Richmond, meanwhile, is making a strong bid for Gold Coast’s out of contract midfielder
Dion Prestia, and the Tigers have earmarked their first draft choice for the 23-year-old if he confirms that he wishes to return home to Victoria.
While other Victorian clubs have been linked to Prestia, including Melbourne, the Tigers are a confirmed strong suitor and would be willing to part with their first draft pick to secure Prestia, 23, whose management has asked the Suns for more time to make a decision on his future.
As the ladder stands today, 11th placed Richmond would be giving up pick No. 8 for Prestia if they managed to land him and the Suns were amenable to receiving a high draft pick this year.
The Tigers lost a fierce — and at times contentious — battle with Collingwood for Adam Treloar last year, which also meant they retained their first pick (No. 12) and drafted forward Daniel Rioli. Should they land Prestia, their major target this year, the Tigers, in effect, would have the combination of Prestia and Rioli instead of Treloar, given that Richmond offered Greater Western Sydney both their 2015 and 2016 first round choices for Treloar.
Richmond still has a number of regular senior players out of contract at season’s end, including talls Tyrone Vickery, Shaun Hampson, Ben Griffiths and Ivan Maric, along with Shaun Grigg.
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