Jaeger O’Meara suddenly has two clubs making a bid to get him away from Hawthorn.
On the penultimate trade period special episode of the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson and Peter Ryan discuss whether O’Meara is more likely to land at Fremantle or GWS, if he is traded, and how the seed of the Giants’ interest was watered and gained momentum at Stephen Coniglio’s wedding.
Should the Hawks do the deal? They would get a lot of money out of their cap, and gain picks, but they would be a very young team in 2023. How could a deal for Josh Dunkley factor in, if the Dockers are to land O’Meara? And would it be a good move for the Giants?
There were plenty of deals done on Tuesday, including the Tigers landing Jacob Hopper. They managed to hold on to Ivan Soldo in the process. We explain why you can’t look at the Hopper deal in isolation, and why Tim Taranto’s trade has to be taken into the equation. Meanwhile, Jack Bowes and pick seven finally made their way to Geelong, and all the Suns got in return was a future third-round pick – and salary cap space. Was it a smart deal by Gold Coast? And the deal to get Brodie Grundy to Melbourne finally went through, though the Pies will still pay part of his contract. The Pies get a good return and ease their salary cap, and Melbourne come away with a good deal too.
Plus, is the AFL trying to protect clubs from themselves with rules around future pick trades? Why have the Blues been quiet this trade period? And will there ever be unrestricted free agency for all out-of-contract players?
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