WAFL club the Perth Demons are considering making a play for delisted AFL duo Bobby Hill and Zac Fisher, with the pair looking for new homes after exiting the top-flight competition.
Both Hill and Fisher played for Perth ahead of their AFL promotion, with the club potentially looking to reunite with them in 2027.
The Collingwood Norm Smith Medallist was delisted by the club after a tumultuous personal period, resulting in no appearances in 2026 and few matches in the back half of last year.
Hill has a desire to return to the AFL, and is in search of a third club.
"It's all I grew up knowing was footy, footy, footy," Hill said on Channel Nine in September.
"That was my plan A, so you know not having a plan B, C and that. I think I lost the love of the game and now I'm back. I want to get back into it and I do miss it so I can't wait.
"Hopefully, if clubs out there want me. Hopefully, I can get back on (the ground), I am pretty confident I can show what I can do if not even better and win games for teams."
West Coast, St Kilda and Fremantle all loomed as potential landing spots for the Western Australian, but it's understood the trio of clubs aren't prepared to take a punt on Hill.
The former Pie is tipped to remain in Victoria as he pushes to return to top-flight football.
As for Fisher, he was delisted from North Melbourne with a year remaining on his contract, and is understood to be eyeing a return to Western Australia, with Perth holding preliminary talks on what 2027 could look like.
The club also had both Hill and Fisher listed in the team squad, but as Zero Hanger understands, players, once they exit the AFL, are automatically listed on their former clubs system.
New Perth coach Steven Armstrong provided context around the club's potential pursuit of the duo, and their images on the website.
"I'll pick up a chat with Bobby but I don't know where he's at at the moment," Armstrong said in SEN.
"Perth Football club players is one point. You can't not have a chat with them. I'll speak to Bobby. He's originally from Perth. You've got to wrap your arms around him.
"But with that comes a lot of responsibility, I assume. I don't know his directions or his goals to get back into the AFL. We'll be silly not to have a chat to work out what best case is for him.
"Until that happens, I'm unaware of it."
