{"id":213161,"date":"2025-10-14T17:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/213161\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:03:10","slug":"rival-clubs-eye-hawthorns-top-pick-afl-trade-news-afl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/213161\/","title":{"rendered":"Rival clubs eye Hawthorn&#8217;s top pick: AFL trade news &#8211; AFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/introducing-myteam-your-club-your-news-your-way-166070\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"327\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" style=\"float:right;\" class=\"my-team-banner promo-article-banner\" id=\"my-team-banner\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ZH-InArticleMyTeamLink.png.webp.webp\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rival clubs are preparing for an all-out assault on Hawthorn&#8217;s Pick 9, trading a future first-rounder.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Channel 7&#8217;s\u00a0Mitch Cleary, Collingwood is hoping to move into the 2025 first round after selling away their top pick last year to secure Dan Houston.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/hawthorns-trade-package-for-essendons-zach-merrett-revealed-bombers-respond-afl-trade-news-169897\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hawks put Pick 9 to Essendon, along with a future-first-round pick,<\/a> a future second-round pick and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/henry-hustwaite\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Henry Hustwaite<\/a> for Bombers captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/zac-merrett\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Merrett<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clubs including Collingwood are looking at trading for Hawthorn\u2019s pick 9 for a future first-rounder. <br \/>It\u2019s why the Hawks have told Essendon their current offer for Zach Merrett has a 7pm deadline. To this point, no one at the Bombers has engaged with the Hawks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsMelbourne?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@7NewsMelbourne<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mitch Cleary (@cleary_mitch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cleary_mitch\/status\/1977992141298405435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is understood that the Hawks told their arch-rivals that there is a deadline of 7pm Tuesday (AEDT).<\/p>\n<p>Geelong could look to push up the draft order to help improve its pitch for Carlton&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/charlie-curnow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Curnow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Cats offered three first-round picks, including this year&#8217;s Pick 19, but could enhance their chances of landing the local product.<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne, like the Pies, is also without a first-round pick in 2025 after their dealings with Essendon last year, which netted them two young prospects in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/harvey-langford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harvey Langford<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/xavier-lindsay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xavier Lindsay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>North Melbourne is another club without a first-round pick, trading this year&#8217;s top selection out for Richmond to help draft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohanger.com\/afl\/players\/matt-whitlock\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Whitlock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Port Adelaide not holding a first-round pick in 2025, they have noted this year&#8217;s draft is &#8220;compromised&#8221;, and will focus on the next two years as a host of NGA and father-son prospects are bound to join the club.<\/p>\n<p>More to come.<\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rival clubs are preparing for an all-out assault on Hawthorn&#8217;s Pick 9, trading a future first-rounder. 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