Promising midfielder Ricky Dyson is the good news story for Essendon during trade week.
 
Coach Matthew Knights said the 22-year old has accepted a two-year deal with the Bombers after being offered a three-year offer from Fremantle  
 
""We are really proud of his decision and he is going to be a fine player for this club,"" Knights said.
 
""He realised the opportunity at Essendon for him to flourish and he has close mates here.
 
""Ricky is very important to us and part of my philosophy is that we are going put some more youth into the team next year to play a major role so it's going to be enjoyable to watch his development."" 
 
Dyson has played 49 games for the Bombers.
 
Last week Knights said the Bombers will be relatively quiet during trade week and use its picks at the NAB AFL national draft.

He said the signing of 18 year-old Darcy Daniher, son of Anthony, at the start of the week as a father/son selection with pick 39 was great news for the club.

Speculation about the future of 22 year-old Kepler Bradley grew during trade week with Fremantle keen to secure his services.

A deal that would have seen Bradley given more opportunities in Perth appeared to have been done before Fremantle's offer (pick 40) was taken off the table as the trade period drew to a close.

Essendon, having finished 11th this year, is entitled to picks 6, 23, 39 (used on Daniher), 55, 71, 87, 103, 119 in next's month NAB AFL national draft.
 

The AFL today advised the following trade paperwork was formally lodged with the league:

1. Adelaide exchanges Martin Mattner to Sydney for its round two selection (number 28).

2. West Coast exchanges Chris Judd and its round three selection (number 46) to Carlton for Josh Kennedy, its round one selection (number three) and its round two selection (number 20).

3. Adelaide exchanges John Meesen to Melbourne for its round three selection (number 37).

4. The Brisbane Lions exchange Cameron Wood to Collingwood for its round one selection (number 14).

5. Melbourne exchanges Travis Johnstone to the Brisbane Lions for its round one on-traded selection (number 14).

6. The Kangaroos exchange Brad Moran to Adelaide for its round three on-traded selection (number 37).

7. Port Adelaide exchanges Brad Symes to Adelaide for its round two on-traded selection (number 28).

8. Western Bulldogs exchange Jordan McMahon to Richmond for its round two selection (number 19).

9. Geelong exchanges Henry Playfair to Sydney for its round three selection (number 44).

10. Sydney exchanges Adam Schneider and Sean Dempster to St Kilda for its round two selection (number 26).

11. West Coast exchange Mitch Morton to Richmond for its round three selection (number 35).

12. Geelong exchange Steven King and Charlie Gardiner to St Kilda for its round six selection (number 90).

13. West Coast exchange its round two selection (number 30), round three on-traded selection (number 35) and round four selection (number 62) to Western Bulldogs for its round two selection (number 22) and round four selection (number 54).

14. Adelaide exchange Ben Hudson and its round three selection (number 43) to Western Bulldogs for its round two on-traded selection (number 30) and its round three selection (number 38).

15. Geelong exchange Tim Callan and its round four selection (number 66) to the Western Bulldogs for its round four on-traded selection (number 62).

16. Collingwood exchange Ben Davies to the Kangaroos for its round six selection (number 96).

17. Western Bulldogs exchange Sam Power to the Kangaroos for its round three selection (number 48).

18. Brisbane Lions exchange Richard Hadley to Carlton for its round four selection (number 52).

Club Summary

Essendon

Did Not Trade

Fremantle

Did Not Trade

Hawthorn

Did Not Trade
 
Adelaide

Traded

Martin Mattner to Sydney.

John Meesen to Melbourne.

Ben Hudson to the Western Bulldogs.

Round Two On-Traded Selection (number 28) from Sydney to Port Adelaide.

Round Three On-Traded Selection (number 37) from Melbourne to the Kangaroos.

Round Three Selection (number 43) to the Western Bulldogs.

Received

Brad Moran from the Kangaroos.

Brad Symes from Port Adelaide.

Round Two Selection (number 30) from West Coast, via Western Bulldogs on-trade.

Round Three Selection (number 38) from the Western Bulldogs.

Round Two Selection (number 28) from Sydney, then on-traded to Port Adelaide.

Round Three Selection (number 37) from Melbourne, then on-traded to the Kangaroos.

Brisbane Lions

Traded

Cameron Wood to Collingwood.

Richard Hadley to Carlton.

Round One On-traded Selection (number 14) from Collingwood, to Melbourne.

