Adelaide defender Jordon Butts and St Kilda tall Anthony Caminiti have emerged as trade targets for rival clubs despite both players being under contract at their respective clubs.
Butts has a deal with the Crows through to the end of next year, having penned a three-year deal in 2023.
The key defender, who is a product of the Murray Bushrangers, has been a key player for Matthew Nicks since joining the Crows as a rookie ahead of the 2019 campaign.
Butts has played 85 games for the South Australian club, including 10 games in 2025, with his season tally limited due to a punctured lung sustained in Round 18 against the Western Bulldogs.
While returning to fitness since, Butts has remained on the outer of Nicks' side, with top line defenders Josh Worrell, Mark Keane and Nick Murray preferred.
The situation is believed to have sparked the interest of rival clubs, with AFL Media's Riley Beveridge revealing Butts is a player on the radar of other clubs.
"One player who clubs have enquired about is Jordon Butts from Adelaide," Beveridge told Gettable.
"Hasn't been able to get back into the Crows side after that punctured lung from late in the season. He was an emergency for their qualifying final loss on Thursday night.
"He's contracted for 2026, so the question then is, why would Adelaide let him go, unless there's a potentially really good offer for them.
"If you lose a key defender, you'll have to chase another one. Clubs are still asking the question about Jordon Butts."
Butts' name adds to a long list of key defenders linked to a potential move this off-season, with the likes of Jack Silvagni, Leek Aleer, Cal Wilkie, Jayden Laverde, Tylar Young and Joel Hamling, among others, emerging as targets.
Wilkie's teammate, Caminiti, who is signed through to the end of 2026, is reportedly in the sights of Collingwood, who have "had a look" at the 21-year-old, according to Cal Twomey.
Twomey told Gettable that with Aleer and Silvagni heading to the Saints, Caminiti could be a name clubs come for, given the expected selection squeeze that also involves Wilkie and Alex Tauru.
"He's contracted until the end of next year at the Saints," Twomey said of Caminiti.
"Clearly, the Saints are bringing in two key defenders. Collingwood has had a look at Caminiti as they look at that area of the ground.
"I don't think (the Saints) will be looking to let him go, but that's one Collingwood has had a look at, amongst other options."
Wilkie has also been tied to the exit, with the Western Bulldogs keen on luring the All-Australian to the Kennel after missing out on the services of Silvagni.
