AFL trade period live updates: Essendon out of Nick Blakey race, Zak Butters free agency deadline day
- St Kilda and North Melbourne have emerged as the favourites to land banned Sydney defender Nick Blakey, with the Saints preparing an offer to test the Swans' resolve.
- Follow all the news and debate from the AFL trade period in our live blog.
- Collapse all postsFilter PostsAll7Key Events1Comments3Fri 9 Oct 2026 at 9:11amFri 9 Oct 2026 at 9:11amWill we have more LW beef today?
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- St Kilda and North Melbourne have emerged as the favourites to land banned Sydney defender Nick Blakey, with the Saints preparing an offer to test the Swans' resolve.
- Follow all the news and debate from the AFL trade period in our live blog.
- Collapse all postsFilter PostsAll7Key Events1Comments3Fri 9 Oct 2026 at 9:11amFri 9 Oct 2026 at 9:11amWill we have more LW beef today?
Sources: ABC Australia