AFL trade period: Whitfield, Blakey and Duursma moves reported, with some conflicting details

Reports say Lachie Whitfield has moved to Carlton and Nick Blakey is linked to North Melbourne, though an ABC report describes a standoff. Coverage of other deals conflicts, and one item is unrelated.

Timeline

1. 11 Oct, 21:31 UTCBlakey standoff reported between clubs
2. 13 Oct, 04:20 UTCWhitfield deal reported as done
3. 13 Oct, 04:20 UTC7NEWS runs live AFL trades coverage
4. 14 Oct, 04:02 UTCFirst appeared on r/AFL
5. 14 Oct, 06:40 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
6. 14 Oct, 06:40 UTCPicked up on News

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