There was no mucking around on the first day of the AFL trade period ... well, not as much as usual. Zach Merrett was granted his request and traded to Hawthorn, Scott Pendlebury was officially traded to Gold Coast, uncertainty surrounded the future of Jordan de Goey and North Melbourne prepared to appoint their next senior coach. Sam McClure and Jake Niall unpack it all with an eye on what wheeling and dealing will be done in the days ahead.