Here’s Freo’s head of player personnel David Walls on Judd McVee after officially securing him to be in purple next season:
“He’s one we’ve had our eye on for a while, so to get the deal done early in the trade period is great for the club,” Walls said.
“We know the calibre of player Judd is and we’ve seen him play lockdown roles and across halfback for the Demons.
“He’s composed and unflustered with ball in hand and we think he has great creative ability as well when bringing the ball out of defence.
“To bring in a player of Judd’s quality while also maintaining a presence in the first round of the upcoming Telstra Draft is an outcome we’re really pleased with.
“Still just 22 years old with 65 AFL games already under his belt, we think he fits the age profile of our list nicely and still has plenty of growth left in him.”