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Here's what the papers have been saying over the weekend....
Lobbe to Richmond?
The Advertiser is reporting that Matthew Lobbe could find his way to Richmond in the final four days of trade period.
The Tigers are also interested in Sydney big man Toby Nankervis, but if they can’t reach a deal with the Swans they’ll look to the Power ruckman to fill the No.1 ruck role at Tigerland.
Deledio to stay a Tiger
Richmond's Brett Deledio is likely to stay at Punt Road, according to the Herald Sun.
Deledio, 29, was interested moving to Geelong but a bulging salary cap and a lack of a suitable trade option has held that up. The Cats were not willing to give up midfielder Josh Caddy, in whom the Tigers had expressed interest.
The Age reports that if the Cats were to give up Caddy, they would want a second-round pick plus Deledio.
The Tiger will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of 2017.
Lewis to be a Demon
Star Hawk Jordan Lewis could become a Melbourne player as soon as Monday after quashing a possible move to Gold Coast, reports the Herald Sun.
This is despite the Hawks' earlier confidence that Lewis would stay.
A trade to play under Rodney Eade would have potentially satisfied the Suns' requirement for a senior player in return for injury-prone young gun Jaeger O'Meara.
Gold Coast was reportedly willing to pay Lewis more than what the Demons had planned.
The Hawks could use the assistance of Brisbane Lions to facilitate that trade, by giving up Billy Hartung and Brendan Whitecross for the Lions' No.21 selection. Hawthorn could then on-trade that pick, along with No.10, for O'Meara.
The Age reports the Lions have also sought the possibility of receiving Jono O'Rourke, who has been with the Hawks for two years after being traded by Greater Wester Sydney.
The Lions recently appointed former Hawthorn football manager Chris Fagan as their senior coach.
Lewis, 30, has a three-year offer on the table from the Demons and remains contracted to Hawthorn until the end of 2017.
Adelaide pursues bid for Gibbs
Rory Atkins was the latest player rejected by Carlton in the Crows' bid to arrange a swap for Bryce Gibbs, according to a report in The Age.
Adelaide would have given up Atkins, 22, along with pick No.13 in this year's NAB AFL Draft, however the Blues want a player the calibre of Charlie Cameron, Mitch McGovern or Brad Crouch.
Gibbs is contracted until the end of 2019 and the Blues are not willing to talk to the Crows, but will negotiate only through Gibbs' manager Nigel Carmody, says The Advertiser.
The newspaper says Adelaide hasn't considered recruiting either of Lions pair Tom Rockliff or Pearce Hanley as a fall-back option.
And elsewhere…
- The Gibbs deal is holding up Carlton’s move for GWS youngster Caleb Marchbank (The Age)
- James Stewart and Jarrod Pickett are also being linked to Carlton (AFL.com.au)
- Zach Tuohy is still set to join Geelong, with Darcy Lang possibly headed the other way (The Age)
- Steven Motlop is likely to remain at Geelong (AFL.com.au)
- After Joel Hamling’s request for a trade to Freo, Marcus Adams will likely stay at the Dogs (AFL.com.au)
- A deal to send Billy Hartung and Brendon Whitecross to the Lions for a second-round draft pick is no closer to being sealed (AFL.com.au)
- Pearce Hanley is still expected to move from the Lions to the Suns (AFL.com.au)
- Free agent Zac Clarke is expected to re-sign with Freo (AFL.com.au)
