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.
The return of Monday night football, more Thursday night football and an earlier than expected return to the MCG are among the highlights of the 2006 AFL draw,