In this trade period special episode of the Real Footy podcast, Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson discuss the merits of salary dumping and the state of play in various deals on day four of trade period.
The salary cap and how clubs manage it is crucial to on-field success. It’s something clubs – and fans – are more aware of now. Though the Suns will lose pick seven along with Jack Bowes, they’ll gain the ability to keep players such as Ben King, Matt Rowell and other talented youngsters.
Meanwhile, discussions continue around a trade between North Melbourne and Port Adelaide for Jason Horne-Francis, and West Coast’s potential involvement. We look at why West Coast would be happy to move back from pick two in this year’s draft, and on the flipside, why they might want to make Port Adelaide sweat. And other clubs are interested but Geelong’s Esava Ratugolea wants to get to Port Adelaide. Could it help unlock other deals?
Plus, the Dockers add depth to their forward line, whether Sam Weideman should have requested a trade out of Melbourne and could the Pies turn their attention to landing Lachie Whitfield?
