GREATER Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron remains confident the Giants can hold onto out-of-contract midfielder Adam Treloar, saying he is entrenched in the club.
Despite almost daily media speculation in recent weeks that the Victorian is set to depart at the end of the season to accept a massive contract offer in his home state, Cameron said Treloar’s exit is by no means a foregone conclusion.
GWS takes on Melbourne on Sunday at Etihad Stadium in the final round of the season in what could be the 22-year-old's last outing for the club he's been with since its foundation.
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"Adam has been really hell bent on saying, 'Let’s talk after the season', whether it's a week or four or five days, we'll have a really good chat," Cameron said on Thursday.
"We're not going to shy away from it, he's got massive decisions to make.
"One thing is for sure though, he loves this footy club.
"When I say he wants to stay that's as genuine as I can be, but like everyone in life they have big decisions to make.
"Whether it be in the footy world, whether it be in the corporate world, or whatever world you live in.
"There's always going to be things that come across your desk (that make you) say 'well is that an opportunity I should take or should I stay where I am?'
"There's big opportunities out there from other footy clubs but we feel as though the opportunity we offer is a fantastic culture, a club that hopes to have the ultimate success one day, and we feel as though we're taking the right steps to get there."
The Giants have managed to re-sign a host of young stars this year including Jeremy Cameron, Devon Smith, Dylan Shiel and Stephen Coniglio, and Treloar's signature is the one that would cap an extraordinary job by the club's off-field staff.
Cameron said the constant attention on Treloar hasn't hindered the classy midfielder's on-field performances, as evidenced by the fact that he leads the Giants for disposals in 2015 with 552 at almost 28 per game.
"He's a terrific young kid, he's had a super year and for him to keep focused when the distractions of a possible shift or clubs that are coming after him are there, is just a sign of his maturity," Cameron said.
"His game last week was just first class and he's had a year where he should be considered as an All Australian, which (when he's) four years into the system is a huge year."
The Giants were huge players in last year's trade period when they secured Ryan Griffen from the Western Bulldogs in a shock move, which saw former number one draft pick Tom Boyd leave the club, while dual Brisbane Lions club champion Joel Patfull also headed to Sydney.
Cameron believes they'll have some involvement again in 2015 but not to the extent of last year, with interest Treloar, as well as the Giants' fringe players from other clubs likely to dictate they're activity.
"It sounds like there'll be lots of movement from lots of clubs, obviously there's players there that haven't re-signed," Cameron said.
"Each year there's a lot more movement I think, and the preparedness to move (players) from a footy club, we've seen that, whether they're in contract or out of contract that's happening.
"We've experienced it first hand and a lot of other clubs are experiencing it at the moment, so it sounds like it's going to be a pretty active trade period."
