Lance Whitnall's decision to re-sign with Carlton and continuing speculation over where Jonathan Hay, Troy Selwood and Daniel Motlop - among many others - may b
Lance Whitnall's decision to re-sign with Carlton and continuing speculation over where Jonathan Hay, Troy Selwood and Daniel Motlop - among many others - may be headed dominate the football agenda in Australia’s metropolitan dailies, today - Thursday 6 October, 2005.Herald Sun: Carlton started trade week with the prospect of losing key forwards Lance Whitnall and Brendan Fevola, but last night Big Red was locked away and the full-forward had moved closer to staying.Also – Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson offered Peter Everitt an exit path four weeks ago, it was claimed yesterday.And – Kangaroos coach Dean Laidley last night threatened Daniel Motlop with the unknown of the pre-season draft.Adelaide Advertiser: Adelaide has a battle on its hands to secure Brisbane utility Troy Selwood.Also – Port Adelaide did not wait for the AFL to ask for feedback on its tribunal system, as league operations manager Adrian Anderson did yesterday.The Age: Jonathan Hay's future as a Kangaroo crept closer to being a reality when Hawthorn and the Roos broke from a meeting with a scheme that has drawn West Coast into what may be the most significant domino deal to fall in trade week.Also – St Kilda has left little doubt about what it believes cost it the premiership this year by completely overhauling the training services department that presided over the club's disastrous injury run.And - Had Peter Everitt held off negotiating a new deal with Hawthorn, he would now stand some realistic chance of getting some harbour views alongside Barry Hall.The Australian: Lance Whitnall yesterday re-signed with Carlton for a further two years, but the other three big names in trade week - Brendan Fevola, Jonathan Hay and Daniel Motlop - remained in limbo overnight.Daily Telegraph: The Sydney Swans' deal to trade their second-round draft pick for Geelong back-up ruckman Paul Chambers yesterday has been three months in the making.Geelong Advertiser: Geelong ruckman Paul Chambers is bound for Sydney in a deal yesterday that has netted the Cats pick No.35 in the national draft.
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