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PIES, GIANTS AGREE ON HOGAN DEAL 

COLLINGWOOD and Greater Western Sydney have come to an agreement on a fourth-round pick trade for Jesse Hogan.

Hogan could be one of the first trades to be completed, with the Magpies and Giants already advanced in talks on the trade price for the Coleman medallist.

The Magpies hold three fourth-round selections – No.61, 63 and 70 – with the expectation that No.70 (which is tied to Sydney's position) will be used to get Hogan to Collingwood. 

Getting a deal done early will stop Hogan from having to wait until the delisted free agency window opens before he can start with the Magpies. 

The trade period opens next Monday, October 5 and runs through to Wednesday, October 14, but the Pies are expected to lodge their free agency paperwork for Lachie Neale as soon as Friday and with the Hogan agreement largely in place, will also be able to secure him early in proceedings.

Hogan played 100 of his 190 AFL games with the Giants, including kicking 77 goals in 2024 when he won the Coleman Medal, and will land at his fourth club after Melbourne, Fremantle and the Giants. 

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The Pies are also in early discussions with Carlton on a trade for ruck Flynn Riley, and are keeping interest in Richmond half-back Jayden Short. – Callum Twomey

BOMBERS TIPPED TO HOLD PICK NO.1

ESSENDON is highly unlikely to trade pick No.1, with the Bombers putting a huge price on the prized top draft pick.

Although the draft class is viewed as very even at the top end of this year's crop, the Bombers have told rival clubs that although they will listen to any offers for the selection, it would take something extraordinary for them to move the selection.

The Bombers have only ever had one No.1 pick before in their history – Andrew McGrath in 2016 – but their top spot this season is likely to be shifted back at least one spot to No.2 given the incentive for the club to bid on Dougie Cochrane or Cody Walker, which would trigger a bonus draft pick immediately after their second-round selection under the AFL's new rules.

That addition has meant clubs considering trades for top-five picks or splitting those picks means they are also weighing up losing the extra pick that comes after a matched bid shuffles them down the order. 

There is widely seen as a group of five leading contenders at the top of the open draft class: midfielder Ethan Drever, half-forwards Arki Butler and Gus Teixeira, half-back/midfielder Heath Mellody and ruck Harry Van Hattum. – Callum Twomey

VINEY TAKING TIME ON CALL

JACK Viney is expected to wait until early next week to make a decision on his future, with the Melbourne midfielder touring West Coast in recent days.

His trip west comes as the Bombers look to ramp up their interest in the Demons premiership midfielder, having met him last week.

Melbourne encouraged Viney to explore a move away from the club in a robust exit meeting earlier this month with two years left on his deal.

It has seen things move fast for a future away from the Demons for the 32-year-old, who is signed until the end of 2028.

Melbourne has its best and fairest count on Friday night, with Viney expected to make his decision on where he wants to play his football next year in the days following the best and fairest count. 

Given Melbourne's stance for Viney to look elsewhere, a late draft selection is viewed as his trade price in any prospective deal with either of the clubs. – Callum Twomey

GIANTS EYE HAWK AND FORMER BLUE

FORMER Carlton project ruck Alex Mirkov has undergone a medical with Greater Western Sydney and is being considered as a delisted free agent or via the pre-season supplemental selection period. 

The 210cm ruckman returned to the VFL this year with Williamstown after a season in the VAFA and impressed with the Seagulls, averaging 32.7 hitouts and 11.7 disposals per game in 2026.

Mirkov, 26, didn't play a game at the Blues and has been chasing a second chance in the AFL, with a move to GWS gaining momentum. 

The Giants are in the market for one more ready-made option to work with Nick Madden, who turned down a lucrative long-term offer from Richmond to sign a four-year extension in July. 

Unrestricted free agent Kieren Briggs will join the Tigers as soon as this Friday on a four-year deal. 

The Giants have expressed interest in Hawthorn ruckman Ned Reeves, who is contracted to the Hawks until the end of 2029 after signing a three-year extension last November. 

After playing only five games across 2024 and 2025, the extra spot on the bench and new ruck rules helped Reeves play 15 games alongside Lloyd Meek in 2026. 

The 27-year-old is settled in Victoria and not actively seeking a move, but clubs are monitoring his situation after Carlton explored a move last year. 

GWS has expressed interest in Tim English but the Western Bulldogs and his management have ruled out a move, while Rowan Marshall has requested a trade away from St Kilda again but is determined to get to Geelong and hasn't indicated any interest in a move interstate. – Josh Gabelich

INJURIES STRIKE FOR COMBINE ATTENDEES

NEARLY a third of the prospects attending this week's Telstra AFL Draft Combine won't be completing the full regime of testing due to fitness concerns.

