A former Brisbane Lions best and fairest winner is seeking a move back home to Victoria, according to former St Kilda chief executive Brian Waldron.

Stefan Martin, who finished third in total hitouts this season, is the Lion in demand, and family reasons have linked the Berwick native back to Melbourne.

“Stefan Martin would like to come back to Melbourne for family reasons,” Waldron told SEN’s Hungry For Sport.

“His partner is a Melbourne girl and she would like to move back here, because she is in the entrainment industry. That’s why that is potentially going to happen.”

Martin is a Sandringham Dragons product and was drafted with the third pick in the 2007 pre-season draft by the Demons. He played for Melbourne up until 2012, before moving to Brisbane in 2013.

The 30-year-old has played 79 games for the Lions and won the 2015 Merrett–Murray Medal.

Over the last couple of days, it has been reported Brisbane, who hold the first overall pick in November’s national draft, are interested in Collingwood ruckman Mason Cox.

Meanwhile, Waldron also reported the Western Bulldogs aren't out of the race for in-demand Crow defender Jake Lever, despite reports earlier this month suggesting he was.