Western Bulldogs star Josh Dunkley has requested a trade to Essendon, his manager Liam Pickering confirmed.
Speaking onย AFL Trade Radio,ย Pickering revealed that a trade request had officially been submitted toย the Bulldogs.
โOn behalf of Josh, I have let the Bulldogs know that heโs keen to get to the Bombers,โ he said onย AFL Trade Radioโs Late Trade.
โThe Dogs initial starting point is theyโre not interested in trading him which is understandable.
โBut Josh is pretty keen to get to Essendon, so itโs up to the club to get together and see if they can change the Dogsโ opinion and see if they can get somewhere worthwhile to make it happen.
โI spoke to Sam Power and explained Joshโs situation and he explained that theyโre not keen to do it and that he's a required player.
โI explained that he wants to go to the Bombers and now itโs up to Essendon and the Bulldogs to get together.โ
Given he is contracted at the Bulldogs another two seasons, Essendon's ability to come up with an appeasing trade package could yet hold up the move.
Dunkley has been tabled a multi-year offer from the Bombers and promised more midfield time.
The 23-year old has played 78 AFL games for the Bulldogs after making his debut in 2016, winning a premiership in his first season.
"On behalf of Josh, I've let the Bulldogs know that he is keen to get to the Bombers. It's really up to the Bombers and the Dogs to get together and get something worthwhile to make it happen"
- Liam Pickering re: Josh Dunkley#AFLTrade
— AFL Trade Radio (@traderadio) November 5, 2020
