Dogs on the move, Saints get Steele
St Kilda have secured Jack Steele from Greater Western Sydney for a future second-round draft pick.
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Michael Gleeson
Michael Gleeson is a senior AFL football writer and Fairfax Media's athletics writer. He also covers tennis, cricket and other sports. He won the AFL Players Association Grant Hattam Trophy for excellence in journalism for the second time in 2014 and was a finalist in the 2014 Quill Awards for best sports feature writer. He was also a finalist in the 2014 Australian Sports Commission awards for his work on ‘Boots for Kids’. He is a winner of the AFL Media Association award for best news reporter and a two-time winner of Cricket Victoria’s cricket writer of the year award. Michael has covered multiple Olympics, Commonwealth Games and world championships and 15 seasons of AFL, He has also written seven books - five sports books and two true crime books.
Mitchell flies west. Deal done on Hawk
The name involved is one of the biggest in the AFL but the deal is one of the smallest. Hawthorn champion Sam Mitchell will officially spend his last year as an AFL footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles.
Saints add midfield Steele
St Kilda's has secured Jack Steele from Greater Western Sydney for a future second-round draft pick.
North upset at Daniel Wells compo
North Melbourne has gone to the AFL for an explanation of the Daniel Wells compensation pick after they were disappointed to be given a lowly pick in the 30s for the two time best and fairest winner.
Watson to be given chance to argue case to keep Brownlow
ASADA chief Ben McDevitt has once again added fuel to the fire, accusing Essendon of asking for special treatment, following the failure of their appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal.
Mitchell in, Mitchell out at Hawthorn
As Hawthorn contemplates a likely farewell for one Mitchell, they have formally completed a deal to bring in another, with Sydney's Tom Mitchell now confirmed as a Hawk.
Blues eye Charlie Cameron for potential Gibbs trade
Carlton will seek former Blues forward Eddie Betts' speedy small forward partner, Charlie Cameron, if star midfielder Bryce Gibbs is to shift to Adelaide.
Blues hold out hope they can keep Bryce Gibbs
Two No. 1 draft picks have dominated discussions on the opening day of the AFL trade period.
Western Bulldogs' winning draft strategy
Trade period, free agency, the draft. Over the next month all AFL clubs will shape the lists they hope will carry them to success. How do you do it?
No surprise at Swan dive into player drug reality
Dane Swan's charm is his candour, roguish demeanour and apparent disregard for the opinions of those outside his sphere. His public discussion of the drug issue reinforces that image.
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