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COLLINGWOOD and Sydney have been responsible for some of the biggest trade week moves in recent years, but between them this year they completed a swap that involved a rookie and draft picks.

Departing Swan Sam Murray may prove to be a savvy pick-up in 2018, but his switch to the Magpies was one of the most low-key deals of the 10-day NAB AFL Trade Period.   

The deal went as follows: Sydney sent Murray, pick No.70 and a future third-round draft selection to the Magpies in exchange for a future second-round pick in next year's highly-touted draft. 

It was a deal that should be viewed as a big win for the Swans, who part with Murray but now find themselves with a pick next year that could well fall inside the top 25.   

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"We knew going into this trade period that we were going to be pretty quiet so we are comfortable with how everything panned out," Swans football manager Tom Harley said. 

"During the Trade Period, Sam Murray expressed a desire to join Collingwood so we worked to get that deal done which saw us receive Collingwood's future second-round pick which was a great result for the club."

The Swans' approach to the Trade Period makes sense, but why were the Magpies so quiet?

Among others, Jack Watts (who eventually joined Port Adelaide), Adam Saad (Essendon), Josh Schache (Western Bulldogs), Matthew Kennedy (Carlton) and Jake Stringer (Essendon) were up for grabs. 

All nominated rival clubs, but there was rarely a sense – apart from Watts – that the Magpies were in the ball-game.

Murray, 20, will slot in at Collingwood as a small-medium defender, where the Magpies identified a weakness on their list.

"We've basically just moved back into the mid-third round, acquired Sam, and had the points that would allow us to be flexible for any potential [academy] or father-son player," Hine said on the club's website.

"It's as simple as that. If you followed the Trade Period at any depth you could see the shuffling of picks to try and get picks into the 2018 draft for all those reasons." 

Hawthorn was another quiet club during the Trade Period, landing Jarman Impey and finding Luke Hodge a new home at the Brisbane Lions but getting involved in little else.

The Hawks had their hands tied after a 2016 exchange period full of blockbuster moves that saw them trade out their best picks in this year's draft, and the club forecast a quiet 2017 at the trade table. 

Richmond, likewise, was not active until the final day, completing two pick swaps, with Geelong and the Brisbane Lions, that positions the club strategically to match a bid for father-son target Patrick Naish. 

The Tigers have guaranteed themselves at least two picks in the top 25, keeping another to use on Naish if required.

They also moved out of the third round next year and into the third round this year (No.53) to stockpile more points for Naish.  

That brings us to North Melbourne, which missed a golden opportunity to land pick No.2 from Gold Coast.

Fremantle made it clear it would accept nothing less than a top-four pick for Lachie Weller and eventually landed pick No.2 from the Suns.

The Kangaroos theoretically could have packaged their pick No.4 with No.23 to move up to No.2 and secure one of the two best midfielders in this year's draft.

Gold Coast would have received some change for its No.2, knowing Fremantle would gladly have accepted No.4 when it was passed on.

For some clubs a quiet Trade Period made sense; for others, it might prove to have been a missed opportunity.

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We're also inviting you to analyse your team's performance at the trade table and in free agency deals, in 100 words or less.

We'll publish your ratings and a selection of the best responses on Saturday, October 21.   

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