Tom's Trade Bell - Crunch Time - Saturday 26th September

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What is the opening trade‑bell update and who’s leading the discussion?

Unknown 0:00

Let's ring

Gerard Whateley 0:00

the trade

Tom Morris 0:01

bell. Tell us what we really need to know here, Tom Morris. We will. How long do we have, Jared? Um, five minutes. Okay, no worries. The dogs are having an amazing off-season. So yesterday, Jordan Butts nominated them as a free agent. That's a five-year deal worth a bit over $700,000 a year. Probably band two compo for Adelaide, which is back end of first round. Um they've already got Zach Butters, or they're gonna get Zach Butters. Hudson O'Hudson O'Keefe nominated them as well.

Which Western Bulldogs free‑agent deals are shaping the off‑season?

Tom Morris 0:27

And they've re-signed uh Jones and Buku Karmas. So it's been an amazing few weeks if you're a Western Bulldog supporter. Uh and as these guys are high in front of us. And I expect um the Butters deal will get

Gerard Whateley 0:40

They are gonna sell so many memberships that day. If they know his number, they should have a freshly minted set of Guernseys ready to go. They will walk out of the club that day.

Tom Morris 0:51

Um Rowan Marshall still wants to get to the Cats. The the good news is from a Rowan Marshall perspective, the Saints and the Cats are talking. They weren't talking this time last year. The bad news is they're still a long way apart.

How are the Saints and Cats negotiating a potential Rowan Marshall trade?

Tom Morris 1:02

So the Saints ask for Lawson Humphreys in return for in return for Rowan Marshall.

Tom Morris 1:14

So that'll play out, but I'm still confidence going to get there eventually mostly based on what Andrew Bassett said last year which was we will trade you if you still want to go at the end of 2026 for a fair deal not an overs deal just a just a fair deal speaking of Geelong Jack Bose is out of contract I think there's a mutual understanding now between all parties here that it's best for him if he looks at another opportunity. He's met with Essendon this week he'll meet with North Melbourne in the next week or two and then he'll make a decision where he wants to go but I still think he is some sort of value on an AFL list somewhere excellent character a bigger body as well Jamar Eagle Hagen is nearing a one-year deal Gold Coast just doing their final uh bits on that Lockie Whitfield at the Giants has met Melbourne and met Carlton.

Tom Morris 1:52

The Giants uh I'm not gonna say they're pushing him out but they're happy if he wants to have a look. They just want a reasonable draft pick in return. So I can't see how Carlton can get this done unless they get really creative because they need their draft picks to Bring in Cody Walker. So if if if if the Giants want an end of first round or a start of second round, that's actually really important for Carlton. So how that plays out remains to be seen. Uh Cal Shadier, I think he's really just weighing up Hawthorne or Melbourne now.

What’s the status of Jack Bose’s contract and his possible move from Geelong?

Tom Morris 2:19

I'm not completely ruling out Geelong, but I think it realistically, Geelong have a lot on. So I think he's weighing up the demons uh or staying at the Hawks on a two-year deal. Melbourne's offering a four-year deal on more money. Uh and then Josh Go. Yeah. He's at North Melbourne. They've offered him one year with a trigger, but um Hawthorne's come for him as well. They want another younger type defender and Josh Goad is that guy even though he has had an interrupted run with history. Harry Dematias, a a player that we haven't heard much about at Collingwood. He's got one year remaining on a contract, but clubs are looking at him as well just to see if they can get him out and see what they can do. The other big question coming up, Jared and Simmo is Ben King and how the Gold Coast Suns play this.

Tom Morris 2:56

Why is Ben King’s free‑agency decision a pivotal trade dilemma for the Gold Coast Suns?

Tom Morris 2:57

Hawthorne i would clearly like Ben King to get there as a free agent, but Gold Coast Suns are weighing up whether to match the deal and force a trade and risk maybe only getting a pick in the teens or a couple of picks between ten and twenty-five, or take the compensation, which is a top ten pick. That's a big decision for

Unknown 3:14

It's interesting how trades work now because i some clubs try and win the trade versus just getting it done. I I don't know who's the hardest to deal with or the easiest. Tom, do you do you know who the clubs are the uh who's the difficult one? I'm not saying anything,

Tom Morris 3:27

Simo,

Unknown 3:27

because I'm

Tom Morris 3:31

Who's the best club? They're all great to deal with Simmo.