Richmond twin premiership participant Shai Bolton has requested a commerce to a Western Australian-based membership at season’s finish, in keeping with a Herald Solar report, ending months of hypothesis.
The 25-year outdated’s future on the Tigers has lengthy been intensely scrutinised given the membership’s poor 2024 season and looming powerful rebuild beneath Adem Yze, and has been linked to each West Coast and Fremantle, with the Dockers reportedly determined to safe his providers.
In response to the Herald Solar, Bolton’s determination to return house is motivated by household causes, with he and his accomplice anticipating their second baby later within the 12 months.
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The transfer is ready to be among the many most intricate offers of the upcoming AFL Commerce Interval, with the star midfielder/ahead nonetheless having 4 years to serve on a contract with the Tigers reportedly value over $1 million per season.
Shai Bolton has requested a commerce dwelling to Western Australia. (Picture by Mark Brake/Getty Pictures)
The Tigers have been adamant that Bolton is not going to be traded beneath any circumstances, however the Dockers’ present draft hand of three first-round draft picks might tempt them to fulfil the 2019 and 2020 premiership hero’s request.
Richmond are anticipated to demand at the very least two first-round picks for Bolton, with the Dockers holding, because it stands, picks 9, 10 and 17 – their very own first-rounder in addition to picks from Collingwood (as a part of their commerce for Lachie Schultz) and Port Adelaide.
Punt Street is ready for an exodus at season’s finish, with uncontracted premiership gamers Liam Baker and Jack Graham set to depart to the Eagles, the latter as an unrestricted agent, and the contracted Daniel Rioli closely linked to Gold Coast and a reunion with Damien Hardwick.
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Bolton, who will play presumably his last match on the Tigers towards the Suns in Spherical 24, has performed 134 video games in yellow and black since debuting in 2017, together with the 2019 and 2020 grand last wins.
He gained the Mark of the Yr in 2021 and was named All-Australian after a career-best 2022 season, however has solely proven patches of his greatest in 2024, having kicked simply seven objectives in his final 5 video games.
