11-club MEGA trade set to cap AFLW exchange period

The hinges of the AFLW's trade period have been blown off after 11 clubs agreed to do business in one deal.

The mega trade arose on the final day of the exchange period and has since been given the green light by the league.

As first reported by Riley Beveridge of AFL Media, the 11 clubs involved in the mammoth trade are Adelaide, Brisbane, Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs.

And though several selections, including multiple first-round picks, were also bundled into the busy deal, the following 12 players found new homes ahead of the deadline:

• Mikayla Hyde (Collingwood)
• Maddi Gay (Essendon)
• Ash Brazill (Fremantle)
• Gabby Newton (Fremantle)
• Charlotte Wilson (Gold Coast)
• Katie Lynch (Gold Coast)
• Lily Johnson (Melbourne)
• Kirsty Lamb (Port Adelaide)
• Montanna McKinnon (Richmond)
• Analea McKee (Western Bulldogs)
• Jasmyn Smith (Western Bulldogs)
• Lauren Ahrens (Western Bulldogs)

The full ins and outs of this seismic trade are as follows:

Adelaide
In: Round 2 pick (No.22), Round 2 pick (No.26), Round 2 pick (No.33)
Out: Montana McKinnon, Round 1 pick (No.18), Round 2 (No.37), Round 2 (No.40)

Brisbane
In: Round 1 (No.21), Round 2 (No.31), Round 3 (No.46)
Out: Analea McKee, Round 1 (No.12)

Collingwood
In: Mikayla Hyde, Round 2 (No.29)
Out: Ash Brazill, Round 2 (No.31)

Essendon
In: Maddi Gay, Round 1 pick (No.19), Round 2 pick (No.37)
Out: Round 1 (No.13), Round 2 pick (No.33)

Fremantle
In: Ash Brazill, Gabby Newton, Round 4 pick (No.61)
Out: Mikayla Hyde, Round 1 pick (No.6), Round 3 pick (No.46), Round 3 pick (No.51)

Gold Coast
In: Katie Lynch, Charlotte Wilson, Round 3 pick (No.44)
Out: Lauren Ahrens, Jasmyn Smith, Round 1 pick (No.14), Round 2 pick (No.38)

Melbourne
In: Lily Johnson, Round 1 pick (No.12), Round 2 pick (No.23), Round 2 pick (No.40)
Out: Maddi Gay, Charlotte Wilson, Round 1 pick (No.19), Round 2 (No.26), Round 3 (No.56)

Port Adelaide
In: Kirsty Lamb, Round 1 pick (No.18), Round 2 pick (No.24), Round 3 pick (No.56),
Out: Lily Johnson, Round 1 pick (No.4), Round 1 pick (No.21), Round 3 pick (No.44)

Richmond
In: Montana McKinnon, Round 1 pick (No.13)
Out: Round 1 pick (No.11), Round 2 pick (No.29)

West Coast
In: Round 1 pick (No.14), Round 2 pick (No.38)
Out: Round 2 pick (No.23), Round 2 pick (No.24)

Western Bulldogs
In: Lauren Ahrens, Jasmyn Smith, Analea McKee, Round 1 pick (No.4), Round 1 (No.6), Round 1 pick (No.11), Round 3 pick (No.51)
Out: Gabby Newton, Katie Lynch, Kirsty Lamb, Round 2 pick (No.22), Round 4 pick (No.61)