Likely verdict on Bulldogs ruck; Pies duo tipped to return… with a caveat<\/a><\/p>\nCleary added: \u201cThere\u2019s been no inclination from Sam De Koning to this point that he\u2019ll entertain this. He\u2019s got a year to run at Geelong; he\u2019s happy there, but the Saints have six weeks to get to work and try and change his mind.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fellow reporter Tom Morris chimed in: \u201cMy understanding is, and Geelong would never say this publicly, because they need to keep their bargaining power, but they would be open to the conversation if the deal was right coming back the other way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Regarding the \u2018if\u2019 surrounding the Marshall situation, Morris added: \u201cI think there\u2019s almost certainty that he wants to get out (of St Kilda).\u201d<\/p>\n
Going into coach Ross Lyon\u2019s final year of his current contract, the Saints would more likely target ready-made players in a trade, instead of draft picks, having been to the draft. <\/p>\n
Khamis weighs up Bulldogs future | 01:29<\/p>\n
RIVAL TARGETING YOUNG PIE<\/p>\n
A young Magpie could be among the Collingwood departures at the end of the season. <\/p>\n
After five senior games in 2024, four last year and five this year, 24-year-old Wil Parker could seek more opportunity elsewhere. <\/p>\n
And according to AFL Media\u2019s Josh Gabelich, Port Adelaide has \u201cexpressed interest\u201d in the half-back flanker. <\/p>\n
The Power have \u201ctracked\u201d Parker, a former cricketing prospect who joined Collingwood in 2024. <\/p>\n
Parker\u2019s uncle, Geoff Parker, happens to also be Port Adelaide\u2019s national recruiting manager. <\/p>\n
Port has been on the lookout for rival talent since Josh Carr got in the senior coaching chair, and Parker, who Gabelich reports hasn\u2019t yet received a contract offer from Collingwood, looms as a gettable target. <\/p>\n
The Power kickstarted their list overhaul on Monday, delisting Jackson Mead, Will Lorenz, Mani Liddy, Xavier Walsh, Benny Barrett and Jacob Moss. <\/p>\n
McRae: Daicos heading towards captaincy | 05:23<\/p>\n
FAMILIAR HINT SAINT COULD BE TRADED<\/p>\n
At around this time last year, ex-St Kilda captain Jack Steele was told to consider his options elsewhere. <\/p>\n
Then under contract, he was traded to Melbourne in the offseason for a third-round draft pick. <\/p>\n
This year around, a similar situation reportedly confronts wingman Liam Henry, who\u2019s struggled with injury and form since crossing over from Fremantle in 2023. <\/p>\n
Henry, about to turn 25 years of age, played eight senior games this year for averages of 10.2 disposals, 2.9 marks and 2.0 tackles. <\/p>\n
According to SEN\u2019s Tom Morris, Henry \u2014 who\u2019s under contract for another year \u2014 is a name to keep an eye on when the trade period gets underway in October. <\/p>\n
\u201cLiam Henry had his exit meeting in the last 48 hours at St Kilda \u2014 hasn\u2019t been in the team all year at the Saints,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was told in that exit meeting that St Kilda is willing to listen to offers for him \u2026 so, he\u2019s one to watch in the trade period as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if there was any rival interest in Henry, Morris replied: \u201cNot that I\u2019m aware of, but that\u2019s not to say that there\u2019s not interest for him elsewhere. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a contracted player, so the Saints have all the power. Whether Henry will look at that, I\u2019m not sure. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut he is now aware that the Saints are willing to trade him for the right deal, which, ordinarily, those sort of things get done. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat was the same messaging to Jack Steele last year, and they let him go for a third-rounder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Almost three years ago, the Saints dealt a second-round pick to Fremantle for the pacy winger. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fresh twist in the Rowan Marshall trade storyline has been revealed, with St Kilda eyeing a blockbuster…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":869057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-869056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869056","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=869056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/869056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=869056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=869056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=869056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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