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Adam Treloar wants to play for Richmond next year, says Kevin BartlettHerald-Sun
August 27, 2015COULD Richmond pinch GWS star Adam Treloar from under Collingwood’s nose? Tigers legend Kevin Bartlett says yes.
The Magpies are considered the frontrunners for the prized signature of the gun 22-year-old, who is yet to re-sign with the Giants and is tipped to return home to Melbourne at the end of the season.
Richmond and North Melbourne were also believed to be chasing Treloar, but the Magpies’ lower ladder position means they can offer a higher draft pick to GWS in a trade deal.
But Bartlett says Treloar wants to join the Tigers.
“My understanding is that GWS Giants jet Adam Treloar has told the Tigers that Richmond is his preferred club of choice for 2016 and beyond, not Collingwood,” he said on SEN.
“I’m telling you 100 per cent, Richmond is the club of his choice.”
Richmond has also been linked to Carlton’s Chris Yarran and Geelong’s Steven Motlop, and if Steve Johnson is not offered a new contract by Geelong he has also been thrown up as the final piece in the Tigers’ premiership puzzle.
“As good as Johnson, Yarran and Motlop may be, Treloar is a star and it’s not beyond him to win a Brownlow,” Bartlett said.
“Treloar to Tigerland should have supporters dreaming big, he wants to come, now go and get him.”
Treloar has averaged 27.5 disposals and five tackles a game for the Giants this season.
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick refused to buy into the speculation today but he did confirm the Tigers are likely to be active in the trade and free agency market this year.
The club copped some criticism last year when its only acquisition was former Cat Taylor Hunt.
But Richmond now has a war chest to use on another star.
“Last year we obviously wanted to go the draft and we thought that was a very strong draft,” Hardwick said.
“We were happy with that, but this year the goalposts may have changed. We’ll keep that in-house.
“There are always going to be names thrown up, but we keep that pretty tight-lipped within our organisation.
“Any player that would add to our organisation, we would happily look at, but the fact of the matter is that’s a few months down the track.’’
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/adam-treloar-wants-to-play-for-richmond-next-year-says-kevin-bartlett/story-fndv8t7m-1227500973656Source: mellowyellow on BF.