Tom Green has responded to reports he’s set to be Tasmania’s number one target.

Plus a rising Lions star could also be in the 19th club’s sights, and Essendon is monitoring a Suns young gun. MORE IN TRADE WHISPERS.

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GREEN SPEAKS ON ‘FLATTERING’ TASSIE LINK

Giants star Tom Green say’s it’s “flattering” to be linked to Tasmania as a key target for the incoming 19th club.

But Green claims he hasn’t yet spoken to anyone from the Devils some three years out from when the club is due to enter the competition.

The Herald Sun recently reported that Tassie is set to make Green its number one target, with a $5 million sign-on bonus set to help the team attract stars from rival clubs over its first two years.

For now, however, Green isn’t reading too much into anything Devils related.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JULY 31: Tom Green of the Giants looks dejected after a loss during the 2025 AFL Round 21 match between the Western Bulldogs and the GWS Giants at Marvel Stadium on July 31, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)Source: FOX SPORTS

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The 25-year old, who’s set to miss the entire 2025 season due too an ACL injury, tries to block out as much external noise as he can.

But he occasionally reads the paper and thinks it’s a compliment that there’s interest in him around the competition.

“Some of the social media stuff, I think there can be a little bit too much of that, so I try and stay away from that,” Green said on SEN radio.

“But seeing those sort of headlines, they’re really flattering for a start.

“I always find that weird. I’m never really sure being in Sydney sort of what the go is. Should someone have spoken to me or not?

“The main point I guess is that I find it really flattering, to feel wanted in that way, I guess, it does feel nice.

“But I don’t read too much into that. There’s still a lot of time between now and when Tasmania are actually going to come into fruition.”

MORRIS ‘FAST BECOMING TASSIE TARGET’

Rising Lions star Logan Morris “is fast becoming an obvious candidate to be a top target” for Tasmania, according to AFL Media’s Callum Twomey.

Morris is set for a bumper pay upgrade when he comes out of contract at the end of the 2027 as one of the most exciting young key forwards in the game.

Already a two-time premiership player, the former Pick 31 has been one of the best value picks in recent memory and helped off-set Brisbane’s loss of Joe Daniher.

With Tassie set to enter the AFL in 2028, Twomey suggested Morris would be high on the incoming 19th club’s wish list, if he’s not locked away.

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“Right here right now, Brisbane must try desperately to not let Logan Morris go into next year as an uncontracted player,” Twomey said on Gettable.

“Morris is fast becoming an obvious candidate to be a top target for the Devils in 2027.

“He’s already one of the great draft picks of this past decade … since then has won two premierships. Could well have three, maybe even four, by the end of 2027.”

The Lions are also desperately trying to lock away Zac Bailey as rival clubs circle the superstar free agent with big money offers as Brisbane feels the salary cap crunch of all great sides.

But they’ve gotten great value out of Morris, who’s still on his rookie AFL contract.

“I said a couple of weeks ago Nick Watson was the best pound for pound value player in the competition because he’s still on a CBA deal. Well so is Logan Morris and it hasn’t stopped him performing at all,” Twomey added.

“In fact, Logan Morris is on a lesser CBA deal, because of where he got drafted.

“At the end of 2027, Tasmania has access to out-of-contract players. Morris will be 22, potentially have more than two premierships. The Devils should have his name circled, underlined, bolded, put some italics on it as well, because he should be right up there in terms of the players you want to build around.”

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BOMBERS CIRCLING WALTER

Essendon has been linked to young Suns forward Jed Walter.

It’s not the first time Walter’s name has emerged in the trade rumour mill, with the former No. 3 pick yet to establish himself at the Suns at AFL level.

Walter played his first senior game of 2026 in last week’s loss to Melbourne but finished with a team-low 56 per cent game time including spending time in the ruck.

According to AFL Media’s Callum Twomey, the Bombers and Eagles are both monitoring the 20-year old, who was born in Western Australia before moving to Gold Coast.

Though working out a trade for the Suns Academy product could be tricky, while Walter’s future could hinge on star Suns free agent Ben King’s looming free agency call.

“Essendon does have interest in him, they have for a while. West Coast is a club with interest as well,” Twomey said on Gettable.

“It’s impossible right now to work out what his trade value is.

“But if Essendon ends up with Pick 1, 2 or 3, it’s not going to be using that for Jed Walter, or any player, I’d expect.

“I think it’s just a wait and see on what Ben King does firstly. That’ll steer us to what Jed Walter does.”