Will Tom Mitchell end up at Collingwood in the next 24 hours?
Mitchell, 29, has been linked to the Pies this trade period as Collingwood look to bolster their midfield depth.
Despite having a year to run on his contract, the 2018 Brownlow Medallist looks set to be traded to the Pies after it was reported the Hawks are prepared to pay some of his salary for him to play elsewhere.
Damian Barrett commented on the potential trade on Tuesday, saying that while there’s still a bit to play out, it’s “tracking” well for Mitchell to end up at the Pies.
“Just getting told, whether it drops today or tomorrow, a couple of deals that we have been talking about and we hit Graham Wright up about it an hour ago about the Tom Mitchell possibilities,” Barrett told AFL Trade Radio.
“While he says there’s a bit to play out, we got the feeling that was going to happen and just keep getting told from people who know the situation that it is still tracking well for Mitchell to end up at Collingwood.”
Collingwood football manager Graham Wright confirmed the club’s interest in Mitchell but admitted he’s unsure whether he’ll be a Pie come tomorrow night.
“I’m not sure would be the short answer,” Wright told AFL Trade Radio on Tuesday.
"We do have an interest in Tom, Scott Pendlebury is turning 35 in January, Taylor Adams had some injuries towards the back end of the year, we weren’t a great clearance or centre bounce team this year which obviously Tom’s been prolific in that area across his whole career.
“We’ve entertained it and we like the look of it, but whether we can come to an arrangement with Hawthorn is another thing.
“We’re still having conversations with them, but we’ll see where they go in the next 24 hours.”