From the Australian:Collingwood met Richmond and spoke to the Blues, who between them have the first three selections in the national draft.
But Carlton took the early initiative and attempted to jump to the front of the queue by setting up a deal with West Coast.
The Blues offered the Eagles pick No3 and 20-year-old West Australian Josh Kennedy.
As the Magpies, whose first pick in the draft is No14, attempted to talk trading to rivals for an early selection to satisfy West Coast, the Blues put their offer on the table, a week before the official start of the player-exchange period on Monday.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22515341-5012432,00.htmlFrom the Age:West Coast recruiting manager Trevor Woodhouse said yesterday it was "disappointing" that Judd had cut the number of clubs to two, but suggested that Melbourne and Essendon weren't necessarily out of the picture "if push came to shove and we can't come up with a deal with those … it will be interesting to see what transpires, I guess".
Woodhouse dismissed suggestions that the Eagles would not deal with Collingwood over Judd, due in part to a problematic trading history between the clubs. "I think we're big enough to get over all those things, if it comes to the fact where you have to deal with them and the deal's right, then you'll deal with them. It's really a business proposition now, so you can't just say 'no, we don't deal with them'."
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