AFL exchange: Tim Kelly not going to be at Geelong Cats in 2019

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Don't predict to know Tim Kelly's future for a few weeks yet, but that you can make certain it gained't be at Geelong.

Kelly is raring to get home to Western Australia and is being strongly courted by using each West Coast and Fremantle, but he additionally wants to care for the Cats - the best membership prepared to take an opportunity on him after being omitted in five previous drafts.

The 24-year-old became the handiest first-year participant on the legitimate Brownlow Medal invitation checklist and he picked up 13 votes on Monday evening.

speaking earlier than the count, Kelly stated he hadn't made any decision on where he'll be in 2019.

"To be sincere, my future is a little bit undecided at this stage," he told the AFL web site.

"there may be a lot being observed about that, but i love the membership. I just deserve to see what comes my means."

in the mean time Fremantle holds pick five within the draft, greater than the Dockers are prepared to pay and their best preference within the first 4 rounds, whereas the Eagles first decide upon isn't except 20 which is just too low to get the job performed.

besides the fact that children, each clubs predict to produce other alternatives once they have got labored out what's going on with Lachie Neale and Andrew Gaff.

Fremantle will grasp an additional excellent-five decide upon if Neale goes to Brisbane, making them greater prone to trade one away for Kelly and might be the Cats' first-rounder coming returned.

Gaff is a free agent so the ultimate West Coast can hope for is a late first round compensation choose from the AFL, but that may be ample.

Insiders say Kelly would choose to be on the Eagles but being domestic in WA is his #1 purpose, and if the handiest method to get there is through playing at the Dockers then he's satisfied to don the purple.

either way, it's going to take time to find out exactly what's on offer and we received't be any wiser about Kelly's subsequent domestic until deep within the change period.