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After a hectic last day, the 2015 AFL Trade Period is officially over! Here’s a quick “by-the-numbers” look: 37 trades were lodged; 4 Free Agents moved clubs; 3 Compensation picks were generated; 15 trades involved future draft picks; 7 trades involved draft picks alone; 3 trades were made involving more

Collingwood value in: 2756 points – James Aish (1306 points), pick 34 (840 points), pick 53 (610 points). Value out: 3410 points – pick 26 (910 points), pick 28 (890 points), pick 47 (700 points), 2016 2nd rounder ~ pick 26 (910 points). Total = -654 points. North Melbourne value

A simple win-win swap of picks, not a “loophole”, not evidence of a broken system. Hawthorn value in: 690 points (pick 48) GWS value in: 1130 points (pick 55 – 585 points, pick 58 – 545 points) Verdict: theoretically unfair but practically win-win. GWS get back 1.63 points of value for what they

Greater Western Sydney value in = 2460 points – Pick 10 (1230 points), Pick 43 (750 points) and Pick 63 (480 points). Melbourne value in = 2873 points – Tomas Bugg (1473 points) and pick 7 (1400 points). Verdict – Fair trade (Melbourne gains 413 points of pick and player

Carlton essentially recruit five fringe players in exchange for Troy Menzel and Lachie Henderson and draft pick scraps. Menzel for Kerridge Carlton value in: 1713 points – Sam Kerridge (823 points), Pick 28 – 890 points. Adelaide value in: 1351 points – Troy Menzel. Verdict: Fair, and despite popular perceptions, in

West Coast value in = 870 points – Pick 31. Gold Coast value in = 318 points – Matt Rosa. Verdict – Unfair trade (West Coast gains 552 points of pick and player value, or 2.74 points back for every point given up). Gold Coast, after having acquired a number

An earlier version of this post assigned the loss of pick 44 to St Kilda and saw the trade as a bigger win for Essendon than it really was. This post has now been corrected and re-written. St Kilda and Essendon leave the table happy while the Swans confuse us by

Jono Giles to West Coast Essendon value in = 560 points (Pick 57). West Coast value in = 1003 points – 503 points (Jono Giles) and 500 points (pick 62). It was pretty clear after last season Giles wasn’t rated at all by Essendon, even when they had a desperate

Adelaide value in –  Seedsman (1102 points). Value out – pick No.32 (860 points). Total = +242 points. Collingwood value in – Howe (1494 points) and pick No.68 (400 points). Value out – Seedsman (1102 points) and Kennedy (844 points). Total = -52 points. Melbourne value in – Kennedy (844