Carlton recruits Ollie Florent and Will Hayward believe their exits from Sydney could have been better handled.

Florent and Hayward were both traded to the Blues despite have long-term contracts with the Swans.

"It was definitely tough," Florent told afl.com.au.

"They [Sydney] pretty much just said, 'We want you out. We want you gone.'" Loading Twitter content

Hayward, who like Florent played 184 AFL games for the Swans, said he had just two phone calls from Sydney coach Dean Cox during the trade period.

"Those phone calls made it pretty easy to want to join Carlton," he said.

"It probably could've been handled better.

" That club is full of great people, it's probably just a little slip-up with how it was handled. "

Florent was traded to Carlton for a future third-round draf

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