GWS Giants star Harry Himmelberg seems to be set to be the primary goal when the AFL Trade Period will get underway after the 2023 season.
Himmelberg launched onto the scenes in beautiful trend in the course of the AFL’s Gather Round after taking a mark of the yr contender earlier than slotting the matchwinning aim.
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If that wasn’t sufficient he then stopped Hawthorn’s final ditch efforts by getting a hand on Jarman Impey’s shot on aim to safe the Giants’ win.
The 26-year-old is drawing heavy attraction throughout the AFL panorama with the Sydney Swans rising as a frontrunner.
Having performed predominantly as a ahead, kicking 156 objectives throughout eight seasons, he has proven of his versatility with Giants coach Mark McVeigh throwing him across the board.
He is ready to turn into one in all seven restricted free brokers on the finish of the season with the Swans mentioned to be lining as much as poach him in accordance with Damian Barrett.
“The Sydney Swans, I can tell you, have identified him as a player that they want on their list for the future,” Barrett advised Footy Classified.
“Dane Rampe is a grand player in the backline – how many years he has left, who knows. He’s injured at the moment.
“They have identified Harry Himmelberg as the player they want, the Swans, in the backline.
“There are reasons too, privately, why he would like to stay in Sydney. There’s interest for him in Melbourne as well, but he will be a massive target at the end of the year when he’s a free agent.”
Up to 10 groups have reportedly all in favour of attempting to lure Himmelberg away from the Giants come seasons finish, in accordance with AFL journalist Callum Twomey.
Despite the noise constructing round the way forward for Himmelberg, Giants soccer director Jimmy Bartel remained hopeful he could be sticking round.
“He’s a fantastic player, six-foot-four, can play either end as we saw in the space of 90 seconds to help the Giants win (against Hawthorn) and, even more so, he’s a fantastic person,” Bartel advised Footy Classified.
Asked if he was apprehensive about dropping Himmelberg to a rival membership, Bartel mentioned: “No, not at this stage.”
Another large identify star reportedly set to attract main curiosity is Gold Coast Suns ahead Ben King.
The younger star ahead doesn’t come out of contract till the top of subsequent season however rumours are swirling of a high-profile poach being in play from a Victorian crew.
Collingwood have emerged as a contender to pinch the proficient ahead with Kane Cornes believing if the Suns had been to lose him it might spell catastrophe for the membership.
The Herald Sun’s Jay Clark advised the Herald Sun Footy Podcast that King may very well be the lacking hyperlink for the Magpies who at the moment are armed with cap house.
“He’s out of contract next year,” Clark mentioned.
“As we said in Cap Space last year, I mean, Collingwood would just be licking their chops.
“They’ve got Nick Daicos, he’s Batman, or is he Robin and Ben King would be Batman?
“They would be the best Batman and Robin double act in the competition of their age, if you know what I mean.
“So, Collingwood is probably the one sort of missing link in a sense that young prime key forward, they probably don’t have on their list.
“Ben King, I mean, he’d be sitting back at the moment.
“How many years does he give Gold Coast?”
Cornes mentioned he wouldn’t blame King if he departed the Suns in the event that they fail to show their fortunes round.
“Already the speculation has begun about King looking for the exit door,” Cornes mentioned on SEN Sportsday.
“Jay Clark from the Herald Sun has spoken about the prospect of King joining the Collingwood juggernaut. What a disastrous blow that would be.
“King is into his third, two-year contract, and you wouldn’t blame him if he departed when this one expires – just as others who are managed by Paul Connors have done previously.”
Source: www.news.com.au
