Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nMorris reported that Ridley, a club champion but injury-riddled in recent seasons, has grown \u201cfrustrated\u201d with the club\u2019s injury management. <\/p>\n
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\u201cHe raised the prospect of a trade in his exit meeting last week, and it was shut down,\u201d Morris wrote on social media platform X on Sunday afternoon. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis long-term deal won\u2019t stop him trying to move. The 2020 best and fairest has been frustrated at the club\u2019s injury management, and he has family connections in Queensland.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old, who has been the victim of repeated hamstring injuries, played just 10 AFL games this year after nine in 2024. He hasn\u2019t played more than 20 senior matches in a season since 2022. <\/p>\n
If Ridley was able to force his way to the Lions, it\u2019d be yet another major recruiting coup for the 2024 flag-winners, who\u2019ve already informally secured Oscar Allen\u2019s services and are one of the front-runners to sign Sam Draper. <\/p>\n
The 2016 second-round pick\u2019s best season came in 2020, when he played all 17 games of the COVID-affected campaign to win a Crichton Medal and be selected to the All-Australian squad. <\/p>\n
After just 26 senior games, he became the third least-experienced player in the club\u2019s history to win its best and fairest.<\/p>\n
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