Melbourne star Kysaiah Pickett looks set to join Fremantle after the 2025 season, sources have told The West Australian.
Samantha Rogers
Shai Bolton is in doubt for the first day of full pre-season training at his new club later this month. Here’s why.
Mitchell Woodcock
It feels like a footballing match made in heaven: Deven Robertson and West Coast. But the nephew of club great Darren Glass has just never made it to the Eagles. Mitchell Woodcock takes a look at why.
West Coast has been cautioned against loading up on future picks to chase Sydney midfielder Chad Warner when he comes out of contract at the end of next season.
Glen Quartermain
Fremantle list boss David Walls is confident the Dockers have enough draft capital to make a play to bring Sydney superstar Chad Warner home next year.
Round 1 is still a long way away, but with the trade period done and dusted, what are Fremantle and West Coast’s best line-ups for next year starting to look like? SEE OUR TEAMS AND HAVE YOUR SAY
Chris Robinson
Premiership defender Tom Barrass has paid an emotional farewell to West Coast, saying the interests of his family and friends came first in his decision to shift to Hawthorn.
Jackson Barrett
TRADE GRADES: Which clubs deserve top marks... and which clubs had a trade period they wish they could do over? See Glen Quartermain’s team-by-team analysis.
West Coast list boss Matt Clarke says angry Eagles fans will see the deal to trade out pick No.3 as a ‘pretty good one’ once they witness Liam Baker and their newest first-round draftee out on the track.
West Coast list boss Matt Clarke is ‘pretty confident’ the club landed a strong return for Tom Barrass despite not landing the two first-round draft picks they were chasing in exchange for the star defender.
In the frantic final 30 minutes of the trade period, nine players moved clubs. Here’s how the last half hour unfolded.
It was ‘long-winded’ with ‘twists and turns’ and left until the final minutes of the trade period, but West Coast and Hawthorn at last agreed to a deal for Tom Barrass. Here’s what the two clubs will exchange.
Fremantle star recruit Shai Bolton has been labelled a ‘game changer’ and the club is now capable of contending for a premiership in 2025, according to list boss David Walls.
New Fremantle recruit Shai Bolton said he wants to bring his own speed to a fast and frenetic Dockers forward line this season and has revealed which player he is most excited to link up with.
Deven Robertson is set to see out the final year of his contract at Brisbane despite interest from West Coast in the out-of-favour midfielder.
In a bid for a maiden premiership, Fremantle have gone all-in on Richmond star Shai Bolton, the missing piece in their elusive flag puzzle, writes Samantha Rogers.
West Coast recruit Liam Baker has responded to backlash from disgruntled Eagles fans who voiced their disapproval of the club parting with pick three in a deal for the uncontracted Tiger.
Shai Bolton may well be the missing piece Fremantle needs to contend for a premiership, but he’ll also be a history-maker when he dons the purple for the first time.
The West Australian can reveal West Coast made an 11th-hour play for Richmond star Shai Bolton, which is believed to have forced Fremantle’s hand to get a monster deal done with the Tigers.
There’s been plenty of back and forth but now the deals must get done as the AFL trade period reaches its final day with plenty of names still left on the board. Follow all the action live!
Jake Santa Maria
Matt Owies said a coffee with new West Coast coach Andrew McQualter convinced him a move to the Eagles was the right next step in his career.
Fremantle’s pursuit of Shai Bolton appears destined to run close to the trade period’s Wednesday deadline as Richmond continue to hold firm on their massive asking price.
What exactly were the Eagles thinking? Putting aside the negative reaction for a moment, here’s some possibilities for how the club approached the deal that has the AFL world talking.
Craig O'Donoghue
West Coast CEO Don Pyke has conceded the club’s pick-split trade appears ‘a bit odd’ in isolation, but has defended the Eagles’ call as part of ‘multiple strategies’ around filling holes on the list.
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