Collingwood young gun's stunning trade request

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Geelong is acceptable to go adjacent stronger conscionable days aft winning a premiership, aft talented Collingwood guardant Ollie Henry requesting a commercialized to the club.

The 20-year-old, who was picked 17th successful the 2020 draft, fell retired of favour towards the extremity of the season.

Despite playing 15 games and kicking 21 goals, Henry did not diagnostic successful Craig McRae's broadside aft circular 17, with his spot efficaciously taken by Ash Johnson who proved to beryllium a revelation successful the Magpies' tally to a preliminary final.

Henry is the member of Geelong premiership defender Jack and has important ties to the Geelong area, having gone to precocious schoolhouse astatine St Joseph's College successful Geelong, earlier playing for the Geelong Falcons successful the NAB League.

Collingwood had tabled a declaration connection to Henry, who is presently retired of contract, and is apt to thrust a hard bargain for a subordinate who galore experts astir the league complaint highly.

"I wonderment however that works, you astir apt don't denote your intentions unless some clubs person had discussions and they deliberation it tin play out," erstwhile Geelong defender Brenton Sanderson said connected AFL Trade Radio of Henry's request.

"It would beryllium foolish to announce, 'This is the nine I privation to spell to', and it doesn't happen, we person seen that hap occasionally, but determination indispensable beryllium immoderate archetypal discussions underway to consciousness similar this could perchance get done.

"The affluent get richer, the Cats get different breathtaking player."

Henry's commercialized petition adds to what is acceptable to beryllium an incredibly engaged commercialized play for the reigning premiers.

GWS Giants youngster Tanner Bruhn, besides a Geelong Falcons merchandise similar Henry, has requested a commercialized to the Cats.

Geelong is besides believed to person important involvement successful Gold Coast Suns defender Jack Bowes, who is acceptable to beryllium shipped disconnected to a rival nine successful a bid to wide wage headdress space.

The AFL commercialized play volition officially get underway connected Monday, October 3, and volition tally done until Wednesday, October 12

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