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- Collingwood is the frontrunner for Lachie Neale with West Coast the other club in the race, Adelaide aren't seen as an option

- Gold Coast is expected to announce Ben King's departure in the days after their game against St Kilda

- Jake Stringer definitely won't be at the Giants next season. Pies are still exploring a possible move for him

- Buku Khamis looks to be a 50/50 situation between staying at the Bulldogs and moving to Carlton.

- Similar with Joel Amartey with staying at Sydney or heading to the Blues

- North Melbourne is having a look at Jordan Ridley (ESS)

- It looks more likely that Zane Duursma leaves North Melbourne than stays. Melbourne are the club to watch there

- Sam Switkowski won't make a contract call before the end of the year but is still likely to stay at Fremantle

- Jesse Hogan also looks more likely than not to leave the Giants this off-season

- Jy Simpkin has told North Melbourne he won't pursue a move away, unlike last season

- Adelaide will be happy to let Nick Murray go if a first round pick is offered

- Melbourne are also keen on Will McLachlan (BRI), alongside Essendon

- Kieren Briggs (GWS) is "one of the locks" to move in the free agency period. Heading to Richmond on a 4 year deal

- Darcy Parish is clearly exploring a move away from Essendon

- Zac Bailey won't make a call on where he plays next year between Brisbane and Adelaide until the end of the year. There's still a significant gap in money between offers, despite both now being at 7 years

- The Bulldogs, Essendon, and both SA clubs have interest in Charlie Ballard (GC)

- Nathan O'Driscoll has a 2 year offer on the table from Fremantle, the Bulldogs are amongst clubs to have asked the question

- Bailey Macdonald is tossing up between moving to the Dees or staying at the Hawks on a 2 year deal

- Sam Marshall very unlikely to be at Brisbane next year. The Dogs and Saints are both keen

- Archie Perkins looks likely to stay at Essendon on a 1 year deal

- Jordon Butts (ADE) looks set to head to the Bulldogs on a 5 year deal

- There's a sense amongst Victorian clubs that Kai Lohmann (BRI) is gettable next year

- There's still a level of hope that GWS can retain Toby Greene

- The Dogs have been "losing some hope" in recruiting Zak Butters (PA)

- As reported earlier this week, Collingwood have an 8 year offer at around $14 million for Zak Butters (PA). Cal still thinks the Pies are unlikely to secure him

- Salary cap wise the Pies have no issue paying $1.8mil per year for Butters and $1mil per year for Lachie Neale (BRI). They cleared $3 million over 4 years parting ways with Bobby Hill

- Pick 2 would be the starting point if Butters went to Richmond + other pick swaps. Butters choosing Richmond is likely the best result for Port Adelaide

- Cal still believes there's no clear frontrunner in the Butters chase between the Pies, Dogs, Cats and Tigers

- It's now expected that Giants ruckman Kieren Briggs gets to the Tigers

- Rowan Marshall (STK) still has interest in getting to Geelong

- The Bulldogs are among the clubs to have shown interest in Sam Marshall (BRI) and Nathan O'Driscoll (FRE)

- Dougie Cochrane (PA attached) is still tracking to be the No.1 pick after his 2nd game back from injury on the weekend

- Cody Walker (CAR F/S), Gus Teixeira, Arki Butler, Harry van Hattum, Heath Mellody and Ethan Drever are the 5 players also expected to be around the Top 5

- Adelaide has tabled an extension to Izak Rankine through to 2032. His game against Richmond on the weekend was ranked as the best individual game in 10 years by Champion Data

- Essendon are among the clubs looking at Adelaide's Luke Pedlar

- Melbourne's offer to Tom Sparrow is 5 years. Port Adelaide's offer to him is much more lucrative

- Rhett Bazzo is set to re-sign at West Coast until 2029

- West Coast have a 1 year offer on the table for MSD pick-up Marcus Herbert, Carlton are interested in him, and likely aren't the only Victorian club interested

- The sense is that Scott Pendlebury wants to play on at Collingwood next year, but has no contract offer on the table yet

- Geelong and Carlton are interested in Hawthorn's Calsher Dear, along with Melbourne

