{"id":741636,"date":"2026-06-17T04:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/741636\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T04:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:37:32","slug":"five-rivals-circle-star-as-2m-payday-looms-complex-backstory-behind-dogs-rumour-trade-whispers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/741636\/","title":{"rendered":"Five rivals circle star as $2m payday looms; \u2018complex backstory\u2019 behind Dogs rumour \u2014 Trade Whispers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toby Greene addresses his future, five clubs chase an in-demand star and the latest at the Bulldogs after an AFL great\u2019s bombshell report.<\/p>\n

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GREENE \u2018COMPLETELY LOCKED IN\u2019 TO GIANTS \u2026 FOR NOW<\/p>\n

Giants skipper Toby Greene says he hasn\u2019t been moved to address teammates around his commitment to the club or his playing future.<\/p>\n

Greene remains unsigned beyond this season and eligible for free agency, with the star forward linked in reports to Geelong<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t addressed it with the playing group at all,\u201d Greene told Fox Footy\u2019s AFL 360.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you ask anyone from the club and if they thought that any of my actions or the way I\u2019ve been leading or the way I\u2019ve bought in to what we\u2019re trying to do is any different to what it has been for the last 15 years, then I would put my hand up and say \u2018this is a big issue\u2019 \u2013 as it should be if that\u2019s what your captain is doing. (But) it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am completely locked in and really passionate about where the footy club is going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greene also said playing and living through trade speculation was a \u201cunique\u201d situation, considering he\u2019s 32 years old and been at the Giants since the club\u2019s inaugural season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is what it is. I was just going to wait towards the end of the year and make a decision,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the footy club, love the Giants and I am really confident about where we can go. That\u2019s where it sits at the moment. We\u2019re in a bit of a battle at the moment to make sure we finish the season in a good manner, so that\u2019s all I\u2019m focused on at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018COMPLEX BACKSTORY\u2019 BEHIND BOMBSHELL BULLDOGS RUMOUR EXPLAINED<\/p>\n

The Western Bulldogs \u201chave absolutely no interest\u201d in trading All-Australian ruck Tim English, according to CODE Sports reporter Jon Ralph.<\/p>\n

Four-time premiership Hawk Jordan Lewis dropped a bombshell on Fox Footy\u2019s On The Couch on Monday night, revealing English was \u201cgettable\u201d and claiming he\u2019d be \u201csurprised\u201d if the ruck was at Whitten Oval next year<\/a> because \u201cquestions are being asked at other clubs\u201d.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Fox Footy\u2019s Midweek Tackle on Tuesday night, Ralph revealed the Dogs had \u201cemphatically shut down any trade interest\u201d in English and explained why he\u2019d been linked to a potential move, despite being contracted until the end of 2029.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Jordan was half-right in that the Dogs are aware he\u2019d been shopped around in recent weeks, but for the right reasons,\u201d Ralph told Midweek Tackle.<\/p>\n

Could English be on the move? | 00:42<\/p>\n

\u201cThe backstory is complex. Rudi, his wife, plays for the Melbourne Vixens. Her contract is up and there was a view that she might not get a new contract \u2013 and so: \u2018OK, what happens if we have to move interstate? Would Tim potentially go with her?\u2019 But she has just been told, as recently as Monday, that she will get a new two-year deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeanwhile, the Dogs are not interested in trading him at all. He\u2019s an All-Australian ruckman, they are 7-2 this season when he\u2019s playing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think he and Luke Beveridge are amazing friends. I think there\u2019s been some frustration from his coach that he doesn\u2019t play like Shane Mumford \u2013 but who plays like Shane Mumford? That\u2019s a really specific skillset.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrade him? \u2018No way.\u2019 But it\u2019ll be interesting, now that he\u2019s maybe had some interest out there, whether it might froth up a bit more by the end of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

FIVE CLUBS CIRCLING LIONS STAR<\/p>\n

Dual premiership Lion Logan Morris is a man in high demand, with at least five clubs keen on acquiring Brisbane\u2019s star goalkicker, reports AFL Media\u2019s Cal Twomey.<\/p>\n

Morris, who\u2019s only just turned 21, has kicked 35 goals from just 13 matches so far this season and 112 majors across his 58 career matches.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Footy Classified on Tuesday night, Twomey said Geelong, Collingwood, Melbourne, Carlton and Tasmania had \u201calready expressed interest\u201d in Morris.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s out of contract at the end of next year, but his contract is going to be a massive talking point,\u201d Twomey told Channel 9.<\/p>\n

Lyon on BIG decision for Lachie Neale | 04:58<\/p>\n

\u201cBrisbane are keen to extend him as soon as possible, but he is happy to wait and see this through as it stands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Twomey reported the Devils would have the means to offer him the most lucrative deal, while the Magpies, Cats and Demons had \u201ca real crack at him last time he was out of contract\u201d and the Blues are on the hunt for a key forward.<\/p>\n

Dual All-Australian Leigh Montagna last week told Fox Footy\u2019s First Crack Preview that Morris \u201cwould be demanding $2 million\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AND A FEW TRADE BITES \u2026<\/p>\n

\u2013 Ralph also reported on Midweek tackle that Bulldogs veteran Adam Treloar had \u201calready told people around him that he\u2019s going to go and play for Noble Park, where it all began, next year\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Eddie McGuire reported on Footy Classified that he\u2019d spoken to Brisbane sources, who\u2019d suggested they \u201cexpect him (Lachie Neale) to go to Collingwood\u201d next year. McGuire added: \u201cBrisbane are saying that \u2013 not Collingwood. That was really interesting to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Talks between the Giants and in-form forward Jake Stringer \u201care about to ramp up\u201d, according to Ralph, with club footy boss Jason McCartney to soon return from leave.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Bulldogs defender Michael Sellwood \u201cin the coming days will officially put pen to paper\u201d on a two-year contract extension., reports Midweek Tackle host Lauren Wood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Toby Greene addresses his future, five clubs chase an in-demand star and the latest at the Bulldogs after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":741637,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-741636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741636","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=741636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/741637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=741636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=741636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}