THE TWO CLUBS ‘IN PLAY’ FOR HAWKS STARPort Adelaide great Kane Cornes thinks Richmond and Port Adelaide are the two clubs to keep an eye on as potential suitors for one of Hawthorn’s stars.
It emerged last week the Hawks are willing to trade senior players including Tom Mitchell, Jaeger O’Meara, Jack Gunston and Chad Wingard to bolster their draft hand.
“It’s just messy, I can’t think of a better word to use,” Cornes told AFL Trade Radio.
“And now the other clubs are going, they (Hawthorn) are desperate, you’re not going to get market rate or the actual value that these players deserve because of the other clubs knowing how desperate they are,” Cornes told AFL Trade Radio.
“I think the two clubs in play here are certainly Port Adelaide, just sitting back there in desperate need of midfield depth.
“And I’d keep a watch on Richmond.
“The situation they’re in, the draft hand they’ve got and maybe the ability to pick off a couple of players for a bargain basement price like the Western Bulldogs did last year and bolster that midfield.”
Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd added: “I’ll be surprised if one of O’Meara, Wingard or Mitchell isn’t leaving Hawthorn by the end of Wednesday night.”
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-trade-news-rumours-whispers-2021-trade-blog-and-live-chat-for-october-11-trade-targets-deals-remaining-updates/news-story/3e3cb1e00eb1b48020afe821676b5dae