- Calsher Dear (HAW) has interest from Melbourne. As does Bailey McDonald (also HAW) who has a 2 year offer on the table from the Hawks

- Clubs are looking to add Zac Williams to their additional Cat B Rookie slot for indigenous players if he's delisted by Carlton

- Jake Rogers is set to stay at Gold Coast on a 2 year deal

- The clubs that missed out on Zak Butters are planning to go after Matt Rowell (GC) who's a restricted free agent at the end of next year

- Ben King leaving Gold Coast has nothing to do with their losing streak, and all in regards to wanting to move home

- Arki Butler, Gus Teixeira, Ethan Drever and Harry van Hattum are all in contention for the open pool No.1 pick

- Talor Byrne is set to sign a 1 year extension of his draft deal to 2028

- Richmond are very much in the chase for GWS ruckman Kieren Briggs, who's a UFA

- Player Manager Scott Lucas joins the show

- He says there's no benefit to players coming out and saying where they're playing next year, unlike in the NRL

- Tom McCartin has begun preliminary discussions with the Swans about extending his deal there beyond 2027

- There's also been preliminary discussions about re-signing Liam Stocker at St Kilda, however Matt Flynn (WC) wasn't mentioned in the same way by Lucas

- It remains to be seen whether Gold Coast will match a bid and force Hawthorn to trade for Ben King, or if they take the compensation pick

- Ben King going to Hawthorn probably rules out Bailey Humphrey from also going to Hawthorn

- Cal believes a first rounder plus one or multiple 2nd rounders will get Zach Merrett from Essendon to Hawthorn

- Calsher Dear (HAW) won't be short of takers if he looks to move. Yet to receive an offer from Hawthorn

- Kieren Briggs still has no offer from GWS. Whilst Jesse Hogan's contract talks at the Giants has been parked until the end of the year.

- Toby Greene still wants to get to Geelong next season

- Riley proposes a club could overpay for a 2nd Port player in exchange for Port Adelaide not matching a bid for Zak Butters (dunno if the AFL would approve this)

- Riley mentions "it's 50/50 at the moment" between Zac Bailey staying at Brisbane or moving to the Crows

- North Melbourne could go up to a 5 year offer for Nick Murray (ADE). Adelaide probably wouldn't entertain that trade though as they'll likely lose Jordon Butts fo the Bulldogs

- North Melbourne have 2 year offers on the table for Zane Duursma and Riley Hardeman

- Jordan Ridley has hinted he may stay at Essendon again, due to both Queensland clubs being unlikely to chase him

- Interest is building amongst rival clubs for Ed Allan (COL). He's yet to receive an offer from the Pies

- Carlton's offer for Buku Khamis (WB) is 4 years, whilst the Bulldogs is 3 years

- Adelaide has tabled a new deal to Mitch Hinge

- Jake Rogers (GC) likely sees his future at another club. Collingwood is the club to watch there

- Cal's first draft phantom guide was released this morning. Gus Teixeira is the most "watchable" player in the draft, and has been compared to Jordan De Goey. Dougie Cochrane (PA NGA) and Cody Walker (CAR F/S) are still the top 2

- Cal believes the Pick 18-25 range is the most even group and could change a fair bit before draft night

- As previously reported, Jesse Hogan (GWS) is absolutely gettable, with the Pies and Suns interested. Cal believes he won't be at the Giants next year

- Jake Stringer (GWS) has interest in finding a 4th club if need be, potentially even a move to the Swans. No offer on the table from GWS yet

- Max Gruzewski is looking likely to stay at GWS on a 4 year deal. Had interest from Carlton, who are keen to find a Key-Forward in the off-season

- Melbourne set to begin talks with Matthew Jefferson on an extension

- The Bulldogs are "firmly in the box seat" to sign Jordon Butts from Adelaide

- Essendon have interest in Lachie McNeil as well as Arty Jones (Both WB). Jones also has interest from Brisbane but is likely to choose between Essendon or staying at the Bulldogs

- Clubs in Victoria have enquired about Nathan O'Driscoll (FRE)

- As revealed last night, Finn O'Sullivan is set to turn down a massive offer from Tasmania and re-sign with North Melbourne until 2029

