremantle, after a reported explosive phone call where the player said he wouldn’t be back.
Headlines were dominated by the players who didn’t ended up being moved, including Hawthorn veterans Luke Breust, Chad Wingard, Jack Gunston, Jaeger O’Meara and Tom Mitchell all stayed put.
Hawthorn had said they’d be open to any deals for their veteran stars, but the players rejected any interest in moving teams.
The likes of Fremantle’s Rory Lobb and GWS’ Bobby Hill were also forced to stay put, despite reports it was against their wishes.
But despite some dramatic moments, social media has largely treated the trade period with a yawn.
Even Geelong skipper Patrick Dangerfield teased what had been a slow Trade Period just before the siren sounded, tweeting: “Anything could happen in the last 15 minutes of the trade period. Nothing could also happen.”
He wasn’t alone as the 10 day feeding frenzy fizzled out.
Founder of The Inner Sanctum Jack Hudson posted: “There’s all the puns in the world, gags and everything. But it all sums up with one thing. This and most #AFLTrade periods are s***.”
The Advocate’s Alex Fair added: “Now that was underwhelming. #AFLTrade”.
The Age’s Daniel Cherny tweeted: “And that ends comfortably the flattest trade period in more than a decade.”
2006 Commonwealth Games lawn bowls gold medallist Mark Casey replied to the tweet saying: “But in all seriousness there is no way this needs to go for 1.5 weeks. Surely 3 full days will do …”
Every confirmed deal in the trade period
— Essendon signs unrestricted free agent Jake Kelly from Adelaide. Adelaide receives third-round compensation.
— Gold Coast signs unrestricted free agent Mabior Chol from Richmond. Richmond receives end-of-second-round compensation.
— Carlton lodges offer for restricted free agent George Hewett from Sydney. Sydney doesn’t match offer and receives end-of-second-round compensation.
— Collingwood gains picks 22, 46, 58, 79 and a future fourth-round pick in a trade. Gold Coast gains the Magpies’ future second, third and fourth-round picks.
— Collingwood gains Nathan Kreuger and pick 55 in a trade. Geelong gains pick 41.
— Port Adelaide gains Jeremy Finlayson in a trade. GWS gains the Power’s future third-round pick.
— Melbourne signs Luke Dunstan as an unrestricted free agent from St Kilda. St Kilda receives no compensation.
— In a four-team trade, Melbourne gains picks 17, 37 and 49, Adelaide gains the Demons’ future first-round pick plus 33 and 75, St Kilda gains 62, 66 and the Crows’ future fourth-round pick, the Western Bulldogs gain 23, 44 and 45.
— Collingwood gains Pick 27 and a future third-round pick. Fremantle gains Pick 22.
— Fremantle gains Will Brodie, Picks 19, 61 and 69 in a trade. Gold Coast gains a future second-round pick and future fourth-round pick.
— Carlton gains Adam Cerra in a trade. Fremantle gains Pick 6 and a future third-round pick.
— Western Bulldogs sign Tim O’Brien as an unrestricted free agent from Hawthorn.
— In a three-team trade, West Coast Eagles gain Sam Petrevski-Seton, Carlton gains Lewis Young, Western Bulldogs gain Pick 52.
— North Melbourne gains Callum Coleman-Jones, Picks 42 and 47 and a future fourth-round pick in a trade. Richmond gains Robbie Tarrant, Pick 40 and a future second-round pick.
— Collingwood gains Patrick Lipinski. Western Bulldogs gain No. 43 draft pick.
— Adelaide gains Jordan Dawson. Sydney gain a future first round pick tied to the Demons’ ladder position in 2022.
— Brisbane gains Darcy Fort and pick 41. Geelong gains pick 50 and Brisbane’s future third-rounder.
— Geelong gains Jonathan Ceglar and a future fourth rounder. Hawthorn gains the future third rounder it just traded for in the Darcy Fort trade from Brisbane.
— Fremantle gains Jordan Clark and a future fourth round pick. Geelong gains pick 22 and a future third round pick.
— Hawthorn gains Max Lynch and a future round three pick tied to Fremantle and a future round four pick tied to the Suns. Collingwood get a future round three pick tied to Brisbane and the Pies’ future round three.
— Sydney gains Peter Ladhams and pick 16. Port Adelaide gains pick 12 and a future third-round pick.
— reported with foxsports.com.au
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