Giants' General Manager of Football Jason McCartney on SEN this arvo.
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"Jacob has stated his intentions and Richmond understands where that sits."
"[Hopper trade] needs a bit more work done on that. Not obvious with what Richmond has sitting there at the moment that it can be done. Need that extra time to look at things that can be done there to improve what a deal can look like."
"[Hopper] being in contract is an advantage for us [GWS]."
"Richmond in our dealings with them around Tim and initial chats about Jacob have been really good to deal with in what they have got on offer."
"Unique scenario of having two quality players going to the one club. Putting forward what you've got is fantastic but ultimately is it enough in the end. So that's what we've got to continue to work for. That's why we split the [deals] and did them separately."
"Combination of draft picks and players [for Hopper]. No doubt about that."
"Conversations has been ongoing for a week or so. Now knowing what we've got in our hand now, we've got 9 days to continue those conversations and investigations."