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1

Does the AFL limit the success of its big clubs? | Just Quickly

2

Is Carlton heading for a fire sale after Vossy’s exit? | Tradies

3

The Voss era at Carlton is OVER... What's next for the Blues? | Tradies

4

Is this the AFL’s most overrated stat? | Just Quickly

5

Sam delivers a blunt message to AFL players | Air Raid

6

The move that could reunite Max & Ben King in Victoria | Tradies

7

Should AFL umpires front the media after matches? | Just Quickly

8

Will this tribunal failure spark change in the AFL? | Air Raid

9

Has this top 3 player in the AFL become a recruiting chip for his team? | Tradies

10

An AFL star just sent us a voicenote… | Just Quickly

11

Was this the most ridiculous AFL tribunal case EVER? | Air Raid

12

Is Footy’s Biggest Free Agent on the Move? | Tradies

13

AFL games overseas AGAIN? | Just Quickly

14

Breaking down the AFL’s Friday night fixture controversy | Air Raid

15

A Victorian captain is HELLBENT on bringing in Zak Butters! | Tradies

16

Can Collingwood survive without Nick Daicos? | Just Quickly

17

Has this AFL rule change hurt the game’s integrity? | Air Raid

18

Unpacking the AFL’s smartest list build & why clubs can’t waste seasons | Tradies

19

Why Sam STILL isn't sold on West Coast in 2026… | Just Quickly

20

We can’t believe the AFL backflipped on the Grand Final timeslot! | Air Raid

21

The gap between Victorian Clubs has never been bigger... | Tradies

22

Mitch might’ve just broken a massive story… live on the show | Just Quickly

23

This might be Sam's craziest idea yet... | Air Raid

24

Essendon's list is a MESS & Sam is reviving careers! | Tradies

25

“I don’t want to create a headline, BUT… we had to say it” | Just Quickly

26

The AFL’s ticketing problem is getting worse... | Air Raid

27

Collingwood fans deserve answers & the Ed Richards debate rages on! | Tradies

28

Carlton are in the news... again | Air Raid

29

Sam nearly changed his A-Graders on live TV... | Just Quickly

30

Could Nick Daicos actually leave Collingwood? | Tradies

31

The 2026 trade storylines you must follow | Tradies

32

Sam responds to your A-Graders feedback... | Tradies

33

The original A-Graders list returns for 2026! | Tradies

34

Tradies Awards are back! Join us live from the pub for our season finale | Tradies

35

What does the future of Trade Period look like? | Just Quickly

36

"I still think THAT trade happens, that's my gut feel" Deadline Day is Upon Us! | Tradies

37

Do Clubs Get Best & Fairest Voting Wrong? | Air Raid

38

Mitch Went Golfing, a Fresh Name Joins the Whiteboard, and Who's Doing Risky Business? | Tradies

39

Unpacking Michael Voss' comments at Carlton's Best & Fairest | Air Raid

40

Mitch has a new theory on why players move clubs... | Just Quickly

41

The Biggest EVER Trade Period is here... Curnow, Merrett, Oliver and the Titanic?! | Tradies

42

Is this our best EVER fan question? | Just Quickly

43

Does this AFL need to learn ANOTHER lesson from the NFL? | Air Raid

44

Moneyball Lions, Sam's seating dilemma and a MASSIVE Trade Period Preview | Tradies

45

Do we need to fix the Brownlow Medal? | Air Raid

46

Mitch got information on a big story from WHERE? | Just Quickly

47

Merrett's red carpet strategy, Sam's Tassie wager and can Curnow get to Geelong? | Tradies

48

Did Melbourne jump the gun with their new coach? | Air Raid

49

Have we found Mitch's biggest pet peeve in the AFL? | Just Quickly

50

Zach Merrett's saga, Sam Mitchell's ruthless approach and what club needs to go 'nuclear?' | Tradies

51

Why are we changing the out of bounds rule? | Air Raid

52

How did Mitch Cleary end up at Channel 7? | Just Quickly

53

Media Feuds, Mason Cox & how does Charlie Curnow get out of Carlton? | Tradies

54

Let's talk about the 2025 All-Australian team... | Air Raid

55

Sam defends his favourite player | Just Quickly

56

Is there an incoming player exodus at TWO Victorian powerhouses? | Tradies

57

Special | Tradies x Cench Footy!

