Absent Cloke thanked by Buckley
Departing forward Travis Cloke has been thanked in absentia at Collingwood's best and fairest ceremony on Friday night.
TRADING AND DRAFTING
Oliver Florent, doing it for Dad
Draft prospect Oliver Florent lost his father eight weeks ago. Everything he has done since has been for him.
Vickery takes Hawthorn offer
A restricted free agent, former top 10 draft pick Ty Vickery has told Richmond he has a two-year contract offer worth close to $500,000 a year from Hawthorn.
Josh Daicos, Callum Brown, sons of guns, in Collingwood's sights
Should Josh Daicos and Callum Brown get drafted to Collingwood together at the end of the year they won't have to spend much time getting to know each other or figuring out how to work in the same side.
Why draft prospect Mitch McCarthy chose football
Mitch McCarthy didn't realise how much he truly loved football until he was living on the other side of the world and couldn't watch a game on television, let alone kick a ball around.
Giants stripped of salary cap cash
Greater Western Sydney lost access to more than $1.1 million extra salary cap space over the next two years as part of the AFL's new competitive balance policy.
Veteran Saint Dempster set to play on in 2017
Sean Dempster's career will extend into a 15th season after St Kilda confirmed they would offer the veteran defender a new one-year contract.
2016 AFL combine harvester: the smalls
The small midfielders, forwards and defenders attending the 2016 draft combine
2016 AFL national draft: The Combine Harvester
Profiles of the 80 draft prospects attending the 2016 AFL national combine.
2016 AFL combine harvester: medium forwards
The medium forwards attending the 2016 AFL draft combine.
2016 AFL combine harvester: medium defenders
The medium defenders attending the 2016 draft combine.
2016 AFL combine harvester: medium midfielders
The medium midfielders attending the 2016 draft combine.
2016 AFL combine harvester: tall forwards/rucks
The tall forwards and rucks attending the 2016 draft combine.
2016 AFL combine harvester: tall defenders
The tall defenders attending the 2016 draft combine.
Suns turn up the heat on O'Meara and Prestia deals
The Gold Coast Suns are standing firm on the deals with wantaway midfielders Jaeger O'Meara and Dion Prestia, saying they will hold out for the best trades possible.
Talk trade with Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson
Emma Quayle and Michael Gleeson to talk all things trade. Join them online or by using the Facebook app on mobile.
Kelly and Dea staying at Essendon
Essendon top-up players Matt Dea and James Kelly are coming back to the Bombers in 2017.
Frost heading north to the Lions
Collingwood defender Jack Frost has decided to leave Collingwood for the Brisbane Lions and has agreed to a three-year contract, pending a trade getting done between the two clubs.
Your club's draft picks: Follow our dynamic order
Stay up to date with where your club stands in the draft order as picks change hands through the trade period.
Maric sticks to yellow and black
Richmond ruckman Ivan Maric will remain at Punt Road in 2017, after signing a one-year contract extension.
Hogan: If there was a time for me to come home, it was going to be now
Melbourne football manager Josh Mahoney has denied that the club gave Jesse Hogan an ultimatum with regards to signing a new contract.
Dogs paws all over Hogan, Lobb deals
On Monday, the first day back at work after the Western Bulldogs won the flag Rory Lobb contacted his manager and told him to start talking seriously to the Giants about a new contract.
AFL 2016 trade, free agency and draft dates and details
Your essential guide to what, where, when and how for post-season player movements.
Cloke wants to work with Boyd at Western Bulldogs
The opportunity to work with and mentor Tom Boyd is one of the main reasons out-of-favour Collingwood forward Travis Cloke wants to join the Western Bulldogs.
McGuire: Sit out next two drafts, Giants
Collingwood president Eddie McGuire believes the AFL competition would benefit greatly from having Greater Western Sydney sit out of the next two national drafts.
Lobb re-signs with GWS, shuns WA return
Greater Western Sydney big man Rory Lobb has decided against a return to his home state of Western Australia and signed a new two-year contract extension with the Giants.
Cloke prepared to take big pay cut to get to Dogs
Travis Cloke is so desperate to switch from Collingwood to the Western Bulldogs that he will forego more than half the money he was set to earn next year with the Pies.
Geelong and North join the chase for Carlton defender Zach Tuohy
Geelong has joined North Melbourne in pursuing Carlton's out of contract defender Zach Tuohy.
Swan Mitchell to make a call on Hawks this week
Hawthorn is likely to know by the end of the week whether it can officially begin to strike a deal for Sydney's Tom Mitchell.
Boomer a 'long shot' to play on
Brent Harvey's manager says the North Melbourne great is a "long shot" to play on next year, and is preparing to play with his brother in the Northern Football League.
Emma Quayle profiles 100+ potential draftees
The AFL Combine has come and gone. AFL clubs and recruiters are now poring over the results of testing as they weigh up who they will pick in November's AFL national draft. Emma Quayle has profiled more than 100 players who are in the mix to join an AFL club