It appears only a matter of when, not if, Chad Warner will be moving back home to Western Australia. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s the latest update from Code Sports chief football writer Jay Clark just one day after the Swans were rocked by reports star defender Nick Blakey wants to leave. <\/p>\n
Blakey was one of five players stood down by the Swans following an incident at a Melbourne hotel last month.<\/p>\n
Watch every match of the 2026 Toyota AFL Finals Series before the Grand Final LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n He has since been subject to trade rumours with a number of clubs said to be interested in his services. Per The Age, Blakey has reportedly indicated to his associates that he wants to leave the Swans.<\/p>\n It has been claimed his relationship with the club has deteriorated, with both parties understood to have become frustrated with one another since the events in Melbourne.<\/p>\n Blakey was suspended along with four teammates, Isaac Heeney, Warner, James Jordon and Riley Bice, after partying into the early hours of the morning following a win over Essendon, which included bringing women back to the team hotel.<\/p>\n Warner has in recent years been linked to a return to Perth both before and after he signed a two-year contract extension with the Swans. <\/p>\n That deal, which extends through to the end of the 2027 season, takes Warner through to free agency where he will command the richest offers of his career. <\/p>\n Warner\u2019s football future is now more clouded than ever with Clark saying West Coast will likely snap him up as early as the 2026 AFL Trade Period. <\/p>\n \u201cChad Warner, I think he\u2019ll be back in WA if not this season then next,\u201d he said on Triple M. <\/p>\n \u201cProbably in a West Coast jumper. I think it\u2019s going to be hard for Fremantle, clearly. I think he\u2019ll head West.\u201d<\/p>\n Hawks champion Isaac Smith responded to the news by saying: \u201cThat\u2019s massive for the Eagles. <\/p>\n \u201cIf you think about (Harley) Reid and (Willem) Duursma and then you throw in Warner, that is box office.\u201d<\/p>\n Clark said there is \u201ca whole host of clubs into Blakey\u201d. <\/p>\n Blakey has a seven-year contract that takes him through to the end of the 2031 season. <\/p>\n Heeney is in the middle of a six-year contract that takes him through to the end of the 2028 season. <\/p>\n Bice at the start of this year extended his contract at Sydney until the end of 2028.<\/p>\n Jordon is also contracted until the end of the 2027 season.<\/p>\n The five players have been wiped out for the remainder of the 2026 season and have not returned to club headquarters since being stood down.<\/p>\n The players were suspended for breaking team behaviour standards during the night out following their win over Essendon last month.<\/p>\n Swans coach Dean Cox said the punishment was handed down because players were \u201cdrinking\u201d and for bringing women back to the team\u2019s Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne. <\/p>\n Victoria Police are investigating a separate incident after an allegation of sexual assault was made.<\/p>\n All five Swans players have strenuously denied any criminal wrongdoing, and no charges have been laid over the alleged assault, with Bice no longer a person of interest.<\/p>\n News.com.au is not suggesting any of the men in the room engaged in the conduct alleged, only that it has been alleged.<\/p>\n The Swans have refused to comment on the futures of the players involved, with The Age reporting Blakey is angry about the club\u2019s handling of the incident.<\/p>\n Read related topics:Perth<\/a>Sydney<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It appears only a matter of when, not if, Chad Warner will be moving back home to 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