Hawthorn midfielder Clinton Young celebrates a goal in the Hawks' 94-point win against Essendon. Source: Getty Images
THE Brisbane Lions are still in the hunt for free agent Clinton Young but are in the midst of a five-way fight for the services of the Hawthorn premiership player.
The Lions, Collingwood, Port Adelaide and Essendon have expressed interest in the midfielder who may still opt to stay with the Hawks after testing the free agency market which closes at the end of this week.
Collingwood and Hawthorn are believed to be leading the race for Young, 26, who provides plenty of run and carry as well as a penetrating left boot.
The Lions secured midfielder Brent Moloney from Melbourne last week so boosting their on-ball stocks is not as high a priority as finding a key forward/ruckman type.
The Lions' brains trust will meet today to assess recruiting strategies for the next two weeks of the AFL trade period.
But like a vast majority of clubs, the Lions are eagerly waiting to see how the AFL allocates the compensation picks to teams who lost free agents before setting a game plan in stone.
The Gold Coast says it has "moved on" from Kurt Tippett and has no interest in the Queenslander if trade talks between Adelaide and Sydney break down.
The Crows are playing hardball in negotiations with the Swans and Tippett could be forced into the draft if a deal does not get done.
The Suns have pick No.2 in the pre-season draft and could swoop on the ex-Crows spearhead.
Both the Lions and the Gold Coast tabled offers to Tippett in the understanding he wanted to head home but Sydney won the bidding war for the 25-year-old who received a $4 million, four-year offer from the Swans.
However Gold Coast football manager Marcus Ashcroft said Tippett was no longer an option for the Suns.
"His decision has been made. We respect that and we move on with what we need to do," Ashcroft said.
"We have some priorities of our own that we need to achieve."
The Suns yesterday committed to Queenslander Clay Cameron as their Queensland zone selection in next month's national draft.
The 18-year-old was a standout for Mt Gravatt and the Suns reserves in the NEAFL this year with his athleticism, courage and competitive nature and was also a member of the AFL/AIS Academy and Queensland under-18 team.
A key defender who can also play forward, Cameron also recorded impressive results at the recent draft combine in the 20m sprint and running vertical leap tests.
A former track-and-field junior star who excelled in discus, shot put and high jump, Cameron stands at 191cm, tips the scales at 83kg and is regarded as the pick of the draft-age Queenslanders in 2012.
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