The path has been cleared for St Kilda veteran Tim Membrey to join Collingwood after the Saints officially delisted the 179-game key forward.
The 30-year-old Membrey has long been a key member of the Saints’ line up, where he led the team in goalkicking in three seasons (2016, 2017 and 2019).
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Kicking more than 30 goals in seven of the seasons he’s been at St Kilda, Membrey has been a reliable forward after joining the club with one senior match under his belt at Sydney.
A member of the Saint’s leadership group for five of his 10 seasons at the club including two as vice-captain — and two matches as stand-in 스포츠토토사이트 captain — Membrey is widely respected at the club and will leave as a life member and 11th on St Kilda’s all-time goal kicking list.
But Membrey won’t be delisted for long as he has been strongly linked with a move to Collingwood once the delisted free agency window opens on November 1, having already reportedly gone through a medical.
However St Kilda’s decision to delist Membrey rather than trade him has raised a few eyebrows.
Speaking on SEN’s The Captain’s Run last week, AFL reporter Tom Morris was perplexed that the Saints didn’t fight harder to keep Membrey, while others questioned why the club didn’t attempt to trade him.
“He is joining Collingwood as a delisted free agent, and that just surprises me,” Morris said.