Has Fremantle star Jesse Hogan played his last game for the club?
Australian journalist Kim Hagdorn said the gun forward could be moved on by the Dockers just one season after he was traded from Melbourne.
He played just 12 games in his first season back in Western Australian after having his campaign ended by a foot injury.
The 24-year old is currently taking time away from the club to address his mental health, which is the second time he has required such leave.
Speaking on 6PR’s Breakfast with Steve and Basil, Hagdorn responded to co-host Basil Zempilas' question - would Fremantle be doing the right thing cutting him loose?
“My understanding is that it’s getting closer to that,” Hagdorn said.
“Fremantle have to make some agreement with Jesse Hogan and his management and certainly the AFL Players Association (are) playing a part in this.
“But it’s as high as the new coach Justin Longmuir with respect to some of the deputations he’s had and some of the discussions he’s had with some of his senior players.
“The decision looks as though it’s going to head towards Fremantle moving Jesse Hogan on.
“I don’t think Jesse Hogan will play for Fremantle again.
“He’s been on shaky ground for 12 months since he’s been there, from coaching staff particularly, and certainly some of the senior players.
“It’s been ongoing, he’s been a repeat offender of undisciplinary acts. The club’s had to take some action, at times they’ve denied all that.
“This is one that we have to tiptoe around because of the mental health circumstances surrounding all this.”
Contracted until the end of 2021, Hagdorn revealed Hogan's contracted isn't as lucrative as expected and is performance-based.
“I don’t think enough people are aware, the contract he’s on is pretty slim,” Hagdorn added.
“It was very performance-based. He had to be playing football to be getting paid well, it was high money per game, it was conforming to some behavioural requirements.
“If Fremantle are going to do a very compassionate arrangement to allow and help Jesse Hogan to continue to receive money while he he’s going to need some assistance through his mental health circumstances, Fremantle and his management will have to come to some agreement.
“The contract he’s on is not offering a lot of money.
“But if you can say it’s a health issue, it’s an injury equivalent and he might have been getting paid that amount per game, then they’ll have to come to some agreement.
“That’s where it’s very delicate.”
