Which players could be trading places? Mark Stevens
From: Herald Sun
July 06, 2011 THE trade period is still three months away, but the quiet jostling has already started.
Publicly, clubs have eyes on the finals. Privately, hit lists are being compiled as players, managers and recruiters zero in opportunities.
Some players appear likely to change clubs in trades, others squeezed out and picked up in the drafts.
The Herald Sun explores who could be on the move.
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Brian Lake (WB)Potential new homes: Rich, Haw
THE Dogs have told Lake he's a "1000 per cent" required player - and expect him to stay at Whitten Oval to see out the final two years of his contract.
But that does not stop clubs from circling in search of an opportunity to snare a two-time All-Australian defender.
Rivals would have to dish up something special though - perhaps even two first-round picks - to make the Dogs waiver after such a strong public commitment.
Tyson Goldsack (Coll)Potential new homes: St Kilda, Rich, Frem
SIGNED a two-year deal last October, but how long can this bloke hang around at the Magpies in search of a regular game?
St Kilda was keen as part of the Luke Ball talks in 2009 and Fremantle wanted him for Chris Tarrant last year.
Surely, this time around, Goldsack may put his hand up for a move to make his mark elsewhere. He is 24 and looks capable of playing 200 games - but he needs to get a hurry on.
Goldsack has currency after playing in the 2010 premiership and is versatile, desperate and quick.
Clubs will again be queuing up and the Pies may be seduced by a genuine offer - perhaps an early second-round draft pick.
Hamish McIntosh (NM)Potential new homes: Rich
THE Kangaroos can forever talk about McIntosh going nowhere, but what if someone offers two first-round picks or a gun and an early pick to get a deal done?
McIntosh is not out of contract until 2013, but the Tigers surely are swirling around.
Why would a player of his calibre want to hang around as insurance for Todd Goldstein when there is a prime No. 1 spot up for grabs?It is unlikely, but like Brian Lake leaving the Dogs, you can't rule it out completely.
Ryan Schoenmakers (Haw)Potential new home: Rich
WITH Ben Stratton and Stephen Gilham back next year, where does Schoenmakers fit at the Hawks?
They still need defensive gorillas and were interested in Brian Lake last time he was out of contract, but Schoenmakers doesn't fit that brief.
The South Australian, pick No. 16 in the 2008 draft, only seems a back-up to others and has been hobbled by a foot injury.
Schoenmakers' decision making can be shaky, but he has size and obvious potential as a key defender.
Richmond is crying out for another tall reinforcement down back ... do the Tigers go on a poaching mission?
Matthew Bate (Melb)Potential new homes: Rich, WB, GWS
THE Demons' hierarchy has made it clear Bate is not in the club's best 22.
He wasn't there at the start of the year, only got his chance as injuries and poor team form hit - and then was swiftly dropped.
Dare we say it, Liam Jurrah has been lucky to hold his spot ahead of him.
Bate is hard-leading and as honest as they come. He also has a booming left foot.
The fact Bate needs a new club stands out almost as much as the bloke's ginger hair.
No doubt, he is already looking at options.
Out of contract at the end of the year, he has the option of the pre-season draft - but the Demons may deal to get something in return.
Bate would have currency at Richmond as a foil for Jack Riewoldt.
At the Western Bulldogs, where Barry Hall is almost certainly in his final year, Jarrad Grant and Liam Jones are still developing. Bate's hard body might help ... he's a junior version of Mitch Hahn.
Trent West (Geel)Potential new home: Rich
ANOTHER who needs to move for an opportunity given Brad Ottens, Nathan Vardy, Tom Hawkins and Dawson Simpson are in front of him. Might be a cheap option for the Tigers.
Jackson Trengove (Port)Potential new home: Rich
HAS put off contract talks until the end of the year, with speculation the Tigers are keen to snare him.
At 197cm, he may be more of a key position prospect than the ruck monster Damien Hardwick needs, though.
And the rest.....Mark Blake (Geel)Potential new home: GWS
HAS already had finger surgery to prepare for next year.
Might as well clear out his locker now, because he needs to move on from the Cattery. Surely, a deal is already in motion.
Despite having his knockers, Blake has currency as a tap ruckman. Out of contract, he can just walk to GWS.
