Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

[EasternWest]

It was just on Trade Radio that if a trade for Marra goes through he might be living with with former Dog and Suns player Jarrod Harbrow
The Suns are looking at a few options to get this deal done and make sure it works.

Well he could be closer to Harbrow's family too. Everything's coming up Milhouse.

[Sedat]

Pickers had a crack at him today.

"Go and play a year in the VFL and show us you're fair dinkum. At the moment, his actions suggest he doesn't want to be an AFL footballer. My view is he needs to have a year at the lower level and prove to the world he can do it. If he does that, there will be 18 clubs that want him"

https://x.com/traderadio/status/1975037383121981538?t=BDUD-D8ptF2Efw0u4xe5Zw&s=19

I'm sure Pickers would have a slightly different take on it if he was managing JUH

[Grantysghost]

It was just on Trade Radio that if a trade for Marra goes through he might be living with with former Dog and Suns player Jarrod Harbrow
The Suns are looking at a few options to get this deal done and make sure it works.

Does Jarrod know this?

[Axe Man]

Well he could be closer to Harbrow's family too. Everything's coming up Milhouse.

He moved 15 years ago and still hasn't made it home? Someone give him a map.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Apparently Ralph reported that Marra did not have permission from the club to play on the weekend.

[Bornadog]

Does Jarrod know this?

It was going to be the coaches house

[Grantysghost]

Apparently Ralph reported that Marra did not have permission from the club to play on the weekend.

God. What a mess. He really seems to have an allergy to making smart decisions at this point of his life.

[Topdog]

I'm sure Pickers would have a slightly different take on it if he was managing JUH

Oh absolutely no point listening to him when he has a self interest but he has some good takes when not involved.

[Sedat]

Oh absolutely no point listening to him when he has a self interest but he has some good takes when not involved.

I wouldn't trust Pickers with Monopoly money - he might have players in his stable that will directly benefit from any JUH deal with Gold Coast falling over.

Always back self-interest, as Paul Keating once said

[Curly5]

It was going to be the coaches house

Like living with your parents

[Bornadog]

Like living with your parents

Hardwick has done that before with rogue players

[GVGjr]

Jamarra to undergo medical as deal looms

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan will complete a medical with Gold Coast today as he ramps up his bid to join the club during the trade period.

It will be the 23-year old’s second meeting with the Suns after he met with club leaders earlier this month.

“We were looking at someone who was committed to getting himself back to playing football,” Suns list boss Craig Cameron told Trade Radio.

“He met with our leadership group. He will do a medical with us today, and we need to get the AFL to clear it as well, but we are progressing that.” Jamarra Ugle-Hagan at Bulldogs training earlier this year. Picture: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Cameron said the club was confident it could provide Ugle-Hagan with the right environment for a fresh start.

“I think the fact we are not in Victoria and not in the football bubble, I think that helps us,” he said.

“It might help in rebuilding his football career being outside of the Victorian football bubble.”

[GVGjr]

From SEN

The Gold Coast Suns are at the forefront of the 2025 AFL Trade Period.

Following their maiden finals series, the Suns are far from complete in their list build, investigating all avenues to improve on their historically best season.

Having traded away midfielder Sam Flanders in return for Pick 7, the Suns, anchored by list boss Craig Cameron, have accumulated a rather desirable draft hand, holding four picks within the top 20.

And given their connections with a number of rival players, Gold Coast's hefty inventory leaves them incredibly well placed to service deals across the ongoing trade period.

The most intriguing of deals on the table for the Suns surrounds troubled Bulldog Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.

The former No.1 pick failed to take the field in 2025, however there is no denying the 23-year-old’s talent, booting 43 goals in 22 games in 2024.

While a deal would be rather straightforward in prying Ugle-Hagan away from the Kennel, the issues invovle the forward's commitment to football, particularly following a year of turmoil.

“We were looking to see someone who was going to make a commitment to getting himself back to a position where he could play consistent football,” Craig Cameron told AFL Trade Radio.

“I’m talking about actually being able to get on the park and play consistent football. He met with our leadership group, he met with our Indigenous liaison officer Jarrod Harbrow, and obviously had a chat with the coach and myself.

“We’ve still got to run through some things with him – he hasn’t done a medical with us which he will do today, and we’ve got to speak to the AFL about a number of other things, and I’ve still got to get to his manager on what his contract and protections look like inside that.

“There’s a little bit to play out there, but we are progressing that.”

While a return to senior football would certainly be a story of redemption for Ugle-Hagan, Cameron and the Suns are far from interested in the narrative and are instead fully focused on the on-field impact that the forward can offer.

“Redemption is only one element to this,” Cameron said.

“The number one thing is, do we think that a fit and healthy Jamarra can help us as a footy club – that’s the number one decision we have to make.

“We believe that he can play again, he can play with our keys because he is a slightly different tall inside our forward 50. We don’t think he is a legitimate key position player, we just think he is a player with high forward craft and IQ, which adds a different mix.

“The redemption side of things… it’s a nice story, but the number one thing is that he has got to be able to come in and play football for us and play to a level.”

Despite mounting a return to training with the Bulldogs in the latter stages of 2025, Ugle-Hagan was not able to remain consistent in his commitment as he continued to battle with personal matters.

Cameron and the Suns believe that by removing Jamarra from the Victorian spotlight, finding his feet again at the level will be a far easier task.

He says the club's Indigenous liaison and former games record holder, Jarrod Harbrow, will have a key role to play in bringing Ugle-Hagan to the Suns.

“When answering these questions, sometimes it sounds like you’re beating your chest, saying our club can do something that other clubs can’t,” he said.

“What I’d like to say is that the Western Bulldogs is a really good football club, and nothing I’m about to say is meant to be any detriment to them in any way.

“I just think the fact that we are not in Victoria, and we are out of that football bubble and away from some of the elements that have taken Jamarra away from the path that he should be on is a good place for him to start to rebuild his footy career.

“We have a pretty strong Indigenous cohort within our playing group which I think will also help Jamarra. I have great confidence that Jarrod Harbrow will play a big role in that as well.”

[Bornadog]

Good to see Jarrod helping the indigenous players, which may be good for JUH

[The Adelaide Connection]

The JUH situation is going to be a tough watch. As a human and whatnot you want to see him get his shit together and become truly happy and healthy. Unfortunately that will likely mean watching him tear it up for another team (and knowing we spent the world to get him and had to move him on for nothing).