Collingwood traded Treloar and pick 26,33 and 42 to the Western Bulldogs for pick 14 and a future second-round selection. They also let goJaidyn Stephenson,Tom Phillips and Atu Bosenavulagiin an unprecedented deadline day firesale.
“It is what you read,” Treloar said when asked about the reported chat with Buckley,where the coach said,according to Treloar,that senior players did not want him to remain at Collingwood.
“That was told to me in no uncertain way and that did hurt,because I know how close I am with the players. To be told that,when I don’t think that’s the truth,and to be told that there’s some players that don’t want you there when I know the majority of the players love me and care for me,that did hurt a bit.
“But they were adamant on moving me on so no matter how they were going to go about it,it was going to happen. It was a fight up until the end,because I wanted to be at Collingwood.
“I think they were up for a fight to move me on and anything was going to be said to move me on.”
Treloar added a move to Queensland with Ravaillion and their child - who will play netball with the Queensland Firebirds - was never on the cards.