Not a level paying field: The problem the Bowes trade reveals
By Jake Niall
Jake Niall reported if Jack Bowes is traded to Geelong, with the Cats also gaining the prized pick seven in the national draft, the deal will represent a worrisome watershed in the competition’s history.
Geelong won the premiership and have missed the finals once in 16 seasons. The Suns are yet to make the finals in their dozen, largely dismal years of existence.
What the Jack Bowes deal lays bare is that expansion teams are nowhere near parity if they have to compete with the same set of rules as the likes of Geelong, Essendon, Collingwood and Richmond.
Read the full story here.
Gold Coast midfielder Jack Bowes.Credit:Getty Images
‘A potential destination club’: St Kilda appoint Geoff Walsh as director of football
By Peter Ryan
Good morning, footy fans!
Good morning everyone, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the third day of the 2022 AFL trade period.
Day two was a busy one, with three more players finding new homes, while overshadowing the news by nightfall was Essendon CEO resigning after just one day.
Fremantle wingman Blake Acres joined Carlton, Brisbane Lions forward Daniel McStay crossed to Collingwood, and former Carlton defender Liam Jones headed back to his old home the Western Bulldogs.
Retired Essendon fan-favourite Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti is contemplating a comeback – Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd dropping that bombshell early in the day, with Fremantle leading the race to sign him.
Meanwhile, a deal involving Fremantle duo Griffin Logue and Darcy Tucker going to North Melbourne could unlock the stalled Luke Jackson and Brodie Grundy deals, as revealed by Michael Gleeson.
They’ll be a lot to play out today, with the question on everybody’s lips: which players will end the day in different colours?
Stay tuned to this blog throughout the day to find out and leave a comment on your thoughts at any time.
It’s looking like a big day ahead of you, folks.
Brodie Grundy appears bound for Melbourne.Credit:Getty Images
