The AFL trade period is now over, and in his last battle, Essendon’s Adrian Dodoro managed to steal the show again in a frantic final hour. See every deal that happened at the deadline.
Dodoro’s duties will be scaled back after the national draft as incoming talent and operations manager Matt Rosa learns under the 20-year Tullamarine club legend.
Dodoro again provided the deadline theatre and then declared: “I think I’ll be around for a little bit longer. How could you not have me around? C’mon, it wouldn’t be the same”.
Tensions rose when the Bombers stared Port Adelaide down over its request to include a future second-round pick in a swap of Xavier Duursma and Brandon Zerk-Thatcher.
Power finally relented and accepted picks 73 and two future fourth-round selections to sweeten the swap of players as the clock ticked towards 7.30pm.
The Bombers landed Xavier Duursma…
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