Gold Coast Suns coach Rodney Eade says Dion Prestia is likely to request a trade for family reasonsTom Morris
FOX SPORTS
August 18, 2016 1:07pmGOLD Coast Suns coach Rodney Eade has all but conceded Dion Prestia will not be at the club next year.
The 23-year-old is out of contract at season’s end and appears almost certain to request a trade home to Victoria.
”All the noise is that it looks like it (a request to be traded) is going to happen,” Eade said on Thursday.
“We’ve spoken to him and he’s sort of indicated family is a strong pull. I suppose like (Patrick) Dangerfield when he went back to Geelong.
“That’s a strong driver for him.”
But a trade is not as simple as it sounds, with Eade confirming the club would seek fair reparation for the former No. 9 draft pick.
“If that (a trade) happens, that’s fine,” he said.
“We will just drive a hard bargain to get compensation for him.”
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