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“Not blind to that”: Suns comment on Petracca, JUH and Humphrey
Andrew Slevison • October 6th, 2025 2:39 pm
Gold Coast list boss Craig Cameron has commented on several players that are being spoken about in trade circles when it comes to the Suns.
Arguably the biggest name this AFL Trade Period is that of Christian Petracca who has named the Suns as his club of choice as he attempts to get out of his Melbourne contract.
Petracca also spoke to Adelaide but sided with the Suns after meeting with senior coach Damien Hardwick and high performance manager Alex Rigby.
“We’ve had only preliminary discussions with Melbourne. We spoke to (list boss) Tim Lamb, obviously those will happen more over the next couple of days,” Cameron said on AFL Trade Radio.
“At the moment they’ve only been opening chats.”
AFL Media’s Cal Twomey asked: How did the Suns win Petracca over?
“I think coming to a club that he views as on the rise. Damien was very clear on the role that he could play within our team. I think that made a massive difference. Understanding he fits into the midfield and can play forward,” Cameron added.
“And also the role that Alex Rigby, our high performance manager, played in talking to him about what the back half of his career could look like, I think that played a big role.”
The machinations of a potential Petracca trade were then discussed.
Do the Suns accept Pick 7 from St Kilda for Sam Flanders? And does that pick become part of Petracca dealings?
“We’ll work through with St Kilda over the next couple of days. We’re getting to a position we’re comfortable with. There’s a few things for us to iron out,” said Cameron.
“I’m not really going to do the Christian negotiation publicly. I think the right thing to do is talk to Melbourne about that.”
The Suns have also met with troubled Western Bulldogs forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.
Cameron says more talks will take place as the Suns ascertain whether or not to pursue the former no.1 draft pick.
“We’re moving forward in terms of further conversations with him,” he said.
“He hasn’t done a medical with our footy club as yet. So there’s a number of things we need to investigate.
“In the back end of the week we’re more likely to have a position.”
Why is the club considering Ugle-Hagan after such a tumultuous year off the field?
“We’re considering it because he’s obviously a phenomenal talent. We think that if he gets back to a point where he can play anywhere near that form that he can play a role for us in our forward half,” Cameron said.
“He has great forward craft and IQ. We think he can also play with our key position players because we think he can play different a role to that.
“But having said that he’s got to make a commitment to get himself right to play football and we’re not blind to that.”
Another intriguing situation is that contracted Sun Bailey Humphrey was seen in public meeting with Melbourne coach Steven King and assistant Nathan Jones on Friday.
Cameron as asked: Have the Suns spoken to Humphrey?
“Damien has and we’ve made it really clear that we’re not trading him.”
Does the club think Humphrey wants to move?
“That’s a difficult question. The answer is I don’t think so, I think he likes our club, but we all saw things on Friday that made us scratch our head.
“But we’re not trading him regardless.”
Sam Edmund has reported that 21-year-old Humphrey, contracted until 2028, has also met with Hawthorn as the plot thickens.
