Port coach Ken Hinkley's refusal to discuss the possibility of drafting Liam Jurrah has come just days after football operations manager Peter Rohde said the forward would be invited to train with the club. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun
THE Liam Jurrah intrigue continues at Port Adelaide, with coach Ken Hinkley refusing to discuss whether he is interested in bringing the troubled star to Alberton.
Hinkley yesterday revealed he was yet to speak with the former Demon, who wants to reignite his AFL career in SA.
He then played a straight bat to any questions about Jurrah, who must face a court hearing in Alice Springs in March to answer three counts of alleged aggravated assault.
"I'm not going to sit here and talk about who we might and might not get on board," Hinkley said.
"I'm just going to talk to our list management team. They will go through all the players who are available and see what players best suit us.
"Then we'll make some decisions as to whether we should have a look at those players at training and whether they are the ones who we want to add to our list.
"So at the moment it's an open-ended answer from me and I'm not prepared to say `yes, we are going to look at these or those players'. We're just going to get the best players we can."
Hinkley's refusal to discuss the possibility of drafting Jurrah came just days after football operations manager Peter Rohde said the playmaking forward would be invited to train with the Power as it considers selecting him at the December 11 pre-season or rookie drafts.
Rohde said Port wanted to talk to Jurrah about where he saw his football and test him medically before committing.
Hinkley's interview with Jurrah would be a key to throwing him an AFL lifeline, Rohde said.
The Power has declared it would not select 24-year-old Jurrah at the November 22 national draft, where it will use its first three picks - No. 7, 30 and 31 - on the best teenage talent available.
"The typical answer is that we will get the best talent we possibly can," Hinkley said.
"With our early pick there will be a very good player available for us and picks 30 and 31 are going to be really important in rounding out our list."
Rohde said Port would save one spot on its senior list for the pre-season draft, which was likely to be used on an experienced player. Last year it selected former Magpie John McCarthy with the pick.
"We like the idea of having a pre-season draft pick, we've very often had one, we've probably had as many pre-season draft picks as any club and it's served us well over the years," he said.
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