SEPTEMBER 25, 3.28pm: TRADE WHISPERSPort Adelaide's
Hamish Hartlett emerged as another possible high-profile trade target this week, with
Richmond and North Melbourne reported to have offered the midfielder long-term deals worth more than $700,000 a season.
Hartlett is contracted to the end of 2016 when he is set to become a free agent, most likely a restricted one.
There has been speculation that Port could face a salary cap squeeze if, as expected, it secures Gold Coast spearhead Charlie Dixon in next month's trade period, especially given it lured Patrick Ryder from Essendon on a big-money deal last year.
But Port seems well placed to keep Hartlett at Alberton Oval in 2016 and beyond, with rival clubs conceding he's unlikely to move.
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... while fellow suitor
Richmond is also believed to have cooled on
Aish.
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• GWS ruckman
Andrew Phillips met with Carlton on Thursday, when he also completed a medical test. Phillips is contracted until the end of 2017 but has struggled for regular senior opportunities with the Giants.
• Hawthorn unrestricted free agent
Brendan Whitecross has attracted interest from several rival clubs and, after managing just four senior games in 2015, could seek a fresh start.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-25/trade-whispers-cashedup-clubs-come-for-hartlett
