Sam McClure says the AFL is “taking the mickey now” with the 10-day trade period.

Press PLAY below for Sam’s idea to scale back the trade period

The fired up host of 3AW’s Wide World of Sports said we’ve “fundamentally seen” that the trade period goes on too long.

“This is just about sponsorship deals, it’s just about money,” he said. “The first rule of media is don’t treat your audience like idiots, and the trade period going for 10 days … is doing exactly that.”