West Australian midfielder Blake Acres could hold the key to getting Brad Hill the trade he seeks back to Victoria.

While Hill is yet to officially confirm he will ask Fremantle for a trade back to Melbourne, the rumours grow louder by the day with Hill’s partner heading back home.

Camera Icon A young Blake Acres representing WA during the 2013 NAB AFL U18 Championship. Credit: AFL Media

Despite brother Stephen re-signing for two more years with the Dockers today, Brad Hill and fellow Victorian Ed Langdon are highly likely to leave Fremantle.

Acres, meantime, remains contracted to St Kilda until the end of 2020, after being snapped up with pick 19 by the Saints in the 2013 AFL Draft.

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The 23-year-old resisted the temptation to return to WA at the end of 2017 before signing on with the Saints.

But will just 75 games across six seasons at the Saints, Acres could be the perfect trade for Hill.

“Blake Acres, he might be one that goes,” The Herald Sun’s Sam Edmunds told SEN Breakfast.

“His name’s been linked to a trade involving Bradley Hill.”