BRISBANE marquee Tayla Harris is set to test the waters in the inaugural AFLW trade period.

Foxfooty.com.au understands the 20-year-old is keen to move to Melbourne, ahead of the 2018 AFLW season.

Carlton has emerged as the early frontrunner to secure Harris’ services should she push for a move to Melbourne. The trade period opens on Monday.

In order for Harris to be traded to Carlton, the Blues would have to satisfy Brisbane’s demands at the trade table.

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Trades may only occur with the consent of the AFL and all the players and clubs involved.

If Carlton was to sign Harris, she would join Darcy Vescio, Bianca Jakobsson and Bella Ayre in a potent forward line.

Tayla Harris is primed to join Carlton. Photo: Michael Klein Source: News Corp Australia

However, it’s understood Harris isn’t necessarily set on a move to Carlton, with other Victorian clubs potentially coming into the frame.

Melbourne could also land the high profile forward, with Harris and the club having pre-existing links through the series of exhibition matches before the AFLW’s inception.

The Demons were keen to secure Harris as a marquee before the inaugural 2017 season, but she elected to stay in her home state of Queensland.

Harris was part of the Brisbane team that made the grand final and was named on the bench in the AFLW All-Australian team.

A tall forward who can also play in the ruck, she led the league for contested marks and was nominated for the Rising Star Award.