How the Suns signed Gary Ablett Jnr. & footy's biggest ever deals | Scott Clayton

Scott Clayton is an AFL kingmaker. A premiership architect, master recruiter and one of the game's most influential list managers, Scott has spent decades identifying talent, building lists and pulling off some of footy's biggest deals. From helping build the Brisbane Lions dynasty and reshaping the Western Bulldogs, to launching the Gold Coast Suns and landing Gary Ablett Jr., few people have had a bigger impact on the modern AFL landscape. He joins Dyl & Friends to lift the lid on the deals, draft picks, negotiations and recruiting philosophies that shaped an era of football, sharing untold stories from inside AFL boardrooms and trade tables. We talk: - How the Gold Coast Suns pulled off the biggest signing in AFL history and landed Gary Ablett Jr. - The eight-month secret deal that almost nobody knew about - Why Carmichael Hunt became the biggest sports story in Australia - Building AFL expansion clubs from scratch - The toughest trade negotiations of his career - Why he still regrets missing out on Kurt Tippett - The players he knew would become stars before anyone else - Draft steals, recruiting wins and the picks that got away - Why Callan Ward should never have left the Western Bulldogs - The one trade philosophy that guided his entire career - What recruiters are really looking for when they scout young talent - The hidden traits that separate AFL stars from everyone else - Why some clubs consistently develop players better than others - The AFL figures who changed the game behind the scenes - How Tasmania should build its inaugural AFL list Like the ep? Share the ep! Review the ep! Dyl & Friends Spotify Feed Dyl & Friends Apple Podcasts Feed