Brisbane CEO Greg Swann has explained how the club went about completing the signing of Essendon spearhead Joe Daniher.
Daniher joined the Lions as a restricted free agent with the Bombers receiving pick No.7 as compensation after deciding not to match the bid.
“He’s fitted in really well. He’s loving his time in Brisbane at the moment,” Swann told SEN’s Dwayne’s World.
“We certainly had a discussion when the deal didn’t go through with Sydney last year and we thought that’s something we’ll need to monitor.
“If the concept was that he wants to go and wants to get into a non-footy state … then we should be putting our hand up.
“We registered our interest early doors. We were certainly pleased when he got back out and started to play because you always have that doubt about whether this injury will ever get fixed or go away.
“We had some discussions with his management and followed it through from there.”
Swann is confident that Daniher’s injury woes are behind him with the forward playing just 15 games in the last three seasons due to a persistent groin problem.
“We think he’s over his major issues, our guys here have a fantastic record at getting guys onto the park – we’ve seen that with Lincoln McCarthy and Grant Birchall,” Swann said.
“We were really comfortable in the end that we could get him and hopefully get him back to full fitness and playing as good a footy as he did before he got injured.
“That was the process we went through, and we’re really pleased to have him.”
Brisbane also acquired Geelong midfielder Nakia Cockatoo during the trade and free agency period.