Port Adelaide is confident it can get a deal for Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera.

Plus why Collingwood will need to up the ante in its bid to retain a premiership gun as it zeros in on Jack Silvagni. And a Crow has expressed a level of doubt around a club’s free agency target.

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PORT CONFIDENT IT CAN GET NAS DEAL DONE

Port Adelaide is confident it could get a deal done for Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, despite the club not holding a first-round pick in this year’s draft amid the out-of-contract Saints star’s ever-growing value.

Wanganeen-Milera is still deciding on his future and prospect of returning to South Australia via the Power or Crows with just three rounds left in the home and away season.

Port is seen as being slightly ahead in the race should the 22-year old seek a move back to SA given his close friendships with Jason Horne-Francis and Jase Burgoyne.

But many have questioned how Port could pull off a trade given it doesn’t have a first rounder in this year’s draft. In theory it means the most the Power could offer by way of first-round picks is its 2026 and 2027 selections, the latter in a draft impacted by Tasmania’s looming entry, unless the club explores moving players.

But Port chief executive Matthew Richardson has faith the club would “find a way” to strike a trade if Wanganeen-Milera nominated a move to Port.

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“I’m confident that if that were to happen, that our guys would be able to find a way to make that deal happen,” he said on SEN SA’s The Run Home.

“But there is still a lot of water to go under the bridge yet. Again, our list management team are working through that. If it gets to that point, I’m confident that we will find a way that we can make that happen.”

Meanwhile Richardson guaranteed Zak Butters, who’s eligible for free agency next year but has still been the subject of trade talk, would be at Alberton next year as the club looks to lock the star midfielder away long term.

“Zak has said himself, he’s contracted through until next year. He will be at Port Adelaide next year and we’ll be doing everything we can for Zak to be a long-term player at Port Adelaide,” Richardson said.

“Obviously Miles (Bergman) signed on halfway through the year. We are going into a really important phase, like every club will, about how we improve our list and how we get better.”

PIES NEED TO EXTEND MIHOCEK OFFER, LEAD SILVAGNI RACE

Collingwood would reportedly need to increase its offer from one year to two years to retain Brodie Mihocek, while the Magpies are seen to be at the front of the race for Blues free agent Jack Silvagni.

Mihocek remains unsigned beyond 2025 over the 32-year old’s reluctance to sign a one-year extension as rival clubs circle.

AFL Media’s Riley Beveridge suggested the Pies would need to up the ante to retain the premiership forward’s signature.

“I don’t see him signing that one-year deal on the table from Collingwood. I think they’ll need to update that to two (years) if they are to retain Brody Mihocek,” Beveridge said on Gettable.

“He’s an interesting one from this free agency market, one clubs are certainly looking at. He’ll be 33 by the time next season starts, which I think goes into Collingwood’s thinking of being a bit weary of giving him a two-year deal.

“But clubs have certainly indicated they’ be willing to look at him with multi-year deals at the end of the season.”

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Earlier in the program, Beveridge said Silvagni “looks like he’s on his way out of Carlton” amid links to Collingwood, Western Bulldogs, and most recently, Essendon.

But the Pies appear at the front of the queue as the first club that zeroed in on the defender.

“My understanding is that the Dogs are some way back as things stand at the moment. Collingwood has got the jump on a lot of rival clubs in term’s of Silvagni’s signature,” Beveridge said.

“We mentioned North Melbourne looking at Brandon Starcevich and clearly looking to bolster their defensive stocks. Do they ask of the question of Silvagni in the coming weeks? That’s one I’m going to look out for.

ROB UNSURE ON DRAPER PAIRING

Adelaide ruckman Reilly O’Brien says the idea of Sam Draper teaming up with him wasn’t discussed in his recent contract negations.

O’Brien last month penned a new three-year deal with the Crows that ties him to West Lakes until 2028.

It comes as Adelaide targets Draper, who also has interest from Brisbane, including Matthew Nicks calling the Bombers free agent to make his own personal pitch.

But O’Brien has expressed some doubt around the Crows’ play for a second ruckman.

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“Not sure how that would work. Obviously it wouldn’t be ideal, from a selfish point of view, I want to be number one,” he told 10 News Adelaide.

“But it’s certainly something that could work in terms of forward-ruck, two rucks. Not 100 per cent sure.”

While O’Brien had faith he and Draper could work together, he admitted part of his own recent contract talks didn’t centre on a two-ruck model.

“I got pretty good assurance around that going forward,” O’Brien added.

“That was part of the reason I signed. Obviously I love the club and wanted to stay and looking forward to what we do the next few years.”