Mitch Clark has asked to be traded and although Fremantle are favourites, according to "deepthroat" on twitter, the Dees and Bulldogs are circling.

Would take something huge to land him and I don't know if he would be worth the outlay.

Interesting. He's a good year and I reckon he can play but wouldn't it push the development of Gawn back? I'd say it'd effectively take game time off him.

I'd say if Griffan were to go than Freo would definitely be front runners to get him.

Mitch Clark has asked to be traded and although Fremantle are favourites, according to "deepthroat" on twitter, the Dees and Bulldogs are circling.

Would take something huge to land him and I don't know if he would be worth the outlay.

Is an interesting one. He's definatly worth looking at. Although I reckon he'd cost us a lot in a trade. Brisbane would be after something like Martin & our first pick in return.

I'd expect he'll end up with Freo, straight swap for Zac Clarke maybe?

I would be super excited if we got him, he certainly has talent.

Perfect foil for our developing forwards. Leave him at CHF and play watts alongside.

I think it's time we had a specially dedicated rumour file for the duration of the period up to the end of trade week.

A tweet from Deep Throat suggesting Melbourne is interested in Mitch Clark sounds more than somewhat improbable but funnier things have happened in the trades period in the past.

Not sure if we need to recruit another big man.

Mitch Clark plays the Stefan Martin role. Do we trade Stefan as a result???

We need to get game time potentially into Gawn and Spencer as well.

A bit of noise picking up about Jonathon Griffin going to Port Adelaide, so if he goes Mitch Clark to Freo has some strong currency behind it.

I can understand us being in the mix, but how much is too much for Clark? Expect a bidding war for an emerging big, and if we are on the mix what does this mean for our crop of bigs including the out of contract but versatile Steph Martin? I am in the camp to retain Martin for at least another 2 years to see where he can go. He has a high ceiling and if he can reach it we are looking at having a very handy player.

A bit of noise picking up about Jonathon Griffin going to Port Adelaide, so if he goes Mitch Clark to Freo has some strong currency behind it.

I can understand us being in the mix, but how much is too much for Clark? Expect a bidding war for an emerging big, and if we are on the mix what does this mean for our crop of bigs including the out of contract but versatile Steph Martin? I am in the camp to retain Martin for at least another 2 years to see where he can go. He has a high ceiling and if he can reach it we are looking at having a very handy player.

We are always in the mix @ this time of year to land the bigger names.

However it never happens.

We desperately need a win of some kind to lift our spirits

Mitch Clark would be a good start to turning our currrent nightmare existence around.

Edited September 11, 201113 yr by Old Man Rivers

Posted this in the rumours thread by thought I'd quickly post it in here too. Apparently Martin and Richmond have an interet in one another. Doubt it's true, but if it did have currency that could explain our interest in Clarke.

That twitter account very rarely has any inside info. Last trade period it was all over the shop. My guess is that it's someone guessing.

I have a fanatical lions supporter friend who has close contacts at the lions and he said that Mitch Clark will either be at Melbourne or Richmond next season pending on who offers him the most money

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-play-hard-ball-on-mitch-clark/story-fn69a32t-1226133842314

Big, aggressive and can play up forward. Exactly what we need.

He is out of contract so Brisbane may lose him any way to anther side for nothing. He would be a good get for us but as others have said at what cost?

That spyandsource twitter account is about as successful at predictions as the Village Idiot in the Friday Age. Take anything said on

there with a large handful of salt. Check the history if you're not convinced.

As for Clarke, I agree he'd be too similar to Martin, albeit a bit more polished. Why not go for more of an out and out forward from

somewhere else rather than an inbetweener?

Hutchy just dropped this bomb on AFL radio.

We are the outsiders in this deal (freo has the indise run) but we have Jade Rawlings as an insider.

Nice fit for us I reckon.

(fixed some typos)

Edited October 12, 201113 yr by Rocknroll

Just heard it myself- could make the big body player forward we require.

Sorry, The bomb being, Demons are making a play to cut Freos lunch and get Mitch Clark. We have better picks to swap and a earlier pick in the pre season draft.

From Hutchy, Jade gave Mitch a call and the Dees are having a go.

The plow reckons a perfect fit.

Youd think wed be able to outbid them , if purely picks. Still doesnt pay to make too many assumptions in trade week.lol

And it does come from the bottom feeder Hutchy.

Loads of talk on the demons on AFL trade radio right now

I thought the whole idea of going to Freo was because Mitch was intent on moving home to Perth?

if we get him he has to sign a long term deal at least 4 years. He is 25 years old

and homesick I wouldn't be putting all my eggs in this basket.

He'd be a good get but I think we are only being stated as an option to motivate Fremantle.

What happens then with Martin.

Edited October 12, 201113 yr by Diablo Deemon

Best option available in terms of big Fwd. must have a crack at him, but i still think he will end up in Perth.

At least we are flexing muscle..

lets shaft freo...way2go