“Clubs are so quick to stitch up any player and that has been prevalent with the long-term deals and anyone who is a crucial part of a team’s lineup they’re happy to sign long term. “When you look across this trade period, it has been underwhelming in terms of the quality of players left,” Cornes said. Cornes discussed it all on AFL Trade Radio’s The Early Trade, wondering how we can manufacture a period of more trades and bigger names.