AFL draft expert and trade guru Cal Twomey has spoken on Essendon captain Zach Merrett’s “hell-bent” desire to join Hawthorn in the off-season.

Twomey told Jimmy Bartel the 29-year-old is a “man in a rush” with the ball in the Hawks’ court to see what the deal is.

“The bidding will start high,” Twomey said on Wide World of Sports.

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“Ultimately I just can’t see anything really progressing until the very late stages of the trade period, if at all.”

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