The Crows were the only team not to play any part in what was a frenetic exchange period. The club was willing to hear offers for Jon Griffin, but the spindly ruckman didn’t attract much attention.
Brisbane Lions
The Lions emerged as the biggest players in trade week 2009. The club grabbed Richmond defender Andrew Raines for pick No. 44. The Lions then joined forces with West Coast and the Sydney Swans in a three-club deal, which saw Eagle Brent Staker and Swans’ premiership player Amon Buchanan, move to Queensland in exchange for midfielder Bradd Dalziell (to West Coast) and pick No. 28. On Thursday, injured St Kilda wingman/half-back Xavier Clarke became the fourth player to join the Lions in as many days. The Lions acquired the former first-round draft pick for the bargain basement price of pick No. 60. But the Lions saved the biggest deal of all for the final day of the exchange period. After much speculation, the Lions landed Carlton spearhead Brendan Fevola and pick No. 27 in exchange for youngster Lachie Henderson and pick No. 12.
Carlton
The Blues snared Melbourne’s Brock McLean with their first-round selection (No.11 overall). Carlton then off-loaded Brendan Fevola and got promising Lions’ tall Lachie Henderson and pick No. 12 in exchange for the big Blue and pick No. 27.
Collingwood
The Pies were keen to secure homesick Sydney Swans’ ruckman Darren Jolly right from the outset, but were met by a tough talking Paul Roos. The Swans refused to accept Collingwood’s offer of a first-round draft pick (No. 14 overall), but agreed when the Pies tossed in pick No. 46 for good measure. Disgruntled St Kilda midfielder Luke Ball was unable to make it to the Pies.
Essendon
The Bombers found a new home for Andrew Lovett at St Kilda and received a first-round draft pick (No. 16 overall) for their troubles. Essendon passed on that pick to acquire Hawthorn premiership player Mark Williams as part of a complex four-club deal, which also saw Jay Nash go to Port Adelaide. The Bombers finished the week with four picks (No. 10, 24, 26 and 33 overall) inside the first 33.
Fremantle
Midfielder Brett Peake and key defender Marcus Drum both requested trades out of Fremantle and the club was able to deliver. On Wednesday, Fremantle sent Peake to St Kilda in exchange for the Saints' third round draft pick (No.48 overall) then late on Thursday Marcus Drum was traded to Geelong. The Cats sent Fremantle pick No.49 giving the club consecutive selections in the third round.
Geelong
The 2009 premiers were dragged into trade week festivities because of a bulging salary cap. The Cats presented emerging ruckman Shane Mumford with a contract extension, but couldn’t match the Sydney Swans’ offer of a lucrative four-year deal, losing the 23-year-old rookie for a second-round draft pick (No. 28 overall). Only one player, Fremantle’s Marcus Drum, was welcomed to Skilled Stadium during the exchange period. The Cats gave up pick No. 49 to Freo in exchange for the hard-hitting defender.
Hawthorn
The Hawks spent most of the week haggling with Port Adelaide over a deal for star midfielder Shaun Burgoyne. Drama unfolded on Wednesday when Hawthorn put forward and then retracted an offer to trade tough nut Campbell Brown, leaving Burgoyne’s future up in the air. The two parties finally came to an agreement in mediation on Thursday night, concocting a four-club exchange to seal the deal. In essence, the Hawks gave up pick No.9 (to Port Adelaide) and forward Mark Williams (to Essendon) in exchange for Burgoyne. The club also lost midfield duo Josh Kennedy and Ben McGlynn to the Sydney Swans in a separate deal. The Hawks were compensated with picks No. 39, 46 and 70.
Melbourne
With a firm eye on the future, and already boasting a bevy of enviable draft picks, Melbourne was a relatively minor player in the 2009 AFL Exchange Period. The Demons released Brock McLean to Carlton in exchange for yet another first round pick (No.11 overall). They enter the 2009 NAB AFL Draft with picks one, two, 11 and 18 before clubs make their second round selections.
North Melbourne
Josh Gibson requested a trade out of Arden Street and North wasted no time off-loading the defender, sending him to Hawthorn on the first day of trade week. The Roos packaged Gibson with their fifth round pick (No. 69 overall) and received Hawthorn's second and third round selections in return (No.25 and No.41 overall).
Port Adelaide
Hawthorn refused to meet the Power’s demands of Jordan Lewis, Grant Birchall or Ryan Schoenmakers in exchange for Shaun Burgoyne, leaving talks between the two clubs at a stalemate on Wednesday night. However, the Power managed to strike a four-way deal on Thursday to finally get the vice-captain to his preferred destination. Port Adelaide accumulated picks No. 9 and 16 as part of the exchange, giving the club three selections in the first round of next month’s NAB AFL Draft. The Power also got Essendon midfielder Jay Nash in the deal and successfully lured Richmond forward Jay Schulz to Alberton in a swap for young defender Mitch Farmer.
Richmond
In a deal that was settled long before the official exchange period began, running defender Andrew Raines was sent to the Brisbane Lions in the second completed deal of trade week. Richmond received the Lions' third round selection (No.44) in return. Later in the week, the Tigers sent South Australian big man Jay Schulz to Port Adelaide in exchange for defender Mitch Farmer and pick No.72.
St Kilda
The Saints parted with their first round pick (No.16 overall) to secure Essendon speedster Andrew Lovett. They continued to recruit midfield pace on Wednesday, sending their third round pick (No.48 overall) to Fremantle in exchange for Brett Peake. On Thursday, Xavier Clarke was traded to the Brisbane Lions in exchange for their fourth round selection (No.60 overall).
Sydney Swans
In a complex three-way deal involving West Coast and the Brisbane Lions, the Swans traded premiership player Amon Buchanan to the Lions in exchange for their second round pick (No. 28 overall). They also sent their own second round pick (No.22 overall) to West Coast in exchange for ruckman Mark Seaby. On Tuesday, Barry Hall got his wish and was traded to the Western Bulldogs, with the Swans receiving the Dogs' third round pick (No.47 overall) in return. That pick was on-traded to the Lions in exchange for pick No.39 to complete Monday's three-way deal involving West Coast. The Swans lost ruckman Darren Jolly to Collingwood, but received the Pies' first and third round draft picks (No.14 and No.46) as compensation. With Jolly gone, the Swans sought out Geelong ruckman Shane Mumford, using pick No.28 to secure the Cats' youngster. They also landed Hawthorn pair Ben McGlynn and Josh Kennedy late in the week, sending draft picks 39, 46 and 70 to Hawthorn.
West Coast
Brent Staker and Mark Seaby had both requested to leave West Coast and the club found them new homes on the first day of trade week. Staker was sent to the Lions in exchange for hard-running midfielder Bradd Dalziell, while Seaby was traded to the Swans in exchange for their second round draft pick (No.22). The Eagles also swapped their fourth round draft pick (No.55) with the Swans eighth round selection (No.118) to complete the three-way deal with the Lions and Swans.
Western Bulldogs
A handshake agreement between the Bulldogs and Sydney Swans was honoured on Tuesday when Barry Hall was sent to Whitten Oval in exchange for the Bulldogs' third round draft pick (No.47 overall). The Bulldogs entered trade week in desperate need of a key forward, but chose not to enter negotiations for Carlton's Brendan Fevola.
The 2009 AFL exchange period runs from October 5-9. No trades are official until paperwork has been accepted by the AFL and formally recognised.
