Port Adelaide ahead Orazio Fantasia is heading again to Victoria after reportedly signing a two-year deal at Carlton.
Seven Information journalist Mitch Cleary revealed Fantasia will reunite together with his former Energy assistant coach in Michael Voss as he makes an attempt to kickstart his stalled AFL profession.
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“Orazio Fantasia will be a part of the Blues on a two-year deal,” Cleary mentioned on Friday evening.
“The Blues see vital upside for a small ahead who has simply turned 28 and as soon as kicked 39 targets in a season at Essendon.
“He’ll transfer as a delisted free agent.”
It’s a shocking flip for Fantasia who was reportedly supplied a one-year deal to remain on the Energy earlier than he underwent a medical at GWS earlier this month.
However the Giants’ deal was believed to be only for a rookie contract.
The Herald Solar’s Jon Ralph wrote it was “one of many shocks of the low season”.
Fantasia has performed 99 AFL video games since making his debut for the Bombers again in 2014.
However he managed simply 19 video games in his three seasons for the Energy – after the membership coughed up decide 29 and a future third spherical choice for him again in 2020.
On the time, Port Adelaide have been assured the membership may maintain Fantasia match.
“He has had some damage points lately, however we again our medical and high-performance groups to get him again to full health and enjoying some sturdy, Port Adelaide soccer over the approaching years,” footy boss Chris Davies mentioned again when the deal was accomplished.
However sadly for each the Energy and Fantasia, damage has restricted him to only 4 video games prior to now two years.
The Blues’ deal means Fantasia will arrive at his third AFL membership.
That leaves simply ruck duo Scott Lycett and Sam Hayes as the one gamers on the Energy’s record and not using a deal for 2024.
Lycett is reportedly weighing up retirement after the Energy turned to Ivan Soldo and Jordon Candy this commerce interval to shore up their ruck shares.
“He has had just a few medicals over the past 10 days and he’s absolutely match and able to go, nevertheless it’s simply been a tiring yr for him,” Lycett’s supervisor Colin Younger mentioned on AFL Commerce Radio this month.
“So he’s going to have just a few days to consider whether or not he’ll take just a few gives up subsequent week or he’ll retire.”
Initially revealed as Orazia Fantasia deal is ‘one of many shocks of the low season’
