AFL trade period: All the news, developments and deals from penultimate day of trading action

That’s a large morning for the Roos!

The reported eight-year deal worth a whopping $11 million appears to have done the trick in prising Blakey out of Sydney.

Their attention will now likely turn to Nick Murray as they look to complete a significant trade period across the coming 30-odd hours.

Barely a fortnight after playing his final game in Fremantle’s grand final loss, Sam Switkowski has a new AFL home - as a development coach.

The 29-year-old is reportedly joining North Melbourne to help their coaching set-up, which is of course led by ex Dockers assistant Jaymie Graham.

Graham was Freo’s forwards coach, meaning he and Switkowski spent plenty of time together. The latter was regarded as one of the Dockers’ highest-IQ players.

That’s a massive trade.

North Melbourne get one of the league’s best running defenders to bolster the start of the Jaymie Graham era. And Sydney bid farewell to one of the five players who copped a season-ending suspension amid the Pullman Hotel incident.

The Roos have been active at the trade table across the past decade, as their finals drought has strtetched on, but haven’t been able to land a player with the on-field resume of Blakey.

Well, that didn’t take long!

Nick Blakey is officially a North Melbourne player.

The Roos get their man in exchange for Pick 6, Pick 47, a 2028 first-round pick, and two second-round picks across 2027 and 2028.

They receive Pick 52 and a 2028 second-round pick.

Hello and welcome to the second-last day of the trade period!

There’s plenty to crack through today, and we’re likely to get some answers to a few questions that have bubbled away since the start of last week.

Stick with us throughout the morning and afternoon as we keep you across all the developments!