Dunkley camp fumes over Dogs' trade standoff

Josh Dunkley's manager gave an penetration into however fractured the midfielder's narration with the Bulldogs had go by clipping his aged squad aft the commercialized period.

Despite requesting a determination good successful beforehand of the commercialized period, Dunkley was made to hold until the last hr of the eight-day period to find his mode to the Brisbane Lions.

Dunkley's manager, Liam Pickering, was asked astir the portion that got the woody implicit the line, and his vexation was visible.

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"It was conscionable a aboriginal pick, a 4th I think. It dragged connected a spot longer than it should've. It was large to get it done," helium told AFL Trade Radio.

"There was a spot of haggling oregon whatnot towards the end, but I'm truly blessed for Josh, he's going to the nine helium wanted to spell to.

Josh Dunkley was yet capable to unafraid a determination distant from the Western Bulldogs astatine his 2nd effort (Getty)

"I deliberation it could've been done the archetypal happening this morning, to beryllium honest, but haggling implicit a prime that's successful the aboriginal and successful the 4th circular that'll astir apt ne'er get utilized anyway, but that's what we do."

Pickering past got asked whether he'd spoken to the Bulldogs aft the commercialized had gone down, and gave a telling answer.

"Nah, they're mode down the different end, it's successful alphabetical order, truthful I'll astir apt dodge them tonight," helium said.

Pickering's frustrations stemmed from the commercialized play successful 2020 erstwhile Dunkley had requested a commercialized to Essendon, but wasn't allowed to determination aft the Bulldogs had asked the Bombers for a brace of first-round picks.

Dunkley had 2 years to tally connected his declaration that summer, but was retired of declaration this clip around, giving the Bulldogs overmuch little leverage connected a deal.

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