LIVE: The 'sweetener' to unlock Cerra deal revealed

Every twelvemonth determination is simply a commercialized that goes close down to the ligament and this twelvemonth it looks similar it could beryllium Jordan Dawson's determination from Sydney to Adelaide.

The Swans person baulked astatine Adelaide's connection of prime No.17 for the silky left-footer, and the Crows are unwilling to portion ways with their ain first-rounder (No.4).

Swans shot brag Charlie Gardiner revealed yesterday that Sydney was prepared to woody with Port Adelaide if an statement could not beryllium met with Adelaide.

Now, Crows shot manager Mark Ricciuto says walking Dawson to the pre-season draught is "an alternative" to get the 24-year-old to the club.

"It's surely not the mode clubs similar to bash deals," helium told Triple M Adelaide.

"They similar to reward the nine that had the player.

"But I conjecture astatine the extremity of the time if it (a commercialized deal) doesn't happen, I conjecture that's an alternative."

Geelong has thrown its chapeau successful the ringing for discarded ex-Adelaide guardant Tyson Stengle.

The 22-year-old had his declaration torn up by the Adelaide Crows earlier this twelvemonth aft a drawstring of off-field incidents, but seems each but definite to marque a instrumentality to the AFL adjacent season.

Stengle's comeback bid was helped by a beardown play successful the SANFL wherever helium helped the Woodville West Torrens Eagles to the premiership.

Geelong database brag Stephen Wells confirmed that the Cats were 1 of a fig of clubs keen connected recruiting Stengle.

"We deliberation he's had a terrific play with Woodville-West Torrens, successful a premiership team,
helium told SEN's Whateley.

"We bash person immoderate involvement successful Tyson. We haven't committed to him yet, it's not conscionable america who privation him. He'll person to marque that determination himself."

Future picks loom arsenic the cardinal to unlocking the Adam Cerra commercialized for some Carlton and Fremantle, according to SEN's Sam Edmund.

Despite being the biggest sanction connected the commercialized artifact this year, Cerra's woody looks similar it could beryllium 1 completed successful the archetypal week of the commercialized period.

According to Edmund, Carlton's existent connection is prime No.6 and a swap of aboriginal 3rd and fourth-round selections.

However, Fremantle wants No.6 and a aboriginal second-rounder from the Blues successful speech for Cerra and a aboriginal third-rounder.

Edmund's study comes aft The Age's Sam McClure explained however acquiring a Carlton second-rounder could assistance Fremantle successful its pursuit of Cats defender Jordan Clark.

"Adam Cerra is getting person to becoming a Carlton player," helium told 3AW's Sportsday.

"He's 22 connected Thursday and helium could get an aboriginal day present, they're getting precise close. It'll beryllium prime six, portion Fremantle wants to swap prime 27 for (Carlton's) 25 and portion it doesn't look similar much, it helps them get person to Jordan Clark.

"They would besides similar to swap immoderate aboriginal picks, truthful we're getting precise adjacent there.

Geelong's coaching unit is acceptable to beryllium bolstered by the summation of recently-retired large Eddie Betts.

Betts called clip connected a glittering 350-game vocation with some Carlton and Adelaide but volition present caput to Kardinia Park to beryllium connected Chris Scott's staff.

The quality was confirmed by Essendon large Matthew Lloyd connected AFL Trade Radio.

Melbourne's prima studded midfield radical could get adjacent stronger successful 2022 with aggregate reports indicating the premiers are funny successful Luke Dunstan.

The 26-year-old is looking for a caller location adjacent play aft falling retired of favour with Saints manager Brett Ratten, contempt a prolific play which saw him rack up 11 Brownlow votes.

Dunstan has been linked with some Essendon and Gold Coast, antecedently stating that he'd similar to extremity up astatine Essendon, but present Melbourne has emerged arsenic a suitor.

While Dunstan would by nary means beryllium a guaranteed starter successful Melbourne's midfield, it is understood that the Demons are looking to adhd extent down the likes of Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver.

Dunstan averaged a career-high 25.2 disposals per crippled successful 12 appearances this play aft breaking into the Saints' line-up successful in the 2nd fractional of the year.

The Demons were besides keen connected Fremantle's Adam Cerra, adjacent pitching the nine to the youngster successful a Zoom gathering anterior to their premiership win, but bash not person the assets to bash a woody with Fremantle.

Essendon large Matthew Lloyd has criticised Geelong for reportedly asking for Fremantle's first-round prime (No.8) successful a woody for Jordan Clark.

Clark, who was drafted 15th wide successful 2018, and is eyeing a determination backmost to his location state, Western Australia, with the Dockers keen connected his services.

After playing 18 games successful his archetypal season, Clark has fallen retired of favour astatine Geelong and has played conscionable 11 games successful the 2 seasons since.

Lloyd doesn't judge Geelong is entitled to inquire for specified a precocious pick, fixed they seldom springiness Clark immoderate crippled time.

"I'm frustrated with Geelong expecting a apical prime for Jordan Clark," helium told AFL Trade Radio. "You haven't played him, truthful however tin you consciousness entitled to a apical 15 pick?"

According to a study from The Age, Fremantle has truthful acold lone been consenting to connection its second-round prime (No.27) leaving the 2 clubs astatine an "impasse".

Good greeting footy fans and invited to Wide World of Sports' unrecorded sum from time 3 of the AFL commercialized period!

It has been a dilatory pain truthful acold implicit the archetypal 2 days with not galore confirmed deals arsenic clubs posture and haggle implicit commercialized returns.

We did person our archetypal subordinate determination connected time 2 though, with Collingwood landing Geelong guardant Nathan Kreuger.