{"id":35990,"date":"2025-07-31T22:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/35990\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T22:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T22:41:07","slug":"brody-mihocek-trade-rumours-jack-silvagni-western-bulldogs-leek-aleer-to-st-kilda-wade-derksen-to-melbourne-whispers-rumours-updates-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/35990\/","title":{"rendered":"Brody Mihocek trade rumours, Jack Silvagni Western Bulldogs, Leek Aleer to St Kilda, Wade Derksen to Melbourne, whispers, rumours, updates, latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

A veteran Pie is reportedly \u201crefusing\u201d to sign a one-year extension as rival clubs begin to circle.<\/p>\n

Plus, a second club ramps up its bid to lure a Carlton star, while a pair of Giants are \u201chappy to move\u201d for greater opportunities. <\/p>\n

Get the latest player movement news and updates in AFL Trade Whispers!<\/p>\n

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STALWART PIE \u2018REFUSING\u2019 TO SIGN NEW DEAL<\/p>\n

Brody Mihocek is \u201crefusing\u201d to sign a one-year extension at Collingwood, according to the Herald Sun\u2019s Jon Ralph.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ralph revealed that a series of clubs have inquired as to whether Mihocek would depart the Pies if he could secure a longer-term deal at another club.<\/p>\n

Mihocek is reportedly part of a contingent of senior Collingwood players who have been offered one-year extensions, but Ralph said the Jack Silvagni offer, plus Harry Perryman\u2019s six-year, $900,000 a season contract from last year, \u201chas to be a sticking point\u201d for that group.<\/p>\n

The veteran journalist said Melbourne and Sydney \u201cwould be in the hunt\u201d for Mihocek if he wants to leave and up to half a dozen clubs have made inquiries.<\/p>\n

The veteran Pie has booted 32 goals from 16 games this season and figures as a crucial cog heading into another finals series for Craig McRae\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

Bevo’s ‘all out attack’ shuts down GWS | 02:09<\/p>\n

SECOND SUITOR CIRCLES SILVAGNI<\/p>\n

The Western Bulldogs will meet with Carlton swingman Jack Silvagni \u201cin the next fortnight\u201d, according to Seven\u2019s Mitch Cleary.<\/p>\n

Silvagni is weighing up his football future and has reported interest from Collingwood and now the Western Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Collingwood coach Craig McRae revealed he\u2019d met with Silvagni himself as the Pies try to lure one of Carlton\u2019s favourite sons to the AIA Centre.<\/p>\n

But the Dogs have now thrown their hat in the ring as they look to bolster a leaky defence. <\/p>\n

James O\u2019Donnell and Jedd Busslinger have bright futures, while Rory Lobb\u2019s move to defence in recent years has proved a masterstroke by Dogs coach Luke Beveridge.<\/p>\n

Veteran Liam Jones has fallen out of favour, while Ryan Gardner and Buku Khamis have also been used in key position posts at different stages in 2025.<\/p>\n

Recent reports have suggested that Silvagni\u2019s offer from the Pies is four years at around $650,000 a season, but the Blues also have a similar financial offer on the table for him to remain at IKON Park.<\/p>\n

Riewoldt: “I feel like that’s a goal” | 00:29<\/p>\n

GIANTS DUO TO DEPART<\/p>\n

St Kilda have finally landed a big fish.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to Jon Ralph, who told Fox Footy\u2019s Thursday Night Footy broadcast: \u201cPut the glasses down, Leek Aleer is done to St Kilda\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ralph revealed Aleer was offered a two-year deal at $400,000 a season, but knows he\u2019ll get four years at the Saints worth $750,000 a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though he loves GWS, he\u2019s happy to move for opportunity,\u201d Ralph said.<\/p>\n

Aleer would join veteran back Callum Wilkie and exciting youngster Alix Tauru in defence under Ross Lyon as the Saints look to put together a list that will see them compete for finals once more.<\/p>\n

St Kilda champion Leigh Montagna was stoked with the potential acquisition: \u201cSt Kilda clearly need a key defender\u2026 I certainly think it\u2019s a good get for St Kilda\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meantime, Ralph reported that untried tall Wade Derksen is likely to finally land at Melbourne<\/a>, 12 months after that move was denied by the Giants.<\/p>\n

The Giants picked up Derksen in the 2022 mid-season draft but he has been unable to break into the senior team, despite very strong form at VFL level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A veteran Pie is reportedly \u201crefusing\u201d to sign a one-year extension as rival clubs begin to circle. Plus,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35991,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,32656,64,63,689,55,639,32660,10143,32665,32664,20784,13213,1127,32663,1139,1823,6179,681,3465,6277,663,12937,677,32659,32661,12922,32655,32658,32657,32654,85,1122,32662,2535,13125,660,698],"class_list":["post-35990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-aia-centre","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-club-ramps","tag-craig-mcrae","tag-crucial-cog-heading","tag-dogs-dare","tag-favourite-sons","tag-finals-series","tag-fox-footy","tag-giants-duo","tag-greater-western-sydney-giants","tag-jack-riewoldt","tag-jack-silvagni","tag-jon-ralph","tag-leigh-montagna","tag-liam-jones","tag-luke-beveridge","tag-mitch-cleary","tag-oceania","tag-one-year-extension","tag-one-year-extensions","tag-player-movement-news","tag-position-posts","tag-ryan-gardner","tag-season-contract","tag-senior-team","tag-sports","tag-st-kilda","tag-suitor-circles","tag-trade-rumours","tag-veteran-journalist","tag-victoria","tag-western-bulldogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}