The management of highly sought midfielder Adam Treloar insists no decision has been made on the future of the young Giant, as Richmond, Collingwood and North Melbourne compete for his services.
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While there has been initial speculation that Treloar has indicated a preference for Collingwood, and this week that he wanted to join the Tigers, his manager Peter Blucher of Vivid Sport Management said the midfielder would not make a decision until season's end.
"We said we won't make a decision until the end of the season and we're not at the end of the season. He hasn't made a decision," Blucher said of Treloar, who is out of contract and considered all but certain to move to a Victorian club at season's end.
While the industry has been abuzz with suggestions that Treloar was bound for Collingwood - and then headed for Richmond - the view of the Treloar camp is that there is no need to make a decision until all facts are on the table.
Treloar has met with all three major suitors and has significant long-term offers to consider from those clubs. Collingwood has the best draft position - pick 7 based on ladder positions at this stage - but the AFL's new rule that allows the trading of future picks would give the Tigers and Kangaroos an opportunity to increase the compensation for offering the Giants an additional selection from 2016.
North Melbourne has not been informed by Treloar's management that they are out of the running for Treloar, either. He is expected to wait until the GWS season ends, after round 23, before informing the club of his intentions.
Richmond great Kevin Bartlett suggested on SEN on Thursday morning that that Treloar had indicated a preference for joining the Tigers, who is one of a number of players whom the Tigers have shown an interest in acquiring via a trade.
"My understanding is that GWS Giants jet Adam Treloar has told the Tigers that Richmond is his preferred club of choice for 2016 and beyond, not Collingwood," Bartlett said.
"I'm telling you 100 per cent, Richmond is the club of his choice."
Treloar, originally from Melbourne's outer south-east, has been among the most consistent performers for GWS this season and has become a hotter property due to the Giants signing a succession of other young guns. GWS would be seeking draft picks, rather than players for Treloar, since the infant club needs draft "points'' to ensure they can match the bids for their highly rated academy players Jacob Hopper and Matthew Kennedy, who are rated as first round picks and probably top ten choices.
Treloar has a relationship with Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley from the coach's days coaching the Victorian under-16 country team, when he also coached Magpie and ex-Giant Taylor Adams.
