St Kilda defender Josh Battle will officially join Hawthorn as an unrestricted free agent.
The 26-year-old informed St Kilda in August of his wishes to exercise his free agency rights and the paperwork was lodged on Friday morning after the AFL free agency window opened.
Josh Battle will exercise his unrestricted free agency rights to be a Hawk next season.Credit: AFL Photos
Battle was a high-profile unrestricted free agent this year, meaning the Saints could not match the Hawks’ long-term, lucrative offer to force a trade when Battle chose Hawthorn as his new club.
“If the AFL can do the right thing and we can come home with pick, I think it is eight or nine in (20)24 and build, it’s [a] really exciting period for the club,” St Kilda coach Ross Lyon had said.
