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Nick Blakey moves to North Melbourne on an eight-year deal
Nick Blakey has moved from Sydney to North Melbourne in a deal worth close to $12 million over eight years.
Blakey played 173 games in eight seasons for the Swans and was suspended alongside four teammates over a breach of standards and professional conduct.
The move follows the Pullman hotel incident, which is still under police investigation and has not been resolved by the AFL.
North Melbourne says it asked Blakey for his account, checked it with other people and consulted the league before pursuing the deal.
The club also briefed its AFLW players and staff about the move.
North is taking on uncertainty while making Blakey one of the competition’s highest-paid players.
Blakey’s camp is confident he will not be stood down by the AFL, but the investigation and any possible charges remain unresolved.
Nick Blakey has moved from the Sydney Swans to North Melbourne on an eight-year deal worth close to $12 million.
The deal makes him one of the highest-paid players in the competition, according to the SMH.
Blakey had played 173 games across eight seasons for the Swans.
His move followed his suspension alongside four teammates over a breach of standards and professional conduct connected to the Pullman hotel incident.
- Who
- Nick Blakey, formerly of the Sydney Swans, is joining North Melbourne.
- What
- He has signed an eight-year deal worth close to $12 million.
- When
- The deal was completed on Tuesday, according to the article published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- North Melbourne, in Australia’s AFL competition.
- Why
- Blakey believed the Swans had not handled him fairly after the Pullman incident.
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- Contract length
- Eight years
- Deal value
- Close to $12 million
- Previous club
- Sydney Swans
- Games for Swans
- 173 across eight seasons
- New club
- North Melbourne
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