Bailey Smith Hawthorn, contract, Shane McAdam Melbourne

A Carlton stalwart is about to remain put.

Plus a Crows ahead reportedly already has a most well-liked vacation spot after requesting a commerce.

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SILVAGNI SET TO STAY A BLUE

Jack Silvagni has reportedly been supplied a deal to stay at Carlton.

Silvagni stays and not using a contract for 2024 and has as soon as once more discovered himself out and in of the Blues’ senior aspect.

A knee damage late within the season sidelined the father-son utility, who has performed 16 senior video games in 2023.

Whereas the Blues had different priorities forward of Silvagni, focus has now turned to the 25-year-old, who SEN’s Tom Morris reported had entertained the thought of a transfer however drew little real curiosity past early enquiries from rival golf equipment.

AFL Media reporter Cal Twomey informed SEN on Thursday that Silvagni had been supplied a brand new deal.

“Jack Silvagni, he’s been supplied a deal to remain at Carlton,” he stated.

“These negotiations at the moment are in full swing, he’s an unrestricted free agent however has a multi-year deal on the desk from the Blues.”

DEES WELL PLACED TO LAND CROW

Wantaway Crow Shane McAdam has nominated Melbourne as his most well-liked membership for a commerce, studies 7 Information Melbourne.

Adelaide on Wednesday confirmed McAdam had knowledgeable the Crows of “his intention to contemplate rival gives”.

The Crows said they’ve a contract in entrance of McAdam – understood to be a three-year deal – and can be “upset” if he moved on.

Michelangelo Rucci stated the deadlock over the contract size in the end proved the breaking level.

“Simply to present you a little bit of an perception into the final week, I informed you ways Adelaide put a two-year deal on the desk earlier this yr,” Rucci stated on SEN SA’s The Run Dwelling.

“McAdam wished three. By the point they got here collectively late final week after I first talked about it off-air, Adelaide had been ready to go to 3 however the injury had been completed within the sense he was out.”

7 News Melbourne journalist Tom Browne reported the Demons had been McAdam’s most well-liked vacation spot, whereas the Herald Solar reported Melbourne was “within the field seat” to safe him and that Adelaide would possibly ask for a participant, not a draft decide, in return from the Demons.

However the Crows haven’t given up hope McAdam will keep.

“McAdam was a mature-age pre-draft choice to Carlton from Sturt in 2018 and he was then instantly traded to the Crows,” an Adelaide assertion learn.

“The membership will proceed talks with McAdam and his administration within the lead as much as the upcoming commerce interval.”

McAdam has performed 50 video games for the Crows since debuting in 2020, however was restricted to simply seven video games this season.

DOGS DOUSE SMITH FLAMES AMID STRONG RIVAL INTEREST

Western Bulldogs checklist boss Sam Energy has performed down commerce hypothesis round Bailey Smith, declaring the membership sees the star creating into a real inside midfielder on the Canines “for a protracted, very long time”.

Regardless of being contracted till the top of 2024, Smith all year long has been linked to Geelong and, extra not too long ago, Hawthorn commerce studies amid hypothesis of dissatisfaction after being pushed out of the midfield this season.

Channel 9 reporter Sam McClure informed Footy Categorised on Wednesday evening Smith was extremely more likely to stay on the Bulldogs subsequent yr, however added the rival membership curiosity in him was robust.

“Hawthorn would give their left arm for him proper now. Hawthorn would give Decide 3 for him tomorrow … Geelong would give rather a lot for him,” McClure informed Footy Categorised.

Fellow panellist Matthew Lloyd added: “If Hawthorn are giving Decide 3, the Bulldogs simply say: ‘How fast can we do the deal?’

“I’d be backing within the Decide 3 can be a greater participant over the following 250 video games than Bailey Smith … He’s no Christian Petracca or Marcus Bontempelli – and that’s who you’d hope Decide 3 can be.”

Talking on AFL Media’s ‘Gettable’ podcast this week, Energy insisted Smith was an integral member of the Bulldogs’ long-term future.

“Clearly Bailey intrigues everybody. He’s one which’s going to catch the eye and there was much more media protection of that. However once more, (he’s) contracted and intensely essential participant for us,” Energy informed AFL Media.

“Lengthy-term, we talked about our midfield profile, there’s some guys getting somewhat bit older and Bailey’s that one which we actually need to be that inside midfielder for us for a protracted, very long time.

“He’s a incredible participant, his greatest soccer we’ve seen is admittedly good and we all know he’s going to have a great profession forward of him and enhance from what he’s already produced.”