GWS youngsters Caleb Marchbank, Adam Tomlinson, Jack Steele likely to leave in trade period
VICTORIAN clubs are queuing up to poach talented GWS youngsters with as many as six high draft picks set to find new homes in the trade period.
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VICTORIAN clubs are queuing up to poach talented Greater Western Sydney youngsters with as many as six high draft picks set to find new homes in October.
Caleb Marchbank formally requested a trade today, with Carlton the early favourite to snare the key defender.
Utility Adam Tomlinson and impressive midfielder Jack Steele are also strong chances to find new homes, while the futures of Will Hoskin-Elliott and James Stewart are unclear.
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Homesick full-forward Cam McCarthy walked out on the Giants before the start of the season and will again seek a trade to Fremantle.
On Thursday night Collingwood emerged as a possible suitor for Tomlinson and the Magpies have already been linked to contracted playmaker Hoskin-Elliott.
The Pies traded in star Adam Treloar from the Giants last year and have since lured their football boss Gubby Allan.
St Kilda heads a long list of clubs hoping to land Canberra product Steele.
The Blues were keen to draft Marchbank in 2014 and long believed he would be available at their first selection, No. 19.
It was expected the Giants would take big man Hugh Goddard at No.6.
But when GWS instead opted for Marchbank, the Blues reached for Blaine Boekhorst and have since tracked Marchbank’s development closely.
The Giants wanted to re-sign Marchbank and recently made a formal presentation outlining why he should stay.
Former GWS list manager Stephen Silvagni crossed to Carlton last year and imported four Giants in one bumper trade deal.
Silvagni then worked feverishly to also add the contracted Tomlinson before deadline.
Carlton coach Brendon Bolton said after last week’s loss to Essendon the Blues would again act aggressively in player movement.
Bolton said the Blues wanted to build depth in every position and did not rule out trading its prized No. 5 draft pick.
Tomlinson, 23, has played 65 games in five years since he was taken at No. 9 in the 2011 draft.
The powerful 193cm runner collected 96 disposals in a fortnight in the reserves mid-season.
He has played every game since Round 16 and is set to feature in the Giants’ inaugural finals campaign.
Steele was taken as an academy selection and has played 17 matches in two seasons.
Foundation Giant Hoskin-Elliott has played 52 games has featured just twice this season.
The No. 4 draft pick is contracted until the end of 2017 but purchased a Yarraville property at the start of the year.
The Giants already hold three first-round selections and will again be flush for draft points as they prepare to induct another star-studded batch of academy talent.
They will secure Harry Perryman, Will Setterfield and Harrison Macreadie at a discounted rate in November’s draft.
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