Dockers won't trade players to land McCarthy, plus more on Yarran and Aish
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Fremantle is not expected to include a player in its pitch to land young forward Cam McCarthy and must now bank on Greater Western Sydney relenting on its hard-line stance in the final four days of the NAB AFL Trade Period.
The Dockers' offer for McCarthy is pick No.22 and its 2016 first-round selection, and AFL.com.au understands no players have been put on the trade table to get the deal over the line.
It was suggested at the weekend that Fremantle could attempt to trade a player to a third club and then on-trade that pick to the Giants as part of the McCarthy deal, but sources also dismissed that option.
Midfielders Lachie Weller and Michael Barlow were floated as options in this scenario over the weekend, but AFL.com.au understands neither would be traded, with Weller rated particularly highly by the club.
Four-way trade may seal deals
AFL.com.au
THE COUNTDOWN is now well and truly on, with only four days remaining of this year's NAB AFL Trade Period before Thursday afternoon's deadline.
The first week of trading ended with an impasse between Essendon and St Kilda over Jake Carlisle's future, with a number of key deals yet to be sorted out.
But after a quiet weekend, we are expecting some activity in the early part of this week as a number of mooted trades reach resolution.
The League's free agency period closed on Sunday with little fanfare after only a handful of transactions this year.
Following Geelong and Adelaide's decision to trade for Patrick Dangerfield instead of use the free agency mechanism for him to depart clubs, the highest profile free agency switch was Matt Suckling's move from Hawthorn to the Western Bulldogs.
Restricted free agent Scott Selwood jumped from West Coast to join his brother Joel at Geelong, while Matthew Leuenberger took up Essendon's offer and departed the Brisbane Lions.
