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FWC: BEL v SEN live on SN ExtraTrade Crystal Ballers: Where will Daicos finish his career?
SEN • July 2nd, 2026 11:42 am
The SEN Fireball crew have the crystal ball out.
The question: Where will these players finish their careers?
Tom Morris was quizzed by Kane Cornes on several players and what the future may hold.
Zach Merrett (Essendon)
“Hawthorn for Zach Merrett,” said Morris.
“I still think he gets to the Hawks, I think Nick Gieschen can get this deal done.
“The curveball is if Ben King also goes to the Hawks, then how do the Hawks find the draft picks for Essendon.
“So they’ll have to get creative if they still want him, but it won’t cost them as much as they were willing to pay last year.
“Essendon are absolutely more open to it. They will say he’s a contracted player and not up for trade.
“Take all that at face value, except for the fact that behind the scenes they’ll be saying how much can we extract from the Hawks.”
Ben King (Gold Coast)
“I think Ben King finishes his career in Melbourne.
“It’s more likely he re-signs at Gold Coast, not by much, and then ends up coming home in two years.
“Again, this is crystal ball territory, it’s hard to know.
“I think he ends his career… let’s say at Collingwood.
“I’m going out on a limb a little bit here.”
Zak Butters (Port Adelaide)
“Western Bulldogs are still ahead and obviously were he goes next is where he finishes his career because it will be a long deal.
“I’ll still say the Dogs, but Richmond aren’t out of it and I don’t think Geelong are out of it either.”
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
“There is some interest in Pendlebury from other clubs to play next year somewhere else.
“I still think it’s more likely he plays one more year at Collingwood and then finishes there.
“But I’m not discounting something else, so let’s just see how the next few weeks unfold. Another club to come hard for him and tempt him.”
Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
“Gold Coast!
“That’s my crystal ball. Put that in a time capsule for about 10 years’ time.
“I just think eventually he would like to live on the Gold Coast.
“Contracted until 2029 and he still might re-sign at Collingwood after that.
“But I think eventually Gold Coast is my crystal ball.”
Chad Warner (Sydney)
“West Coast I think. End of next year as a free agent.
“I’m not sure about that but I think there’s a strong chance he goes as a free agent end of next year.
“He finishes, eventually, at the Eagles.”
Jarrod Witts (Gold Coast)
“Out of favour at Gold Coast a little bit, ruck rules haven’t helped him, I’m going to say Essendon.”
