AFL finals 2016: Giant trade materialises into preliminary final

By Daniel Cherny
Updated September 17 2016 - 1:13am, first published 12:15am
Liam Picken is delighted as the Western Bulldogs surge to victory. Photo: Pat Scala
Liam Picken is delighted as the Western Bulldogs surge to victory. Photo: Pat Scala

It was the trade that changed everything. It is not even two years ago that Western Bulldogs captain Ryan Griffen demanded to leave the club while under contract. In a staggering exchange that re-wrote the rules of the AFL's post-season, he went north to emerging Greater Western Sydney, trading places with the Giants' "man-child" No.1 draft pick Tom Boyd, who signed a seven-year deal worth nearly $1million per year. Judgments about the trade's winner looked like a prospect for years in the future. But the future is now. GWS and the Bulldogs will meet next Saturday at Spotless Stadium for a place in the grand final.

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