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During the AFL trade period, reports suggest that suspended Sydney Swans player Nick Blakey may be considering a shock trade to another club as negotiations continue. The article mentions ongoing talks about significant deals but highlights Blakey’s situation as potentially the biggest story of this trade period due to his suspension and remaining five years on his contract with the Swans.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Nick Blakey, a suspended player from Sydney Swans AFL team, is reportedly considering trades to rival clubs during the current trade period. The speculation around Blakey comes as negotiations continue with no significant deals finalized yet. AFL fans are following live updates closely for any developments regarding Blakey and other players like Rowan Marshall and Zak Butters whose transfers remain uncertain. Scores from recent matches include Swans 141, Lions 88 on September 5th and Dockers 120, Cats 106 on September 11th, among others.
Written for “AFL Player Trade Rumors” on 2026-10-06,
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Nick Blakey reports intensify, Rowan Marshall and Zak Butters deals drag on
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Reports suggest suspended Sydney star Nick Blakey could be talking to rival clubs about a shock trade as negotiations on the big deals continue.
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Geelong's proposed move for Jordan Ridley
Not a whole lot of movement overnight in terms of deals advancing, but there was a bit more reporting on the shape of Geelong's offer for Essendon defender Jordan Ridley.
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Channel Seven's Mitch Cleary says the offer is a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick and Jack Bowes.
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Cleary also says that the Bombers may continue paying a portion of Ridley's salary given the cap space they have.
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The Nick Blakey rumours won't go away
It's being reported pretty widely around the traps now that Nick Blakey is currently taking meetings with rival clubs with an eye on an exit out of Sydney.
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Blakey → go → Sydney
AFL.com.au's Cal Twomey led that reporting yesterday, saying Blakey is still hopeful of finding a trade and is speaking to clubs throughout this week.
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The suspended Swans star, who is still involved in a police investigation into the events at the Pullman Hotel, has not yet told Sydney he wants to leave the club but is believed to be assessing his options before he takes that step.
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The Swans have been adamant none of the suspended players will be leaving the club, and Blakey still has five years remaining on his contract with the Swans.
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Blakey → suspend → Swans
It might be the biggest story of this trade period, and it's one we are watching very closely.
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We're back for day three of this trade period, and after a bit of a slower day yesterday we're expecting things might start to heat up a little today.
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There are certainly some big rumblings in the background at the moment, and it remains to be seen if some of those stories fully come to the surface.
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With a week to go in the trade period (and three days to lodge free agency deals) things will need to start moving!
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things → go → deals
Stick around and keep me and Chris De Silva company throughout the day, and make sure you hit up the comments with all your thoughts, feelings and questions.
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Let's get into it again.
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