Greater Western Sydney coach Kevin Sheedy is still interested in enlisting the talents of Kurt Tippett. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow
GREATER Western Sydney is seeking another meeting with Kurt Tippett to find out whether it can fit him into the club's salary cap and entice him to join the new AFL franchise.
And yesterday Giants coach Kevin Sheedy said that even if Tippett were forced to serve a ban of four or six weeks next year, the Giants would not be deterred to push on.
``No, I am not worried about that stuff we just get the blokes in and get them ready to play football,'' Sheedy said.
``I think it is very important and we owe it to our fans to get in senior players who are very talented. If you look at the teams which have won premierships, these are the situations which come up,'' he said.
``The Swans built themselves up by getting Tony Lockett and Barry Hall. They got those players around 25.
``We are having a look at him, don't worry about that.''
It comes as three-time premiership coach Michael Malthouse, who has taken over at Carlton, estimated Tippett is roughly worth only half of the $1million salary that continues to be linked to his signature.
The Giants have told The Advertiser they have already spoken to both Adelaide and Tippett's management about the potential move, well before a deal with the Sydney Swans fell through amid and AFL investigation surrounding his previous contract with the Crows.
A club spokesman said that GWS had made advances to both Adelaide and the Tippett camp before and during the trade period to see whether an exchange could have been arranged.
The club is now exploring the option of taking him via the national draft, in which they hold pole position with the top three selections, or the pre-season draft.
The Giants see Tippett as both an important ruckman and a forward - the same roles he played with Adelaide - and believe there is enough room in their salary cap for them to fit him in.
They approached Tippett again as soon as he announced his preferred place to live and watched closely from the sidelines as he negotiated with the Sydney Swans, and also kept in touch with the main players at the Crows.
``We want to meet with him, to see what he wants to do, if we can afford him and if there's a possibility for him to join us,'' club spokesman Nick Johnston said.
Sheedy, a four-time premiership coach with Essendon, cheekily announced his interest in Tippett over Twitter.
``I see Kurt Tippett may be going into the Draft,'' the veteran coach tweeted. ``That's exciting. Wonder what he would look like in orange.''
Giants chief executive David Matthews has made the club's interest public.
It is understood GWS remains in contact with Tippett and his embattled agent Peter Blucher, who is also sweating on the investigation over alleged side deals between the Crows and Tippett in the previous contract.
The fact Tippett looks headed for the draft is a game changer: he can still put a price on his head that rules clubs such as Carlton out of the bidding, but GWS believe they have enough money to get in before the Swans do.
``If he is affordable we would look to select him,'' Matthews said. ``Now that it looks like Kurt is going into one of the drafts, clearly it means he is someone we should be discussing.
``He is 25 and in the prime of his career and a big player we lack in the ruck.''
- with Jon Ralph
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