RORY Lobb's decision on whether he'll seek to return to his home state of Western Australia will be made in the coming days, with the ruckman's call a chance to affect two other big men potentially on the move.
Lobb has met with both West Coast and Fremantle in recent weeks with the Greater Western Sydney big man now weighing up a range of factors to do with each club.
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AFL.com.au understands the 25-year-old has gone camping with friends following Friday night's best and fairest count and is considering pitches from both the Eagles – who are set to lose Scott Lycett to Port Adelaide after the Power officially lodged an offer for the restricted free agent on Saturday – and the Dockers.
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And, his movement – or lack of - could affect the fortunes of Tom Hickey and Jordan Roughead, who have also been linked to the Eagles.
The Giants are aware of Lobb meeting with the Perth-based clubs and remain open to keeping him until the end of next year when his current contract expires.
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It's understood Lobb will seek to move home then, if not now, and if a trade can't be facilitated with either club.
What happens with Lycett now isn't believed to affect Lobb's decision, given it was widely expected the recent premiership Eagle would move after he toured Alberton last week.
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Both clubs have talked about similar offers with Lobb, and he remains open to spending time in both the ruck and attack.
Meanwhile, it's also emerged the Eagles are interested in St Kilda big man Hickey, although it's believed Lobb remains their No.1 option.
"I think West Coast are pretty keen on Tom Hickey, he's put in some good performances against the Eagles in the past," former Saint Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy during the week.
"They like his athleticism on the big ground over in Perth and I think they're pretty keen on him but they are going to have to give up a draft pick for Tom Hickey."
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Hickey, from Queensland, is contracted for another season at the Saints but has undergone a medical at the Eagles and is open to a move.
Then, there's restricted free agent Roughead, who has also visited the Eagles' facilities in recent weeks.
Roughead, who can also play as a defender, could foreseeably also make his way to West Coast even if Lobb lands there, but the Eagles may not want to carry an additional tall with Nic Naitanui to return from a knee reconstruction at some stage in 2019.
On the outer at the Bulldogs for much of the season, Roughead played 12 games and was put under the spotlight by Luke Beveridge mid-year when the coach said he would "need to perform at his best quickly to establish what his future is beyond this year".
At the time, Beveridge said Roughead was a "required player" and the Dogs were moving to re-sign him.
He attended the Dogs' best and fairest during the week but is yet to respond to the contract offer put forward by the club he won a premiership with in 2016.
The Giants are also still considering the unexpected return of Shane Mumford to the game.
The big ruckman retired at the end of last season because of a foot injury, which has mended to the point where he believes he could potentially play again.
However, he turns 33 in July next year so it's likely his playing load would need to be managed.
Meanwhile, Melbourne midfielder Dom Tyson is considering his options away from the Demons.
The 25-year-old, who is contracted for another year, is keen to play as an inside midfielder and is unsure of how consistent his opportunity to do that with the Demons next year will be.
However, both parties are happy for him to stay if another option doesn't come up.
