TDK to Saints
Grab Riley in the draft
Should get a great compo to get Bergman
Might have to give up another late pick but he is the sort of player we need
He is better than Houston because he can play mid
Trade out McKay and Cripps
Get some more picks
Trade out McGovern Williams Saad and Acres
Hopefully get some draft capital there
Make Walsh captain

Just because we wouldn’t blink in delisting Duffy, doesn’t mean we can.

Cat. B - International rookies come with a two year commitment, so we’d need to get clarification from the A-Team at HQ. We recruited him the same trip as Monahan, but he arrived 12 months later since he did an ACL.

I can’t remember if we carried a vacant spot into the season (filled by Cooper Lord at the MSD), and I don’t know if that would contribute to any decision.

Bit of a shame all round, really. Monahan is just starting to understand the game, albeit at a suburban half back level. Both of them have grown into the athletic hybrid size that we lack in the forward line - which is the role they were recruited for.

With the significant contract being offered to the 25-year-old, it may be a no-brainer to jump ship and secure financial freedom, however with the current state of the Saints’ list, will a move to Moorabbin sacrifice any chance of success within the AFL?

“Carlton have told him ‘look, we have to start planning for life without you. While you wrestle with your playing future, we need to get a move on’,” SEN’s Sam Edmund told Crunch Time.

“There have been reports this week about the meeting with TDK and Carlton’s incoming CEO Graham Wright and renewed optimism about that meeting, but Blues powerbrokers are completely in the dark about his decision.

“Truth is he would prefer to stay at Carlton but money is the obvious and significant temptation.

“Carlton wants him to stay but their offer is not budging; $1m a year for seven and it is dwarfed by Saints 1.7 for the same tenure.”

In terms of what things look like for Carlton in 2026 and beyond, Edmund added: “The Blues are active in trade conversations at the moment.

“That’s not to say they will replace like-for-like, but they’re conscious they need runners and ball users.

“They can back out of their conversations if TDK backs out of Saints and resigns.

“The curiosity here is that players won’t tell their clubs. If TDK is set on joining Saints he’s not going to tell them now with half a season to run.

“The only answer he can give is “I’m staying” and he’s not prepared to do that at the moment.”

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Exclusive - Miles Bergman is on the cusp of signing a new two-year deal at Port Adelaide.

He saw the grass on the other side, and it was brown, dusty and dead.

Callum Twomey
@CalTwomey
Exclusive - Miles Bergman is on the cusp of signing a new two-year deal at Port Adelaide.

Bergman has been hunted from multiple suitors in Victoria as he has strongly weighed a return to his home state, with the Western Bulldogs, Essendon*, Melbourne, St Kilda and Geelong all in the mix for the 23-year-old.