A CONTRACTED Crow could be on the move as the Blues look to sign up more young talent, while Steven May’s future is still under a cloud.

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BLUES EYEING SWOOP ON YOUNG CROW

Last year, Mitch McGovern’s re-signing was a much-vaunted coup by the Crows.

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But just a year on, the key tall could be on his way out the door.

Speaking on SEN, journalist Sam McClure said he believed McGovern was looking to break his contract, which runs until the end of 2020.

The young Crow has been linked to a return to Western Australia. Older brother Jeremy just signed a long-term deal at West Coast, while Fremantle will again have a top-10 pick in this year’s draft.

But McClure said he believed Carlton were all chasing the versatile tall’s services

“I think this will be Mitch McGovern’s last game with Adelaide,” McClure told The Match Committee.

“I was pretty strong on it earlier in the year and I don’t think much has changed.

“Carlton are one of the teams in the hunt, there’s no doubt about it.”

Mitch McGovern could be in demand. Picture: SARAH REED Source: News Corp Australia

On Friday, Adelaide coach Don Pyke said the Crows were “aware” of speculation around McGovern and would look to have “conversations” with the forward after their Round 23 clash with Carlton.

“He’s a contracted player — he’s contracted for two more years. We’re aware of the speculation around his contract and again I don’t want to necessarily deal in that speculation but they’re probably conversations we’ll have after the weekend in terms of what it looks like,” Pyke told reporters.

“And my philosophy is very much work with the player in terms of try and work out if he’s happy here or otherwise

“What can we do to maintain that sort of guy at our footy club and hopefully there’s a resolution in there.

“If he comes and says he wants to go, we’ll work through that.

“I walk around in the world like everyone else and generally where there’s smoke, there’s fire. “So I can only expect that there’s some information either through him or management that he’s not happy here at times — so we need to have that conversation.”

BLUES EYE SWOOP ON ANOTHER YOUNG GIANT

Carlton is looking to secure young GWS midfielder Will Setterfield.

Speaking on Triple M radio on Friday, journalist Tom Browne said he believed the Blues had “basically locked in” Setterfield.

“I think they’ve basically locked in Will Setterfield from the Giants, trade-wise, who was number five in the 2016 draft,” Browne said on Triple M’s Hot Breakfast.

“That’ll develop into a pretty big trade story concerning the Blues.”

The Blues bid their pick No. 5 on Setterfield — who was a Giants Academy player — in that draft.

Essendon has also been linked to a move for the on-baller, who is currently sidelined after rupturing his ACL in pre-season this year.

Setterfield is contracted at the Giants until the end of 2020.

Is Will Setterfield on the move? Picture. Phil Hillyard Source: News Corp Australia

SUNS CAPTAIN EXPLORING OPTIONS

Speculation continues to float around the future of Gold Coast captain Steven May.

Earlier this month, the Suns’ football manager Jon Haines said May was a “required player.”

“Steven is our captain and is contracted for next year,” Haines told the Gold Coast Bulletin.

“He is a required player and we don’t see any reason as to why there would be any discussion in the short term around that.

“We are really keen to maintain Steve as a long term player of our football club and that’s where our intent will be.”

Suns captain Steven May (centre). (AAP Image/Darren England) Source: AAP

But on Thursday night, AFL journalist Damian Barrett said May’s management had been discussing the key defender’s future with clubs in Melbourne.

“Gold Coast captain Steven May, despite that contract for 2019, he is no certainty to be there and we can tell you tonight that his management has in recent times been actively engaging in talks with Melbourne clubs about what happens with May next year,” Barrett said on the AFL Footy Show.

“It is significant — the club’s only had three captains in its short existence in the AFL and those other two captains, Gary Ablett and Tom Lynch, have walked out on the club.

“May clearly now engaged in conversations about his own future as early as next year, potentially to leave that club as well.”

SAINT ON THE MOVE

Jack Lonie. (AAP Image/Daniel Pockett) Source: AAP

Jack Lonie’s strong finish to the season is unlikely to be enough to earn him another contract at St Kilda.

After playing just six of the first 16 rounds, the livewire forward has kicked 10 goals since returning a month ago, including a career-best bag of four against Hawthorn last Saturday night.

The Footy Show reported on Thursday night that Lonie’s manager, Tim Hazell, had not received an offer from the Saints, so they have started looking for a new home.

The 22-year is set to play his 50th game against North Melbourne on Sunday.