About this episode

The episode discusses the latest AFL trade requests and team strategies for upcoming trades.

The first wave of AFL players requesting trades has arrived, with a St Kilda tall and a former top five draft pick both seeking switches to rival clubs. Also in ‘The Market’, A Norm Smith Medal winner, a Collingwood star and multiple premiership Demons have also been linked to the exit. The boys also look at, and rank, the Victorian clubs that could consider a move for Sydney’s Nick Blakey, and dive into the trade plans for Gold Coast, GWS, St Kilda, Collingwood and Melbourne. RECORDED: 08/09/2026 ⬇️ RUNDOWN: 00:00 Intro 00:22 Done Deals 02:06 On the move 05:48 Whispers 10:31 Landing Spots: Nick Blakey 13:46 Gold Coast Trade Plans 16:01 GWS Giants Trade Plans 18:27 St. KildaTrade Plans 20:51 Collingwood Trade Plans 21:57 Melbourne Trade Plans 24:04 Zac Bailey Deal 25:13 Outro 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

Topics covered

• AFL trades
• player movement
• team strategies
• Victorian clubs
• trade plans

Keywords

• AFL
• trades
• Collingwood
• Nick Blakey
• Gold Coast
• GWS
• St Kilda
• Melbourne
• Zac Bailey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St Kilda, Collingwood, Gold Coast, GWS, Melbourne

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