Of the three bona fide, proven and contracted guns who want to be traded over the next week, Zach Merrett faces the highest degree of difficulty in navigating a landing at his preferred club.

Melbourne and Gold Coast are at least in conversations, even if the Suns are firm, to this point, on their unwillingness to use Bailey Humphrey in any Petracca exchange.

Essendon captain Zach Merrett at the Brownlow. Credit: Getty Images

Carlton doesn’t have to trade Charlie Curnow , yet they are open to a deal; it is just a matter of finding the right price from either the Swans (more likely) or Geelong (long shot). Draft capital is needed for their two gun father sons, Harry Dean (this year) and Cody Walker (2026), with the imminent rule change making Walker, a potential pick one or two, mo

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