Port Adelaide is seeking early draft picks for Ben Jacobs, who has nominated North Melbourne as his preferred destination. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser
PORT Adelaide seems keener on North Melbourne's early draft picks than any Kangaroo player in return for losing young defender Ben Jacobs.
Despite being at Alberton for just two seasons, 20-year-old Jacobs has behaved as a "pseudo free agent" by walking out of Port after completing his first contract and declaring his go-home preference to be a Kangaroo.
This follows Jacobs being chased by fellow Victorian clubs St Kilda and Essendon.
"Talks with North Melbourne have become more meaningful (with Jacobs declaring his club of preference)," said Power football chief Peter Rohde yesterday.
"But we have a long way to go before anything will be done," added Rohde, noting the Kangaroos have been consumed with trading out Cameron Pedersen.
Speculation of a four-club deal taking Jacobs to North Melbourne - while other players and draft picks criss-crossed the nation - is far from Port's thinking.
"We're trying to keep out of multi-club deals," Rohde said.
North Melbourne currently has draft picks 15, 38 and 39.
These are more appealing to the Power than Kangaroos forward Matt Campbell and defender Luke Delaney.
Jacobs was a first-round draft pick (No.16) in 2010. He played 26 games - 14 in the past season - for the Power.
Port's search for defenders to support Alipate Carlile and Jackson Trengove after the free-agent move of Troy Chaplin to Richmond may still involve Carlton's South Australian draftee Jordan Russell. He was not claimed as a free agent last week.
"It's said we fell in love and then fell out of love with Jordan," Rohde said.
"But all along we've said we will look at Jordan at the end of the trade period."
Port also may join St Kilda in moving on Fremantle's 26-year-old defender Greg Broughton as the Power seeks to replace former vice-captain Jacob Surjan, who was delisted last week.
Broughton is on contract to the Dockers for next season.
The month-long AFL trade period ends at 1.30pm on Friday. There was no deal lodged with the AFL yesterday.
The AFL's first free agency period closed on Friday with Adelaide and Hawthorn bewildered by the compensation rulings from the league.
Geelong chief Brian Cook says the compensation draft picks should be scrapped.
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