58

The culture of sledging in footy | Just Quickly

59

The AFL botched their handling of the Izak Rankine situation | Air Raid

60

Harley Reid re-signs at the Eagles + what would Sydney have to give up for Curnow? | Tradies

61

Sam names his most disappointing side of 2025 | Just Quickly

62

What SHOCK rule change could shape a club’s next 10–15 years? | Tradies

63

Let's talk about Izak Rankine... | Air Raid

64

Special | Why August 13th is the most significant day in Sam’s calendar

65

State of Origin is BACK! But is it worth it? | Air Raid

66

Does Sam need to change his stance on a Swans star? | Just Quickly

67

A club has their biggest trade period since 2000 coming up & has Tassie cost themselves a coach? | Tradies

68

Will fans flock the field if Jezza kicks 100? | Air Raid

69

What's the deal with upfront contracts in the AFL? | Just Quickly

70

Which AFL rule change will have a MASSIVE impact on the upcoming Trade Period? | Tradies

71

Sam McClure was NOT happy with Toby Greene's kick... | Air Raid

72

Has Mitch Cleary fixed the mid-season draft? | Just Quickly

73

'Messiah' joins the A-Graders, Suns forward up for grabs & trades that DIDN'T happen | Tradies

74

Is the AFL behind the rest of the world with media access? | Air Raid

75

Has Mitch been too hard on Carlton? | Just Quickly

76

This BOMBSHELL trade would be the 'darkest day in the history of X football club!' | Tradies

77

What will the fixture look like when Tasmania enter the competition? | Just Quickly

78

Do we need to be more consistent with suspensions in the AFL? | Air Raid

79

A Tradies favourite FINALLY finds himself on the whiteboard... | Tradies

80

What do you mean an AFL in-season tournament is set to be introduced? | Air Raid

81

Sam and Mitch open up on dealing with their mental health through scrutiny | Just Quickly

82

There's a big name star on the verge of leaving... | Tradies

83

When are AFL players allowed to book their holidays to Europe? | Just Quickly

84

The AFL's response to Tom Lynch's punch was ______ | Air Raid

85

Will Carlton BLOW UP their roster? | Tradies

86

A North fan bites back at Sam | Just Quickly

87

Mitch has a bone to pick with Buddy Franklin | Air Raid

88

An open conversation about the conversation we shouldn't be having at Carlton... | Tradies

89

What is a club's luxury tax and why aren't AFL clubs dipping into it? | Just Quickly

90

Why Cricket Australia are acting like the un-invited guest at the AFL's party | Air Raid

91

How the **** does Geelong have salary cap room? And the TDK chat that could change everything | Tradies

92

Sam's A-Grade list gets an UPDATE, and which new club has entered the race for Luke Jackson | Tradies

93

What exactly is Jamarra Ugle-Hagan's value right now? | Just Quickly

94

Here is everything you need to know about Tasmania | Air Raid

95

The idea that could change the bye round forever | Just Quickly

96

Why are AFL executives being paid over $1,000,000? | Air Raid

97

Are Sam Walsh and Charlie Curnow on the Blues' potential cutting block?, Are the Dons building a list to land Harley Reid?, And the Bont STILL hasn't signed! | Tradies

98

Was trading out Matt Kennedy one of the worst trades in history? | Just Quickly

99

Trying to discuss the bye rounds and emergencies before media wars took over the conversation | Air Raid

100

Imagine being Sean Darcy hearing THIS from Luke Jackson! | Tradies

101

Sam has levelled up his doorstop craft on the streets of Melbourne | Just Quickly

102

Essendon are self sabotaging themselves (again) | Air Raid

103

An important Zak Butters discussion, what is happening with Wanganeen-Milera, and Mitch makes a formal apology to Jai Newcombe | Tradies