- Essendon and Port Adelaide both have interest in Charlie Ballard (GC)

- Gold Coast are no longer going to pursue Jordan Ridley (ESS)

- Bailey Williams new deal at West Coast is club-friendly for the Eagles, being a lesser wage for more years

- Clubs have enquired about Touk Miller (GC) but he's more likely to extend his deal at Gold Coast

- Cal was very strong on the language about Ben King going to Hawthorn, saying "that's going to happen". The Hawks have sold a Mitch Lewis/Ben King combo to both players

- Player Agent Tom Seccull joins the show, says that East Perth prodigy Axel Walsh hasn't been offered a pre-list contract by Tasmania yet, but he is open to it

- Other clubs have reached out to Scott Pendlebury (COL) about playing on in a Luke Hodge type role

- The industry expectation is that Ben King (GC) will look to get to Hawthorn this off-season, whilst Joel Amartey is now expected to stay at Sydney on a 5 year deal

- Nathan Broad (RIC) is keen to play on in WA next year, and has met with the Eagles

- Cal believes Tasmania has handshake agreements with 2 AFL listed players to play there in 2028, but doesn't know who.....

- He also says Axel Walsh (East Perth) and Jake Miller (Western Jets) are expected to get to the Devils as part of their 17-year-old pre access list

- Bailey Williams' deal at West Coast is likely to be up to 6 years

- Melbourne's offer to Tom Sparrow isn't as lucrative as Port Adelaide's or Essendon's

- Carlton are a watch to try lure Rowan Marshall out of St Kilda

- Cal believes Essendon has made it clear to Zach Merrett that they will trade him this off-season. He believes a 1st and 2nd rounder will get him to Hawthorn, and that it is realistic for the Hawks to get both Merrett and Ben King

- Darcy Wilson's new deal at St Kilda will probably be around 2 years

- Essendon have registered interest in Will McLachlan, and are also a watch for James Tunstill (both BRI)

- Gold Coast List and Recruitment manager Kall Burns joins the show

- He admits the Suns definitely aren't where they want to be right now

- Cal rules the Zak Butters (PA) chase down to just the Bulldogs, Richmond and Geelong

- Hawthorn will table a 4 year deal at around $1 million a year to Zach Merrett. It's expected he will be at the Hawks next season

- Bailey Humphrey (GC) is still keen to play in Victoria next year. Melbourne may be the frontrunner if Gold Coast are willing to trade him, as Hawthorn won't have the assets

- Port Adelaide are the opposition club most keen on Melbourne's Tom Sparrow, he has a 4 year deal on the table from the Dees

- Sydney has told Joel Amartey his 4 and 5 year offers remain unchanged despite his injury, Carlton were mentioned as having interest

- Sam Switkowski won't make his decision until nearer to the end of the season, he has a 2 year offer on the table from the Dockers

- Similar story at Brisbane for Sam Marshall, Will McLachlan is another Lion receiving interest from other clubs

- Toby Greene (GWS) looking more likely to join Geelong as the year goes on

- Arty Jones has a 3 year offer on the table on the Bulldogs. Cal doesn't believe either WA club are in the race

- Essendon have upped their offer to close to $1.2 million a year over 5 years for Jed Walter (GC)

- Cal still has Collingwood as the favourite for Lachie Neale, he has however changed his mind a few times this year on where he plays in 2027

- Caleb Windsor is set to add an extra year onto his deal at Melbourne, taking him through to 2029

- Jordan Ridley (ESS) has a slight preference for Gold Coast over Brisbane, still contracted for another 3 years

- Elijah Hewett is leaning more towards staying at West Coast over going, Bailey Williams also in strong talks for a long term extension at the Eagles

- Jordan Sweet will stay at Port Adelaide and is in talks on an extension

- North Melbourne has spoken to Nick Murray (ADE). Contracted for another 2 years at the Crows

- Riley believes Buku Khamis is more likely to leave the Bulldogs than stay. Khamis has spoken to Carlton recently

- Cal now believes Hawthorn are "nearly the favourites" to secure Ben King (GC)

- Brisbane has increased it's offer to Zac Bailey from 6 years, to 7 years

- Hawthorn has also increased it's offer financially to Mitch Lewis, still at 4 years

- St Kilda has registered preliminary interest in Ollie Lord (PA)

- Carlton have renewed their interest in Buku Khamis (WB), meeting with him during the Bulldogs bye

- Essendon is keen on Cats midfielder Jack Bowes

- Vic Metro defeated the Allies by 83 points in the Under 18s champs over the weekend. Gus Teixeira, George Dimer, Toby Krasna, Jordan Knapp, Angus Tippett listed as some of the best for Vic Metro.

