I think the only way you may have got Cam was to offer a trade like Barlow and Ballantyne. Those are two players who have proven themselves at the highest level and who FREO could probably cover from our current list. I am sure this was all weighed up by the FREO head shed and eventually decided against.
What I find interesting is the effect this refusal to agree to let Cam go home, may have on young Giants players currently on the list. The separation from his family is obviously having an effect on him mentally and emotionally and it would appear that the Giants are happy for that to be the case, regardless of how much football Cam plays. Just as long as he is on their list. Where are the AFL players association in this, surely the welfare of young players is their chief concern? Perhaps you need to be a systemic drug cheat, or smash your car up drink driving before they get interested.
I think Cam will be at FREO next season, he does not appear to want to be in Sydney regardless of the BS the Giants are spinning. If the Giants are smart they will get something for him at the end of this season, otherwise he walks for nothing the following season.