Highly-rated SANFL gun Shane McAdam is looming as a key in the Carlton and Adelaide's deal for Mitch McGovern, with the Crows keen on drafting the 23-year-old.
Shane McAdam in 2015.
Carlton and Gold Coast, who have both been handed special assistance by the AFL in the form of special assistance, are both keen on nomiating McAdam, meaning the decision will ultimately rest with the player.
If McAdam does choose Carlton, the Blues can either decide to trade him to the Crows as part of the McGovern deal, or draft him themselves.
Because of the new powers handed to the Blues and the Suns this year, the other 16 clubs would have to do deals with one of those two clubs to land McAdam.
Originally from WA and the nephew of 1989 Magarey medallist Gilbert McAdam, the dynamic 185cm forward has been turning heads for Sturt in the SANFL.
He was overlooked in the 2015 draft, despite equalling Nic Naitanui’s vertical jump record of 102cm and coming first in the 20-metre sprint at the WA state draft combine.
But McAdam himself wouldn’t be enough to get the McGovern deal done, with Adelaide also likely to request Carlton’s two second round picks (25 and 26) in exchange for the forward.
The Blues have already traded one of their two state league selections, with Geelong securing promising South Adelaide forward Nathan Kreuger in exchange for pick 42.
That pick was originally with Brisbane, who traded that and pick 60 to the Cats in exchange for Lincoln McCarthy, pick 54 and pick 57.
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