Weller wants some brotherly love
LACHIE Weller made a return to the Suns last year and now he wants brother Maverick to do the same.
Maverick is off contract at St Kilda and yet to be given a new deal following the end of their season last week.
It’s uncertain if the struggling Saints, who finished 16th with four wins, will retain the 26-year-old forward.
Younger brother Lachie, 22, voiced his desire to see Maverick link with the Suns who are in the market for mature-age players.
“I want that to happen,” Weller said. “I’m not sure where the club stands on it and I’ll just let them do their job. It’s the first week of the season and they are dealing with the list we have now and delistings and now we are starting to move into the other side of it.”
Maverick was taken as an inaugural Sun as a 17-year-old access selection in 2010 while Lachie spent time in the Suns academy before being drafted by Fremantle.
He went on to play 32 AFL games before being delisted at the end of 2013 and later voiced his discontent with the decision while taking aim at former coach Guy McKenna and the club’s operations.
Lachie stated upon his arrival that the family had moved on from the tense exit and he believes Maverick, who has played 121 AFL games, could add to the Suns list.
“He has those leadership qualities, is in his mid-20s and has experience,” Weller said.
An emotional Weller declared his ambitions to follow Jarrod Harbrow and one day become a life member of the Suns after finishing third in the club champion votes.