{"id":68562,"date":"2025-08-14T21:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/68562\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:07:09","slug":"tom-morris-trade-period-and-free-agency-update-including-harley-reid-jack-silvagni-ned-reeves-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/68562\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Morris&#8217; trade period and free agency update, including Harley Reid, Jack Silvagni, Ned Reeves and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nine&#8217;s chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/afl\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AFL<\/a> reporter Tom Morris has provided an in-depth update on the trade and free agency landscape, as we enter the final fortnight of the home-and-away season.<\/p>\n<p>It is set to be a monstrous off-season, with superstars still out of contract and clubs having more flexibility than ever to get trades done, now with the ability to trade picks two years in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on 9News Melbourne, Morris provided the latest on numerous players on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/news-2025-tackle-in-air-rule-penalty-try-andrew-johns-brad-fittler-storm-vs-panthers-ivan-cleary-craig-bellamy-exclusive-20250814-p5mmwv.html\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Ridiculous&#8217; rule Freddy wants changed before finals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/football\/premier-league-2025-news-australian-players-mark-schwarzer-mark-bosnich-exclusive-opinion-20250812-p5mmv8.html\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why there are no Aussies playing in the Premier League<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/afl\/news-2025-olympics-kevin-sheedy-footy-exhibition-game-brisbane-2032-steve-hooker-20250814-p5mmyz.html\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sheedy leading charge for AFL to feature at 2032 Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read Morris&#8217; trade period update below: <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Allen leads the winless Eagles off the field\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/4b13bffa6585370b131d304dc2417d5c00296177.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-ixGGxD jVYTFW\">Allen leads the Eagles off the field\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n<p>Free Agents:<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Allen (West Coast): &#8220;Lock this in, Oscar Allen will be at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/brisbane-lions-5sb\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brisbane<\/a> next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sam Draper (Essendon): &#8220;Nothing official, but it is expected he departs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/essendon-bombers-5se\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Essendon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tom De Koning (Carlton) and Leek Aleer (GWS): &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/st-kilda-saints-5so\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St Kilda<\/a> is poised to nab free agent Tom De Koning and trade target Leek Aleer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jack Silvagni of the Blues.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/56e4eba08e545e4f3cc67880923de7b30941a93f.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-ixGGxD jVYTFW\">Jack Silvagni of the Blues.\u00a0via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Out of Contract:<\/p>\n<p>Jack Silvagni (Carlton): &#8220;He met with senior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/western-bulldogs-5sr\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dogs<\/a> officials midway through last week and they&#8217;re well in the hunt here. I can&#8217;t really split them with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/collingwood-magpies-5sd\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Collingwood<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/essendon-bombers-5se\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Essendon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/north-melbourne-kangaroos-5sl\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">North Melbourne<\/a> is the other team he has met in recent weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adam Treloar (Western Bulldogs) and Tom Mitchell (Collingwood): &#8220;They&#8217;re keen to play on, but no contract offers yet from their clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Windhager (St Kilda): &#8220;Marcus Windhager was unimpressed with St Kilda&#8217;s initial offer to him as clubs watch him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (St Kilda): &#8220;He still hasn&#8217;t told anyone if he&#8217;s staying or if he&#8217;s leaving at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>James Worpel (Hawthorn): &#8220;James Worpel is every chance to be at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/geelong-cats-5sg\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Geelong<\/a> next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Starcevich (Brisbane): &#8220;Brandon Starcevich has offers from Victorian clubs and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/west-coast-eagles-5sq\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Coast<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harley Reid of the Eagles.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c6507c89a7c7d4d168b2fa7cdb581ec145a4b4e3.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-ixGGxD jVYTFW\">Harley Reid of the Eagles.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n<p>Contracted: <\/p>\n<p>Harley Reid (West Coast): &#8220;He&#8217;s the big fish among the contracted ones to watch. If he asked for a trade, I firmly believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/hawthorn-hawks-5sj\" class=\"sc-bMTdWJ lhVGzJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hawthorn<\/a> is at the front of the cue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rowan Marshall (St Kilda): &#8220;Rowan Marshall will assess the Cats once Tom De Koning walks to Moorabbin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Liam Ryan (West Coast): &#8220;Liam Ryan has interest from St Kilda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ned Reeves (Hawthorn): &#8220;Ned Reeves could easily head to the Eagles as part of a possible Harley Reid trade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Zak Butters (Port Adelaide): &#8220;He will more than likely leave as as free agent in 12 months, but it is the Hawks, the Cats and the Dogs who will have a throw at the stumps this year to see if they can pry him out.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nine&#8217;s chief AFL reporter Tom Morris has provided an in-depth update on the trade and free agency landscape,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-68562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}