Nine players have been exchanged in the NAB AFL Trade Period but some of the bigger names look like entering the final few days without any resolution of their situations.
On Friday, the future of players including Jake Carlisle and Adam Treloar was up in the air as their clubs haggled over possible deals, and with the Caulfield Cup dominating interest on Saturday in Melbourne, there has been no further movement.
Chris Yarran and James Aish also remain in limbo, although Jed Anderson knows where he'll be in 2016 after Hawthorn successfully traded him to North Melbourne.
AFL.com.au's Trade Winds will provide a round-up of the latest movement every morning until the end of the Trade Period on Thursday October 22.
Aish's path to Pie-land becomes clearer
With the Brisbane Lions softening on their stance of not trading Aish under any circumstances, they've come up with a plan that looks set to satisfy all parties.
The Age is reporting the Magpies' second-round pick – currently No.26 – is at the centre of talks surrounding Aish, with at least three clubs chasing the selection.
If the Lions deal with the Pies, they'll then have power to use it to trade in a ready-made player as a replacement.
The have already had Tom Bell, Ryan Bastinac and David Astbury signal interest in the club, with Bell and Bastinac looking more likely options than the Tigers' key-position player.
Of course, a direct Bastinac-for-Aish swap is the Lions' preference but Aish insists he wants to don the black and white next year.
Complicating the Lions' plight is the fact they not only must secure picks in the Aish deal to top up with experienced talent, they need to ensure they end trade period with selections high enough to match bids for Academy pair Eric Hipwood and Ben Keays.
The Lions are also looking at Geelong's Josh Walker, who visited the club this week.
Tigers have work to do
The Age's suggestion the Lions' interest in Astbury has diminished looks like it will leave the Tigers with some wheeling and dealing to do on Yarran.
While the Tigers' public position has been they'd be disappointed to lose Astbury, who was tracking upwards before a serious knee injury early in the 2014 season, they need to find a pick to satisfy the Blues.
Tigers hand over fourth-round pick for GWS mid
The Tigers said on Friday they believed Yarran would be at Punt Road next year and were working on securing a pick high enough to get the deal done.
But with Astbury seemingly behind Bastinac and Bell on the Lions' list, they may have to look elsewhere early this week.
Treloar trade the tip-off for the final week
It seems like months ago Greater Western Sydney midfielder Adam Treloar declared Collingwood was where he wanted to be next year.
Treloar to ask for trade
Although there's been plenty of chatter about the move in the past few weeks, it could all be finalised as early as Monday morning.
The Herald Sun says the 22-year-old will move for two first-round picks and a later selection despite new hostilities surrounding the origin of his recent groin surgery.
There are reports Treloar had surgery several weeks ago in Tasmania without telling the Giants, following a diagnosis by the Magpies in a recent medical.
However, the Pies reportedly didn't pay for the procedure, with his management funding the operation.
Four-way Power trade on the cards
Port Adelaide is attempting to seal a multi-club trade party to net Jimmy Toumpas and ultimately Charlie Dixon.
The Power are hoping to include Ben Kennedy's move to Melbourne, Jeremy Howe's shift to Collingwood and Paul Seedsman's trade to Adelaide in the deal.
The Adelaide Advertiser says Port's interest in orchestrating the big trade remains real, with the Crows' offer of pick No.32 for Seedsman crucial to it standing up.
The Power would then receive the pick before giving it up – plus two more – for Toumpas, before they continued to barter for Dixon, who has been their priority this off-season.
There are more confusing working parts involved in the trade, with negotiations to continue this week.
In other news:
If unwanted Essendon ruckman Jonathan Giles gets to West Coast to replace Callum Sinclair, it's likely to involve picks rather than players despite the Bombers' interest in Eagles' midfielder Brant Colledge, says The Age.
Dumped Docker Ryan Crowley told 6PR on Saturday his delisting caught him by surprise and he believed he could still play on at AFL level.
Gold Coast has been named as a strong candidate to secure wantaway Eagle Matt Rosa according to the Herald Sun, despite the club stance he's not a trade option.
