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Sydney rejects North Melbourne's opening offer for Nick Blakey
Nick Blakey wants to leave Sydney and play for North Melbourne, also known as the Kangaroos.
North Melbourne has made an opening offer to Sydney, but Sydney rejected it.
The offer was effectively pick six plus a swap of later draft selections.
Sydney is seeking a bigger package, and North Melbourne may need to find a more complex offer.
The AFL trade period is in its final days and closes on Wednesday evening.
The deal could remain unresolved until the deadline.
North Melbourne’s opening offer for Nick Blakey was rejected by Sydney.
The offer was effectively pick six and a swap of a later selection, according to the ABC report citing Cal Twomey of AFL.com.au.
Blakey wants to play for North Melbourne, but Sydney’s agreement is needed for a deal to proceed.
The report said North Melbourne would need to offer more to satisfy Sydney.
The AFL trade period was due to close on Wednesday evening, and the deal could go to the deadline.
- Who
- North Melbourne and Sydney are negotiating over Nick Blakey, who wants to play for North Melbourne.
- What
- Sydney rejected North Melbourne’s opening offer for Blakey.
- When
- North Melbourne made the offer over the weekend before the report’s 12 October 2026 update.
- Where
- Sydney, where Blakey currently plays. The report does not state a specific place where the offer was made.
- Why
- The offer was not enough to satisfy Sydney.
North Melbourne
Sydney
Offer
North Melbourne
North Melbourne made an opening offer effectively involving pick six and a swap of a later selection.
Sydney
Sydney rejected the offer.
Deal terms
North Melbourne
North Melbourne wants Blakey to play for the club and will need to develop a more substantial package.
Sydney
Sydney has not agreed to the proposed deal and wants a package that satisfies the club.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
North Melbourne made its first offer to Sydney for Blakey.
The ABC report said Sydney had rejected the offer and that more would be needed to complete a deal.
The AFL trade period was due to close.
- Player
- Nick Blakey
- North Melbourne’s opening offer
- Effectively pick six and a swap of a later selection
- Offer made
- Over the weekend before 12 October 2026
- Trade period deadline
- Wednesday evening
Sources
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