Gold Coast young gun Bailey Humphrey's social media activity has done little to settle the ongoing rumours that link the Gippsland product to a move back to his home state of Victoria.
The third-year Suns sensation flew into Melbourne last week before meeting with multiple clubs, one of which being the Demons, who are in conversations with Gold Coast over a deal that sees Christian Petracca head north.
Humphrey was pictured in discussions with new Melbourne coach Steven King and club icon turned assistant Nathan Jones just hours after his manager denied his client meeting with clubs.
The 21-year-old, who is under contract at Carrara until the end of 2028, posted on Instagram on Wednesday with the oh-so subtle John Denver tune Take Me Home, Country Roads attached.
Humphrey, who hails from Moe in Victoria's central-east, captioned the post, which included an array of images with Suns teammates, "I'M FROM MOE", a reference to an iconic Street Talk segment from The Footy Show, which ceased in 2019.
While Humphrey's management and the Suns have denied the concept of a trade, the powerful midfield-forward post is sure to spark further speculation.
Suns list lead Craig Cameron stood firm when quizzed on the future of the former Pick 6 selection on Monday.
"It's unusual [the situation], but we won't be trading Bailey Humphrey," Cameron said.
"It doesn't matter how many clubs he meets; we won't be trading him. He understands he's contracted for three more years."
Negotiations between the Suns and Demons over Petracca's future are likely to involve one or both of Gold Coast's two top 10 picks.
A trade that saw Sam Flanders join St Kilda on Wednesday saw Pick 7 head the other way, adding to Gold Coast's selections of Picks 8, 15, 18, 36, 52, 70 and 74.
The trade period deadline is set for 7:30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, October 15.
