It has been reported that rival clubs in the AFL believe that Collingwood forward and Norm Smith Medallist Bobby Hill is “gettable”.
A tumultuous back half of 2025 that was littered with personal issues saw Hill play one half of football (Round 21) in the last 12 weeks. He was also overlooked for the finals.
As a result, sides around the competition are led to believe, according to SEN’s Sam Edmund, that the 25-year-old could be prized out of the AIA Centre, despite holding a deal until the end of 2030.
Edmund suggested that three clubs were advised that Hill could be on the trade table, with one saying it was a “fishing expedition”.
“This is a real source of intrigue,” Edmund said on Channel 7’s The Agenda Setters.
“Rival clubs will tell you, that they’ve been given an indication, a hint, a nudge, that maybe Bobby Hill is gettable.
It’s unclear (as to who is given that indication). But certainly, the industry whispers, for the right price, could be prized out of Collingwood.
For the record, Collingwood flatly refutes that. There is no world where Hill will be traded. His management says they have spoken to no one, certainly none of the Perth clubs.
“And Bobby Hill himself is committed to staying at Collingwood, but rival clubs think we think we can get him.”
It would be a massive blow to the Pies’ 2026 chances, given they could also lose premiership veterans Brody Mihocek and Jamie Elliott.
Collingwood is currently working through a host of contract calls, while Mihocek is weighing up a deal at Melbourne, and Elliott has been courted by Gold Coast.
The 2025 free agency period will begin on Friday, October 3, while the trade period opens on Monday, October 6.
