It depends on what he was being told. It would not be the first time that a large company mislead the Chief through incompetence. I remember a while back a MFC chief had a drawer full of invoices that were not declared.
If he is only capable of playing at Casey while at Melbourne then why would he be more capable at another club. If that is the level he has reduced to why would any other club want him?
How do clubs trade players when they don’t even know the size of the list or pay cap for 2021. Are the AFL back in Melbourne or still on holiday in QLD. Silence from the AFL is deafening.
He has a contract that has to be honoured. Any team that takes him has to pay it less whatever Collingwood would supplement. Why is no one rushing to get him?