Credit: <\/span>AFL Photos<\/cite><\/p>\nCollingwood traded the 29-year-old to the Demons last year in exchange for pick 27, as well as agreeing to pay a portion of his contract annually for the remaining five years.<\/p>\n
Grundy played just once for Melbourne after round 17, with his much-touted ruck partnership with Max Gawn failing to flourish.<\/p>\n
The Swans\u2019 selections this year, once North Melbourne accept pick three as compensation for Ben McKay, are 12, 25, 33, 46 and 54.<\/p>\n
Sydney football boss Charlie Gardiner declined to comment on Monday when asked whether the Swans wanted the Demons to foot part of Grundy\u2019s wage, on top of what the Magpies are already paying.<\/p>\n
\u2018Political animal\u2019: How Dodoro became \u2018The Prince\u2019 of AFL list bosses<\/h2>\n They call him \u201cThe Prince\u201d at Essendon. It\u2019s an extravagant moniker that spilled into the wider footy industry.<\/p>\n
The Bombers\u2019 long-serving list boss and recruiter, Adrian Dodoro, is a cult figure, pantomime villain and walking headline like few others, especially in his role, in an era when the AFL\u2019s trade period exploded into big business and big clicks for media organisations.<\/p>\n
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Essendon\u2019s outgoing list boss Adrian Dodoro was discovered by Kevin Sheedy 33 years ago.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Stephen Kiprillis<\/cite><\/p>\nHe will step down at the end of next month\u2019s national draft, but will remain at the club for an unspecified period to mentor his replacement, ex-Eagle and Sun Matt Rosa.<\/p>\n
As for that<\/em> nickname, there are several theories. His larger-than-life personality, swagger and high profile are among them.<\/p>\nClick here to read the story.<\/p>\n
Good morning<\/h2>\n G\u2019day everyone and welcome to our AFL trade week blog for day three of the league\u2019s annual player movement period.<\/p>\n
We will have all the major developments of the day as teams continue making deals, or at least talking about deals.<\/p>\n
Please feel free to leave a comment on the blog and enjoy the hours to come.<\/p>\n
For daily updates on all the AFL trade period action, sign up for our Real Footy newsletter. And each evening you can hear our experts wrap the day\u2019s action on the Real Footy podcast.<\/p>\n
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