104

Why does Mitch read ___ funny? | Just Quickly

105

Is it time for a draft lottery? | Air Raid

106

SAM’S HOGAN ADMISSION, WORPEL BACK FLIP AND MELBOURNE’S MEDIA MISDIRECTION | Tradies

107

Could Sam McClure be an AFL coach? | Just Quickly

108

Why did North Melbourne ban Kane Cornes? | Air Raid

109

A forgotten deal is BACK on the table! | Tradies

110

Is the league biased towards Collingwood? | Just Quickly

111

Putting a full stop on the Noah Balta conversation | Air Raid

112

It's a DONE DEAL: Lock this trade away this off-season | Tradies

113

Does the Father Son rule need to be tweaked? | Just Quickly

114

Who will end up the better player, Dusty or Danger... oh and can someone put some air-con into Marvel Stadium? | Air Raid

115

Will Jamarra ever play again for the Western Bulldogs? | Tradies

116

A post Gather Round mailbag! | Just Quickly

117

Sam's passionate opinion on the Noah Balta situation | Air Raid

118

The damning deep dive into the Dees | Tradies

119

Just Quickly... who else actually could host Gather Round (we can't believe Tasmania want to)? | Just Quickly

120

The MRO overhaul that MUST HAPPEN | Air Raid

121

Could Brayden Maynard leave the Pies? and the B&F Hawk that will be squeezed out... these are the clubs chasing him | Tradies

122

Mitch's Moz; First the Bont, then the Tigers and Blues... what's next?! | Just Quickly

123

The very real possibility of the AFL abandoning Tasmania | Air Raid

124

A club captain has met a rival coach right after a match to discuss his future... | Tradies

125

Has Zach Merrett been left with no other choice but to weigh up his future at Essendon? | Just Quickly

126

Poor communication from clubs is at BOILING POINT... and something's got to give | Air Raid

127

The best player in the AFL could be up for grabs? | Tradies

128

Who will just finish in the eight... and who will miss out? We give our predictions! | Just Quickly

129

This is what the AFL could learn from the Formula 1 | Air Raid

130

Two reasons WHY NOT to believe Luke Jackson... and could a STAR Saint leave? | Tradies

131

A premiership teammate calls in to tell us about Mitch Cleary as a footballer... | Just Quickly

132

Time to discuss Round 0... keep it, or leave it? | Air Raid

133

Could this club's CAPTAIN walk at seasons end? | Tradies

134

Just Quickly... we've launched a mailbag episode!

135

The ENTIRE league needs to be more accountable... | Air Raid

136

This is EXACTLY how the MEGA BACKFLIP TRADE will be a DONE DEAL | Tradies

137

TEAM PREVIEW #3 | Do we need to brace for the BIGGEST TRADE IN HISTORY at the end of the year?

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TEAM PREVIEW #2 | Harley Reid now linked to SURPRISE Melbourne based club...

139

TEAM PREVIEW #1 | 'RED FLAGS EVERYWHERE' The list that will FORCE the AFL to eliminate their blockbuster fixture FOREVER

140

AFL'S ELITE: Sam's SHOCK list of the league's A-GRADERS

141

UNCOVERING Matt Rowell's secret RENDEZVOUS with RIVAL club

142

Nuts and Bolts | The Prince of Perth trades black and white for the navy blue

143

Nuts and Bolts | From the ashes of the Essendon drug saga a deal for Jake Carlisle was struck

144

Nuts and Bolts | When Carlton kicked Lachie Henderson out of the club after asking for a trade too early

145

Nuts and Bolts | How Brett Deledio nearly landed at Geelong

146

Nuts and Bolts | Once and enemy now an ally... Isaac Smith's premiership move to the Cats

147

Nuts and Bolts | Stealing Jarryd Lyons from the Suns

148

Nuts and Bolts | A Giant trade on the eve of the deadline to land Stevie J

149

Nuts and Bolts | Tom Lynch departs Gold Coast as captain to become a 2x Premiership player

