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Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has called Essendon ruckman Sam Draper's jibe about his future at the Whitten Oval 'bizarre'.
Draper earned the ire of both Bulldogs and Bombers officials after weighing in on Beveridge's coaching tenure.
On the 200 Plus podcast, Draper - in a segment where he was imitating a journalist - said he had a 'big call' about the Bulldogs.
'If Bevo is still there, there will be some players requesting trades,' the 25-year-old said.
In a surprise turn of events on Thursday evening, the Bombers revealed Draper will miss Saturday night's clash with West Coast in Perth due to knee soreness.
Luke Beveridge has hit back at Essendon star Sam Draper
Beveridge weighed in on Draper's comments, even though he had planned not to say anything about it.
'It was bizarre to me,' Beveridge said earlier on Thursday.
'... the people who became aware, who are close to him, the football club, (were)