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CibbuanoBrown remains a Hawk
October 7th 2009 04:47
HAWTHORN hardman Campbell Brown will remain at the club after turning down an offer to move to Port Adelaide.
There had been reports that the Hawks had offered the 2008 premiership defender and their first-round draft pick (number nine overall) for star midfielder Shaun Burgoyne.
But the club said in a statement that Brown had no interest in moving to Alberton.
"Hawthorn’s Campbell Brown has declined an approach by Port Adelaide to join the South Australian club as part of a trade for Power’s Shaun Burgoyne," the statement said.
"Port Adelaide raised its interest in the versatile defender with Brown’s management at Elite Sports Properties, however, Brown expressed his desire to stay at Hawthorn and he re-affirmed his commitment to the club in talks with club officials today."
Earlier in the day, Hawks president Jeff Kennett dismissed suggestions that the club was prepared to part with Brown.
"The story is wrong, wrong, wrong," Kennett told SEN.
"Young Campbell is going nowhere, his future is with Hawthorn."
"As far as I know we didn't offer him up, his named wasn't offered up."
"That doesn't mean that clubs aren't approaching players - that's part of the game."
"I'm not saying for a moment that Port Adelaide hasn't approached Campbell but Hawthorn has not offered up any premiership player and nor will we - it is my desire that no premiership player leaves Hawthorn."
There had been reports that the Hawks had offered the 2008 premiership defender and their first-round draft pick (number nine overall) for star midfielder Shaun Burgoyne.
But the club said in a statement that Brown had no interest in moving to Alberton.
"Hawthorn’s Campbell Brown has declined an approach by Port Adelaide to join the South Australian club as part of a trade for Power’s Shaun Burgoyne," the statement said.
"Port Adelaide raised its interest in the versatile defender with Brown’s management at Elite Sports Properties, however, Brown expressed his desire to stay at Hawthorn and he re-affirmed his commitment to the club in talks with club officials today."
Earlier in the day, Hawks president Jeff Kennett dismissed suggestions that the club was prepared to part with Brown.
"The story is wrong, wrong, wrong," Kennett told SEN.
"Young Campbell is going nowhere, his future is with Hawthorn."
"As far as I know we didn't offer him up, his named wasn't offered up."
"That doesn't mean that clubs aren't approaching players - that's part of the game."
"I'm not saying for a moment that Port Adelaide hasn't approached Campbell but Hawthorn has not offered up any premiership player and nor will we - it is my desire that no premiership player leaves Hawthorn."
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