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HAWKS STAR \u2018ON THE WHITEBOARD\u2019 AT TASSIE<\/p>\n
Tasmania has flagged its interest in Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan, according to 7News Melbourne journalist Xander McGuire.<\/p>\n
The Devils, who will enter the AFL in 2028, are already active in the player market following the formalisation of list rules for the competition\u2019s 19th club last month<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaking on The Agenda Setters on Wednesday night, McGuire said Ginnivan \u2014 the premiership Magpie who\u2019s enjoying career-best form in his third season at Hawthorn \u2014 was firmly on Tasmania\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n \u201cI can tell you tonight Jack Ginnivan is on the whiteboard of the Tassie Devils. He\u2019s a player they\u2019re interested in,\u201d McGuire told Channel 7.<\/p>\n Longmire confirms talks with the Devils! | 02:36<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s the Finn O\u2019Sullivan\u2019s and Sam Lalor\u2019s they\u2019re really pushing hard for. Ginnivan hasn\u2019t got to that stage yet, but they have expressed interest in him. He\u2019s on their whiteboard \u2013 and I think it make sense.<\/p>\n \u201c2027 he\u2019s out of contract and Derek Hine the (Devils) head of recruiting recruited him to Collingwood.\u201d<\/p>\n Under the Devils\u2019 list concessions, the club has access to a $5 million signing bonus pool outside the salary cap. Tasmania will also be able to sign up to 18 uncontracted players \u2014 one from each rival club \u2014 across the 2027-28 period without requiring a trade.<\/p>\n As well as Ginnivan, Lalor and O\u2019Sullivan, the Devils have also been heavily linked to 21-year-old Brisbane star goalkicker Logan Morris and North Melbourne defender Charlie Comben. The Devils are also eyeing Giants midfielder Tom Green and Essendon forward Nate Caddy as marquee additions.<\/p>\n DOCKERS GREAT\u2019S WARNING ON NEALE RETURN<\/p>\n Fremantle great Paul Hasleby believes the Dockers should \u201cdefinitely entertain\u201d a move to bring Lachie Neale back to the club, but only after the season.<\/p>\n Neale, a dual Brownlow Medallist and dual premiership player with Brisbane, is a free agent and has been tipped to leave the Lions.<\/p>\n Collingwood has emerged as a likely destination, with reports suggesting the Magpies are prepared to offer a three-year deal worth up to $3 million.<\/p>\n CODE Sports journalist Jon Ralph on Monday night reported on Fox Footy\u2019s On The Couch that Neale was initially keen on a return to Fremantle, but the Magpies\u2019 offer had surpassed<\/a> what the Dockers were currently willing to pay.<\/p>\n Speaking on Fox Sports News\u2019 AFL Tonight on Wednesday, All-Australian Hasleby said the Dockers should remain interested in Neale, but not at the expense of retaining key players already on its list.<\/p>\n ‘Freo shouldn’t rush Neale decision’ | 01:01<\/p>\n \u201cI wrote an article and said they should definitely entertain it, but they shouldn\u2019t rush the decision. There\u2019s no need to rush it,\u201d Hasleby said on AFL Tonight of Fremantle\u2019s interest in Neale.<\/p>\n \u201cFor Fremantle, if I was them, I would wait until the end of the year to make that sort of offer. I know that\u2019s hard to do because players want their futures decided earlier than that. But for Fremantle \u2026 if they win the premiership, there\u2019s probably no need to go down that path.<\/p>\n \u201cThe other thing I\u2019d put on it is no more than two years and probably $750,000 per year. Is Lachie going to commit to that? Who knows with his family circumstances. Who knows what Collingwood and other clubs are offering. But I think Fremantle in the box seat, just to show some interest be patient and see what happens.<\/p>\n \u201cIf they do win the premiership, you\u2019d ask yourself: \u2018Is there any need?\u2019 Because other clubs like Tasmania will start to target some of their fringe players, but also some of their players that are locked away on deals that probably deserve a bit of an upgrade in payment.\u201d<\/p>\n SAINTS \u2018COMFORTABLE\u2019 WITH YOUNG GUN\u2019S FUTURE DESPITE MASS RIVAL INTEREST<\/p>\n St Kilda football boss Lenny Hayes says his club is \u201cpretty comfortable\u201d with Darcy Wilson\u2019s contract situation, despite the young gun Saint being one of the most in-demand uncontracted players in the AFL.<\/p>\n Wilson is in career-best form halfway through his third season, kicking 12 goals and averaging 20.9 disposals from his 13 matches so far.<\/p>\n But Wilson, who was taken at Pick 18 in the 2023 draft, has yet to re-sign with St Kilda, with the 20-year-old\u2019s three-year draft contract due to expire at season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n Foxfooty.com.au<\/a> reported last month<\/a> \u201ceasily more than half the league\u201d was interested in Wilson, with North Melbourne and Adelaide, in particular, heavily linked.<\/p>\n Ralphy says Suns could trade Humphrey! | 00:56<\/p>\n Speaking on Fox Footy\u2019s Midweek Tackle, CODE Sports reporter Jon Ralph said the Saints faced a delicate salary balancing act to retain Wilson, adding: \u201cThey (rival clubs) are circling like sharks. Everyone wants a piece of the uncontracted Darcy Wilson.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking on SEN Breakfast on Thursday morning, Hayes \u2014 who has a close relatonship with Wilson \u2014 said he was confident Wilson would re-commit to the Saints.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re pretty comfortable with where things are at with Darcy,\u201d Hayes told SEN Breakfast.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a really important young player for us and we\u2019re hoping over the next little while that we might be able to get something done there.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s having a great season and he\u2019s part of that young core group that\u2019s going to take the club forward. He\u2019s really important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n PIES FLAG CHEEKY IN-GAME BUTTERS PITCH<\/p>\n Players at the centre of trade speculation often cop a few barbs from opponents during games.<\/p>\n But when Port Adelaide star Zak Butters takes on Collingwood on Saturday night, he might receive some friendly encouragement to join the Magpies instead.<\/p>\n Butters, arguably the biggest name of the upcoming AFL exchange period, has yet to make an official call on his future. The Western Bulldogs are considered the front-runners, while Geelong remains in the mix and Richmond has reportedly tabled the most lucrative offer.<\/p>\n Pies keep belief in finals charge | 01:26<\/p>\n