AFL Trade Radio returns on Monday 30th September hitting the airwaves just days after the 2019 Toyota AFL Grand Final.

A superstar line-up of football experts will bring footy fans all the news, views and movements as they happen for 13 days across the critical trade period for clubs and players.

Speaking at the launch of AFL Trade Radio this morning All Australian ruckman Paddy Ryder announced he’ll be leaving Port Adelaide for St Kilda next year on a two-year deal in what was a tough decision with his old club Essendon also in contention.

“It was a really difficult choice, but I went back to both clubs last week and felt a great sense of excitement at St Kilda,” Ryder said.

The possibility of playing alongside his cousin, Fremantle’s Bradley Hill, who is tipped to also be traded to the Saints, provided added appeal for Ryder.

Adelaide forward Josh Jenkins also spoke for the first time this morning of his aspirations for next year.

“I’m still contracted to the Crows, but I’ll be looking at other opportunities in 2020. I’ve got great confidence in my ability to play footy at AFL level for a long while to come so I’m looking forward to bringing it to another club next year,” Jenkins said.

Jenkins’ manager Paul Connors noted “Josh is ready to roll up his sleeves and would be a great asset to a new club”.

The AFL’s number one news breaker Damian Barrett will lead the AFL Trade Radio coverage in 2019 - promising fans rolling headlines during the huge trade period.

“Since its inception in 2010, AFL Trade Radio has been at the forefront of all the breaking news in the player movement space. It’s the go-to platform to hear from clubs, managers and players and we’ll be bringing fans the news, views and analysis of each deal as they break – but more importantly all the machinations behind the scenes,” Barrett said.

Barrett will be joined by former superstars of the game Matthew Lloyd, Nick Dal Santo, Adam Cooney, Dwayne Russell, Kane Cornes and AFL Hall of Fame member Terry Wallace. Sam McClure and Mitch Cleary, who will bring footy fans all the breaking news as trades are made, round out the panel.

Player manager Paul Connors tipped two of the key trade stories this year will involve Geelong midfielder Tim Kelly and Essendon forward Joe Daniher. Connors also confirmed that Greater Western Sydney power forward Jonathon Patton might be on the move, most likely to Hawthorn but ruled out Ben King moving from the Gold Coast Suns.

Footy fans can tune into AFL Trade Radio on AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App from 7am – 7pm each day until the trade period is complete on Wednesday 16 October.

2019 will see the show run in visual format across each day, live from the state-of-the-art Crocmedia studios, amplified with daily audio and video content across not only the AFL Trade Radio Facebook page, but AFL.com.au, AFLNation.com.au and the AFL Nation social pages and the AFL Live Official App.

1116 SEN and 1629 SEN SA listeners will be able to tune into AFL Trade Radio between 9am – 12noon and again at the end of the day from 6pm – 7pm, keeping them up-to-date with all the latest trade news as it comes to hand.

Last year AFL Trade Radio received 1.4 million streams during the 2018 trade period cementing it as the only place to hear the latest trade news. There was a 92 percent growth of social video views to 3.3 million over the trade period, as well as the podcast being the #1 Sports Podcast over the trade period.

Line up:

TIME TALENT 7:00am - 9:00am Damian Barrett & Matthew Lloyd 9:00am - 12:00pm^ Sam McClure & Nick Dal Santo 12:00pm - 1:00pm Damian Barrett & Mitch Cleary 1:00pm - 3:00pm Dwayne Russell & Adam Cooney 3:00pm - 6:00pm Kane Cornes & Terry Wallace 6:00pm - 7:00pm^ Mitch Cleary

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^ simulcast on 1116 SEN & 1629 SEN SA