MELBOURNE forward Jesse Hogan will be sent to Fremantle for two first round picks this trade period, with Steven May ending up at the Demons, according to a report.

Commentator Luke Darcy reported the news on Channel 7’s coverage of the build-up to the Grand Final while speaking with Melbourne captain Nathan Jones.

“I’m reliably told ... that Jesse Hogan will end up at the Fremantle Dockers next year,” Darcy said.

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“Two first round picks are going to come back Melbourne’s way, and I believe Steven May is going to end up at Melbourne.”

Hogan has been linked to a move back home to Western Australia for some time with recent reports suggesting he has told his management he is open to a trade to Fremantle if Melbourne is on board.

Foxfooty.com.au’s Tom Morris reported this past week that Fremantle, Port Adelaide and Brisbane have begun discussions on a three-way trade.

That deal would see Fremantle receive Picks 9 and 10 from Port Adelaide - with Brisbane’s Pick 4 heading to the Power and Lachie Neale heading to the Lions.

Those picks could then be dealt for Hogan.

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“That’s the first I’ve actually heard of that. I haven’t even spoken to the club so you’ve caught me off guard,” Nathan Jones told Channel 7.

“He’s had a lot of personal issues and challenges over the last couple of years in particular. If that’s the decision he’s come to with the footy club, from my knowledge and friendship with him, I would expect it to be that.”

The Demons skipper said he had spoken to Hogan throughout the year about his future and would support him if he had decided to leave the club.

“I’ve had ongoing chats to him over the year. I obviously 100 per cent support him as a teammate and mate,” he said.

“But in the end, those decisions, you’ve got to let guys work their way through them. I’ve had experience with my younger brother up in Sydney and for Hoges, he would know how much we love him as teammates and mates, but some of these decisions are outside of that.

“He’s got to consider family, friends and the best for his own performance as a footballer and a person. If that’s the decision he has made, that’s something I would support him with.”