{"id":124886,"date":"2021-09-06T13:56:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T13:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=124886"},"modified":"2021-09-06T14:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T14:57:02","slug":"freo-urged-to-not-be-sucked-in-on-neale-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=124886","title":{"rendered":"Freo urged to not be 'sucked in' on Neale offer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes has urged Fremantle to not overpay in a trade to acquire Brownlow Medallist Lachie Neale<\/a>, suggesting a move wouldn't be a "disaster" for Brisbane.<\/p>\n

Just 24 hours after the Lions were bounced out of the finals<\/a> in straight sets, reports of Neale's desire to leave Brisbane<\/a> to head back to Perth stunned the AFL world. <\/p>\n

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While he has not yet officially requested a trade, he is expected to move to Fremantle in what is sure to be a blockbuster move during the AFL trade period. <\/p>\n

Despite Neale's obvious quality, Cornes said Fremantle should not "get sucked in" to unrealistic Brisbane trade demands.<\/p>\n

\"Lachie<\/p>\n

"He is now 28 years of age, injuries are starting to become a factor, and his form has dropped off," Cornes told Nine's Footy Classified<\/em>.<\/p>\n

"Yes, it was coming from an extraordinary base where he won the Brownlow Medal, and with his lack of pre-season, he hasn't been the player that he was last year. <\/p>\n

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"It's not disastrous for Brisbane at all because they've got him contracted and if there's a deal that they don't like, they can hold him to that contract."<\/p>\n

Cornes' point was echoed by Footy Classified<\/em> host Craig Hutchison, who questioned whether Fremantle actually needs the two-time All-Australian in its crowded midfield.<\/p>\n

"I don't think it's the worst thing for Brisbane to lose him," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Lachie<\/p>\n

"He's been worth his while, he's won a Brownlow Medal, but at $800,000 or that type of money what could Brisbane get in the door? Is he the guy that's going to take them to the next level in the first place? <\/p>\n

"For Fremantle, it is a lot of money for a developing midfield. I'm not certain that the money's not better spent on [Caleb] Serong, [Andrew] Brayshaw or [other] young mids coming through. <\/p>\n

"He wants to be the guy in the midfield, but I'm not certain Fremantle need a guy that dominates their midfield right now. <\/p>\n

"Brisbane shouldn't fear the consequences. History is littered teams being overcompensated and doing well after their stars left."<\/p>\n

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Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes has urged Fremantle to not overpay in a trade to acquire Brownlow Medallist Lachie Neale, suggesting a move wouldn't be […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124886"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=124886"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124888,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124886\/revisions\/124888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=124886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=124886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=124886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}