Trade Period is here, with clubs officially digging into advanced discussions to land star names, role players or more draft picks for this year and beyond.
Read up on all of today's news, rumours and analysis for this off-season
DONE DEAL: Cats tall makes move to Magpies
Collingwoodย have landedย Geelongย tallย Nathan Kreugerย as part of a trade that will see both clubs exchange later draft picks.
Kreuger will venture to the Holden Centre along with Pick 55, with the Cats gaining Pick 41 in return.
The 22-year-old has played two games forย Geelongย since being recruited to Kardinia Park in 2018 after the Cats traded withย Carltonย to land special access to the South Australian spearhead.
READ MORE: Kreuger makes switch to Holden Centreย
Victorian club enters the race for in-demand tall
Hawthornย are the latest club showing interest inย Portย Adelaideย ruckmanย Peter Ladhamsย this trade period.
The 23-year-old remains contracted to Alberton Oval until the end of the 2022 season, however an exit meeting with the Power is believed to have seen the clubย suggest the ruck-forward looks for a new home.
Ladhams is understood to haveย gained interest from the Swans, Cats and Bulldogs since being granted permission to assess his options, with almost half the league looking to bolster their ruck stocks in the off-season.
FULL STORY: Hawks newest club in for Ladhams
Saints eyeing rival rucks
St Kildaย are reportedly looking close to home as they seek an off-season ruck acquisition to assistย Rowan Marshallย and veteranย Paddy Ryderย next season.
After initially being linked withย Portย Adelaide'sย Peter Ladhams, the Saints are also reportedly interested in Kangarooย Tristan Xerriย and Bulldogย Jordon Sweet.
Xerri, who is contracted toย Northย Melbourne, has played 12 games for the club since his debut in 2020 but has been dominant at VFL level, earning him an AFL recall in Round 13 of 2021, leading to a run of eight games in the second half of the season.
READ MORE: Xerri and Sweet in sights of Saints
Blues to land later pick for SPS as Eagles wing wonโt be included
Carltonย are reportedly set to receiveย West Coast's third-round selection in exchange for wantaway former No.6 pickย Sam Petrevski-Seton.
The 23-year-oldย requested a move back to his home state of Western Australiaย last month, with the Eagles named as his preferred landing spot ahead of the exchange window.
The Blues and Eagles are understood to be in advanced talks to land a deal that would suit both parties, however it seems Carlton aren't likely to receive a pick in the opening two rounds or wingerย Jarrod Brander, who has been of interest to the Princes Park club.
DETAILS: Blues to hand over midfielder for cheap pickย
Contracted Suns onballer tipped to land with rival club
Gold Coastย Suns midfielderย Will Brodieย has sparked big interest from theย Fremantleย Dockers.
Fox Footy'sย Tom Morris reports that the 23-year-old will "almost certainly" joinย Fremantleย as a delisted free agent, particularly due to the midfielder having one year remaining on his current contract.
However, the two clubs could look to find an agreement where Brodie is delisted by the Suns and picked up byย Fremantleย this off-season.
READ MORE: Brodie likely to move west
Magpies skipper signs on
In great news forย Collingwoodย fans skipper,ย Scott Pendleburyย has finally inked a contract extension to tie him to the club for the near future.
The 33-year-old has signed a two-year deal to keep him at the Holden Centre until the end of season 2023, with the veteran already having appeared on 334 occasions for the Pies in his lengthy career.
Although various inside sources and even Pendlebury himself made it clear that he was staying atย Collingwood, it still comes as a huge relief for fans that he has officially signed.
FULL STORY: Pendlebury inks new deal at Collingwood
Crows increase trade offer for Dawson
Adelaideย are understood to have looked to the Bulldogs to boost their chances of attaining departingย Swansย gunย Jordan Dawsonย this trade period.
The Swans had reportedlyย asked for a first-round selection in exchange for the 24-year-old, despite the Crows not looking to part with either their top pick of 2021 (Pick 4) or their future option.
The Dogs currently hold Pick 17, which they would be keen to split into later selections in order to acquire the needed amount of draft points to draft highly-touted father-son prospect Sam Darcy.
Now,ย Fox Footy'sย Tom Morris reports that the Crows have looked to get the green light from the Western Bulldogs and have tabled an offer that would include Pick 17 heading to the Swans.
READ MORE: Crows up exchange offering for wantaway Swan
Former Crow aiming for AFL return
Despite a tumultuous start to his footballing career, small forwardย Tyson Stengle has signalled his intent to get back to AFL level.
Stengle appeared on 14 occasions for the Crows, booting 13 goals over the two seasons he spent at West Lakes, however failed to nail down a spot in the side despite their underwhelming performances.
Speaking toย 9 Newsย Adelaide, the explosive forward made it clear that his intentions were to get back to where he was prior to this year.
READ MORE: Stengle keeping AFL dream alive
Draft-active Tigers eyeing gun midfield prospect
Richmondย may look to utilise their strong draft hand this trade period in hope of moving further up the order of this year's National Draft in November.
The Tigers currently hold picks 7, 15, 26, 28, 38, 42 and 47ย in this year's countย -ย arguably the strongest bundle of selections Punt Road has owned - and could gain further selections with theย pending departure of Callum Coleman-Jones.
According toย The Herald Sun,ย the Tigers have their sights set on Horsham product Ben Hobbs, who is touted as a top-three midfielder in the 2021 crop that would not warrant a bid from an already attached club.
DRAFT NEWS: Richmond hoping to recruit Hobbsย
