The Western Bulldogs remain adamant that pick 32 is enough to prise contracted St Kilda forward Josh Bruce out of the Saints who remain empty handed ahead of Wednesday's trade period deadline.

The Saints, who hold picks 12, 18 and 82 remain hopeful of landing an earlier pick for the 27-year-old who kicked 36 goals this season, however they will need to start completing some deals soon as they have Brad Hill, Zak Jones, Paddy Ryder and Dougal Howard wanting to join the Saints.

Uncontracted Richmond forward Dan Butler is also waiting in the wings without publicly stating his position while Geelong are reluctant to give St Kilda pick 37 for Jack Steven who still has a year on his contract.

The Saints annoyed the Dockers when they traded pick 6 for picks 12 and 18 on Thursday with Fremantle expecting to land at least pick 6 in return for Hill. St Kilda also have to find a pick in the 20s if they want to meet Sydney's demand for Jones.