DYLAN Shiel could be persuaded to come back to Victoria by someone close to home.

And it’s possible that another club has joined the race for the star GWS midfielder.

Plus the man who could prove the most influential when it comes to Mitch McGovern.

All of this in Trade Whispers!



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THE LEFT FIELD WAY TO SECURE GIANT

THEY say the way to a man’s heart is through their stomach.

But the way to Dylan Shiel could be through another means: Mark Williams.

Williams’ daughter and Shiel have been dating for years, leading Essendon great Tim Watson to suggest he could be the perfect conduit between the Giant and a potential suitor.

“I would think that he would have maybe a little bit of influence there, somehow, you would think so,” Watson said on SEN.

“I would be maybe dangling a potential carrot to him as well to get him into the fold.

“If you’re asking me to be creative and laterally, that’s what I’m going to be.

“Maybe get him in somehow and then see if you can get him to influence Dylan somehow.”

Despite having another year to run on his contract, Shiel has been linked with a move back to Victoria.

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BUT HAS ANOTHER SUITOR EMERGED FOR SHIEL?

Dylan Shiel has been linked to Carlton and Essendon, but another club could hold the key to landing the midfielder.

As reported by Sam Edmund in the Herald Sun, Hawthorn has emerged as a frontrunner for Shiel, who still has a year to run on his contract.

And the key to landing the on-baller could all be found in unheralded back up ruckman Jonathon Ceglar.

The Giants have had issues in their big men stocks all season, with Dawson Simpson and Jon Patton succumbing to injury, leaving Rory Lobb to carry the load. Ceglar would give the club even more security in the ruck department.

But GWS would require an additional draft pick — or for Hawthorn to agree to pay some of Ceglar’s salary — in order to see a trade eventuate.

MCGOVERN’S CARLTON LINK

MITCH McGovern has told Adelaide he wants out.

And while his club of preference is yet to materialise, Herald Sun journalist Jon Ralph believes Carlton has some bargaining power — and not just for its No. 1 pick.

Ralph doesn’t expect the Blues to relinquish their top pick, but still believes the Crows could be compensated with a first-round pick.

Yet it’s a Carlton coach who could prove most persuasive when it comes to acquiring the talented forward.

“David Teague was the Adelaide forwards coach for three years,” Ralph told Fox Sports News’ AFL Tonight.

“He was there with Mitch McGovern so that’s a link and one of the strong reasons he wants to get to the Carlton footy club.”