Billy Frampton

2022 - 10 - 11

Frampton comes alive at a third club with Pies trade (AFL)

COLLINGWOOD has landed the third of three trade period priorities, securing a trade with Adelaide for tall utility Billy Frampton on Tuesday afternoon.

[completing a trade with Melbourne for Brodie Grundy](https://www.afl.com.au/news/854558/grun-dee-scary-ruck-combo-in-play-after-big-pie-moves-down-the-road). 75 in 2018. "Billy has been a popular and valued member of our playing group for the past three years," he said. With Jordan Roughead retiring mid-season due to injury, Mark Keane choosing to remain in Ireland at the start of the year and injuries to other key defensive options across the season, Collingwood has been on the hunt for extra coverage in a defensive key post. [As flagged by AFL.com.au in August](https://www.afl.com.au/news/823965/contracted-saint-swan-open-to-trades-pies-eye-crows-tall), Collingwood identified Frampton as a player of interest and narrowed its focus on the out-of-favour Crow in the closing stages of the season. COLLINGWOOD has landed the third of three trade period priorities, securing a trade with Adelaide for tall utility Billy Frampton on Tuesday afternoon.

Frampton changes his feathers (Collingwood)

Collingwood has today welcomed Billy Frampton who has signed with the Club from the Adelaide Crows.

Frampton thanked the Crows for the past three years. Collingwood has today welcomed Billy Frampton who has signed with the Club from the Adelaide Crows. Collingwood GM of Football Graham Wright said Frampton has qualities that will fit in well with the current squad.

DONE DEAL: Collingwood land Adelaide Crow Billy Frampton (Zero Hanger)

Collingwood and Adelaide have secured a trade that sees versatile Crows tall Billy Frampton officially join the Magpies.

[AFL](/) appearances coming as a Crow in the past three years. [Gold Coast](/afl/teams/gold-coast-suns/) gun [Izak Rankine](https://www.zerohanger.com/afl/players/izak-rankine/), who looms as [Adelaide](/afl/teams/adelaide-crows/)'s top and only target. [Collingwood](/afl/teams/collingwood-magpies/) and [Adelaide](/afl/teams/adelaide-crows/) have secured a trade that sees versatile Crows tall [Billy Frampton](https://www.zerohanger.com/afl/players/william-frampton/) officially join the Magpies.

AFL Trade Period: Forgotten Crow Billy Frampton handed career ... (The Inner Sanctum)

Out of favour Crow Billy Frampton has been traded to Collingwood for a future third-round pick. It came in a flurry of deals on Tuesday that came through ...

Meanwhile, the Magpies were ranked last for rebound 50s last season with 27.6 per game and were one of only three teams to have below 30. Frampton will fit in well with the Darcy Cameron and Mason Cox combination that Collingwood relied on for the back half of the 2022 season. Following his trade in 2018, he played 63 games with Collingwood over four years and saw the rebirth of his career behind the ball. He played his career-best game in Round Six against the Bulldogs at MARS Stadium in a game heavily affected by the wind. Before him, Jordan Roughead averaged 3.9 marks and 1.49 rebound 50s through 138 games at the Bulldogs. The 25-year-old will be hoping to re-invent his career at the Pies.

Crows complete Frampton trade (Adelaide Crows)

Adelaide has traded versatile defender Billy Frampton to Collingwood in exchange for a future third round selection. Frampton joined the Crows from Port ...