Gun Fremantle duo Lachie Schultz and Liam Henry will be plying their trade with the Magpies and Saints respectively in 2024. Photos: GETTY IMAGES and AFL MEDIA

Fremantle have waved goodbye to two members of their best team on the eighth day of the 2023 AFL trade period, with gun goal sneak Lachie Schultz and the vastly-improved Liam Henry crossing to Collingwood and St Kilda respectively.

The third player on the move on Monday was unheralded Richmond tall Bigoa Nyuon, who joined North Melbourne in exchange for pick 65, after managing just one game in four seasons at Punt Road.

The Dockers received pick 34 from the Magpies as well as their future first-round pick for Schultz, meaning Fremantle now has three first-round selections in the 2024 draft, after receiving one from Port Adelaide earlier in the period.

Meanwhile, Henry made his way to Moorabbin along with Fremantle’s 2024 fourth-round selection, and in return the Dockers acquired the Saints’ future second- and fourth-round picks.

The acquisition of Schultz is massive fillip for the reigning premiers, and is a bold statement that Collingwood is not looking to stand still in its quest for back-to-back flags.

Schultz is coming off a career-best year which saw him kick 33 goals and average 16 disposals a game.

After 90 games and 101 majors for the Dockers in five seasons, the 25-year-old former mature-age recruit is entering his prime.

The prospect of adding Schultz to an arsenal of pressure small forwards that already includes Norm Smith Medallist Bobby Hill, Beau McCreery, Jamie Elliott and Jack Ginnivan must be mouthwatering for the black-and-white army.

Although, it might place Ginnivan’s job security under threat. Granted, he did work his way back into the Collingwood line-up late in the year in time to be part of the premiership team, but he had little impact in the grand final with seven touches and no goals.

After returning to the senior line-up following his 10-week banishment to the VFL, Ginnivan only kicked four goals in six games, three of which were registered against a listless Essendon side.

Ginnivan was the starting sub in three of his final six matches, and in all was used in that role five times in his 14 matches in 2023.

Henry, a top-10 selection only four years ago, started out life in the AFL as a small forward. But after struggling for form in that position, his move further up the ground in 2023 was a masterstroke which unlocked his enormous potential, and saw him also produce comfortably the best season of his short career to date.

The Saints will be hoping that Henry’s speed and ball use on the wing will help complement the likes of other smooth movers such as Brad Hill and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera in that part of the ground. The 22-year-old signed a four-year deal with St Kilda.

The final two days of the exchange period promise to be hectic with a whole host of other players still expected to change clubs.

Brisbane forward Jack Gunston has informed the Lions that he wants to be traded back to Hawthorn, where he won three premierships and played 211 matches for 410 goals, after just one year up in Queensland.

Port Adelaide youngster Xavier Duursma is seeking to become the fourth player to move to the Bombers, following on from Todd Goldstein, Ben McKay and Jade Gresham, and Essendon are reportedly angling for a straight swap that would see defender Brandon Zerk-Thatcher join the Power.

Port Adelaide loom as a big player in the next 48 hours with Geelong swing man Esava Ratugolea, Zerk-Thatcher and Bulldogs ruckman Jordon Sweet all seemingly destined to join them, while Richmond ruck Ivan Soldo has also requested to be traded to Alberton.

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Essendon on-baller Dylan Shiel had been linked to a potential Gresham trade, but after the former Saint was secured as a free agent, speculation around Shiel’s future has died down.

Gold Coast looks set to lose key forward Mabior Chol, who is in Hawthorn’s sights, Hawks forward Jacob Koschitzke has requested to be traded to Richmond, Carlton midfielder Paddy Dow wants to join St Kilda, and Hawthorn is also the preferred destination for fringe Bombers defender Massimo D’Ambrosio.

The Blues would like to unite Gold Coast’s Elijah Hollands with younger brother Ollie at Ikon Park, and while the rumours won’t go away surrounding star Bulldog Bailey Smith potentially heading to Geelong, the Cats have dismissed those suggestions.

GWS have shown interest in Port Adelaide’s Orazio Fantasia and Adelaide’s Elliott Himmelberg, Crows forward Shane McAdam appears set to become a Demon, St Kilda’s Nick Coffield will likely head to the Bulldogs, and the Magpies have shown interest in another Saint Jack Billings.

Bulldogs forward Rory Lobb had also been talked about as potentially being in the market for a fourth club – possibly Melbourne – but the Demons are holding firm on retaining key swing man Harrison Petty despite interest from the Crows.

2023 PLAYER MOVEMENTS

18. Liam Henry (Fre) and Future Fourth-Round Pick (Fre) traded to St Kilda in exchange for Future Second-Round Pick and Future Fourth-Round Pick.
17. Lachie Schultz (Fre) traded to Collingwood in exchange for Pick 34 and Future First-Round Pick.
16. Bigoa Nyuon (Rich) traded to North Melbourne in exchange for Pick 65.
15. Tyler Brockman (Haw) traded to West Coast in exchange for Pick 44 and Pick 63.
14. Tom Fullarton (BL) traded to Melbourne in exchange for pick 47.
13. Jade Gresham (StK) joined Essendon as a restricted free agent. St Kilda received pick 21 (AFL) as compensation.
12. Zac Fisher (Carl) and Pick 17 (Carl) traded to North Melbourne in exchange for Pick 22 and Pick 26.
11. Taylor Adams (Coll) traded to Sydney in exchange for Pick 34.
10. Brodie Grundy (Melb) traded to Sydney in exchange for Pick 47 and Future Second-Round Pick.
** Pick 18 (GC) traded to North Melbourne in exchange for Future First-Round Assistance Pick.
9. Chris Burgess (GC) and Pick 14 (GC) traded to Adelaide in exchange for Pick 24 and Pick 27.
**Pick 11 (GC) traded to Melbourne in exchange for Pick 14, Pick 28 and Pick 36.
8. Dylan Stephens (Syd) and Pick 26 (Syd) traded to North Melbourne in exchange for Pick 45 and Future First-Round Assistance Pick.
7. James Harmes (Melb) traded to Western Bulldogs in exchange for Future Third-Round Pick.
6. Ben McKay (NM) joined Essendon as a restricted free agent. North Melbourne received Pick 3 (AFL) as compensation.
5. Todd Goldstein (NM) joined Essendon as an unrestricted free agent.
** Pick 25 (Fre) and Future Second-Round Pick (Fre) traded to Port Adelaide in exchange for Future First-Round Pick.
** Pick 5 (GC), Pick 48 (GC), Pick 53 (GC) and Future First-Round Pick (GC) traded to Western Bulldogs in exchange for Pick 11, Pick 18 and Future First-Round Pick.
4. Tom Doedee (Adel) joined Brisbane Lions as a restricted free agent. Adelaide received pick 20 (AFL) as compensation.
3. Joel Hamling (Fre) joined Sydney as an unrestricted free agent.
2. Matthew Flynn (GWS) joined West Coast as an unrestricted free agent. GWS received pick 43 (AFL) as compensation.
1. James Jordon (Melb) joined Sydney as an unrestricted free agent. Melbourne received pick 42 (AFL) as compensation.