THE LIONS aren't banking on veteran Luke Hodge tempting Cyril Rioli out of retirement to extend his career alongside his former Hawthorn teammate.
Rioli retired in July after losing his competitive desire and because of a need to spend more time with his family in the Northern Territory.
Despite mild speculation the 29-year-old could potentially be lured to play on after an extended break, Brisbane football manager David Noble said the Lions wouldn't be casting the line even with Hodge's relationship with the four-time premiership player.
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"It's been mooted publicly but we've made no contact with Cyril in that regard," Noble told NAB AFL Trade Radio on Monday.
"I don't see that one being one we'd entertain at this stage anyway, it's certainly not even been discussed.
"'Hodgey' is away on a golf expedition. He was pretty clear to say he'd never had that conversation with Cyril.
"I speak to 'Hodgey' a lot … and there wasn't a point in the year where he ever brought Cyril's name up to me in confidence to say, 'Here's someone we should be discussing'."
Meanwhile, the Lions have become a destination club of sorts with Fremantle's Lachie Neale and the Bulldogs' Marcus Adams declaring they want to be traded there.
But both requests have been met with opposition from their respective clubs given their contracted nature.
Noble said the Lions would progress unperturbed by the public stance of Freo CEO Steve Rosich, who last week said the Dockers wouldn't accept the Lions' NAB AFL Draft pick No.5, or Monday's declaration by Dogs list manager Sam Power that Adams would be held to his contract.
"It sounds like we've got some work to do, doesn't it?" Noble joked.
"We're respectful of the fact players have got contracts at other clubs.
"The dynamic of our trade period has shifted significantly and players that are in contract are asking for options and availability to go and talk to other clubs.
"It's becoming a bit more norm.
"It's not impossible … but I think the dynamic has changed so therefore when players are in contract, the value is held with the player and if we've got some indication from a couple of quality players, we'd be silly not to sit down and at least hear that interest out."
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Noble was referencing their trade coup from last year when they secured Adelaide's Charlie Cameron despite a year being left to run on his Crows' contract.
He said talks with the Dockers on Monday at Marvel Stadium had been "amicable" without specifying if the prospect of pick five had been raised.
"We won't go into details … today was a bit of a feeling out, and we haven't actually made a position to say it's x, y and z," he said.
"It was a matter of recognition that Lach has picked us and they obviously have him contracted and want to keep him, and now we have to work our way through what that value might or might not look like and what would be acceptable in regard to a trade.
"We'll have to do a lot of work to get it done."
He said the Lions had held "preliminary talks" with the Dogs on Sunday but didn't meet again on Monday.
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There are two years left to run on Adams' contract and Power was emphatic on departure from Marvel Stadium the defender was a "required player" at Whitten Oval.
Noble also said the Lions would be open to helping former top-10 draft selection Sam Mayes head home to South Australia because of "personal circumstances".
