Live: Blakey closes in on North move, Lion requests late trade to Bombers

Good morning, and welcome back to ABC Sport’s live blog coverage of the 2026 AFL trade period. The penultimate day has arrived, and with more than a dozen deals still up in the air we are rapidly approaching now or never time.

Could be a big Tuesday ahead as we set the scene for deadline day tomorrow. Chris will be back with me soon and together we’ll be here all day. Hit up the comments with your thoughts and questions and let’s get going.