The 2008 AFL Exchange Period commenced on Monday 6 October and will run for the entirety of the week.

Football administrators from the 16 AFL clubs will meet over the course of the week to find out which players are on offer and if there is a possibility for a deal to be made.

Collingwood has sent a team of representatives including head coach Michael Malthouse, chief of football Geoff Walsh and various assistant coaches.

The clubs will meet from 10:30 am to 2:45 pm at the Telstra Dome on Monday.

Stay tuned for constant updates from Collingwoodfc.com.au for all trade information.

Key rules to note in the Trading / Drafting Process

- A club may exchange a player or players on its primary list for a player or players on the primary list of another club;

- A club may exchange a player or players on its primary list for the draft selection or draft selections of another club;

- A club may exchange a player or players on its primary list for a combination of a player, players, draft selection or draft selections of another club;

- A club may exchange a draft selection or draft selections for a draft selection or draft selections of another club;

- A club cannot on-trade a player received in any exchange until the following year.

- A club may exchange a draft selection it has received from another club, provided that the selection is not traded directly back to that club.

- Where the exchange of a player(s) and draft selection(s) involves more than two clubs, it is not a requirement that each club involved in the transaction make an exchange between each other.

- Any draft selection received in an exchange does not need to be exercised. However, any club that passes on a draft selection shall be excluded from exercising any remaining selections at that same meeting.

In this year’s draft, the Magpies have selection picks 11, 29, 45, 61 and 77.  The pick number is subject to change depending on what occurs during trade week.