Well, this is disappointing for all concerned, but the writing was on the wall from about mid-season.
Given Bell was one of the architects of the initial trade, and everyone else involved is gone, I was wondering which way he would spin it. “It’s in Jesse’s best interests to further his playing career by moving away from WA” is a pretty solid effort. Much better that “I bet the equivalent of pick 2 on Jesse and I got it completely wrong”.
My guess is we get very little from GWS, and the intention is to split the news of the trade from the announcement of the return. Out of curiosity, has a club ever been on the wrong side of two trades involving the same player?
Given what was said at Jesse’s quarantine breach hearing about playing in NSW, I wonder how much of this was done weeks ago?
Best of luck Jesse. Hopefully you find your feet in Sydney.