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The AFL's worst kept secret became public earlier today when Peter Everitt confirmed he was leaving Hawthorn.
Sydney will almost certainly be his new club and I expect the Swans to offer a three-year contract.
I was actually among the minority who wanted this trade to be made last year, when we could have snared a first round draft pick for him. The naysayers were aghast, of course, saying that we desperately needed his skill and experience.
Unfortunately, that skill and experience hasn't been much use to us this season, with Spida being off the park injured for much of the year and showing a distinct lack of enthusiasm during the times he was on it.
I'm hoping we can draw Sydney's second round pick + a solid player (Luke Ablett or the like) in exchange. I'd also be happy to throw in another player for Sydney (i.e. Nick Ries, who I believe they have an interest in, but is very surplus to need at Hawthorn).
Under this arrangement, we could send the second round pick + Michael Osborne north to Brisbane for Mal Michael; and Ablett plus another player (possibly Harry Miller) to West Coast in exchange for Michael Gardiner.
Sydney will almost certainly be his new club and I expect the Swans to offer a three-year contract.
I was actually among the minority who wanted this trade to be made last year, when we could have snared a first round draft pick for him. The naysayers were aghast, of course, saying that we desperately needed his skill and experience.
Unfortunately, that skill and experience hasn't been much use to us this season, with Spida being off the park injured for much of the year and showing a distinct lack of enthusiasm during the times he was on it.
I'm hoping we can draw Sydney's second round pick + a solid player (Luke Ablett or the like) in exchange. I'd also be happy to throw in another player for Sydney (i.e. Nick Ries, who I believe they have an interest in, but is very surplus to need at Hawthorn).
Under this arrangement, we could send the second round pick + Michael Osborne north to Brisbane for Mal Michael; and Ablett plus another player (possibly Harry Miller) to West Coast in exchange for Michael Gardiner.