The Grover said:
This one always comes to mind as I think it was a straight player for player swap only, doesn't happen very often.
Fantastic player Mal Michael, he doesn't get injured very often, how many games has he played.
Actually, as a part of the bigger picture, it was involved in the absolutely enormous series of trades that saw Paul Williams go to Sydney, Peter Bell to Fremantle, and James Clement and Brodie Holland to Collingwood.
People always ask questions about the deal, and I was able to finally group it to the following situation overall.
Collingwood trade: Paul Williams, Mal Michael, Ricky Olarenshaw
Collingwood receive: James Clement, Brodie Holland, Jarrod Molloy, Carl Steinfort, Pick #37 (Guy Richards)
Sydney trade: Pick #8 (Daniel Motlop), Pick #39 (Adam McPhee)
Sydney receive: Paul Williams, Pick #52 (Amon Buchanan)
Kangaroos trade: Peter Bell
Kangaroos receive: Jess Sinclair, Pick #6 (Dylan Smith), Pick #8 (Daniel Motlop), Ricky Olarenshaw
Fremantle trade: Jess Sinclair, James Clement, Brodie Holland, Pick #6 (Dylan Smith), Pick #22 (Richard Hadley), Pick #37 (Guy Richards), Pick #52 (Amon Buchanan)
Fremantle receive: Peter Bell, Pick #39 (Adam McPhee)
Brisbane trade: Jarrod Molloy, Pick #44 (Josh Hunt)
Brisbane receive: Mal Michael, Pick #22 (Richard Hadley)
Geelong trade: Carl Steinfort
Geelong receive: Pick #44 (Josh Hunt)
In that bunch, there are Best and Fairest winners in Peter Bell (4 - 3 at Freo), James Clement (2), Paul Williams (2), Adam McPhee (1 - Although not to the club that received him in THIS trade) as well as Premiership medallists in Williams, Amon Buchanan, Mal Michael and Richard Hadley.
It really is one of the most remarkable series' of trades in AFL history.