Garry Lyon believes Essendon should go after Collingwood youngster Brayden Sier.

Speaking on SEN Breakfast on Thursday, Lyon said the 21-year-old Magpie is the "forgotten man of this AFL season" and claims the big-bodied midfielder is the type of player the Bombers are missing.

Lyon said: "Is he the player the Essendon footy club would absolutely die for? Isn’t he exactly what the Essendon footy club would need right now?

"He's an inside bull.

"I'm not for a second suggesting Collingwood are even ever thinking about this.

"When you've got someone who sits outside a deep elite group like that… if I'm Essendon, I'm ringing TLA, his management, and saying, 'Righto, can we have a chat?'.

"If you can't get in… you want to play senior footy… he's a senior footballer, this kid."

Brayden Sier kicks his first goal in the AFL!#AFLPiesLions pic.twitter.com/IAeipqIzyA — AFL (@AFL) August 11, 2018

Sier debuted against Gold Coast in Round 15 last year and immediately had an impact.

His excellent form saw him play 12 of the last 13 games, and in the Grand Final, Sier had 21 disposals, 14 of which were contested, and seven clearances.

"His back half of the year, last year, was outstanding. From Round 20 to the Grand Final, he averaged 22 disposals, 12 contested possessions, four tackles, four clearances," said Lyon.

"They're better numbers than Josh Kennedy, who I likened him to throughout the course of the year."

Boasting names including Dayne Beams, Scott Pendlebury, Adam Treloar, Steele Sidebottom, Collingwood's midfield is widely regarded as one of the best in the competition.

The Pies look set to be bolstered by the return of prolific on-baller Taylor Adams for the Round 3 clash against West Coast, while veteran Daniel Wells is nearing a return.

Adams hasn't played in 2019 because of a finger injury, which he suffered in late February.

"Taylor Adams comes back in," Lyon said.

"He comes into a midfield that is as stacked and loaded as any in recent times.

"He can't get in."

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