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After a hectic short time the AFL Trade Period (including free agency) is effectively over for another year. There’s still delisted free agents who can move and the trading of picks during designated periods (including on draft day/s), but that’s of little consequence right now. A lot happened during the

HPN will attack this AFL Trade Period in one post a day. Check back here as the day progresses to get our take on the day’s “action”. Jack Gunston traded to Brisbane Premiership winning biggish forward Jack Gunston was an unrestricted free agent coming into the free agency period. But,

HPN will attack this AFL Trade Period in one post a day. Check back here each day to get our take on the “action”. Today was quite possibly one of the biggest non-deadline days in trade period history. The biggest trade so far in V/AFL history (in terms of volume

HPN will attack this AFL Trade Period in one post a day. Check back here each day to get our take on the “action”. Free Agency Roundup Five players found new homes under the first iteration of free agency in 2022, with restricted and unrestricted free agency closing today. Later

HPN will attack this AFL Trade Period in one post a day. Check back here as the day progresses to get our take on the day’s “action”. Only one trade today as several start to creep towards completion. Beyond the usually climactic final day, there may be a subtle cascading

HPN will attack this AFL Trade Period in one post a day. Check back here as the day progresses to get our take on the day’s “action”. North’s compensation picks do their job Darcy Tucker and Griffin Logue are the next two Fremantle players after Blake Acres to find new

HPN will attack this AFL Trade Period in one post a day. Check back here as the day progresses to get our take on the day’s “action”. Only one trade involving a player today, with several others nearing completion. As a result, Blake Acres was the star of today’s player

The crossover athletes It’s very unusual for athletes to compete in two sports at a high level, even if they are somewhat related. Every time there is a code switcher in any one of the football codes, journalists across the country drop everything they are doing to watch. Even rarer

The southern connection The dining room was loud, with chatter flying in all directions. Dinner was alternate drop, other than for dietary requirements. It was 2017 in New Zealand, and the conversation naturally turned to rugby, politics and life down south. HPN was in the Shaky Isles on an overdue

The most dangerous events When every Winter Olympics passes, conversation quickly turns to how dangerous everything seems to be. Well, almost everything. The Winter Olympics is largely about speed at extreme temperatures, trying to tame conditions that maybe shouldn’t always be tamed. Four athletes have died during the Winter Olympics