Adelaide has sealed a double deal with Hawthorn, securing ruckman Luke Lowden and defender Kyle Cheney.

A swap of second and third round picks signed off in the last minutes of the AFL’s trade period allowed Adelaide to pick up both Hawks.

And the Crows also finalised a swap of draft picks with Geelong, swapping picks 10 and 47 for 14 and 35.

The late flurry of trade picks left Adelaide with picks 14. 35, 43 and 59 for next month's national draftl. 

Cheney (pronounced chee-nee), 25, played a valuable role in the Hawks backline in the first half of Season 2014. The competitive, 187cm, 90kg, defender stood up in the absence of injured teammates Brian Lake, Ben Stratton and Ryan Schoenmakers. Despite giving away up to 10 centimetres and 15 kilograms to his opponents, Cheney embraced the challenge of standing some of the best forwards in the competition.

Better suited as a third-tall defender, Cheney played nine games this season for a career total of 41. This includes 14 games for Melbourne where he started his career after originally being selected with pick No.53 in the 2007 AFL National Draft. He joined Hawthorn ahead of the 2011 season.

A consistent contributor, Cheney won Box Hill’s best and fairest award in 2013 and was also a member of the club’s VFL premiership team.

Crows Senior Coach Phil Walsh described Cheney as a reliable defender who would thrive in his new environment.

“Kyle epitomises the team orientated approach we love at our Club,” Walsh said. “He is a quality person and craves more opportunities at the elite level.”

Lowden originally selected with pick No.63 in the 2008 National Draft, made his long-awaited AFL debut against West Coast in Round 12 this season.

Despite kicking three goals in his first match, the 204cm, 102kg, Victorian was unable to add to his games tally. The 23-year-old was squeezed out the following week by the returning David Hale and fell back behind Ben McEvoy, Jon Ceglar and Jarryd Roughead in the pecking order.

“We identified the need for another ruckman and liked Luke’s athleticism and ability to also play forward,” Walsh said.

“The Club had been keeping a close eye on his development for the past couple of years.”

Crows Head of Football David Noble said the Club had a well thought out strategy entering the final day of trading.

“We hit our target of trading for needs and improving some of our selections,” Noble said.

“In simple terms, we maintain strong positions in the first and second rounds of the draft and improved our next two picks as well.”