LIVE: ‘Premiership’ hinges on deal verging on collapse

After Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes expressed concerns over his club’s trade period, focusing on getting Geelong’s Esava Ratugolea, more fears have been raised of a potential failed trade.

Cornes spoke on AFL Trade Radio on Monday, saying that the Power is “under pressure” and won’t win a flag if they don’t secure Ratugolea’s services.

“They can’t win the premiership unless they get these deals done,” Cornes said.

AFL Media’s Cal Twomey made it clear the mooted trade was hanging by a thread, explaining that if Geelong and Port Adelaide can’t reach a deal, Ratugolea may have to walk to the draft and hope the Power can select him there.

“Esava Ratugolea, I’m not sure which way that goes. The ultimate decision is that if it doesn’t happen, he probably goes to Port Adelaide through the National Draft,” Twomey said on Monday.