AFL trade period LIVE updates day 1 Player movement begins as all eyes go to Carlton Cerra Seb Ross expected to stay with Saints

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Inadvertently, Robert Warnock might have created the beast. Seeking a return to Victoria after three seasons in the enormous shadow of ruckman Aaron Sandilands at Fremantle, Warnock’s eventual move to Carlton was, remarkably, the most expensive trade of the 2008 player movement period. The Blues relinquished pick 24 as well as a swap of later selections to obtain the ruckman, who hung around for seven modest years at Princes Park.

With all due respect to Warnock, the fact he was the standout player to move 13 years ago was symptomatic of an issue: player movement had ground almost to a halt. Adam Thomson, Rhyce Shaw, Anthony Corrie, Farren Ray and Brent Prismall were the only other five players to shift clubs during the AFL’s trade week in 2008, with Sydney unwilling to trade star Ryan O’Keefe despite his request to move home.

Robbie Warnock in action for the Blues in 2013.Credit:Sebastian Costanzo

It was this week of inactivity that probably tipped the scales towards the creation of free agency in the AFL, which this week enters its 10th season.

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It will be 20 years next month since Geelong used pick 40 in the 2001 national draft to add Gary Ablett jnr to their list as a father-son after using the three picks before him on Jimmy Bartel, James Kelly and Steve Johnson.

The father-son rule that year allowed clubs to make one father-son selection in the third round, giving Geelong the chance to make three era-defining picks before selecting Ablett, who, in truth, would have probably only attracted a second-round bid under today’s rules before becoming one of the game’s greats.

Nick Daicos.Credit:Joe Armao

Now, of course, the potential advantages inherent in gaining a father-son prospect have been reduced with clubs allowed to bid on other clubs’ father-son prospects at the draft pick that they think reflects the player’s standing in the draft.

That reality has tempered - to some extent - the excitement Collingwood supporters feel about landing Nick Daicos, the son of club legend Peter and brother of fan favourite Josh, in this year’s national draft.

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The AFL has sent out its media advice and key dates as trade period begins this morning.

Clubs will begin virtual meetings to discuss their options for the Trade Period from 9:00am AEDT on Monday October 4, with the Period to conclude at 7:30pm AEDT on Wednesday October 13.

Key rules to note in the Trading / Drafting Process:

A club may exchange with another club or clubs any combination of Primary List player(s), Rookie List player(s), National Draft Selection(s) and Future National Draft Selection(s)

Any rookie list player involved in any trade must be put on the senior list of the club to which he is traded;

A club cannot on-trade a player received in any exchange until the following year.

A club may exchange a draft selection it has received from another club, provided that the selection is not traded directly back to that club.

Where the exchange of a player(s) and National Draft selection(s) involves more than two clubs, it is not a requirement that each club involved in the transaction make an exchange between each other.

Any National Draft selection received in an exchange does not need to be exercised.

The crowd at Perth’s Optus Stadium for the 2021 AFL grand final match. Credit:AFL Photos

Key player movement dates:

Monday 6 September: Draft Nominations Open​

Friday 1 October: Free Agency opens​

Monday 4 October: 2021 AFL Trade Period opens​

Friday 8 October: ​Unrestricted Free Agency closes ​/ Restricted Free Agency bidding closes​

Monday 11 October: Restricted Free Agency matching closes​

Wednesday 13 October: 2021 Trade Period closes​

October/November: Selection Only Trade Period​

Wednesday 17 November: 2021 AFL Draft Nominations Close​

Wednesday 24 November: 2021 AFL Draft Round 1​

Thursday 25 November: Mid-Draft Trade Period​

Thursday 25 November: 2021 AFL Draft Round 2 onwards​

Friday 26 November: Pre-Season & Rookie Draft

St Kilda stalwart Seb Ross is reportedly staying at the Saints with Channel Seven reporting that the veteran midfielder will add to his 160 games at the club by re-signing.

The 28-year-old has reportedly agreed to a two-year deal to stay at the Saints and take his name out of any talk around a move to another club.

St Kilda’s Seb Ross.Credit:Getty Images

Reductions in list sizes and the salary cap are the major factors behind why this looms as a somnolence-inducing 10-day AFL trade period.

After a host of big-name moves over recent years, most notably the dramatic 2014 and 2018 trade periods, this year’s player movement window is poised to be the quietest in more than a decade.

Adam Cerra favours a move to Carlton.Credit:Getty Images

Of the players widely expected to be traded, it is likely only Adam Cerra (Fremantle to Carlton), Jordan Dawson (Sydney to Adelaide) and maybe Jordan Clark (Geelong to Fremantle) will move in deals involving first-round draft selections.

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G’day everyone and welcome to our new AFL trade period live blog. I’m Roy Ward and I’ll be taking you through the opening day of trade period.

There has been some wild scenes in recent years as teams make late deals or unexpectedly deal a star player but this year we begin with many commentators predicting this trade period will be “somnolence-inducing” but I think Melbourne’s premiership win could have a few sides looking to leap into contention.

But we have a bunch of days to get through so let’s get going.

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