Tue 13 Oct 2026 at 10:01amTue 13 Oct 2026 at 10:01am
Luke Pedlar still likely to switch teams in SA?
Any updates on the Pedlar trade? Any chance port can just walk him to the PSD?
– Sean
I imagine this will go through by the deadline, probably for a throwaway late pick. The last word we got on this was from Jarryd Roughead at Adelaide, who basically just said Port Adelaide had bigger fish to fry and they’d get to Pedlar once the rest of the jobs were done.
Port are still auctioning off pick five currently, but aside from that the runway should now be clear for a Pedlar deal to be struck.
Tue 13 Oct 2026 at 9:54amTue 13 Oct 2026 at 9:54am
A sad farewell for Kiddy Coleman
Kiddy! Nooooooo!
Kiddy is a fan favourite, and we’d hate to see him go, but the sad fact is he hasn’t hit the heights of the 2023 GF with injury taking its toll and finding it hard to get a sustained run in the team. He needs playing time to show his class again. He’s a real smart pick up for a Bombers team looking to build.
Pick 21 helps with Murray, any extras adds some polish. Pick 17 just feels over the odds, but what would I know? Pies picked up a 2 x Brownlow and 3 x GF winner for pick 39…
– Rob
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Not just that grand final too Rob, as I’m sure you don’t need me to remind you. For the entire month of September 2023, there weren’t many better players in the AFL than Keidean Coleman. It looked like he was ready to blow the league apart before the injuries kicked in.
We’ve all be robbed of watching him play. From a neutral perspective, hopefully he can get his body right and play another 150 games with the Bombers.
And as you mentioned there, if it helps get Caylen Murray to the Lions it’s a deal worth doing. Murray himself will be likely be the Zorko/Coleman successor off that Brisbane half-back line in a couple of years.
Tue 13 Oct 2026 at 9:15amTue 13 Oct 2026 at 9:15am
A Laitham Vandermeer update
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Not 20 minutes after I mentioned Laitham Vandermeer’s desire to get to Essendon, SEN’s Sam Edmund says Laitham has changed his mind.
Edmund says Vandermeer had strongly considered a move to the Bombers, but has now decided to stay at the Dogs and will fight for his spot in the team.
And fair enough too, who would want to leave the Bulldogs right now?
Tue 13 Oct 2026 at 9:07amTue 13 Oct 2026 at 9:07am
A quiet trade period for the Dockers
Any movement expected over in the west with Freo in the next 48 hours?
– Scott
Not expecting anything from Freo between now and close. They’ll take pick 19 to the draft and have some good options around that mark, and will back themselves to be 1% better in 2027. Because that’s all it will take.
A little bit of semi-Freo related news that has just come in though. Josh Gabelich from AFL.com.au says Sam Switkowski, freshly retired, is going to follow Jaymie Graham from Fremantle to North Melbourne to sign on as a development coach at the Kangaroos.
Tue 13 Oct 2026 at 8:56amTue 13 Oct 2026 at 8:56am
Work (almost) done for the Western Bulldogs
Dogs doing anything more? I saw Vandermere may be up to be traded away, and they’ll need some picks in to try to match for El Souki?
– Sam
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That’s about right Sam. Laitham Vandermeer is still looking to move, most likely to Essendon. Not sure if the Kiddy Coleman chase impacts this one at all, but I would doubt it.
And yes, the Dogs would love to get some points in the bag to potentially match a bid for Khaled El Souki on draft night. There’s a bit of variance in rankings of El Souki, so it’s tough for the Dogs to know exactly what they would need to have prepared, but they’ll do their best.
I imagine Bulldogs fans can hardly wait for season 2027.
Tue 13 Oct 2026 at 8:11amTue 13 Oct 2026 at 8:11am
Welcome back to AFL trade period
Good morning, and welcome back to ABC Sport’s live blog coverage of the 2026 AFL trade period. The penultimate day has arrived, and with more than a dozen deals still up in the air we are rapidly approaching now or never time.
Could be a big Tuesday ahead as we set the scene for deadline day tomorrow. Chris will be back with me soon and together we’ll be here all day. Hit up the comments with your thoughts and questions and let’s get going.