Morris medallist Brodie Filo's decision to declare himself unavailable for Saturday's crunch match against Lavington looks set to end his career at Birallee Park.
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While Wodonga Raiders are yet to make a decision on Filo's future, a failure to fulfill contract obligations has created the friction.
"We're still in discussions with Brodie about whether he's going to play for the rest of the year or not," football operations manager Brad Smith said.
"That's all I can say at this stage."
Wodonga Raiders' board is set to meet in the next 24 hours to decide Filo's future.
The playing group was on Tuesday night informed that Filo would not be selected to play Lavington this weekend.
Filo has emerged as a genuine chance to win a second Morris Medal in recent weeks after being Wodonga Raiders' best player in three successive matches.
If Filo is released from his contract, Bendigo league club Eaglehawk would be the favourite to secure his signature.
He would return to his home club as a one-pointer.
While Filo's father Derrick, and his uncle Shawn, co-coach rival club Castlemaine, Derrick has ruled out the midfielder joining them.
It is also highly unlikely Filo would be reunited with his former Wodonga Raiders coach Daryn Cresswell at Wangaratta Rovers due to player point pressure.
Filo and the Raiders were asked for a written apology for the star player's drunken conduct on Morris Medal night last year.
Ovens and Murray officials were left red-faced when Filo jumped from the stage after being presented with his medal and then tripped and fell near invited guests and sponsors on his return to his table.
Filo was the winner of the Bendigo league's medal in 2015 and took out the Northern Territory's medal in 2016.
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