AFL trade period: All the news, developments and deals from Day 3 of trading action

West Coast are expected to turn their attention to Melbourne half-back Trent Rivers after the door was closed on a potential trade for Geelong premiership forward Gryan Miers on Wednesday.

Following Danny Daly’s withdrawal, the Lions have named the panel that will select their next coach.

And there’s a new clear favourite.

West Coast have wasted little time in bolstering their WAFL list, adding a former Western Bulldogs defender only a month after he was delisted by the Victorian club.

West Coast chief executive Don Pyke says it will take something “unbelievable” for the Eagles to trade out their first-round pick in this year’s national draft, but won’t categorically rule it out.

Will McLachlan wants a trade to Melbourne.

The 21-year-old has played seven games since being taken at pick No.6 in the 2024 mid-season draft.

Despite playing just one game this year, he has been highly rated inside the four walls at Brisbane and drawn comparisons to Kai Lohmann with the Lions hopeful of keeping him.

“We’re desperate to retain Will, there’s just a bit of a queue in front him. We don’t intend to give him up lightly,” list manager Dom Ambrogio said earlier today.

Away from the trade period for the moment, Fremantle forward Pat Voss has paid tribute to outgoing assistant coach Jaymie Graham, saying his ‘superpower’ is the connections he built at the Dockers as he prepares for life at North Melbourne.

He admits it will be a massive lossfor the Dockers.

The Sydney defender is yet to say he wants to leave, and the Swans have said they have no desire to move on any of the Pullman Five yet.

However, Essendon, Geelong and St Kilda have all registered their interest in him, according to reports in The Age.

Of the five Swans linked to the Pullman incident, Blakey is the one who’s been constantly linked to a move, particularly to North Melbourne where his dad played more than 200 games.

Lots to play out.

He discusses his odd jumper photo.

“It happened so quickly with the trade, and I didn’t have a Richmond jumper, so I had to go to a friend’s house, and it was an extra large, so it was a loose fit with his son taking the pic.”

On why he left Freo

“For me, I’ve loved the last two years at Fremantle, but I wanted to play AFL consistently, and I was always worried about my spot in the side.

“I think it’s the right time for a switch mentally and to get a fresh start, and I see a bit of Fremantle in the Tigers with the way they’ve drafted and recruited.

“I think I’ve handled the last two months really well. I still had to come in and show I was committed and played decently in the grand final for Peel.”

After Chris Fagan stepped down from the Lions’ top job, footy boss Danny Daly had been widely tipped as his successor.

However, Daly has pulled out of the race, throwing the door wide open with assistant Cam Bruce now in the box seat.

Could Nathan Buckley return to the Lions?

West Coast were interested in him, but it seemed to have cooled after going after Miers.

With that deal now dead, it could be back on.