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Lachie Whitfield, Jayden Short and Dan Houston came up, but St Kilda didn't pivot after missing halfback Nick Blakey, Lenny Hayes said. He rates Jack Sinclair, out for the back half of the year with a serious calf injury, "the second greatest small defender in the competition".
Jayden Short isn't coming, and Collingwood's Justin Leppitsch says Richmond weren't unreasonable; the Magpies were partly at fault. After missing Zac Butters, he says the club is "in a position to go again for that type of player" next year, and may re-rookie some players.
Jayden Short stays at Richmond: the Collingwood deal "never even really got close", Blair Hartley said. He wanted out over his young family, his place in the side and his form. "He's 30, he's not 50. He's still got a heap of good footy." Short's been fined in the group chat.
Jayden Short isn't coming to Collingwood. Justin Leppitsch said a future second-round pick was offered and more discussed, but list spots and the salary cap got tighter once Lachie Neale and Jesse Hogan were locked in: "unfortunately we couldn't appease what Richmond wanted."
Jayden Short to Collingwood? "It's not off, no, but it's unlikely," Justin Leppitsch said. A list spot isn't the obstacle; satisfying Richmond is, and that got harder once Jesse Hogan committed to the Magpies. The sticking point is what Collingwood would have to give up.