Cale Morton (Melb)Potential new home: GWS, Gold Coast
IS showing all the hallmarks of a player who needs a fresh start somewhere else - and there will be suitors sniffing around.
The 2007 No.4 draft pick has obvious talents, but has had bad luck with injury and a chequered past with the Demons match committee.
On more than one occasion, he has been banished to Casey and undoubtedly he is better than that.
He is out of contract and all talks have been put off until the end of the year, only fuelling speculation.
GWS is a likely option, but don't rule out Gold Coast given its list builder Scott Clayton was in love with Morton as a teenager and wanted him at the Western Bulldogs in a past life.
Would the Dees accept an early second-round pick for him?
Ricky Dyson (Ess)Potential new home: St Kilda
HAS disappeared off the radar completely at Windy Hill this year, failing to cut it for a senior game.
But at 25, with 96 games to his name, he has appeal to others as an outside line-breaker - even if he has questionable decision making.
St Kilda traded for Farren Ray and it worked. With Saints coach Ross Lyon looking for speed, would he roll the dice again? A bottom-end pick would get it done.
Brock McLean (Carl)Potential new home: GWS
COULD McLean be this year's Campbell Brown?
McLean is a battle-hardened leader, who could have an impact on and off the field at GWS in year one, despite his pace deficiencies.
The blue-chip clubman has a year to run on a contract at Carlton, but why wouldn't he seek other opportunities if the match committee won't play him.
Others such as David Ellard and Ed Curnow have flown past him.
Carlton gave up pick 11 for him originally. Would they now take a fourth rounder in return?
Dylan Addison (WB)Potential new homes: Syd, GWS
HE has a big body and the attack on the footy can not be questioned - but foot skills and pace let him down.
The Dogs have a bevy of blue-collar players who are not overly quick so it is tough to win a spot.
But Addison would undoubtedly have currency, on his ability to play strong tagging role at the very least.
As a Sydney boy, the Swans and GWS might come knocking.
A trade would be a win-win and it just looks like he needs to move.
Xavier Ellis (Haw)Potential new homes: GWS, St Kilda
ELLIS had 28 disposals and 14 marks in the 2008 Grand Final as a 20-year-old.
Who would have thought that three years on, and now in his prime, that Ellis would be battling to be in Hawthorn's best 22?
Sadly, unlike most on this potential trade list, Ellis just hasn't had a clear run at it.
Time after time, niggles with his body have let him down and the Hawks right now are contemplating the best way to get him right for the business end of the season.
Regardless of nagging injuries, is it time for the No. 3 pick in the 2005 draft to search for a fresh home considering there is so much depth in the Hawks' midfield and there are so many kids pushing up?
Maybe it would be a win-win if Ellis went somewhere else for something in the region of an early-to-mid second-round pick.
If GWS is looking for someone to slot in and play 22 games in year one, Ellis could be it if the current rehab process at the Hawks is successful.
He has a sharp footy brain and is a respected club man. Surely, others outside Blacktown would come knocking, too.
Brent Prismall (Ess)Potential new home: GWS
MATTHEW Knights went all out to snare Prismall at the end of 2008, luring him from Geelong with a three-year deal even though he had only just started recovering from a serious knee injury.
Yet last year, as Knights fought for his job, Prismall strangely fell out of favour.
He has still struggled to be a regular under the new James Hird regime - even with former Cats Mark Thompson and Brendan McCartney at Windy Hill.
Word is, the Bombers have been concerned about Prismall's lack of pace and kicking prowess. It seems a tough call from the outside and he showed a bit against his old team on Saturday night - despite physical pressure.
Prismall is only human. If he finds himself back at Bendigo again this year, he would be thinking about club No. 3 and a fresh opportunity.
GWS would be his best hope.
Josh Hill (WB)Potential new homes: GWS, Haw, St Kilda
APPEARS to have played his last game for the club, with poor body language while manning the mark against Geelong in Round 11 the final dagger.
Out of contract at the end of the season, it looks certain he will be either delisted or traded.
Hill almost landed at Hawthorn in a trade deal last year, but it fell over. This time around, Hill has options to move on without contractual constraints.
His currency has dropped, but someone will take him.
The Hawks may try to get him for nothing via the pre-season draft, but GWS might swoop.
St Kilda might see him as a "third tall" option up forward. He can take an overhead mark and would add another dimension to a forward line that has become a little predictable.
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