GoEagles
25 Oct 2002, 19:17
West Coast has won the battle for Hawthorn’s Daniel Chick leaving Fremantle in pole position to secure the other homesick Western Australian – Brisbane’s Des Headland.
Chick, 26, will be traded to West Coast in exchange for the no. 10 selection at November's National AFL Draft. The Hawks have already relinquished the eighth pick at the draft, in exchange for St.Kilda ruckman, Peter Everitt.
The Eagles have scheduled at media conference at Subiaco Oval this afternoon, at which Chick will be officially welcomed back to Western Australia.
Chick told the Hawks at the end of the home and away season that it was his desire to return to his native state of Western Australia with the Eagles set to accommodate his wish in exchange for their first selection – pick No.10 overall – in the November 24 national draft.
Hawthorn recruiting manager John Turnbull said: "The pleasing thing is that we've got Daniel back to Western Australia to where he has come from, so he can be with his family again."
Chick has played 149 games for Hawthorn since making his AFL debut in 1996.
With Chick seemingly certain to go to West Coast, it increases the chances of Des Headland making a move to Fremantle with the Eagles unlikely to fit both players under their salary cap.
However the Lions will not allow the player who was arguably the most improved player in the competition in 2002 to leave unless they receive plenty of compensation.
The Lions want two high draft picks and a quality player in exchange for Headland, who finished in the top ten in the Brownlow Medal this year.
However the only way they are likely to receive that is if a third club gets involved in the deal similar to the package which enabled Wayne Carey to go to Adelaide – which was finalised on Friday.
One possible trade that has been mentioned is Fremantle getting Headland in exchange for giving its first two picks – selections five and 21 – to Brisbane while the Lions would also get Essendon’s Chris Heffernan with the Bombers then getting the Lions first pick in the draft – at pick 17.
However Brisbane recruiting manager Kinnear Beatson told afl.com.au on Friday there had been no progress in the Headland trade with the Lions not giving up hope of retaining the dynamic midfielder if a deal is unable to be reached to send him back to his native Western Australia
Source: afl.com.au (http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=65506)
Chick, 26, will be traded to West Coast in exchange for the no. 10 selection at November's National AFL Draft. The Hawks have already relinquished the eighth pick at the draft, in exchange for St.Kilda ruckman, Peter Everitt.
The Eagles have scheduled at media conference at Subiaco Oval this afternoon, at which Chick will be officially welcomed back to Western Australia.
Chick told the Hawks at the end of the home and away season that it was his desire to return to his native state of Western Australia with the Eagles set to accommodate his wish in exchange for their first selection – pick No.10 overall – in the November 24 national draft.
Hawthorn recruiting manager John Turnbull said: "The pleasing thing is that we've got Daniel back to Western Australia to where he has come from, so he can be with his family again."
Chick has played 149 games for Hawthorn since making his AFL debut in 1996.
With Chick seemingly certain to go to West Coast, it increases the chances of Des Headland making a move to Fremantle with the Eagles unlikely to fit both players under their salary cap.
However the Lions will not allow the player who was arguably the most improved player in the competition in 2002 to leave unless they receive plenty of compensation.
The Lions want two high draft picks and a quality player in exchange for Headland, who finished in the top ten in the Brownlow Medal this year.
However the only way they are likely to receive that is if a third club gets involved in the deal similar to the package which enabled Wayne Carey to go to Adelaide – which was finalised on Friday.
One possible trade that has been mentioned is Fremantle getting Headland in exchange for giving its first two picks – selections five and 21 – to Brisbane while the Lions would also get Essendon’s Chris Heffernan with the Bombers then getting the Lions first pick in the draft – at pick 17.
However Brisbane recruiting manager Kinnear Beatson told afl.com.au on Friday there had been no progress in the Headland trade with the Lions not giving up hope of retaining the dynamic midfielder if a deal is unable to be reached to send him back to his native Western Australia
Source: afl.com.au (http://afl.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=65506)