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Trade Special: Stringer 'The issue is what else does he bring with him?'

11 Oct 2026 · 22 min

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As we head towards the trade deadline this Wednesday, there's still a lot of wheeling and dealing to be done to determine the futures of Blakey, Houston, Whitfield, Miers and Short just to name a few. And then there's Jake Stringer. Is a return to the Bombers a genuine possibility?

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