A Lions forward is set to join city rivals Gold Coast.
Also, the Eagles’ game for a speedy defender from Melbourne has stepped up.
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BERRY PUT TOWARDS THE LIONS
Brisbane Lions forward Tom Berry has reportedly requested a trade to city rivals Gold Coast.
Berry played just three senior games in 2022, with AFL Media reporting the 22-year-old had requested a move to the Suns.
He has played 20 AFL games since being selected with the No. 36 in 2018, playing for the Lions alongside brother Jarrod.
Berry will play a pressing small forward role in line for Izak Rankine, who will be loaned to Adelaide this off-season.
Gold Coast are actively looking to trade contract signing Jack Bowes along with No.7 pick in order to free up salary cap space for the coming seasons.
THE EAGLES COME CLOSE TO SECURE THE DEMON
West Coast have reportedly increased their bid for Demons speedster Jayden Hunt 9 News Perth.
Hunt, who played 20 games in 2021 but missed the club’s win after a season-ending ankle injury, made another 20 senior appearances this year.
AFL media reported last week that the Eagles had shown interest in Hunt.
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9 News Perth reported Tuesday night that Eagles coach Adam Simpson had met with Hunt, who is an unrestricted free agent, meaning he would have cost nothing to a rival club.
Hunt remains unsigned in Melbourne despite a strong 2022 campaign for the club.
The 27-year-old, should he head west, would add much-needed speed to a West Coast roster that has been criticized this year for its lack of fitness.
“They’ve had two years of being the most inadequate team I’ve seen in a long, long time,” former recruit Matt Rendell said. AFL commercial radio.
The free agency window opens on Friday.
HALF GIANT SET FOR THE NERVE WAIT
Giants first-round draftee Xavier O’Halloran is “in limbo,” reports AFL media.
The Giants will lose three first-round draft picks – Tim Taranto, Jacob Hopper and Tanner Bruhn – to rival clubs, while second-round acquisition Bobby Hill is set to join the Magpies.
But O’Halloran, who was taken with the last pick of the first round in the 2018 draft (Pick 22), remains unsigned beyond this year.
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AFL media reported that O’Halloran was hopeful of reaching another deal with the Giants, but would likely have to wait until after the trade period to learn his fate. The report added that a number of Victorian clubs had expressed interest in the 22-year-old.
O’Halloran in October 2020 re-signed with the Giants for a further two years, despite preliminary interest from rival clubs, including Essendon, Geelong, Brisbane and the Western Bulldogs, towards the end of the season.
The player, who was drafted out of the Western Jets, has played just 33 games with the Giants in four seasons, with six of those as a starting medical replacement.
CLARK ROOS’ CALL MIGHT DEPEND ON CLARKO
Uncertainty surrounding Alastair Clarkson’s future is likely to influence whether Hunter Clark moves to North Melbourne, according to reports. AFL commercial radio.
A classy but tough 23-year-old who was drafted in the top 10, Clark is under contract through the end of 2023.
The Roos reportedly have a strong interest in Clark, who has had a breakout season for the Saints since being taken with Pick 7 in the 2017 draft.
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Speaking AFL commercial radio On Wednesday, SEN reporter Sam Edmund suggested Clark was “suspicious” of a move to Arden St, but added to the uncertainty surrounding Clarkson, who has delayed the start of his tenure at the Kangaroos to focus on the AFL investigation into troubling allegations by former Hawthorn First Nations players. directed at Clarkson and other former Hawks employees: “may have an influence” on Clark’s future.
“I think this could be one place where the uncertainty around Alastair Clarkson could work against this particular player acquisition. Not all of them, but I think this one,” Edmund said AFL commercial radio.
“I think the player (Clark) is overseas at the moment so that picture will become clearer when he comes back from his break.
“So we’ll see where this one goes.”
Clark has played 68 games for the Saints since debuting in 2018. The only season he managed a full stretch of games was the midseason 2020 season, when he played in all 18 games.