Third club needed for Tippett trade

A third club is need to facilitate a trade that will send disgruntled Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett's to Sydney. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun

KURT Tippett's stalemate in moving from the Crows to AFL premier Sydney enters Day 15 today with little prospect of a third party acting as a deal maker.

Just as the Swans have no player to immediately satisfy Adelaide's needs to seal the trade for Tippett before Friday's deadline, Sydney also has no player to unload to a third party to find an early draft pick to onpass to the Crows.

Former Western Bulldogs and Richmond coach Terry Wallace says a third-party deal for Tippett is not obvious.

"I can't see how that works if Sydney is not going to give up a premiership player," Wallace said yesterday.

"Putting up the 25th, 26th or 27th-best player in Sydney to a third party is not going to do anything."

To advance its offer of out-of-favour forward Jesse White and first-round draft pick No. 23, Sydney would need to get a draft pick before Adelaide's first call at No.20.

There are 12 clubs holding the first 19 draft picks - Greater Western Sydney (1, 2, 3 and 14) Melbourne (4), Western Bulldogs (5, 6), Port Adelaide (7), Brisbane (8), Richmond (9), Carlton (11), St Kilda (13), North Melbourne (15), Geelong (16), Fremantle (17) and Collingwood (18 and 19).

Essendon has used pick No.10 in the father-son deal for Joe Daniher.

The much-speculated deal of Sydney moving grand final substitute Luke Parker to Carlton for draft pick No. 11 - that is on-passed to Adelaide for Tippett - is far from a reality.

But Crows list manager David Noble remains eager to find a third party to strengthen Adelaide's return for losing Tippett.

"We're exploring those third-party options all the time," Noble said yesterday.

"We're looking at all avenues to get the best deal for our club."

After declaring "no progress" was made yesterday, Noble noted the Tippett deal may still drag to the final hour of trade talks on Friday.

"And in the last moments you find things that were not possible early in the trade talks do unfold," Noble said.

"A coach will suddenly agree to release a first-round draft pick."

Adelaide yesterday remained open-minded on ruckman-forward White.

"He's still there in our negotiations," said Noble of the 24-year-old Queenslander who remains on contract to the Swans for next season.

If Adelaide does not strike a deal with Sydney before the AFL's longest trade period ends, Tippett will fall into the draft pool, leaving the Crows without any compensation.

The Swans are considered the only player in the market for Tippett because of his salary demands that average at $1 million a season.

Tippett outraged Crows fans by nominating Sydney as his preferred team after months of speculation it was a move home - to Brisbane or Gold Coast - that he desired.
 

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