Former Bomber Brent Prismall (second from left) has been training with Port Adelaide but now appears likely to be snapped up by the Western Bulldogs in the pre-season draft. Source: Getty Images
FORMER Essendon midfielder Brent Prismall is poised to start training with the Western Bulldogs and looks headed to the club in the pre-season draft.
Prismall will join in sessions at Whitten Oval as early as today after spending last week training with Port Adelaide.
It is believed the Power was keen to snare Prismall as a delisted free agent and the deal appeared all but done before the Dogs' interest intensified.
Prismall is now expected to bypass the free agency option and put himself at the mercy of the November 11 pre-season draft, where the Dogs have a pick before the Power.
The fact Prismall has been prepared to pack up and leave Port after only one week would suggest he has been all but guaranteed a spot on the Dogs' list via the pre-season draft.
It has essentially turned into a squabble between two of Prismall's former assistant coaches at Geelong, Brendan McCartney and Ken Hinkley, with McCartney seemingly set to win.
Hinkley, Port's new coach, invited Prismall to train with the Power and the player did not fly to Adelaide until last Sunday night.
Prismall may find it easier to break into Port's midfield, but a massive selling point for the Dogs is the fact he lives in Melbourne's inner west.
The Bombers have also stated they intend to put Prismall back on the senior list via the pre-season draft, but he will not slip that far.
It has been an extraordinary off-season for the 26-year-old.
The Dogs will be the third club he has trained with recently - he returned to the track with Essendon last month with his future in limbo before he was delisted.
Prismall has managed only 61 games after being dogged by knee reconstructions and, last season, hamstring issues.
He played three senior seasons at Geelong before moving to Windy Hill at the end of 2008 in a high profile trade.
He appeals to McCartney as he is an exemplary character who, at his best, is capable of adding another layer to the Dogs' midfield.
The Bulldogs will have two picks in the pre-season draft, with another player invited to train with the club, Fremantle's Nick Lower, likely to grab the other spot available.
Former Demon Matthew Bate is also training at the Bulldogs, but the sudden twist in Prismall's situation could make his task tougher.
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