FREMANTLE is open to trading youngster Harley Balic to a Victorian club after the midfielder requested a trade back to his home state. 

Balic was granted an indefinite leave of absence from the Dockers on two occasions this year for personal reasons after a bright start to his AFL career.

The 20-year-old, who was drafted by the Dockers in 2015 with pick No.38 from the Sandringham Dragons, made his senior debut in round three this season and played three of the next four games. 

But shortly after that he returned to Victoria for a break, before heading back to Fremantle where he performed well at WAFL level for Peel Thunder. 

A hamstring injury then saw him request another stint of personal leave, and Dockers list manager Brad Lloyd confirmed the talented prospect was keen to head home permanently. 

"We've worked with him and his manager Matt Bain. Harley really started his career with Freo pretty well, he played some good senior footy. And even at Peel he came back for a game recently and had 28 touches," Lloyd told AFL.com.au's Road to the Draft podcast.

"He's shown some really good signs as a big bodied player who can go forward, and he's got the wrist injury sorted out.

"He's indicated he'd like to get back to Melbourne if he could and we'll work with him and his manager. We'll work through that in the trade period." 

The Demons have been linked as possible suitors for Balic, who overcame a serious wrist injury last year in his first season at the Dockers.

After trading in four players last year as it started its rebuild, Fremantle could also be busy at this year's exchange period having been linked as a new home for Greater Western Sydney's Nathan Wilson.

Lloyd was tight-lipped about the Dockers' interest in Wilson, but said the club will continue to target West Australian players at rival clubs. 

The Dockers hold pick No.5 at November's NAB AFL Draft, and Lloyd said the club was pleased with the talent available at the top end of this year's pool.

"We've got a group in there that we're happy with. It's a pretty even five or seven, so we're really happy to sit in there at pick five," he said.

"Some of the decision-making gets taken out of it by the clubs ahead of you so you take what comes through a little bit. We're really happy with that group in there so I think we're well placed in the draft in that position."