Nine days of rumour-mongering, speculating, posturing, mega deal possibilities and seemingly round the clock talkback radio culminated in a wild and wonderful final 60 seconds of the 2020 AFL Trade Period on Thursday night.

As the football world held its collective breath, with the futures of several big-name AFL players up in the air, Sam Power calmly clicked send on his email to the AFL confirming the trade for Adam Treloar was confirmed with Collingwood.

The star 27-year-old midfielder would become a Bulldog, with just seconds remaining until the deadline.

Cue pandemonium for Dogs fans, who also simultaneously learned that much-loved player leader Josh Dunkley would remain at the Club in 2021.

“It was pretty tense there for a bit,” Power told westernbulldogs.com.au in the moments after the Trade Period’s completion.

“It was something we needed to work through, and Collingwood were good being able to work through it with us.”

“Adam’s been a great player for a long period of time.  He’s got some attributes we’d love to add to our midfield with his speed and power, and his ability to get away from the stoppage.

“We think that will really add to our current midfield group we’ve got at the moment.”

The Bulldogs met Treloar earlier in the week, and they liked what they saw.  Pleasingly, the ball magnet felt the same way.

“He seems to be someone who knows a lot about other teams and watches a lot of footy,” Power said.

“He had a good knowledge of our list and some of the players he’d be playing with.  At that stage it was really just getting to know Adam as a person.

“Once we knew he was keen to get to the Bulldogs, he was really excited about that opportunity.”