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Fair to say that our Head of Football - Rob McCartney, and the entire football department have had an intense couple of weeks of late.

Not only did wheeling and dealing throughout the AFL Trade Period lead to a host of player incomings and outgoings, but a number of other list changes have also been made.

And as we head towards the November Draft, we sat down with McCartney to touch base on a whole range of topics adding to the overarching theme around the state of our list.

In the chat, McCartney talked to us about:

* The frantic trade period and how our deals got done;

* The additions of Jack Ginnivan, Mabior Chol and Massimo D’Ambrosio;

* The return of Jack Gunston and why he is most certainly part of our development roadmap;

* Chris Newman’s departure and a possible replacement;

* Finishing 16th and where we think we are at;

* Con;

* Chad Wingard and the decision to re-sign him;

* Sammy’s message ahead of the off-season; and more.

We are pretty sure you will enjoy this one, so sit back, relax, and enjoy, as we take you on some feel-good reflection of the journey we are currently on.

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