Beloved Carlton star Silvagni headed towards exit

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Veteran AFL writer Damien Barrett has predicted Carlton's Jack Silvagni to beryllium astatine different nine season, contempt his improved signifier of late.

The 25-year-old was retired of favour astatine the commencement of the 2023 season, but has recovered his groove successful caller weeks, notably booting 4 goals successful a triumph implicit Port Adelaide successful circular 18.

But Barrett says his caller signifier isn't a factor, arsenic Silvagni navigates a imaginable determination retired of Ikon Park.

"We get to precocious July and determination is not a woody successful beforehand of him that makes him privation to stay," Barrett told Nine's Footy Classified.

"From what I've been told, determination is nary woody successful beforehand of him astatine all.

Jack Silvagni volition miss the Blues indispensable triumph clash against Collingwood with a genu injury. (Getty)

"It's antithetic for someone of that lasting to beryllium not having a woody successful beforehand of him astatine this stage."

Silvagni volition miss the Blues must-win lucifer against rivals Collingwood connected Friday nighttime owed to a genu injury, which whitethorn complicate the make-up of his caller deal, according to Barrett.

"That genu wounded ... we don't cognize whether he's going to beryllium retired for 1 week oregon the remainder of the location and distant season," Barrett said.

"It is simply a complication arsenic helium goes done this play astir what happens successful the future."

Barrett admitted negotiations connected Silvagni's woody whitethorn simply beryllium stalled arsenic Carlton absorption connected re-signing of young ruckman Tom De Koning, who has been linked with a determination to Geelong.

Jack Silvagni booted 4 goals for Carlton against Port Adelaide. (Getty)

"It whitethorn beryllium conscionable manoeuvring ... arsenic they effort and get De Koning to enactment up of him. It whitethorn beryllium successful the queue down that," helium said.

Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd said it would beryllium disappointing to spot Silvagni astatine a nine that isn't Carlton.

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"He's a Carlton idiosyncratic and I anticipation he's inactive successful a Blue jumper adjacent year," Lloyd told Footy Classified.

"But if different nine offers him 2 years and Carlton are making him hold oregon are lone offering him one, I deliberation he'll beryllium astatine different nine adjacent year."

Carlton look rivals and ladder-leaders Collingwood connected Friday nighttime successful a must-win lucifer to support their finals hopes alive.

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