Fremantle great Paul Hasleby has delivered a scathing assessment of Dockers forward Liam Henry amid his link to a move away from the club, declaring potential suitors “can have him.”
Herald Sun reporter Jon Ralph revealed on Fox Footy that Henry could join the looming exodus at Fremantle, with the likes of Rory Lobb, Blake Acres and Griffin Logue expected to depart as the Dockers look to make room for Demons gun Luke Jackson.
Henry, who was taken by the club with Pick 9 in the 2019 AFL draft, has struggled to cement a place in Justin Longmuir’s team including playing seven games this season.
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And with rival clubs circling the 21-year old as he explores his options, Hasleby has urged the Dockers to explore a trade for the youngster.
“They (rival cubs) can have him,” the 208-gamer said on SEN WA’s The Run Home.
“If there’s a club out there that wants Liam Henry, they can come and get him, because I watched him closely play for Peel Thunder on the weekend and he just doesn’t work hard enough.
“Longmuir won’t tolerate that, he wants blokes that play their role, play their position, and just give absolutely everything.
“The last five minutes of that game, and if he was injured, I’m sorry. But what I saw, he turned the ball over twice and there were times you just needed to screw your guts up, get front and centre, tackle, chase — he did none of that.
“He was a high draft pick and academy player to the Fremantle Dockers, and often when you trade them out, sometimes we look at that value.
“So if there is a club that wants to give up a pick 20, 25, 30 for Liam Henry, I reckon Fremantle should seriously look at that offer and move on. Because I just don’t think he’s going to have the work rate to make it happen at that football club.”
Henry was moved from his customary small forward role onto a wing this season as Fremantle trialled different options after Acres was struck down with injury, but the speedster struggled to make an impact.
He was one of 14 Dockers to feature in Peel Thunder’s elimination final win over South Fremantle on the weekend, registering nine disposals.
The 27-gamer is contracted for next season.
