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Blakey reportedly wants out of Swans amid hotel allegations
Blakey has told associates he wants a trade as five Swans serve season-long bans and Victoria Police continue a sexual assault probe.
- On Thursday, reports emerged that Sydney Swans defender Nick Blakey wants to be traded at season's end following a deteriorating relationship with the club after a recent hotel incident.
- The tension follows a suspension of five Swans players, including Blakey, for breaching club standards during a late-night party at the Pullman Hotel last month that is under police investigation.
- Blakey has five years remaining on a contract worth more than $1 million annually, while Victoria Police continue investigating sexual assault allegations involving the five suspended players.
- Teammate James Rowbottom, who lives with Blakey, is supporting him as a friend but has not discussed trade specifics, saying, "I'm just sort of reaching out as a friend."
- The AFL trade period opens October 5, but any deal may be complicated by the ongoing police inquiry and the league's power to issue penalties under its "conduct unbecoming" rule.
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Sydney Swans star Nick Blakey wants to leave club following suspension
Sydney Swans midfielder James Rowbottom, who lives with Nick Blakey, says he hadn’t spoken with his roommate about the specifics of his situation amid reports Blakey wants to leave the club at the end of the season.
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