THE GWS Giants' forward line will next year feature two former Bendigo Pioneers following Jake Stringer's trade from Essendon.

The Western Bulldogs and Geelong agree on a last-minute deal that sends Bailey Smith to the Cats, while Jake Stringer leaves Essendon for GWS as AFL trade period ends with a flurry of late moves.

Also in the last hour of the trade period, Essendon forward Jake Stringer was offloaded to GWS after it had appeared that deal had fallen through. Tom Barrass goes from West Coast to Hawthorn, Luke Parker and Jacob Konstanty have departed Sydney to join North Melbourne,