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'He won't be captain': The after-shocks of Zach Merrett's trade attempt

'He won't be captain': The after-shocks of Zach Merrett's trade attempt

Update: 2025-10-15
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After a lengthy AFL trading period, the biggest news surrounds a player who didn't get his wish - Essendon captain Zach Merrett, who couldn't get to Hawthorn. Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Peter Ryan also examine Charlie Curnow's monster move to the Swans and the new-look Demons after Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver were shipped off to new clubs.

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'He won't be captain': The after-shocks of Zach Merrett's trade attempt

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