Alex Fasolo agrees to terms with Carlton after securing Mitch McGovern in three-way trade
UPDATE: CARLTON has now added Collingwood free agent Alex Fasolo to its forward line mix after earlier securing Mitch McGovern from Adelaide in a three-way trade with Sydney.
UPDATE: Carlton has secured Collingwood forward Alex Fasolo as a free agent.
The Blues add Fasolo to their forward line mix after earlier securing Mitch McGovern in a three-way trade with Adelaide and Sydney.
Fasolo played just one game this season as he fell behind Will Hoskin-Elliott and Jaidyn Stephenson as small forwards.
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The Magpies will get a third-round draft pick (currently No.57) as compensation.
Fasolo played 101 games in black and white, kicking 133 goals, since debuting in 2011.
It’s the second addition to the Blues’ list on Day 3 of the trade period after McGovern was secured from the Crows.
The exciting swingman became a Blue after Carlton agreed to trade two mid-20s picks to Sydney for the Swans No.13 pick.
In a three-way deal, the Crows receive pick No.13, a future fifth-round selection from Carlton and highly-rated Sturt forward Shane McAdam.
The Blues signed the SANFL player as one of their mature-aged pre-draft access picks, and have now passed him onto the Crows.
Carlton gains McGovern and a future third-round selection from Adelaide, while Sydney receives selections No. 26 and 28 from the Blues — as well as No. 40 from the Crows.
“The top-end talent in this year’s draft is considered to be the best in a long time so to bring in pick 13, as well as a player like Shane McAdam who we and many others in the industry rate very highly, is a great result,” Crows list boss Justin Reid said.
“We believe Shane can have a real impact at AFL level and he complements what our other forwards already offer, and we head to the draft confident of bringing in some more elite young talent.”
They have sent pick 13 and McAdam to the Crows for McGovern, sealing the deal only two days into the trade period.
The No.13 pick came from Sydney, who has swapped that early selection in exchange for picks 26 and 28 from Carlton.
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The combined points value of those two picks is 1406 points — which equates to a selection between pick No.9 and 10.
But Carlton nails the McGovern trade through that swap and Sydney will use those picks to secure Nick Blakey, an academy selection set to go in the top 10.
Carlton missed out on the prize signature of GWS midfielder Dylan Shiel on Tuesday but it is a huge coup to sign up a player like McGovern.
The Blues can now work on a deal for Will Setterfield, the GWS midfielder taken at pick No.5 two seasons ago, who has requested a trade from the Giants.
They might be forced to use future picks to nail that deal given their next pick in the current draft is in the mid-60s.
A trade of late picks might help finalise the McGovern deal, handing Carlton more points in the deal.
The McGovern deal shows that despite criticism of the player movement system clubs are able to use cap space to lure players to sides outside the eight.
Carlton will secure McGovern, Brisbane will eventually find a way to trade for Lachie Neale and premiership player Scott Lycett on Tuesday headed to Port Adelaide as a free agent.
Originally published as Alex Fasolo agrees to terms with Carlton after securing Mitch McGovern in three-way trade