Hawthorn could part ways with forward Luke Breust in order to secure the signature of Gold Coast onballer Jaeger O'Meara.
According to reports, Breust could be offered up as part of a deal to the Suns, which could result in a significant pay rise for the 25-year-old.
North Melbourne champion and Triple M Radio commentator, Wayne Carey, said on Saturday afternoon that Breust was told during the week of his possible departure.
"I'm hearing that Luke Breust has been told, which I found very surprising, he got told during the week that if a deal could be done that he may be one of the ones (up for trade)," Carey said.
Gold Coast will also likely ask for a high first round draft pick as well as a player for O'Meara.
Breust, who was recruited with pick No. 47 in the 2009 rookie draft, from Temora in New South Wales, has kicked 271 goals in 140 games with the Hawks.
Hawthorn will be very active this trade period, with club also set to go hard for Sydney midfielder Tom Mitchell and Richmond tall Ty Vickery.
Stupid move by Hawks, gonna trade a bloke who’s kicked 47 goals this year and probobly a top end draft pick for someone that hasn’t played footy in 2 years and has already failed medicals and north and saints?
Wouldn’t they want do a trade like that for, oh I don’t know, TOM MITCHELL???
Ha ha! and so the mighty fall apart desperation act this one…watching Bont pick the pocket of the old man Hodge was absolute gold…will now enjoy watching the hawks self destruct…there is no doubt now the ageing old hawks tried to get one more year and 4 in a row and have forgotten the future…mark my words this club will slide dramatically now and have not built for the future…they will miss the eight in 2017 and spend the next decade in the wilderness…enjoy your flags hawks supporters but they are in the past…the future has caught up with you and you are over.
yeah and they just gave them another year….BAD move! they should have left all contract talk until after the Dogs bundled them out, instead…they panicked and give three old timers another year….just watch them get frustrated and angry next year, injured too its going to be great watching your team self destruct..you will be like brisbane within 2-3 years….In a word mate your team is OVER! yes you have your flags but they are in the past…and you still dont have as many as Essendon, Carlton and even Collingwood….