Clubs 'furious' over Dangerfield move that 'won't happen'

Eddie McGuire says AFL clubs are "furious" implicit reports the league has approached Geelong prima Patrick Dangerfield astir joining the AFL Commission portion inactive playing.

The study by respected footy writer Caroline Wilson came amid an appetite wrong the committee to adhd much shot voices, pursuing the departures of Jason Ball and Kim Williams.

The determination would marque Dangerfield the archetypal progressive subordinate to service connected the committee but McGuire is assured that "it's not going to happen", pushing champion Leigh Matthews arsenic the league's preferred candidate.

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"Football clubs person wholly mislaid their minds astir this successful the past 24 hours," McGuire said connected Nine's Footy Classified connected Wednesday night.

"The clubs are truly furious that this is wherever things are going, adjacent arsenic a thought bubble they're saying 'what the hell's going on?'.

"It's an autarkic commission, truthful you can't person idiosyncratic who is ... a captain oregon adjacent an worker of a shot club.

"Can I conscionable accidental this, it's not going to happen."

AFLPA President Patrick Dangerfield. (Getty)

Dangerfield, who is the AFL Player's Association president and Geelong's existent skipper is not adjacent considering the role, according to McGuire.

"There's been dramas everywhere. Even Patrick Dangerfield going 'how the hellhole did an innocuous conversation astir thing down the way maybe, extremity up similar this?'' McGuire said.

He confirmed the league was inactive keen to adhd a "contemporary" and modern person to the board, hence the involvement successful Dangerfield.

"The large propulsion is for Leigh Matthews. My knowing is the AFL wants idiosyncratic a spot much contemporary," McGuire said.

Brisbane's Kai Lohmann of the Lions speaks to Leigh Matthews earlier his debut. (Getty)

"The modern contented is what brought Dangerfield into the picture."

Leigh Matthews, whose "name has been astir for 2 years" is reportedly hoping helium gets the nod.

"Leigh wants to bash it," McGuire said.

Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd besides threw his enactment down Matthews, lauding his shot smarts arsenic cleanable for a relation connected the commission.

"He would situation opinions, he's doesn't spell on for the thrust ... I deliberation anyone is the crippled would privation to perceive to him," Lloyd said connected Wednesday night.

"Who comes up with Patrick Dangerfield? Who's the 1 who thinks Dangerfield is the close person? He whitethorn good beryllium successful 10 years' clip oregon so."

Leigh Matthews and Patrick Dangerfield astatine the AFL Awards 2022. (Getty)

Geelong triple premiership subordinate Jimmy Bartel besides wants to spot Matthews successful the role.

"I'm with you, Lloydy, Leigh Matthews is 1 of the astir pragmatic radical successful football," Bartel said connected Wednesday night.

But McGuire remains definite that the "leaked" Dangerfield speech is not wherever the committee volition onshore erstwhile it votes successful "the adjacent month".

"Gil McLachlan said to maine contiguous 4 names volition spell up to the enactment committee, with 5 presidents connected it, that's what's going to hap and it volition hap successful the adjacent month," McGuire said.