I think there is also an element of how short life is.Will Schofield on the backchat pod said during the week that it appears that West Coast have made the decision to move Barrass on for draft picks. This aligns with Mitch Cleary's comments about Barrass "getting his head around a trade" when he met with Mitchell, and that Hawthorn are willing to part with their first as part of the trade
Seems like it's happening
Tom was a good friend of Cam McCarthy and his untimely death has probably had an impact on him.