150

Nuts and Bolts | The long and treacherous journey that lead to the McKay brother finally facing off against each other

151

Nuts and Bolts | Aliir Aliir moves from Sydney to the city of churches

152

Nuts and Bolts | The infamous Jared Polec deal

153

Nuts and Bolts | Comparing North Melbourne's rebuild to Brisbane's rebuild

154

Nuts and Bolts | How all 18 AFL clubs are already planning for Tasmania's inclusion into the league

155

Nuts and Bolts | Zac Williams' multi million dollar move to Carlton

156

Nuts and Bolts | Ireland's most capped player leaves Carlton for greener pastures

157

Nuts and Bolts | The remarkable story of Jesse Hogan

158

Nuts and Bolts | The Giants' hometown boy lands at St Kilda

159

Nuts and Bolts | The 3 clubs whose key position stocks are in dire straits

160

Nuts and Bolts | The failed attempts to land Travis Boak

161

Nuts and Bolts | Why wont Marcus Bontempelli sign a long term extension?

162

Nuts and Bolts | How Orazio Fantasia landed at the Blues

163

The (Air-Raid) Siren | A deep dive into the GWS postseason function

164

Tradies | #70 Tradies Awards is back.. join us live from the pub for our season finale!

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Tradies | #69 DEADLINE DAY WRAP UP!

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Tradies | #68 Fallout of trading Pick 3!? AFL Trade Period update with only ONE DAY TO GO!

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | How long is too long for the AFL Trade Period? (This convo happens before all hell breaks loose)

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Tradies | #67 Dustin Martin alert?! AFL Trade Period update with only TWO DAYS TO GO!

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | AFL Grand Final v NFL Grand Final

170

Tradies | #66 How to lose Clayton Oliver in 10 days... (Trade Period | Episode 1/4)

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Why was Dion Prestia in the Grand Final Sprint?

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Tradies | #65 MEGA TRADE PREVIEW... CAN CLAYTON OLIVER LAND AT GEELONG?

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | The Brownlow is BROKEN

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Tradies | #64 Dan Houston's BACKFLIP needs to be heard to be BELIEVED

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | What got lost in the Ken Hinkley saga

176

Tradies | #63 The St Kilda war chest is coming into affect

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Tradies | #62 ITS EXIT MEETING SEASON... TIME FOR THE TRADE MILL TO BEGIN HEATING UP

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | AFL Journalism is on its knees and the media only has itself to blame

179

The (Air-Raid) Siren | The MAJOR mistake Finals teams are making..,

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Tradies | #61 Who will be the biggest players this off-season?

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Why Sydney should get to decide the Finals fixture

182

Tradies | #60 Christian Petracca has told Melbourne today he wants to be TRADED... here are FIVE FACT why!

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Is this finals AFL contract unfair?

184

Tradies | #59 Is this player the missing piece for a maiden premiership?

185

The (Air-Raid) Siren | Do Collingwood need more home games?

186

Tradies | #58 Did Dusty really "retire"?

187

The (Air-Raid) Siren | Who's happy with the Grand Final slot?

188

Tradies | #57 Is this what stands in the way of a Sydney flag?

189

The (Air-Raid) Siren | This Brownlow fancy can't be beaten

190

Tradies | #56 Is Bailey Smith already tied to this club?

191

The (Air-Raid) Siren | The AFL is CRYING OUT for a Journalist to do this...

192

Tradies | #55 Did Simon Goodwin just begin a war of words against his own list management team?

193

The (Air-Raid) Siren | What are the Tribunal trying to achieve?

194

Tradies | #54 Collingwood hasn't taken a good draft pick since 2014

195

The (Air-Raid) Siren | Two heartbreak stories are brewing at Sydney's selection table

196

Tradies | #53 Emergency Tradies pod after Mitch broke the Adam Simpson sacking

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Tradies | #52 Not Dusty going to the Gold Coast... again!?

