AFL: Dan Houston will join Collingwood after an epic three-team trade which also has huge ramifications for Port and the Suns.
Port Adelaide ’s footy boss says the club got the “best deal” possible for Dan Houston in defending the call to send the dual All- Australia n to Collingwood as part of a
However Port general manager of football Chris Davies was confident the club made the best out of the situation.“What we got through the trade period was an understanding that the deal done yesterday was probably going to be the best deal we possibly could do through the trade period for Dan,” Davies said on“While also importantly for us bringing in two players from other clubs we think are certainly going to help an area of the ground we need it.
“I think once you’ve got a player in contract you should be able to send them to the club that is the easiest to deal with on the other end of the line,” he said. Davies also defended the view that Port, who’s finished top four in four of the last five seasons under Ken Hinkley, had taken a step back, saying Lukosius and Richards would be valuable additions to the forward line.
“We acknowledge Dan is a great player and I’ll miss him personally ... but we feel we’ve got adequate depth in our back half to be able to cover it and we need help in the front half.Meanwhile Ivan Soldo is set to stay at Port after St Kilda withdrew interest in the ruckman due to concerns around the 28-year old’s knee.
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