Live: Roos and Swans deadlocked over Blakey deal in AFL trade period's final days

North Melbourne's opening offer to Sydney for Nick Blakey is knocked back as the AFL trade period reaches its crucial final days.Mon 12 Oct 2026 at 9:06amMon 12 Oct 2026 at 9:06amDemons increase Zane Duursma offer(Getty Images)We knew this would be coming, but it's nice to see it happening early. AFL.com.au's Josh Gabelich reports Melbourne has increased its offer to North Melbourne for Zane Duursma, including pick 33 in the deal.The two parties have been some way apart so far but this should bring a deal much closer. In saying that, the Roos need to eke out every last drop of every deal at the moment as they try to compile a package to satisfy the Swans for Nick Blakey. Watch this space.Mon 12 Oct 2026 at 9:00amMon 12 Oct 2026 at 9:00amPort Adelaide's pick five is up for grabs(Getty Images)I suspected this might be the case when the megadeal went through on Friday, but it was confirmed in various reporting over the weekend. Port Adelaide is looking to trade out pick five in this year's draft to the highest bidder, safe in the knowledge it already has a healthy suite of picks after its previous dealings.So who do they trade it to? It depends what they want. All of Richmond, West Coast, Carlton and Essendon are said to be in the race.If they want future picks — and they very much do, as they will have at least two, or possibly three, highly rated players to match bids on in the 2027 draft — then they will be talking to Richmond and West Coast.If they want picks this year — and they may well do, as it is a deep draft and the last pre-Tassie — then Carlton and Essendon have a better chance of turning their heads.Reading between the lines, it seems Richmond is the current frontrunner. Having two top-five picks in this draft would be a coup for the Tigers. You could say the same for West Coast, but would the Eagles be willing to go above and beyond to secure the pick?The bad news is there is no guarantee this trade gets done by Wednesday night, as there is another window over the next couple of weeks in which draft picks can be exchanged.Mon 12 Oct 2026 at 8:45amMon 12 Oct 2026 at 8:45amSome of the deals we're watching for this week(Getty Images)Apologies for plagiarising myself here, but this list remains almost entirely unchanged from the one I posted on Friday afternoon:Nick Blakey to North Melbourne. How on earth do the Roos land this biggest of fishes?Lachie Whitfield to Carlton. It's gone a bit quiet, but the Blues are still working.Zane Duursma to Melbourne. The Dees have pick 33 now, and intend to use it.Nick Murray to North Melbourne. Surely the Roos can't get Blakey AND Murray done?Aidan Schubert to Gold Coast. Sounds like later picks will be getting passed around for this one.Sam Butler to Gold Coast. Should be going along for the ride with Schubert.Jack Viney to West Coast. Still waiting for his final decision, but sounds like he's off to the Eagles.Trent Rivers to West Coast. As above. How much will the Eagles be willing to pay for these two?Josh Goater to Hawthorn. North need picks now, what can the Hawks offer them?Jayden Short to Collingwood. Would the Tigers even play ball with the Pies?Luke Pedlar to Port Adelaide. The Power have been a bit preoccupied, but this should happen now.And then the speculative ones. Could Keidean Coleman still be on the move? Gryan Miers? Dan Houston?Mon 12 Oct 2026 at 8:28amMon 12 Oct 2026 at 8:28amWork to do on the massive Nick Blakey deal(Getty Images)Nick Blakey wants to play for North Melbourne. North Melbourne wants Nick Blakey to play for them. Getting Sydney to agree with the whole thing is proving a bit more difficult.According to Cal Twomey of AFL.com.au, North Melbourne lobbed its first offer to Sydney over the weekend. It was effectively pick six and a swap of some later selection. Sydney told them where to go.It's going to take more, and potentially much more, than that for the Roos to get this deal done. They are going to have to get creative and aggressive to come up with a package that would satisfy the Swans.This one could go all the way to the deadline.Mon 12 Oct 2026 at 8:25amMon 12 Oct 2026 at 8:25amWelcome back to AFL trade periodGood morning, and welcome back to the ABC Sport AFL trade period live blog. How was you weekend? Checked out from the trade nonsense for a few days, or were you still stuck wondering if a future second is too much for Josh Goater or not?Fear not! We will have answers to all these questions over the course of the next three days. The window slams shut on Wednesday evening and there is a lot to do between now and then. Chris and I will be with you throughout, so hit up the comments with your thoughts and concerns and let's see what unfolds today.