Sydney adamant Jarrad McVeigh going nowhere next season either as a player or a coach
JARRAD McVeigh is going in nowhere. That’s the word from Sydney, adamant the 311-game veteran will finish his playing career in red and white and then transition into coaching.
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JARRAD McVeigh is going in nowhere.
That’s the word from Swans football manager Tom Harley who is adamant the 311-game veteran will finish his playing career in red and white and then transition into coaching.
McVeigh’s has been linked with a potential move to the Gold Coast and to Essendon after an outstanding season playing in all of Sydney’s 11 matches.
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The Suns CEO Mark Evans confirmed the Suns interest in the former co-captain and Bombers great Tim Watson said he hoped his old club would look at him as well.
“When he does finish he will transition into coaching with the Swans,” Harley told the Daily Telegraph.
“We haven’t had any further discussions about playing beyond this year but that doesn’t mean that can’t happen as well. I spoke with Macca briefly this afternoon and he is really comfortable with that.”
This time last year McVeigh had played just two games after missing the first six with a calf injury and the next four with a hamstring. But by season’s end he had done enough to earn a one-year extension till the end of 2018.
At the time the Swans were determined the 33-year-old would stay at the club and haven’t changed their minds since.
“At the time of the agreement last year the AFL signed off on the transition from playing into coaching,” Harley said.
“That’s what we were thinking then and we haven’t revisited this year but that isn’t to say we won’t.”
Harley said the club had not engaged in any conversations with McVeigh or his management about his future but is confident the 33 year old is happy with the current situation.
“He is playing really good footy,” Harley said.
“He is injury free and in a far better situation than he was last year. We’ll pick up that conversation but there is nothing untoward.”
McVeigh’s manager Phil Mullen hasn’t ruled out the possibility of the Swans former co-captain playing on past 2018.
“We just did a one year deal and we will go from there,” Mullen said.
McVeigh is producing his best form in years and is the Swans fourth biggest possession winner with 22.4 per game.
Mullen said he has had no discussions with the Swans or any other clubs about his client’s future.
“Macca and I are very close and we speak regularly, we haven’t spoken about it,” Mullen said.
“Everyone knows he’s playing good footy, he’s injury free and this time last year he wasn’t. Everything is fine and we seriously haven’t spoken about it (His future). He is playing good footy let’s keep it that way.”
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