Kenny decides to stay
MICHELANGELO RUCCI
October 03, 2007 02:15am
ADELAIDE key-position player Ken McGregor will sign a two-year contract with the Crows, ignoring overtures from WA and Victorian AFL clubs.
And now it is Port Adelaide forward Damon White - who is under contract next season - asking if there are better opportunities with other AFL teams.
But the Power says it will not trade him unless he can be part of a super deal.
McGregor, 26, on Monday decided he preferred to stay in Adelaide rather than consider options at Fremantle, Richmond and the Western Bulldogs.
His management yesterday accepted a new deal at West Lakes - one said to have been sweetened by the Crows in recent days.
Adelaide football operations manager John Reid said last night: "It has been sorted out well."
Power football operations manager Peter Rohde last night described 24-year-old White as "frustrated" by limited opportunities.
"He says he wants to be considered for a trade; we say he is a required player," said Rohde. "He is under contract for next season, he is a required player and he will play for Port Adelaide next year unless there is a suitable trade."
Adelaide sought to strike a trade for White two years ago.
Reid last night was cautious on any new approach for White at a time when Adelaide appears in need of new options in attack.
"We'll certainly look at it, but he is under contract to Port and that makes it a difficult deal," said Reid.
Trade week opens on
Monday.