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Fox Footy Podcast Trade Special: Giant bombshell, Suns' staunch stance and latest draft whispers

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Craig Cameron’s stance is that Gold Coast will not trade Bailey Humphrey.

1. Fox Footy Podcast trade special focuses on the AFL trade period, with four days done and four to go. 2. Ben Waterworth hosts with Ben Cotton, Will Faulkner and Ben Dixon, who is introduced as pick 77 from the 1994 draft. 3. The episode asks what the trade landscape really looks like as Leek Aleer, Bailey Humphrey and the biggest names remain unresolved. 4. St Kilda’s withdrawal from Leek Aleer becomes the day’s main story, because the club had courted the GWS defender for months. 5. The hosts raise two explanations for the pull-out: St Kilda may not want to give up a future second-round pick, or the money may no longer add up. 6. They connect that decision to St Kilda’s other list moves, including Liam Bryan, Tom De Koning, Sam Flanders and Callum Wilkie’s upgraded contract. 7. Graham “Gubby” Allan’s Monday comments are contrasted with the later change of direction, creating questions about what changed in 72 hours. 8. Jack Steele enters the discussion as a possible list-management valve, because the Saints have explored moving other players but Steele has no obvious suitors. 9. The panel also floats the idea of a different defender being targeted behind the scenes, with Jordan De Goey and Sam De Koning mentioned as names that could alter the picture. 10. Bailey Humphrey is described as the Suns’ most talked-about trade name, with Craig Cameron publicly insisting he will not be traded. 11. Melbourne, Hawthorn and Collingwood are named as interested Victorian clubs, and the hosts note that Humphrey has met with clubs and signaled his interest without saying it directly. 12. Collingwood’s position is framed through its lack of draft capital after future first-round picks were traded for Lachie Schultz and Dan Houston. 13. The Pies are described as a club that prefers players over picks, but they are now limited and may need a cheaper “money ball” addition. 14. Jack Buller is identified as a possible Brodie Mihocek replacement, while Clayton Oliver and Jack Steele are discussed as harder or more realistic midfield options. 15. The big three trade names are ranked again, with Charlie Curnow linked to Sydney, Zach Merrett tied to Essendon’s optics, and Christian Petracca discussed through a Hawthorn and Essendon lens. 16. The conversation also turns to draft strategy, with West Coast holding picks one and two after Oscar Allen’s compensation pick changed the order. 17. Willem Dersmer is presented as a leading West Coast candidate, Cooper Duff-Tytler is named as a possible pick-two option, and Essendon is said to be trying hard to move up for Dersmer. 18. The tone is fast, speculative and club-by-club, with repeated cross-talk, interrupted judgments and ongoing trade-room hypotheticals. 19. List-watchers following St Kilda, Gold Coast, Collingwood, Essendon, Hawthorn and West Coast will get the most from this. 20. Casual listeners without AFL trade or draft context may find the internal deal mechanics harder to follow.

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A brisk trade-period roundtable that keeps the AFL's biggest names and deals in focus.

The AFL trade period takes center stage here, with four days down and four to go, plus a St Kilda bombshell and the Giants defender storyline shaping the early mood while the big three still have work ahead.

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