No hardball, no deadline drama: Inside Essendon’s trade reset

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 7, 2026

Culture is an overused word in the AFL, but the Merrett and Ridley trades, with minimal haggling and ambit claiming, were a measure of an Essendon attempt at cultural change.

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