Matthew Lloyd has described Geelong’s reported trade offer for Collingwood’s Ollie Henry as “insulting”.
Former Magpies recruiter Matt Rendell revealed on AFL Trade Radio on Thursday that the Cats had offered just pick no.38 for the former first-rounder, with that report described as “spot on” by news breaker Sam Edmund on SEN Breakfast.
As many consider Henry’s trade value to equal a late first-round pick, Lloyd believes Collingwood must rebuke the lowball offer and threaten to walk Henry to the pre-season draft where he’d potentially end up at North Melbourne.
“That’s the right word to describe it, that is insulting,” Lloyd said on AFL Trade Radio..
“I think that is one where you walk him to the Pre-Season Draft if he doesn’t want to be there.
“I’m sure he’d rather be at Collingwood than North Melbourne.”
With the Cats likely to receive pick no.7 in the Jack Bowes trade, Lloyd believes they may have to split that selection into two late first-rounders, which can be sent to Collingwood and GWS for Henry and Bruhn respectively.
“That’s one where Geelong will have to part (with earlier picks), and I think clubs are expecting Geelong to have to part with pick 7 if they want Tanner Bruhn and Ollie Henry to join their club,” Lloyd said.
“To just get a couple more picks in, give up pick 7 and get a couple picks in the teens maybe for that pick 7 to be able to get those deals done.”
Both Henry and Bruhn are uncontracted at their current clubs with the Giants and Magpies demanding first-round picks in trades with Geelong.