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SWANS STAR WANTS TO STAY AFTER PULLMAN SCANDAL<\/p>\n
Sydney star Chad Warner is reportedly keen to stay at Sydney despite trade links to his homestate Western Australia after the Pullman Hotel incident. <\/p>\n
The Herald Sun reports<\/a> Warner \ufeffhas in recent days made his intentions clear to return to the club and win back the trust of teammates and club hierarchy.<\/p>\n Warner, who\u2019s eligible for free agency next year, is one of five Swans stood down for the remainder of 2026, alongside Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice, in the fallout from the Pullman scandal.<\/p>\n ‘They’ve completely flipped their style’ | 03:00<\/p>\n No charges have been laid from an alleged sexual assault but a police investigation remains ongoing, with only Bice cleared of any wrongdoing as a suspect and now being treated as a witness.<\/p>\n The report states that Sydney also wants Heeney, Jordon and Bice to remain with the club.<\/p>\n However, Blakey is seen as the most likely to depart due to tensions with the club and links to rival clubs including St Kilda and Gold Coast.<\/p>\n All five players are yet to return to the club since the incident and are not expected back until first day of pre-season. <\/p>\n Swans football boss Leon Cameron told Fox Footy on Friday night: \u201cWe are keen for all of them to stay. <\/p>\n \u201cAs far as we\u2019re concerned, and the boys are concerned, they have made the mistake, they are keen to right those wrongs.\u201d <\/p>\n NEW SUITOR EMERGES FOR BOMBER<\/p>\n Geelong has emerged as a fresh suitor for Essendon defender Jordan Ridley. <\/p>\n AFL Media reports<\/a> the Cats are considering a move for Ridley, who also has interest from North Melbourne, as Geelong moves onto other targets after missing out on Zak Butters.<\/p>\n It emerged this week that Chris Scott\u2019s side is set to land Toby Greene as a free agent in a key coup. <\/p>\n Ridley, who\u2019s contracted until 2029 and explored a trade last year, reportedly met with new Essendon coach Mark McVeigh recently but is keen on a fresh start after a brutal injury run.<\/p>\n The 2020 best and fairest winner has been limited to 26 games across the last three seasons including seven appearances in 2026.<\/p>\n FRESH TWIST IN NIXED BUTTERS DEAL<\/p>\n There\u2019s been a revelation about the floated Dogs-Power \u2018top-up\u2019 deal that the AFL shut down. <\/p>\n And it\u2019s left figures at \u201cmultiple clubs\u201d accusing the league\u2019s powerbrokers of \u201cchanging history\u201d. <\/p>\n It surfaced on Thursday that an AFL rule change formalised before last year\u2019s trade period acted as a roadblock in negotiations between the Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide<\/a> over Zak Butters. <\/p>\n It came after Port\u2019s Todd Marshall was earlier this week floated as a conduit to the clubs getting a deal done<\/a> for Butters. <\/p>\n The hypothetical arrangement would have seen the Power walk away with Pick 5 as compensation for Butters leaving as a free agent, with Marshall also Bulldogs-bound as part of a separate trade. <\/p>\n The kicker was that Port Adelaide would pay a considerable portion of Marshall\u2019s remaining salary, said to be roughly $800,000 annually across the last three years of the contract, to net two more first-round picks \u2014 or, \u2018pick purchase\u2019 \u2014 in its overall Butters package. <\/p>\n But to complicate matters, such a deal cannot be lodged. <\/p>\n AFL powerhouses meet in finals clash | 03:00<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/p>\n TIMELINE: Inside the five weeks that reshaped Swans\u2019 season… and a reborn flag charge few predicted<\/a><\/p>\n LIST DEEP DIVE: Greene\u2019s call reshapes two clubs. Now Geelong face their new \u2018No. 1 priority\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n