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Sydney Swans veteran Luke Parker has officially requested a trade to North Melbourne. The former captain has put months of speculation to bed as his time at the Swans comes to a sad end following a season in which he battled injury, form and suspension before it culminated in a 60-point AFL grand final loss to Brisbane. Sydney released a statement just before midday on Wednesday.
“Coming to Sydney as a 19-year-old completely changed my life. Sydney became my home, I met my wife Kate here and the Swans became our family,” Parker told the club’s website. “The decision to part ways with the club after 14 years has been an extremely difficult choice, one I thought I’d never have to make.
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