The likes of top-10 contenders Ethan Matthews (foot), Gus Teixeira (calf/foot) and Arki Butler (hamstring) are set to sit out testing, as will Marlon Neocleous (back), Jack Pickett (knee) and Jack Slattery (hip).

Kai Parker, Memphis Webb, Noah Williams, Seb Marsic and Angus White will also not take part in the testing due to injury.

Of the other players to be assessed before Thursday's 2km time trial, Toby Krasna, Mitch Harris, Dougie Cochrane, Kodah Edwards, Koby LeCras, Leo Steed and Jackson Phillips are also set to either sit out testing or not take part in the full run of athletic tests because of a range of fitness reasons.  

More than 60 players will converge on Melbourne for the national Draft Combine from Wednesday through to Saturday, with the full day of testing on Saturday coming after large interview blocks with club recruiters on Thursday and Friday. – Callum Twomey

CONCERNS ON COMPROMISED DRAFT CLASS

THE VALUE of future picks in trades has already been lessened by Tasmania's draft hand next year. 

But the compromised nature of the 2027 draft pool has also been made clear to clubs who watched last weekend's under-17s futures game at Whitten Oval as they consider future selections in deals. 

Across the 46 players across the two teams, there were 23 players already tied to clubs.

That included six of the seven players already signed by the Devils under their 17-year-old access – Axel Walsh, Jake Miller, Angus Brown, Baxter Sruk, Griffin Barker and Riley Stratford – while fellow Tasmanian prospects Jake Beams, Benji Russell and Max Gulliver will be able to be taken by the Devils next year as local Academy products.

Koby Bewick (Essendon), Tevita Rodan (Port Adelaide father-son, Essendon NGA) and Percy Burgoyne (Hawthorn/Port Adelaide) played in the game as 2027 father-sons, while Max Holden and Jackson Bridge (Brisbane), Jed Corbett and Baden Smith (GWS), Taj Murray (Gold Coast), Charlie McClennan and Coen Hardy (Sydney) are linked to their northern club Academies.

Then there were also Zane Adams, Charlie Fischer and Henry Allsop, who are linked to the Hawks, and Moustafa Darwish as a Bombers Next Generation Academy player making for half of the players who featured in the showcase game being tied to clubs.

That was also without Nate Jenkins, who missed the game through illness but has joined the Devils as their other under-17 prospect, while Port pair Louis Salopek and Zemes Pilot didn't play but are also in the batch of tied players for the 2027 draft intake, which will see the Devils be given picks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 in the first round. – Callum Twomey

CLUBS RECEIVE 2027 DVI DETAILS

THE NEWLY rescaled Draft Value Index (DVI) for 2027 has been sent to clubs, ensuring teams know the exact value of future picks ahead of this year's Trade Period.

A remodelled DVI was flagged by the AFL in April as part of the sweeping changes to the draft landscape and ahead of what will be a Tasmania-diluted pool next year.

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Clubs have since been sent the updated DVI, which factors in the Devils' arrival into the competition and the tighter restrictions to match bids on Academy and father-son prospects.

The No.1 pick remains worth 3000 points, but the value of every other selection through from 2-57 has been increased as part of the updated DVI.

Three picks between 55-57 have also been attached with points, having previously carried no value.

"It's already been applied," AFL list boss Justin Reid told Gettable on Wednesday.

"Clubs are aware of that. When they're talking around future trades, that's been applied with the 19th team and what the DVI looks like." – Riley Beveridge

TASSIE GUN PENS DEVILS DEAL

TASMANIA has tied down its eighth signing Hugh McCallum to a three-year deal through until 2029, encompassing both next season and then his first two years as an AFL player.

McCallum was a surprise eighth addition for the Devils at Tuesday night's announcement, having been invited as a representative of the club's Academy before being officially unveiled later in the night.

He differs to Tasmania's seven other signings as he had been eligible to be selected this year, but opted against nominating for November's national draft to be in the Devils' maiden side.

McCallum ruptured his ACL while playing school footy in May, ruining his top-age season, and is now expected to return through Tasmania's VFL program in 2027 before joining the AFL side for its debut year.

He has been withdrawn from this week's Telstra AFL Draft Combine after committing to the Devils as well. 

Tasmania's initial crop of 17-year-old signings – which includes Griffin Barker, Angus Brown, Nate Jenkins, Jake Miller, Baxter Sruk, Riley Stratford and Axel Walsh – all signed four-year deals through until 2030. – Riley Beveridge