Jake Stringer has history with GWS captain Toby Greene. So the path had to be cleared for the ex-Bomber to make the move north. But it wasn’t simple.
The Essendon Bombers made a deal with the Giants late in the 2024 trade period, accepting draft pick 53 for the dynamic forward.
In simple terms: pick 53 was as much as the Giants were going to offer, and they felt the Bombers were not going to accept that.From the Stringer camp’s perspective, the deal was never off. Privately, the Giants were still in, but the price had to be right.These situations have happened many times before, and will again, during the AFL’s annual swap-fest.
Essendon had no problem coming to the party on money – Stringer would have earned about half a million dollars next year, if he stayed – but were adamant they would not grant him a second season. McCartney and co. wanted to know Greene was on board with the plan to recruit Stringer because of that history. Greene was not only OK with it, but became very keen for GWS to make it happen.However, there were many moving parts.
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