Collingwood Football Club is not in the business of a rebuild. It's not the way the Magpies have done things in recent years, and they certainly won't do it while generational superstar Nick Daicos is young and on their books.
Being the biggest club in the land is certainly a selling point, but the opportunity to play alongside Daicos is even greater.
So who are the players from across the league that Collingwood will be targeting this trade period to fill up their stocks for another charge at a flag?
Bailey Humphrey (Gold Coast)
It's not just key forwards that the Pies will be hunting this off-season.
Daicos is said to be frustrated with the lack of emerging talent around him at the Magpies, in particularly in the midfield.
Bailey Humphrey could satisfy Collingwood in three departments: adding young talent to the squad, star power to its forward line and another option in the midfield.
The 21-year-old, who considered requesting a trade at the end of last year, has been out of form this season as he battled with his future. At one stage he kicked three goals from eight games playing as a forward.
However, after a 3.1 and 19 disposal effort against the Pies recently, his confidence seems to be returning.
Humphrey is contracted until the end of 2028, and Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick has said the club will not trade him under any circumstance. But that phrase has been uttered, pointlessly, before.
Only caveat is the Pies are keen to keep hold of early draft picks to build up their young core, so trading with the Suns could prove difficult.