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Tassie is slowly becoming a disaster

199

Tradies | #51 Sam drops a TRADE BOMB

200

The (Air-Raid) Siren | Dees fans HATE going to the footy

201

The (Air-Raid) Siren | ENOUGH IS ENOUGH... the AFL MUST STOP changing things in the MIDDLE OF THE SEASON

202

Tradies | #50 It's Tim English BYE WATCH, and could Jack Martin be headed to a third club? (LIVE FROM MITCH'S NOOSA JACUZZI)

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Are the AFL lying about SOLD OUT games? and WTF is going on with post-match public transport?

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Tradies | #49 The PIES and HAWKS are eyeing off a SAINT, while a RUCK RUSH is emerging for an up and coming SUN

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Footy teams don't care enough about their fans...

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Tradies | #48 Are the Dons getting ready to poach a couple of Lions?

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | The holding the ball rule is a MESS

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Tradies | #47 Don't lose your mind but Sam just put Harley Reid on the whiteboard

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Tradies | #46 Tigers three-time-premiership STAR is being chased... and his presser didn't give Richmond any confidence

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Please stop clubs from making debutants FaceTime their parents!

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Debating the Holding the Ball and Advantage rule

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Tradies | #45 🚨 Jacob Weitering has been offered a $12m contract from a rival club 🚨

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Predicting who will make the Finals and who will miss out

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Tradies | #44 Patrick Dangerfield... we repeat... Patrick Dangerfield is on the whiteboard

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Nuts and Bolts | Radio jock the fillip in GOAT's signature

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | CARLTON vs AFL??

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Tradies | #43 "Sounds great in Theory"

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | TIME FOR A BIT OF RESPECT!

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Tradies | #42 Which of these three clubs are on the verge of landing Bazlenka? and Harley Reid is going to earn HOW MUCH?!

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | The 3 things Mitch can't stand at the footy

221

Tradies | #41 The Dogs are going to have to make a BIG decision on their All-Australian star

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Here is who the 20th AFL team will be

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Tradies | #40 The best defender in the competition has just been added to the whiteboard...

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Tradies | #39 Sam clears the air over the Lions in Vegas story

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | So what's the deal with the AFL's drug policy?

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | What do you mean no more AFL football on a Saturday?

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Tradies | #38 There is a club out there about to go BIG in trade season and it could shake up EVERYTHING

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Tradies | #37 What's the go with Errol Gulden's contract... surely there is no way he leaves.. right? and are the Dogs pushing Macrae out the door?

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | Let's chat about the umpiring...

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The (Air-Raid) Siren | WHAT! A footy podcast by the Tradies?

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Tradies | #36 Sam responds to the viral Harley Reid outrage...

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Nuts and Bolts | Carlton land a Sun on the rise

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Nuts and Bolts | The curious case of Luke Hodge's move to Queensland

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Nuts and Bolts | How Adelaide swayed Izak Rankine

235

Nuts and Bolts | Catching Dusty touring GWS

236

Nuts and Bolts | A Texas sized edition of Nuts and Bolts!

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Tradies | #35 Welcome to the Tradies Awards... join us live from the pub for our season finale!

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Tradies | #34 It all came down to today.... welcome to our Grand Final

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Tradies | #33 Jack Ginnivan.... staying or going?!

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Tradies | #32 TRADE WRAP... with less than 48 hours to go we let you know EVERYTHING thats left to go down

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Tradies | #31 TRADE SEASON IS HERE!... the deals done, the deals to come and the deals you won't see coming 👀

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Tradies | #30 TRADE PERIOD PREVIEW... we play staying or going with every single player that could move this off-season

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Tradies | #29 The Pies are trying to get out of paying Brodie Grundy and we TEE OFF on the AFL's North Melbourne assistance package

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Nuts and Bolts | The great Jack Bowes haul… how the Cats landed Bowes and Pick #7 for nothing

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Tradies | #28 DONE DEAL... we officially announce the first deal of the trade season complete

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Nuts and Bolts | How it all feel apart for Essendon and Adam Saad

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Tradies | #27 These two Demons will never play for Melbourne again... and could a netball trade keep English at the kennel?

