start<\/a> streaming instantly ><\/b><\/i><\/p>\nWhen asked on Monday evening if Collingwood had any further deals planned, Wright replied AFL Commercial Radio<\/i>: \u201cYou never say never. I would have thought it would be difficult for us now, but we are open-minded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe certainly don\u2019t have any other players per se that we\u2019re looking at.\u201d<\/p>\n
Billings, who was taken by the Saints with pick 3 in the 2013 draft, has also been linked to the Western Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<\/amp-img>Jack Billings of the Saints. Photo: Quinn Rooney\/Getty Images<\/span>Source: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBut speaking on Fox Footy Trading day<\/i>, Sun Herald<\/i> Journalist Jon Ralph has indicated that there is not much love from rival clubs for Billing at the moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no interest at the moment,\u201d said Ralph Trading day<\/i>. \u201cHe earns over $500,000 a year \u2013 I think St Kilda would be willing to foot part of that bill.<\/p>\n
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But three-time All-Australian Nick Dal Santo said he would have \u201cno problem\u201d with Billings remaining at the Saints.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a buyer\u2019s market and if no one wants to pay the $550,000 price tag \u2013 or pay him some and the Saints put the rest away \u2013 the option is \u2018no\u2019 and he stays,\u201d said Dal Santo. Trading day<\/i>.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s very talented. He has a skillet and can use the ball like few others.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n\u201cI think he might persist. I would have no problem with him staying at the Saints and working hard to find a place on the team. He’s riddled with injuries, that’s the other thing.<\/p>\n
Ralph suggested Fremantle could be a good fit for Billings given the Dockers have just lost a half-forward (Schultz) and a winger (Liam Henry) and cleared around $1 million from their wage bill.<\/p>\n
But Dal Santo suggested that if the Dockers had liked Billings, his name would have come up during negotiations between Henry and the Saints.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo surely this ship would have sailed?\u201d Said Dal Santo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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