- Bulldogs list boss Michael Regan joins the show

- He believes Dougie Cochrane (PA NGA) and Cody Walker (CAR F/S) are the clear Top 2 in the draft pool

- He also spoke about hoping for list spots and opportunities to be expanded. Repeating Sam Mitchell's idea for unlimited list spots inside the cap

- "Absolutely not" was the response to the question about whether Tim English had told the Dogs he was keen to explore opportunities

- Essendon and West Coast are 2 clubs with interest in Arty Jones, according to Josh Gabelich

- Riley believes the expectation across the league is that Toby Greene is keen on a move to Geelong

- Geelong are keen on Eagles ruckman Bailey Williams, although he is expected to stay at the Eagles

- Jhye Clark has begun talks on an extension at Geelong

- Tom Sparrow is expected to stay at Melbourne, whilst talks will likely begin on an extension for Christian Salem once he returns from injury

- Riley believes all other 17 clubs have asked the question of Darcy Wilson (STK)

- St Kilda have plans to extend Max Hall's contract, which includes an upgrade on his deal for next year

- The Bulldogs are set to look for a back-up ruck in the upcoming off-season, whilst Arty Jones looks likely to re-sign there

- Vic Metro defeated WA by 36 points in the Under 18s championships on the weekend

- Arki Butler, Billy Wigmore, Albert McGowan talked about as the best for Vic Metro. Heath Mellody, George Gale, Benji Van Rooyen and Leo Steed mentioned as the best for WA

- SA defeated the Allies by 66 points. Jack Slattery, Ethan Herbert, Kodah Edwards were the best for SA. Caylen Murray (BRI academy) and Cooper Hodge (BRI academy + HAW F/S) talked about for the Allies

- Player agent Tom McConville joins the show

- Says Zac Bailey's decision isn't just down to Adelaide or Brisbane at the moment

- Wil Dawson is in talks with North Melbourne on a contract extension

- Logan Morris (BRI) is still on a standard draft contract being his 3rd year. Was reported yesterday that Collingwood, Carlton, Melbourne, Geelong and Tasmania are all keen

- Brisbane expect Lachie Neale to be playing at Collingwood next year. The Lions have also made their "final offer" to Zac Bailey which is $3.5 million less overall than Adelaide's

- Cal does think a deal to get Zach Merrett (ESS) to Hawthorn will happen this year

- Essendon has a 5 year, $4 million deal to Jed Walter, which is actually less than what Gold Coast have offered him

- Essendon have also offered a 3 year extension worth around a million a year to Nate Caddy, through to 2031

- Sydney have begun talks with Tom McCartin and Isaac Heeney for extensions to their deals (expiring 2027 and 2028 respectively)

- RFA Bailey Williams is expected to remain at West Coast

- Under 18s championships began on the weekend, WA defeated SA by 12 points

- Leo Steed, James Artemis and Harper Banfield were some of the best for WA, Kodah Edwards, Anthony Long (PA NGA), Jake Eime and Memphis Webb were some of the best for SA

- Vic Country defeated the Allies by 13 points. Wil Malady, Keenan Boi, (HAW NGA) and Archie Elliott were the best for VICC. Ethan Matthews (GWS Academy), was the best for the Allies and is now in Top 5 calculations, Caylen Murray (BRI Academy) and Henry Meaney (SYD Academy) also mentioned

- Player manager Tim Hazell joins the show

- Sam Switkowski has a 2 year offer on the table from Fremantle, and he is likely to stay. Corey Wagner is also set to extend for 2 years at the Dockers

- Jack Crisp will play on at Collingwood next year through a contract trigger

- There's no doubt Carlton F/S product Cody Walker will fetch a bid in the top 3 now. The Blues will be in the hunt for more picks in this year's draft to accommodate that

