Zach Merrett’s wife Alexandra has shared a brief message expressing her disappointment with the Essendon captain being held to his contract, after a Hawthorn player also took a jab at the Bombers.

Merrett was desperately seeking a trade to Hawthorn despite having two years to run on his contract at Essendon, who remained steadfast throughout the entire saga that they would not entertain a move on him.

Hawthorn offered a suite of draft picks, plus Henry Hustwaite, to Essendon, who listened to the Hawks’ advances but ultimately were unwavering, forcing Merrett to go back to the Bombers in an awkward reunion.

Alexandra addressed the situation with a blunt Instagram comment on a reaction post by former AFL player turned social media star Dan Gorringe.

“It’s not great Dan,” she wrote.

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