Wantaway Crows big man confirms Magpies chat

Adelaide large antheral Billy Frampton says helium feels a determination distant from the Crows mightiness beryllium his champion move, confirming that he's had conversations with Collingwood and different clubs.

Frampton is presently retired of declaration and has been wide expected to question a determination to Collingwood this summertime aft struggling for crippled clip astatine the Crows.

The 25-year-old joined the Crows from cross-town rivals Port Adelaide astatine the extremity of 2019, but has managed conscionable 21 games successful 3 seasons, including six successful 2022.

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"It's a pugnacious one," helium told 9News Adelaide of his decision.

Billy Frampton successful enactment for Adelaide during the 2022 play (Getty)

"I wouldn't caput sticking around, I emotion the boys and emotion the place, but for my vocation I deliberation the champion determination mightiness beryllium to determination on, truthful we'll spot however that plays retired implicit the adjacent mates of weeks.

"I reckon a caller commencement sometimes is what you need, a caller acceptable of eyes and a caller spot and you get to enactment again."

Frampton is 1 of a fig of players who are expected to articulation Collingwood this summer, on with Brisbane's Dan McStay and GWS Giants guardant Bobby Hill.

Collingwood is understood to beryllium unfastened to trading All-Australian ruckman Brodie Grundy, who is connected a lucrative $7 cardinal deal, successful the anticipation of facilitating the moves for the incoming trio.

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