North Melbourne free supplier Ben McKay will stay successful Victoria successful 2024 aft telling Sydney he won’t relocate to subordinate nan Swans.
The 25-year-old defender now has a determination to make connected whether he accepts offers from either Hawthorn aliases Essendon to proceed his 71-game career.
Essendon and Hawthorn are now waiting connected North Melbourne’s Ben McKay to state his intentions for 2024.Credit: AFL Photos
Two manufacture sources confirmed to this masthead that McKay had ruled retired Sydney arsenic his destination, but it was unclear wherever he was heading, though respective Kangaroos’ officials, speaking connected nan information of anonymity, expect him to judge an connection from a rival club.
As McKay is simply a restricted free agent, North Melbourne clasp nan action to lucifer nan bid and unit a waste and acquisition if they believed they were tin of gaining a amended prime successful a waste and acquisition than they would person arsenic compensation for losing McKay.
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That compensation could beryllium arsenic precocious arsenic a action instantly aft North Melbourne’s prime two, depending connected what statement McKay is offered.
Both nan Bombers and nan Hawks person targeted McKay for his expertise to capable their contiguous request for a cardinal defender.
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