The young guns set for Suns move
The path for best mates and highly-touted draft prospects Matthew Rowell and Noah Anderson to be drafted together was paved this week — and the exciting youngsters couldn’t be happier.
The path for best mates and highly-touted draft prospects Matthew Rowell and Noah Anderson to be drafted together was paved this week — and the exciting youngsters couldn’t be happier.
Gold Coast should be given 3-5 years to prosper or be sent to Tasmania, says recruiting expert Gary Buckenara. And he’s not convinced more draft concessions are going to help the battling club.
If St Kilda is forced to trade pick No.5 to land Brad Hill, how would it get a deal done for Sydney’s Zak Jones? The pacy midfielder is of interest to the Saints, but at what price?
After weeks of speculation he would join Gold Coast, Hawthorn veteran Shaun Burgoyne will reject a long-term deal with the Suns and stick with the family club.
AFL great Gerard Healy suspects David Swallow will be the next gun to leave Gold Coast, potentially leaving the besieged Suns in a “death spiral”.
THE Gold Coast Suns leadership group could have one final shot at trying to convince Dion Prestia to stay when they meet after the final game of the season.
CARLTON, St Kilda and Essendon are among the clubs set to make a case to be Jaeger O’Meara’s next home. And then there’s Hawthorn.
A FURIOUS Gold Coast had declared loyalty dead and says only an elite player will compensate for the loss of Jaeger O’Meara. VOTE: WHAT IS O’MEARA WORTH?
JAEGER O’Meara eyeballed the Gold Coast playing group to tell them he was requesting a trade, but Suns chairman Tony Cochrane says his decision to leave is still a slap in the face.
UPDATE: ST KILDA’S hopes against Richmond have taken a hit with two key players ruled out through injury, while Collingwood puts more players in cotton wool. LATEST INJURY AND SELECTION NEWS
GEELONG threw Harry Taylor and Lachie Henderson forward against Richmond and won the game, so why don’t more teams try it? Who could be your club’s swing man?
ESSENDON won its second game for the season with a six-point boilover against Gold Coast on what was shaping as a forgettable day before an unforgettable moment.
TRAVIS Cloke has been dropped for the third time this season and he’s not the only big name out at Collingwood. But stars are back for Hawks, Demons and Suns. FULL SQUADS
UPDATE: Hawthorn defender Ben Stratton is racing the clock to be fit for finals due to a pectoral injury. Every club’s playing stocks reviewed.
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