AFL trade updates: Heath Shaw move to GWS Giants confirmed
HEATH Shaw will play for GWS next year after the Giants agreed to a straight swap for Taylor Adams. See all today's moves here.
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HEATH Shaw will play for GWS next year after the Giants agreed to a straight swap for Taylor Adams.
Five weeks after the Herald Sun revealed Shaw's preliminary final meltdown was his last straw with the club, he joins the Giants on a lucrative five-year contract.
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In exchange for the 28-year-old premiership defender, the Magpies receive Adams, a highly-rated 20-year-old midfielder.
Adams was taken at pick 13 in the 2011 draft and has been one of the Giants' shining lights in its first two AFL seasons.
The Pies have now landed Adams, Jesse White and secured two picks in the top 10 in next month's national draft in a busy trade period that has seen Shaw and Dale Thomas (free agent) leave the club.
"Taylor is a player a lot of clubs thought highly of when GWS picked him initially, and a player a lot of clubs were interested in when it became apparent this year that, for family reasons, he wanted to return to Victoria," Collingwood recruiting manager Derek Hine said.
"He comes to us with a deserved reputation for being strong in the contest, a talented stoppage player who has great endurance. Importantly, we feel there is a lot of development in his game still to emerge.
"All things being equal, Taylor should have a long and distinguished career in black and white."
The club is delighted to welcome @tayadams30, who joins the club in a straight swap for @heathshaw39 #gopies
— Collingwood FC (@CollingwoodFC) October 23, 2013
Adams said he was "absolutely stoked" to get to Collingwood.
"The word was that it would happen but the clock was counting down and until it is done there is always doubt," Adams said.
"The Giants put two years into me and helped me enormously and with some really close friends at the club there will always be a part of me that wishes the club well.
"It was really a decision based on a desire to be closer to my family and friends and the idea of playing for a big club in Melbourne. I met the coaches and saw the facilities and knew then I wanted to be a part of it. I couldn’t be happier."
After missing out Lance Franklin, the Giants have snared established stars Shaw and Shane Mumford and they will also secure Swans forward Jed Lamb - as well as having the top two draft picks.
GWS football manager Graeme Allan said Shaw's class and experience would be a huge benefit to the AFL's newest club.
"We see Heath as having plenty of good football ahead of him and he’ll be able to provide leadership and support for our exciting young group and they will benefit enormously from his presence," Allan said.
"He has been a great Collingwood favourite for a number of years and we think somebody of his undoubted quality will be a tremendous asset for the club.
"We’ve now secured two premiership players, with almost 300 games experience during the trade period, while also holding the top two picks in next month’s draft."
Magpies coach Nathan Buckley wished Shaw well at his new home.
"Heath brought passion and heart to everything he did at Collingwood. I hope he’s proud of what he achieved here. He should be," Buckley said.
"Heath will always be a Collingwood premiership player and hopefully the opportunity to build something almost from the ground up with the Giants will see him recapture his best."
Earlier, Carlton best-and-fairest winner Heath Scotland has committed to playing on into his 16th season.
The Blues had given Scotland their approval to play next year but he had spend the past few weeks pondering retirement.
The Herald Sun understands he will play in 2014, although the club is still working out the finer details of a one-year contract.
The 33-year-old battled with an ankle injury yet still played 20 games after missing Rounds 1 and 2 after a club-based suspension after a summer assault conviction.
But despite a quieter 2013 season after winning the Blues’ best-and-fairest the previous season, he believes he has plenty to contribute.
The Blues are expected to secure Brisbane half-back Sam Docherty before Friday’s trade deadline after offering the Lion pick 33.
Essendon yesterday lured a pair of unknown Greater Western Sydney teens for pick 48 but is destined to lose Scott Gumbleton for selection 58.
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The Dons lured highly-rated Giants half back Shaun Edwards and NSW zone selection Kurt Aylett, winning Edward’s services despite interest from Adelaide.
But while the Dons have been able to bring two exciting kids onto their list, the lack of suitors for Scott Gumbleton is hurting them.
It means they might have to accept just pick 58 from Fremantle for a player once taken with the draft’s second overall selection.
The Dockers are pushing Essendon to accept that pick, aware that with just mild interest from Port Adelaide they could get him in the November 27 pre-season draft.
The Dogs are holding firm on a straight swap of pick 26 for Stewart Crameri and believe they will get the deal done.
Essendon offered up Crameri and pick 66 to the Dogs in exchange for their picks 26 and 42, but if the Dons get pick 58 for Gumbleton might offer to swap that, rather than pick 66.
Meanwhile, the AFL finally ticked off on the last remnants of the Shane Savage-Ben McEvoy deal, meaning St Kilda has picks 3, 18, 19 and 25 after swapping pick 24 and 59 for Hawthorn’s pick 19.
They still hope to hand over pick 25 for Brisbane’s Billy Longer.
West Coast finally secured Brisbane’s Elliot Yeo for pick 28, and are hoping to acquire Carlton’s Josh Bootsma for pick 31.
GWS will acquire Sydney’s Jed Lamb on a three-year deal, and should get ex-Cat Josh Hunt.
