Steele told the Herald Sun<\/a> he\u2019d been \u201cbanged up\u201d and was happy at St Kilda, saying he \u201ccouldn\u2019t give a rat\u2019s arse\u201d about trade rumours. <\/p>\nBut it\u2019s understood there\u2019s uncertainty around Steele\u2019s future at the Saints amid rumblings of a level of disharmony behind the scenes as rival clubs consider a play. <\/p>\n
There\u2019s a trade watch on Jack Steele (Photo by Paul Kane\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Lyon effectively inherited Steele as his captain when he returned to the Saints in 2023, while it\u2019s believed the midfielder has in recent years assessed his options. <\/p>\n
Steele, 29, is contracted until 2027 on a five-year deal signed at the end of 2021. <\/p>\n
West Coast is a team to watch as a potential suitor for Steele as the club seeks midfield depth, having targeted Angus Sheldrick prior to the on-baller re-signing with Sydney this week. <\/p>\n
It comes as the Saints desperately try to re-sign Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera amid interest from both South Australian clubs. St Kilda is also set to land Carlton\u2019s Tom De Koning and GWS\u2019 Leek Aleer and has interest in Gold Coast\u2019s Sam Flanders ahead of a busy off-season. <\/p>\n
Rowan Marshall and Marcus Windhager, who\u2019s out of contract, also face uncertain futures at Moorabbin. <\/p>\n
SWANS WERE APPROACHED FOR SILVAGNI INTEREST<\/p>\n
Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs are circling Carlton free agent Jack Silvagni as the third-generation Blue contemplates a switch.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s understood Sydney was earlier this season approached by Silvagni\u2019s management on potential interest in the defender.<\/p>\n
The Swans, however, are expected to be prioritising the other end of the ground, having been linked with Blues star forwards Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay, who clubs have been told are off-limits. <\/p>\n
Sydney is still watching the Jamarra-Ugle-Hagan situation, despite the Dogs forward having not yet played a game at any level in 2025. <\/p>\n
If Silvagni does indeed decide to leave Carlton, a bidding war could help improve the compensation pick Carlton gets.<\/p>\n
It comes amid whispers of disharmony from Collingwood\u2019s out-of-contract senior players, who are receiving modest offers compared to the four-year deal the Pies have tabled to Silvagni. <\/p>\n
Collingwood and Western Bulldogs are circling Jack Silvagni (Picture: Michael Klein)Source: News Corp Australia<\/p>\n
It\u2019s believed Darcy Cameron is considering a move to West Coast and return to his home state, while rival clubs are circling Brody Mihocek, who the Pies have only offered a one-year extension to. <\/p>\n
Collingwood legend Tony Shaw believes the Pies should prioritise getting Silvagni, 27, over retaining Mihocek, 32, given the age difference.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they can keep Mihocek and get Silvagni, that\u2019d be brilliant. Mihocek is a really good player, not a superstar. But if someone wants to give him a two or three-year deal at 32, good luck to you,\u201d Shaw told foxfooty.com.au.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he leaves, it\u2019s all good. He\u2019s been a great player and premiership player. This is the reality about football. He\u2019s done well and is going alright at the moment, but you\u2019re one injury away at 32 years of age. <\/p>\n
\u201cWith Jeremy Howe getting on and Darcy Moore approaching 30, you\u2019re getting a bit old (in defence). Silvagni was one of the best one-on-one defenders in the competition until he got hurt again. I\u2019d go there every minute of the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty simple really, getting Silvagni in and Mihocek out. If you can keep both, you do it. If not, see you later.\u201d<\/p>\n
SUNS START TALKS WITH MIDFIELDER, SMALL FORWARD DRAWING INTEREST<\/p>\n
Gold Coast is in early discussions with Brayden Fiorini on a contract extension beyond 2025 amid a strong patch of form from the free agent. <\/p>\n
Fiorini returned to the Suns senior team in Round 9 after a dominant run in the VFL and has played every game since in Damien Hardwick\u2019s side. <\/p>\n
The 27-year old has averaged 28 disposals over his last three games as the Suns close in on their first ever finals campaign. <\/p>\n
Gold Coast is in early discussions with Brayden Fiorini on a contract extension (Photo by Matt Roberts\/AFL Photos\/via Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, out-of-contract small forward Malcolm Rosas is drawing interest from rival clubs including the Tigers and Swans. <\/p>\n
Rosas, 24, has played only three senior games this season and not featured at AFL level since Round 11.<\/p>\n
Despite holding three first-round picks, the Suns would ideally bolster their draft hand amid links to highly-rated academy guns Zeke Uwland and Dylan Patterson, who could both go in the top five of the 2025 draft. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a trade watch on St Kilda\u2019s skipper. Plus a club that was approached about potential interest in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[35800,2095,64,63,689,35805,684,35799,1129,19127,11241,28452,10989,35806,3451,19099,2105,2485,5330,35808,6179,12112,10132,35801,26596,18093,2041,2067,677,35804,3473,46,8016,701,6858,31205,2528,35810,35802,32654,85,1122,35809,7200,1117,35807,2535,35803,2614,660,4899,7067,3439,698],"class_list":["post-40469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-age-gap","tag-america","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-clubs","tag-ben-cotton","tag-brayden-fiorini","tag-charlie-curnow","tag-compensation-pick","tag-contract-extension","tag-darcy-cameron","tag-darcy-moore","tag-drawing-interest","tag-dylan-patterson","tag-finals-campaign","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-gold-coast","tag-head-coach","tag-home-state","tag-jack-silvagni","tag-jack-steele","tag-jeremy-howe","tag-malcolm-rosas","tag-matt-roberts","tag-midfield-depth","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-oceania","tag-out-of-contract-senior-players","tag-paul-kane","tag-perth","tag-premiership-player","tag-queensland","tag-richmond","tag-rival-club","tag-rival-clubs","tag-ross-jokes","tag-saints-coach","tag-senior-team","tag-sports","tag-st-kilda","tag-suns-start-talks","tag-sydney-swans","tag-tom-de-koning","tag-tony-shaw","tag-trade-rumours","tag-trade-watch","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-victoria","tag-virginia","tag-west-coast-eagles","tag-western-australia","tag-western-bulldogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}