Scotty Boland

So is he happy to walk away in a couple of years?

Yeah, there's a board meeting later this week and they are planning to appoint a coach by the end of July and then a footy boss after that.

So that's their timeline.

A coach by the end of July.

That's what they'd like to be able to do.

Yep.

I know Caro's been talking about Ken Hinckley as a frontrunner.

I can't confirm that.

I think it's a really tight race between those two people, Nathan Buckley doing the work at Geelong and Ken Hinckley giving his record at Port Adelaide and how he's already spoken to Brendan Gale on a number of occasions.

But I think it really is a race in two.

I think it's between those two at Tassie.

Do you?

But when will they be able to announce that?

Well, that is the question.

Because they wanted, I think Owen Leonard on Nine reported that they wanted to be part of this year's trade period, Tasmania, in order to announce players that they're bringing 12 months down the track.

And the AFL declined that.

I think there's a very strong chance he ends up in Melbourne.

I think there's a chance he ends up playing for Collingwood.

I also think there's a fair chance that he ends up in Adelaide as well, playing for the Crows.

So the obvious solution to his out-of-contract situation is that he goes home to Perth where his family is.