About this episode

The episode discusses players hitting the market for the 2026 AFL Trade and Free Agency Period, including trade rumors and potential landing spots for key players.

In the first episode of the AFL Trade Show, Zero Hanger’s Aidan Cellini and Mitch Keating look at the players set to hit the open market ahead of the 2026 AFL Trade and Free Agency Period, as well as the latest done deals and trade rumours across the competition, with the likes of Zak Butters, Scott Pendlebury, Kieren Briggs, Zane Duursma and Tim English among those in the headlines. The boys also name six potential landing spots for Essendon defender Ben McKay, and assess the potential trade plans for Essendon, Richmond, West Coast, Port Adelaide and North Melbourne. RECORDED: 01/09/2026 ⬇️ RUNDOWN: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Done Deals 03:03 On the move 05:36 Whispers 11:14 Landing Spots: Ben McKay 14:51 Essendon Trade Plans 16:55 Richmond Trade Plans 19:14 West Coast Trade Plans 21:34 Port Adelaide Trade Plans 24:24 North Melbourne Trade Plans For all your AFL news go to ZeroHanger.com and make sure to FOLLOW Zero Hanger on social media: NEWS: https://www.zerohanger.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/ZeroHanger FB: https://www.facebook.com/AFLZeroHanger X: https://x.com/zerohanger TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@zerohanger YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZeroHangerAFL

People in this episode

Hosts: Aidan Cellini, Mitch Keating

Topics covered

• AFL Trade
• player transfers
• trade rumors
• Essendon
• AFL news

Keywords

• AFL
• trade rumors
• Ben McKay
• Essendon
• 2026 AFL Trade
• player transfers
• Zak Butters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Essendon, Richmond, West Coast, Port Adelaide, North Melbourne

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