If the AFL rumour mill is to be believed, there’s a chance star West Coast midfielder Andrew Gaff could be heading back to his home state of Victoria in next month’s trade period.

But before Eagles fans grow too anxious, our podcast experts have poured cold water on the prospect, saying Gaff will remain in blue and gold for at least another season.

Speaking on the latest edition of The Wash Up podcast, The West Australian’s Mark Duffield and The Sunday Times’ Glen Quartermain said it was nothing more than the remotest of chances that the Eagles would be willing to trade the contracted Gaff this year.

“He has a year of a contract to run, he’s a free agent after that contract,” Duffield said.

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“(My source) said to the best of his knowledge, Andrew Gaff is perfectly happy at West Coast.

“He said if you were trying to get him, even if you thought he was of a mind to leave, why wouldn’t you just wait the 12 months and get him for free, as opposed to get him now and you’d probably have to give up your first-round draft pick?

“And if you’re West Coast, and your big area of improvement needs to be in your midfield, how do you improve your midfield by giving up your best one?

“You never say never in football, because remarkable things happen, but I think we can pour a fair dose of salt over the ‘Andrew Gaff leaving at the end of this year’ one.”

Quartermain said the Eagles were closing in on securing WA product Brendon Ah Chee from Port Adelaide to help strengthen their on-ball division.

In a packed grand final edition of the podcast, our experts also analysed the winners and losers from Brownlow night, addressed the WAFL grand final fallout, and explain who wins in Saturday’s grand final blockbuster.