Received

Travis Johnstone from Melbourne.

Round Four Selection (number 52) from Carlton.

Round One Selection (number 14) from Collingwood, then on-traded to Melbourne.

Carlton

Traded

Josh Kennedy to West Coast.

Round One Selection (number three) to West Coast.

Round Two Selection (number 20) to West Coast.

Round Four Selection (number 52) to the Brisbane Lions.

Received

Chris Judd from West Coast.

Richard Hadley from the Brisbane Lions.

Round Three Selection (number 46) from West Coast.

Collingwood

Traded

Ben Davies to the Kangaroos.

Round One Selection (number 14) to Melbourne, via Brisbane Lions on-trade.

Received

Cameron Wood from the Brisbane Lions.

Round Six Selection (number 96) from the Kangaroos.

Geelong

Traded

Henry Playfair to Sydney.

Steven King to St Kilda.

Charlie Gardiner to St Kilda.

Tim Callan to Western Bulldogs.

Received

Round Three Selection (number 44) from Sydney.

Round Four Selection (number 62) from West Coast, via Western Bulldogs on-trade.

Round Six Selection (number 90) from St Kilda.

Kangaroos

Traded

Brad Moran to Adelaide.

Round Three Selection (number 48) to the Western Bulldogs.

Round Six Selection (number 96) to Collingwood.

Received

Ben Davies from Collingwood.

Sam Power from the Western Bulldogs.

Round Three Selection (number 37) from Melbourne, via Adelaide on-trade.

Melbourne

Traded

Travis Johnstone to the Brisbane Lions.

Round Three Selection (number 37) to the Kangaroos, via Adelaide on-trade.

Received

John Meesen from Adelaide.

Round One Selection (number 14) from Collingwood, via Brisbane Lions on-trade.

Port Adelaide

Traded

Brad Symes to Adelaide.

Received

Round Two Selection (number 28) from Sydney, via Adelaide on-trade.

Richmond

Traded

Round Two Selection (number 19) to the Western Bulldogs.

Round Three Selection (number 35) to Western Bulldogs, via West Coast on-trade.

Received

Jordan McMahon from the Western Bulldogs.

Mitch Morton from West Coast.

St Kilda

Traded

Round Two Selection (number 26) to Sydney.

Round Six Selection (number 90) to Geelong.

Received

Sean Dempster from Sydney.

Adam Schneider from Sydney.

Steven King from Geelong.

Charlie Gardiner from Geelong.

Sydney

Traded

Sean Dempster to St Kilda.

Adam Schneider to St Kilda.

Round Two Selection (number 28) to Port Adelaide, via Adelaide on-trade.

Round Three Selection (number 44) to Geelong.

Received

Martin Mattner from Adelaide.

Henry Playfair from Geelong.

Round Two Selection (number 26) from St Kilda.

West Coast

Traded

Chris Judd to Carlton.

Mitch Morton to Richmond.

Round Two Selection (number 30) to Adelaide, via Western Bulldogs on-trade.

Round Three Selection (number 35) from Richmond, to Western Bulldogs.

Round Three Selection (number 46) to Carlton.

Round Four Selection (number 62) to Geelong, via Western Bulldogs on-trade.

Received

Josh Kennedy from Carlton.

Round One Selection (number three) from Carlton.

Round Two Selection (number 20) from Carlton.

Round Two Selection (number 22) from Western Bulldogs.

Round Four Selection (number 54) from Western Bulldogs.

Round Three Selection (number 35) from Richmond, then on-traded to Western Bulldogs.

Western Bulldogs

Traded

Jordan McMahon to Richmond.

Sam Power to the Kangaroos.

Round Two Selection (number 22) to West Coast.

Round Two Selection (number 30) from West Coast, to Adelaide.

Round Three Selection (number 38) to Adelaide.

Round Four Selection (number 54) to West Coast.

Round Four Selection (number 62) from West Coast, to Geelong.

Received

Ben Hudson from Adelaide.

Tim Callan from Geelong.

Round Two Selection (number 19) from Richmond.

Round Three Selection (number 35) from Richmond, via West Coast on-trade.

Round Three Selection (number 43) from Adelaide.

Round Three Selection (number 48) from the Kangaroos.

Round Four Selection (number 66) from Geelong.

Round Two Selection (number 30) from West Coast, then on-traded to Adelaide.

Round Four Selection (number 62) from West Coast, then on-traded to Geelong