AFL

How will the big 2024 AFL trade deals get done?

Let’s deal: How the biggest AFL trades get done

The figurative arm-wrestling between clubs has already begun as the AFL’s trade period prepares to officially start on Monday. We go inside the biggest deals – from Dan Houston to Shai Bolton, and Gold Coast’s coveted pick 13 – to see how they will get done.

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AFL 2024

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AFL 2024

Bulldogs to hold firm on demands for Bailey Smith

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Paris McCarthy kicks her second goal of the day - and of her career.

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Free agents, pick swaps, salary dumps: What does AFL trade jargon mean?

What do you call a free agent who isn’t actually free? What is a salary dump? And will pick purchasing become a feature in the AFL?

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AFL 2024

Demons’ president shuts down Oliver trade talk as star attends best-and-fairest count

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