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Nuts and Bolts | The incredible links to Collingwood that helped Tom Mitchell become a Magpie

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Tradies | #26 There is no way Geelong is about to receive this much for Esava Ratugolea!

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Nuts and Bolts | The phone call that nearly made Clayton Oliver a Blue

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Tradies | #25 Do not believe what the Dogs are saying about Bailey Smith...

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Nuts and Bolts | How the Dogs screwed up in their negotiations with Jake Stringer

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Tradies | #24 Luke Beveridge called us out for not being sophisticated... and how Call of Duty is a force in the trade space

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Nuts and Bolts | How the AFL’s trade and FA system was manipulated thanks to a quirky loophole

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Tradies | #23 Mitch isn't taking Tom Barrass off his whiteboard... here's why

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Tradies | #22 Dusty is rested while Dimma meets with the Gold Coast... coincidence or not?

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Tradies | #21 Here we go again... the player who will shake this season's trade period and the young Hawk star that could depart

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Nuts and Bolts | Inside how the Tigers landed Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper

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Tradies | #20 Here is why Parish won't sign a contract just yet and this is how the Dees are in the box seat for Harley Reid

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Nuts and Bolts | The Stephen Coniglio Deal

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Tradies | #19 Geelong aren't the only club hunting Bailey Smith, Brodie Grundy's future, and the conversations behind closed doors asking West Coast not to draft Harley Reid

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Tradies | #18 The ‘no brainer’ trade that will break Tigers' hearts and the could Dew's departure see a host of Suns leave?

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Tradies | #17 We reveal the first domino to fall in this years trade period, and oh boy wowee Oraaazzzziooo might be coming back

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Tradies | #16 We have NEVER talked about this many players before AND has this one trade ruined this club?

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Tradies | #15 Darcy Moore on the trade table? Yep... it was close, the Dees could lose a key defender, and Mitch breaks a Tradies EXCLUSIVE news story

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Tradies | #14 Uh oh... one of the Eagles' best just hit the top of multiple rivals' target lists, a Marlion Pickett trigger that could create headaches for the Tigers, and a veteran Hawk might have a suitor... but there will be backlash

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Tradies | #13 The clubs most likely to land this off-season's biggest stars REVEALED, is Port Adelaide's future in trouble? and the truth behind Luke Hodge's move to Brisbane

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Tradies | #12 We start this episode off with an apology... the 6 uncontracted rising stars that could weigh up their future, and the bye rounds are here - here's why you better hope your stars re-sign right now

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Tradies | #11 Two massive clubs plunged into CRISIS... this is an emergency episode

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Tradies | #10 The Blues' defender clubs are waiting to pounce on, two Premiership Dees could walk this summer, and the club needs Harley Reid the most

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Tradies | #9 The mismanaged son of a gun that could walk, the secret hotel room meeting that turned the trade period on its head, and the Blues' list management mess exposed

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Tradies | #8 The Hawk that must go and the top clubs in line to get him, cracks are forming at Carlton as TDK drifts further from their grasp, and the young player Mitch thinks is worth more than Nick Daicos

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Tradies | #7 The perfect clubs for Lachie Whitfield next season, why TDK is basically out the door at Carlton, and another suitor for Himmelberg is revealed

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Tradies | #6 Clayton Oliver's secret phone call to a big Victorian club, Mitch's massive Kozzy Pickett news, and the SA team strongly linked to an in-form Bomber

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Tradies | #5 CJ’s difficult decision, two clubs start to fall out of Pickett race, and the truth behind Stringers Doggies exit

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Tradies | #4 Don't trust what the media is saying about TDK staying at Carlton, the Cat Geelong could lose for nothing, and will Craig McRae get his mid-season trade period wish?

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Tradies | #3 Vic clubs circle Ben King, Fyfe farewell looming, and is Parish an unneeded asset?

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Tradies | #2 Jackson's shaky debut, Tigers' giant engine room, Eagles fire sale and the great pay debate

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Tradies | #1 Blues’ TDK view, Deja Vu Demons, Crow flight risk, Dusty dilemma and Giant deal

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