A three-time All-Australian Bulldog has requested a trade.
Furthermore, a meeting with Damien Hardwick convinced a Suns midfielder to stay at the club.
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MACRAE REQUESTS TRADE OF DOGS
Three-time Australian and premiership-winning Bulldog Jack Macrae has submitted a trade request to the club with three years left on his contract.
RSN’s Matt Nevett first reported Macrae, 30, has asked to play for another club in 2025. AFL Media reports that Macrae, like Bailey Smith, has not nominated a preferred landing spot.
It is unclear who would be the candidate for Macrae, who fell down the midfield pecking order at the Kennel, although the likes of St Kilda and North Melbourne would likely be interested in an experienced midfielder.
It comes after Channel 9’s Tom Morris revealed rival clubs see Macrae and Caleb Daniel, 28, as available ‘at the right price’, despite the pair not requesting any trades at their exit meetings on Monday.
Although Daniel and Macrae signed at Whitten Oval until 2026 and 2027 respectively and finished the senior season, there has been a lot of fuss over their futures after the pair fell down the pecking order to Luke Beveridge this year.
Daniel spent most of this season in the sub-vest, while Macrae was the sub in the elimination final defeat to Hawthorn and gradually lost minutes in midfield.
Melbourne is expected to show interest in Daniel following the retirement of Angus Brayshaw and after he reportedly dropped out of the race ahead of Dan Houston.
DIMMA MEETING CONVINCED DAVIES TO REMAIN A SUN
A meeting with Damien Hardwick convinced Alex Davies to reject interest from Victorian clubs and re-commit to the Suns.
First reported by AFL Mediathe Suns Academy graduate has rejected bids from Collingwood and Geelong and is closing in on a two-year extension with Gold Coast.
Davies could have waited for those rival clubs to increase their interest in the coming weeks, but a meeting with Hardwick assured the 22-year-old his future lay with Gold Coast despite playing seven AFL games this season.
In addition to his exit meeting last month, Davies met with the Suns coach last week to clarify his role and where he stood in Hardwick’s plans for 2025 with the looming trade additions of Daniel Rioli and John Noble plus Academy draftee Leo Lombard who wants to further strengthen the depth of the team.
The 193cm midfielder, who was stuck behind the likes of Gold Coast’s star-studded on-ball group of Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson and Touk Miller, was told he was a required player and even that he would be in Hardwick’s starting line-up to stand.
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Davies produced promising late-season form, including season highs in disposals (20) and tackles (12) in the Suns’ Round 18 win over Port Adelaide – where he was handed a three-match ban – before returning for Gold Coast’s last three games.
Since making his debut in 2021, he has made 32 senior appearances for the Suns, including a career-best fifteen games under Stuart Dew in 2022.
Gold Coast is also exploring trades for former Pick 2 Jack Lukosius, including links to his home state of South Australia.
