Liam Henry's request to be traded to St Kilda hasn't been taken lightly by Fremantle, with the Dockers keen to recoup worthwhile picks at the trade table in exchange for the NGA graduate.
Henry had his strongest season at AFL level in 2023, playing 16 games to average 20 disposals, 4.9 marks, and 2.6 tackles per game.
Fremantle list manager, David Walls, toldย AFL Trade Radioย that Henry's football ability is "worth a lot", as the Dockers prepare to do a deal with St Kilda which will see them appropriately compensated for Henry's departure.
"He's worth a lot. We've put a lot of work into him from a young age," Walls said.
"A wing spot opened up with Blake Acres leaving last year, and that had been part of Liam's issue- he hadn't, in his eyes, had a lot of opportunity.
"That spot opened up, he did play well, and we were looking forward to having him play for 10 years, so extremely disappointing for him to put his hand up and say he wants to move east.
"We'll catch up with St Kilda and work through a deal that we can get value for."
Fremantle holds picks No.22, 41, 55 and 59 in this year's Draft, whilst St Kilda holds picks 12, 32, 51, and Gold Coast's pick 69.
"With Liam Henry, let's hope it all goes through with St Kilda to get as high as we possibly can," Walls said.
"We'd love to get into the early teens. That's a real focus for us in the trade period."
The AFL Trade Period is set to commence on Monday, October 9 and will run until 7:30pm on Wednesday, October 18.
