Zach Merrett set to consider handing in captaincy to ‘force’ trade away from Essendon

Zach Merrett has levers he can pull to force his way out of Essendon in the upcoming AFL trade period, and he may be about to use one.

The disgruntled Essendon skipper will have people in his camp tell him to consider handing in his captaincy over the next three weeks to signal his clear…