By Sam Lienert
October 7th 2008 @ 1:01am
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Swans weighing up interest in O’Keefe
Sydney want a first-round draft pick in exchange for AFL premiership forward Ryan O’Keefe, but they have not given up hope of holding onto him.
Exclusive: ‘Trade Week is meaningless!’
As the five-day trade period started today, Swans recruiting manager Stuart Maxfield said O’Keefe’s future largely depended on what other clubs were prepared to give for him.
“We’re [...]
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Redb said | October 7th 2008 @ 9:39am | Report comment
Greedy Hawthorn wanting to top up their list against the overall communtity wish for the Bombers to re-emerge again from the post Sheedy apocalypse.
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Freddy45 said | October 7th 2008 @ 12:52pm | Report comment
No doubt O”keefe has been a great player for the Swans but last year stuggled with injury and this year did not reach the stellar heights of past seasons, consistently from game to game. As much as I would hate to see him go I think a new club could benefit him – he could even develop into a match winnner elsewhere. It would also force the Swans to try out their younger players.