per the Age<\/a>, a move to the Bombers\u2019 traditional rivals is in the mix. <\/p>\nThe embattled defender has nursed repeated soft-tissue injuries, playing only 26 combined games across the past three seasons. <\/p>\n
Thus, it\u2019s hard to gauge what his trade value is as he prepares to formally request a departure. After their early first-round pick, the Roos aren\u2019t slated to pick again until the third round of November\u2019s draft. <\/p>\n
Swans bombshell as sanctions delivered | 02:22<\/p>\n
As North Melbourne aggressively pursues a personnel upgrade in the back half, coach Alastair Clarkson has reportedly led the recruiting effort. <\/p>\n
According to the Age, Clarkson has \u201cspoken with\u201d Crows defender Nick Murray, who\u2019s contracted for two more years but out of favour at West Lakes. <\/p>\n
The publication believes \u201cthere is a scenario\u201d where Clarkson\u2019s club makes plays for both Ridley and Murray this year. <\/p>\n
The 25-year-old Crow has played just 11 senior games this year, having also been trialled forward. <\/p>\n
It comes as Adelaide locked in an extension for key defender James Borlase, joining Mark Keane and Josh Worrell as its preferred key back pillars. <\/p>\n
The Kangaroos are seeking proven support for number-one key defender Charlie Comben, who penned a six-year extension this season. <\/p>\n
Do the Swans have a culture problem? | 01:42<\/p>\n
VIC CLUB LINKED TO YOUNG ROO<\/p>\n
Fledgling North Melbourne forward Zane Duursma is being tipped to exit the Arden Street club at the end of this season, with a Victorian rival \u201clinked\u201d. <\/p>\n
And it\u2019s not the first time the 38-gamer has been linked with an exit, after he swirled around in Essendon rumours last year. <\/p>\n
Now, according to AFL Media\u2019s Cal Twomey, the almost-21-year-old forward appears to be \u201clooking for a fresh start elsewhere\u201d. <\/p>\n
The fourth overall draft pick from 2023 is out of contract at the end of this season, and could seek a move to a contending rival. <\/p>\n
\u201cZane Duursma is one of the most strange contract storylines of this year,\u201d Twomey said on AFL Media\u2019s Gettable. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe has had a healthy two-year offer on the table from North Melbourne for some time. He\u2019s been putting that off, and I think (he) is looking at a fresh start elsewhere. <\/p>\n
\u201cMelbourne has been linked to him; they were big fans of him during the draft \u2026 They\u2019re the main club, at the moment, who have been linked to him. <\/p>\n
\u201cAt this point, I think it\u2019s more likely he\u2019s not at North Melbourne next year than him being there.\u201d<\/p>\n
AFL Media\u2019s Riley Beveridge added: \u201cI\u2019m keeping a very close eye on the Dees for Zane Duursma.\u201d<\/p>\n
But an alternate possible scenario for Duursma includes Essendon and Jordan Ridley. <\/p>\n
According to the Age, the \u201cKangaroos\u2019 interest in Ridley could present an opportunity\u201d for a player swap trade. <\/p>\n
Duursma had played 15 senior games this season before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury in the VFL in July. <\/p>\n
He went goalless in five of his last six senior games before going out of the side. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new potential landing spot for Jordan Ridley has reportedly emerged. Meanwhile, a former No.4 draft pick is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":860631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-860630","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\/860630","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=860630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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