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15 of 18 clubs involved in 14 trades involving 32 clubs.

(Geelong and Adelaide the other two yet to get involved.)

Agree, I wouldn’t really be bothered if we don’t get her

Sounds like we’ll be parting with pick 13 as part of the moves to get Gay + Keaney

I’ve just learned the the Bears had an Ella Smith and a Bella Smith, and flogged them both off yesterday.

(There are/have been other Ella and Bella Smiths at other clubs, too.)

Trade confirmed.

Essendon get pick 72 and Bess Keaney from Gold Coast.

Gold Coast get pick 53 from Essendon

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A post was merged into an existing topic: Welcome to Essendon - Bess Keaney (ex-Gold Coast)

On Gay, these are the current picks held by the two teams:

Essendon: 13, 33, 71, 72
Melbourne: 5, 19, 26, 56, 74

The below may indicate the debate currently ongoing:

13+33 for Gay and 19 is probably about fair.

I’m guessing Melbourne would want it to be Gay and 26.

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With Cutting and Doonan delisted and Wuetschner retiring I’m presuming we have 3 list spots available?

Gaylor, Keaney and potentially Gay would mean we would not need anyone else from the draft?

We also have Cat Phillips coming back don’t we?

Phillips as noted, plus:

Each Club must make at least two selections in the AFLW Draft.

So there are delistings yet to come.

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Thanks @theDJR

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Doesn’t look like Sydney and Newman were fans of each other…

I’d follow that up with a joke about Verity and Lambert also not being fans of each other, but no one would get it.

Barba and Tierney delisted

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CONTRIVED UBER-MEGA-TRADE!

The clubs involved are Adelaide, Brisbane, Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Richmond, West Coast and the Western Bulldogs.

It will see Gabby Newton and Ash Brazill get to the Dockers, Montana McKinnon head to the Tigers, Katie Lynch and Charlotte Wilson to the Suns, Kirsty Lamb to the Power, Maddi Gay to the Bombers, Lauren Ahrens and Jasmyn Smith to the Dogs and Lily Johnson to the Demons.

A host of first-round picks in next Monday night’s AFLW draft will also swap hands as part of the 11-club agreement.

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Just move the VFL season to coincide or otherwise establish a reserves comp. The way it is now is stupid.

How are non-selected players supposed to get form? Watching them run a bunch of laps at the hangar can’t be the best way.

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There are weekly ‘scrimmages’ but that is next to useless.
They don’t play the style that the team plays, team continuity doesn’t occur, etc.
They need to work out how to go from what they have now to what the ideal situation is (VFLW and AFLW playing at the same time.

The big problem at the moment is that VFLW plays more games and lasts longer than AFLW. AFLW needs to expand to more round before aligning with VFLW.

Details of the Mega Trade

https://x.com/RileyBev/status/1735136948749209833?s=20
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Unbelievable that you get 11 AFLW list bosses on the line and a resolution comes about.
Try that with just 3 AFL list bosses…

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I bet somewhere someone complained about Dodoro making it difficult.

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