Franklin move sees White out the door

With Buddy Franklin to sign a nine-year deal with Sydney worth $10 million, 25-year-old Swan’s player Jesse White is almost certain to leave.

Jesse White had already requested to be traded from the Swans with a strong desire to go to Collingwood.

Jesse White is a 25-year centre-half forward and rotational ruckman. He is 192cm tall and weighs 100kg. His career started in 2007 and he has played 71 games and kicked 73 goals. 2013 was his most consistent year playing 15 out of the 25 games and kicking 20 goals in those 15 games.

Jesse White had asked Swans coach John Longmire to be traded south to a Victorian team and in particular to Collingwood. Longmire accepted this request letting him talk to Collingwood on Monday the 11th.

Another club with interest in Jesse White is the Western Bulldogs but his clear choice, as his next club is Collingwood. Jesse White’s manager, Ben Williams, met with the Swan’s management on Thursday 26th September and afterwards said

“Today I had a meeting with the Sydney Swans on behalf of Jesse and I have requested a trade for him. All of Jesse’s family live in Melbourne so that is the likely destination for him,”

Collingwood have also hinted an interest in Jesse White as an option as a centre-half forward and relief ruckman like the role of Lynch and former Collingwood premiership player Leigh Brown.

Collingwood would use Jesse White like they did Lynch as a target and goal-kicking partner for Travis Cloke.

The Pies have had failed twice with this experiment after Quinten Lynch had a dismal season and Jackson Paine failed to develop into what they had hoped. Personally I think Collingwood hope that Jesse White will play well in this role having done it for Sydney this year.

If the Pies want to attain Jesse White they will need to give up a third round draft pick or another forward like Lynch or Jackson Paine.

It is highly unlikely that Collingwood will trade Lynch and that Sydney would want Jackson Paine so it is up to them to give up one or two second or third round draft picks.

Collingwood have high priority picks after having a downhill season but it would bee highly unlikely that they will use it to get Jesse White.

With Dale Thomas and Heath Shaw leaving, Darren Jolly, Andrew Krakouer, Alan Didak, Jordan Russell, Michael Hartley and Ben Richmond delisted and Ben Johnson who retired half way through the season Collingwood have opened up a lot of room in their salary cap.

Collingwood and Jesse White seem to be on the same road but Sydney have to let him go first. Sydney will most likely let him go to free up room in their salary cap to pay Buddy Franklin the 1.1 million per year that he has agreed to.

Collingwood, Sydney and Jesse White will all need to make up an agreement by the 25th October if he is to become a Collingwood player.

That means they will have an 18-day deadline (7th October – 25th October) to come up with the deal that will put Collingwood and Jesse White into contract negotiations and confirm the switch.