It seems inevitable that St Kilda will look to lure Ben King away from Gold Coast and reunite him with his twin brother Max at Moorabbin.

But should the Suns launch a bold bid of their own to bring the young Saint up to the Coast to boost their hopes of re-signing Ben beyond next year?

SEN Afternoon’s host Jack Heverin feels it’s time Gold Coast drew a line in the sand to help retain their talent with Jack Martin and Callum Ah Chee the latest to request a trade from the expansion club.

“If I’m the Gold Coast Suns, and Mark Evans is a very shrewd operator, flip it on its head,” Heverin said.

“Ring Paul Connors, who manages the Kings, and say: ‘All this talk is about the Saints or someone trying to get their hands on Ben, what’s it going to take for us to get Max?’

“‘What’s it going to take for us to get Max and Ben to be the two players that we build this team around for the next 10 years?’

“Flip the whole thing on its head and if they’re a close family, move mum and dad. The more that this happens and the more that players are picked off - they’re no chance.”

Former Saint Nick Dal Santo agreed, saying a more aggressive approach could help stem the exodus of their prized draft picks.

“It’s a vicious cycle … I completely agree. I don’t know what breaks the cycle, but maybe that is it,” Dal Santo said.

“They’ve got draft picks … maybe they do try something completely different and say: ‘We’re going to go the other way and try and poach players from a younger demographic to come up and play with their brother for example’.”

With a year remaining on his Gold Coast deal, last year’s No.6 draft pick refused to put a time frame on a contract extension.

No.2 pick Jack Lukosius also comes out of contract next season as the Suns sweat over the futures of the talented pair.