Fremantle has surprised and angered Gold Coast by demanding pick two in the national draft to secure Lachie Weller who has asked the Dockers to trade him to the Suns.

Weller is contracted but as revealed by Fairfax Media on Monday he has asked Fremantle to trade him to the Gold Coast where he lived for several years before being drafted.

A three-way deal between the Dockers, Suns and GWS Giants has been discussed that would see Weller move to the Gold Coast, the Giants' Nathan Wilson and the Suns' Brandon Matera move to the Dockers, and the Giants receive a draft pick from the Suns, probably a second-round pick.

That deal was shelved when Fremantle said they wanted to keep the trades separate and demanded Gold Coast's pick two for the young midfielder.