Hawthorn premiership player Campbell Brown believes Fremantle have come out on top after the trade period, after bringing in four players and only losing one.
The Dockers made the first move of the free agency period and acquired Reece Conca from Richmond, before leaving their final three inclusions for a busy final day of trading.
Lachie Neale left and headed for Brisbane, although that paved the way for Melbourne's Jesse Hogan and GWS' Rory Lobb to move to Perth, while they landed Essendon's Travis Colyer in the final minutes as Dylan Shiel moved to the Bombers.
Brown said the Dockers were the winners in his eyes, with the inclusions far outweighing the loss of Neale.
โI thought the Fremantle Dockers were the biggest winners out of the trade period,โ Brown toldย SEN Breakfast.
โIโm not sure they would have gone into it fully thinking they would be the big winner out of it.
โI think getting Jesse Hogan was an unbelievable get. Whether thatโs been in the pipeline for a while or not, the conversation only started at about Round 17 or 18 this year that it was a possibility.
โHe is exactly who they need. We are talking about a young guy from Perth that kicks 50-plus goals, he is a key position forward. Cam McCarthy and those guys are makeshift forwards.
โTheyโve got Rory Lobb, who is a great ruckman, but he can play forward as well. A really good modern ruckman who can play around the ground, more of a mid than tap ruckman.
โReece Conca is an outstanding footballer who they got basically for nothing and Travis Colyer, a bit of outside leg speed and run.
โWhile you would have liked to keep Lachie Neale, you can manage without him.โ
the dockers shouldn’t keep jesse Hogan its a fail and they should trade him back to melboure because he will fail at the dockers don’t rate him and don’t rate ross loyn should be shacked
the question is whatever freo bust in the draft yes they will fail in the draft because of ross lyon they can’t recruit and they can’t pick them its a failing and wrost yet to come cold day in freo and long way to go and cold as ice freo jesse hogan should trade back to melboure
Ben Marsh is an idiot