Collingwood · 4 notes
We get 3 of our 4 deals done, we've improved our list
"We get 3 of our 4 deals done, we've improved our list," Collingwood list boss Justin Leppitsch said after landing Lachie Neale and Jesse Hogan without giving up high picks. Neale is the clearance fix: "we're AFL 17 in that space, so we wanted to fix that instantly."
unfortunately we couldn't appease what Richmond wanted.
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."
This club's got a good history of getting Brownlow medallist in their early 30s in... So we figured we'd do it again.
Talks with Lachie Neale began close to 12 months ago and with Jesse Hogan around mid-year, Collingwood's Justin Leppitsch said: "This club's got a good history of getting Brownlow medallist in their early 30s in... So we figured we'd do it again."
neither side saw the need to enter into a negotiation. It wasn't going to come to a meaningful conclusion.
Why Lachie Neale left for Collingwood, from Brisbane's Dom Ambrogio: "neither side saw the need to enter into a negotiation. It wasn't going to come to a meaningful conclusion." Will McLachlan, wanted by Melbourne and Essendon, is yet to decide; Ambrogio expects to hear soon.