AFL trade news LIVE: Hawks take aim at ‘ridiculous’ Essendon demands for Merrett; Hayward ‘pumped’ to join Carlton - The Age

AFL trade news LIVE: Hawks take aim at ‘ridiculous’ Essendon demands for Merrett; Hayward ‘pumped’ to join Carlton – The Age

October 16, 2025

AFL trade news LIVE: Hawks take aim at ‘ridiculous’ Essendon demands for Merrett; Hayward ‘pumped’ to join Carlton The AgeAFL trade period LIVE updates: Cats land a big-name assistant coach; Pies open to De Goey looking elsewhere The Sydney Morning HeraldDe Goey looms as possible eleventh-hour trade option Herald Sun‘He hasn’t produced’: Matthew Lloyd puts De Goey’s output under the spotlight 3AWShock De Goey deal floated as rival clubs linked; Hawk on table for Merrett — Trade Wrap fox sports