‘Infantile’ Bombers slammed as Merrett supply rejected, Fev’s whack for ‘woke’ Curnow as Swans commerce looms
Simply hours from the AFL Commerce Interval deadline, Essendon have rejected Hawthorn’s commerce proposal for Zach Merrett, as probably the most dramatic participant transfer of the low season drags on.
The Bombers, all the best way as much as new President Andrew Welsh, have remained adamant Merrett wouldn’t be traded since a bombshell dinner with Hawks coach Sam Mitchell set into movement greater than a month of rumours, public disputes and personal leaking that has left all events at loggerheads.
A Tuesday supply from the Hawks to surrender choose 9, a 2026 first-round choose, a second-rounder both this 12 months or subsequent, and fringe midfielder Henry Hustwaite, given with a 7pm cut-off on Tuesday night time to simply accept the supply, was ultimately spurned by the Bombers, who in accordance with SEN reporter Sam Edmund, initially gave the Hawks the ‘silent therapy’.
The information comes as Edmund and Channel 7 journalist Mitch Cleary report the captain and six-time finest and fairest winner knowledgeable Bombers powerbrokers, together with coach Brad Scott and Welsh, of his need to be traded, together with his supervisor Tom Petroro threatening that they are going to once more try to pressure a transfer in 12 months’ time, at which level his worth shall be considerably much less.
“Essendon, although – the silent therapy: not answering calls, not returning calls,” Edmund stated on Seven’s The Agenda Setters.
“There’s a faculty of thought as effectively from Hawthorn that possibly the incoming President Andrew Welsh is placing his personal private stance – and he’s been as robust as anybody, guaranteeing that Zach Merrett shall be at Essendon subsequent 12 months – above that of the membership.
“They stated it’s borderline infantile. That is a proposal they’ve put ahead, there gained’t be a greater one. Take it or depart it.”
Additional complicating the deal, the Hawks have steered they are going to be open to buying and selling the choose 9 provided to Essendon as a part of the Merrett deal to different golf equipment in alternate for future first-round picks.
In line with Cleary, the Bombers’ view of the deal is ‘that it’s Decide 14, Decide 18 and a VFL participant, basically, and throw in a second-rounder’.
“They assume this has not moved the needle in any respect for Zach Merrett,” he stated.
Talking on AFL Commerce Radio, former Bombers nice James Hird stated it was incumbent on Hawthorn to stump up a greater supply.
“It’s on Hawthorn to present greater than what they’d usually give,” he stated.
“He’s a six-time finest and fairest and he’ll make your membership a premiership favorite.
“If Hawthorn need him, they should go larger.”
It has been reported that Hawks midfielder Cam Mackenzie is a participant the Bombers are keen to contemplate buying and selling Merrett as a part of a deal for; nevertheless, the Hawks have so far solely provided Hustwaite from their taking part in shares.
‘Waaah, I’m out’: Fevola slams ‘woke’ Curnow over commerce request
Former Carlton nice Brendan Fevola has hit out at Charlie Curnow over his try to be traded away from the Blues, with a transfer to Sydney quick working out of time.
Curnow now appears to be like set to both be a Swan or a Blue in 2026, with Geelong’s supply of three late first-rounders for the twin Coleman Medallist emphatically rejected.
The Blues have additionally spurned the Swans’ preliminary supply of contracted pair Ollie Florent and Will Hayward, plus choose 9 and a future first-rounder, with Sydney additionally requesting the Blues’ choose 22 again.
Nevertheless, with negotiations ongoing because the AFL commerce interval enters Deadline Day, a deal is anticipated to be sorted earlier than the 7:30pm cut-off time on Wednesday night.
Talking on Fox FM’s Fifi, Fev and Nick, Fevola stated he’s ‘glad he’s [Curnow] getting traded’, describing the brand new phenomenon of gamers requesting strikes whereas below contract as ‘the brand new woke’.
“I believe Charlie had a little bit of a disagreement with the coach [Michael Voss,” Fevola stated.
“Vossy’s onerous, and I believe he gave him a talking-to, and he didn’t prefer it, so he goes ‘waaaah, I’m out’.”
Fevola was famously traded from Carlton to Brisbane with two years remaining on his contract on the finish of 2009, after repeated off-field points culminating with a drunken TV look on Brownlow Medal night time.
He was coached by Voss via the 2010 season, earlier than having his new deal terminated after extra off-field woes in early 2011.
