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WEST Coast is interested in exploring a deal with the Western Bulldogs to secure mature-age defender Marcus Adams.
It emerged on Friday morning that Adams, 23, was open to a move home to Western Australia despite being contracted to the Bulldogs for 2017.
Adams' manager Jason Dover told NAB AFL Trade Radio that the defender had not specifically requested a trade from the Bulldogs but rather had informed the club that he was open to a move if it would help the club.
Dover clarified that the Bulldogs were very keen to retain him for 2017 and that Adams was more than comfortable to play there next season.
On Friday evening, Eagles football manager Craig Vozzo told 3AW that West Coast would be keen to explore some options with the Bulldogs.
"Marcus is certainly a player of interest to us," Vozzo said.
"He's contracted obviously. We're pretty keen to explore it if that's something that the Bulldogs want to have a look at and Marcus does as well."
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Adams played 11 games in his debut season before a foot injury ended his year. The Bulldogs recruited him with pick No.35 in the 2015 NAB AFL draft.
Western Bulldogs premiership defender Joel Hamling is still weighing up a move home to join Fremantle.
That decision will likely impact whether any formal discussions take place between the Bulldogs and the Eagles regarding Adams.
The Eagles do have strong defensive stocks although they look set to lose Mitch Brown as an unrestricted free agent.
The club has held firm in its stance that 2014 best and fairest Eric Mackenzie is a contracted and required player for next season.
The Eagles continue to explore their ruck options after securing star midfielder Sam Mitchell in an extraordinary trade on Friday.
Geelong ruckman Nathan Vardy is firming as a trade option following his medical in Perth last week, but Vozzo said no decision had been made.
"We're having a look at Nathan because he's a player than can play forward/ruck and that's our preference," Vozzo said.
"But we haven't made any decisions in that space.
"He did do a medical. We've had a few issues, which we've worked through but we're very comfortable with where his body is at now."
Vardy, 24, played just one senior game in 2016 and has only played 25 games since he was drafted in 2009.
Vozzo also stated that any links between the Eagles and North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein were just "gossip", with the 2015 All Australian contracted to the Kangaroos until the end of 2019.
