West Coast defender Mitch Brown remains in St Kilda's sights, despite the Eagles declaring he is a required player. Picture: Faith Moran Source: Herald Sun
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WEST Coast is refusing to budge on St Kilda's offer of Jamie Cripps and pick 25 for key defender Mitch Brown.
The Saints have not given up hope of breaking the deadlock before tomorrow's 2pm trade deadline, but Brown's manager Liam Pickering said the Eagles had not backed down on their declaration that Brown is a required player.
Brown, contracted to the Eagles for next season, requested a trade to the Saints after they tabled a three-year deal for the key backman to fill the defensive void at Seaford.
"We've had plenty of dialoge with St Kilda and West Coast and nothing's really changed, they're still saying he's required," Pickering said today.
"I'm not sure how that will pan out tomorrow, he'd love to get to St Kilda.
"What St Kilda is prepared to offer for Mitch Brown is Jamie Cripps and pick 25 and I think that's fair. West Coast don't think that's fair," he told AFL Trade Radio.
"That's what's on the table but at the moment they're not going to take it, that's up for the two clubs to have a go at and see if they can work something out, and if they can't he'll play for West Coast next year."
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Earlier, Saints list manager Ameet Bains said his club would fight until tomorrow's 2pm trade deadline to satisfy the Eagles, who have been hell-bent on retaining the 23-year-old.
"We (are) definitely still keen to get Mitch Brown," Bains said today on Radio Sports National.
"We've had more positive dialogue with West Coast (in the past two days).
"We have a pretty good relationship with West Coast and we're hopeful that things will work out."
St Kilda's Jamie Cripps has been ruled for the remainder of season 2011. Picture: Colleen Petch Source: Herald Sun
The Saints have been an aggressive playmaker in the trade and free agency period, trading away picks 12 and 13 as part of deals to secure prized Gold Coast ruckman Tom Hickey and boom Claremont forward Tom Lee.
They were gifted pick 13 from the AFL after star Brendon Goddard defected to Essendon.
Bains said the ploy to land Brown was part of a considered trade strategy.
"Whether it can get everything over the line in the next 24 hours or so remains to be seen, but discussions have been at least positive this week," he said.
Meanwhile, Pickering said another client, Gold Coast defender Josh Toy, was likely to enter the draft if a trade deal isn't done with a Victorian club by 2pm tomorrow.
"He's a really talented quality kid but we've got to find a club that is prepared to give up something for him," Pickering said.
ST KILDA IN TRADE AND FREE AGENCY PERIOD
IN: Tom Lee (Claremont), Tom Hickey (Gold Coast), draft picks 25, 26, 46
OUT: Brendon Goddard (Essendon), draft picks 12, 13, 37, 57
DRAFT PICKS: 25, 26, 46, 47, 77, 95, 113, 131
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