Cameron confirmed Richmond would not select dashing West Adelaide defender STEVE MORRIS under the father-son rule but is keen for the Bloods' 22-year-old to land at Punt Rd.
This might involve Morris being pre-listed by Greater Western Sydney and traded to the Tigers in exchange for a draft pick or player.
"We won't nominate him as a father-son, we'll look at other ways of securing Stevie," Cameron said of Morris, whose father Kevin played 110 games for Richmond between 1971 and 1976.
"He's got a really strong, mature body. And he's played senior footy for quite a while now at a good standard. He's tenacious and courageous and gives everything he's got."
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-keen-to-talk-trade-deal-on-maric/story-e6frecjc-1226160655678Morris, 22, who plays with West Adelaide, had been on the radar of Port Adelaide, but the Tigers - who did not want to use their second round draft pick via the father-son bidding process - have agreed to an exchange of first round picks, swapping their pick No. 14 for GWS's pick No. 15.
GWS had rights to both Clarke and Morris, meaning that Collingwood and Richmond have to deal with the Giants to gain the players. Under the rules for the AFL's 18th club, GWS has the right to list or trade any player who has been on a club list, or has been overlooked in previous drafts - giving the new club bargaining power.
Last year, Gold Coast traded Krakouer to Collingwood, along with another Murray Bushranger, ruckman Jonathan Ceglar, in return for pick No. 25, their first pick, and a late choice back.
The Tigers could have picked Morris, whose father Kevin was a member of the club's 1973 and 1974 premiership teams and later played for Collingwood, under the father-son rule, but they opted to trade for Morris, via GWS, to protect their second round draft pick.
Port Adelaide had shown interest in Morris, who has been performing well for West Adelaide in the SANFL, and had indicated it was willing to bid its second round pick in the father-son bidding process. This would compel the Tigers to use their second round choice to ''match'' the bid.
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