- Fremantle won't be in the trade/FA market unless a player specifically wants to come to them

- Hawthorn still want both Zach Merrett and Bailey Humphrey. Multiple players may need to be traded to get the draft capital for that though. Jack Gunston is likely to play on next year

- Under 18s championships start this weekend, Cal lists 25 players to watch

- The 25 are: Will Antrobus (VICC), Arki Butler (VICM), Harrison Chapman (VICM), Ethan Drever (VICC), Kodah Edwards (SA), George Gale (WA), Sam Gayfer (VICM), Hudson Graham (WA), Mitch Harris (SA), Ethan Herbert (SA), Xavier Ladbrook (VICC), Wil Malady (VICC), Ethan Matthews (ALL and GWS academy), Jake Medved (ALL and SYD academy), Heath Mellody (WA), Marlon Neocleous (VICC), Gale Patterson (SA), Jackson Phillips (VICC), Lucas Robinson (WA and FRE NGA), Clancy Snell (VICC), Leo Steed (WA), Gus Teixeira (VICC), Harry Van Hattum (VICM), Cody Walker (VICC and CAR F/S), Noah Williams (VICC)

- AFL Head of Football Performance and List Management Justin Reid joins the show

- Clubs can only receive an extra compensation pick for having a bid matched, if it's their natural pick. E.g, if the team with Pick 1 trades for Pick 4 and Pick 5, then has that Pick 4 slided back, they wouldn't receive the extra 2nd round compensation

- Compensation picks for clubs that lose players to Tasmania under the "anyone is an RFA" rule, could be done on a case by case basis and be multiple first round picks

- The AFL will review whether the SSP period could be open for longer than the current March 1 deadline

- Trading picks in the mid-season draft has been shelved for the time being. Could still happen in the next 4 years

- Bulldogs are still the favourites in the Zak Butters chase, but Geelong, Richmond and Collingwood are all still trying to lure him

- Ben King is still expected to stay at Gold Coast, but Hawthorn are the only club he might realistically leave to

- Brisbane now expect Zac Bailey to be at the Crows next year

- Jarman Impey looks likely to re-sign for an extra 3 years at Hawthorn

- North Melbourne have also joined the race for Jordon Butts (ADE) alongside the Bulldogs

- Sydney have 5 or 6 academy prospects likely to be picked up in this year's draft. They're unlikely to get a large portion of those due to not having their first-round pick

- Essendon are likely to ask for a similar assistance package to what West Coast received last year

- GWS forwards Jesse Hogan, Jake Riccardi and Max Gruzewski are all still waiting on "another domino" to fall before re-signing there

- Tom Green's 7-year offer at the Giants would make him the highest paid inside-mid in the league

- Darcy Wilson (STK) is unlikely to leave Victoria, despite having plenty of non-Victorian interest

- Geelong aren't as keen on Rowan Marshall (STK) as they were last season

- Jacob Hopper (RIC) is "very gettable". Issue for him is finding a taker

- Highly likely that one of Hayden McLean or Joel Amartey isn't at Sydney next year

- Michael Sellwood is close to re-signing on a 2-year deal at the Bulldogs

- Hawthorn still want both Bailey Humphrey and Zach Merrett, despite limited draft assets

- Tasmania is looming very large for Rhyan Mansell (RIC). He's likely to sign a 1-year deal at the Tigers to 2027.

- Hawthorn has tabled a 4 year offer to UFA Mitch Lewis.

- West Coast has began talks on an extension for Bailey Williams, nothing formal has been tabled yet however

- Riley spoke to one club last night at the Mid-season draft that said they'd give up a National draft 2nd rounder to move up to pick 2 in the MSD and get Kye Annand

- Cal believes Ben King's re-signing at Gold Coast is imminent

- Brad Scott's sacking could facilitate a "cleaner break" for Zach Merrett from Essendon. Similar to Oliver and Petracca with Goodwin at Melbourne last year

- North Melbourne have a lot of cash in the cap, and have made that very clear to player agents

- Tigers recruiting boss Rhy Gieschen joins the show, says Taj Hotton isn't too far away from playing