With the the NAB Trade Period kicking off later this week, afl.com.au's 'Trade Winds' provide a daily round-up of the latest action going on behind the scenes.
See below their latest wrap on James Aish's situation:
Brisbane Lions midfielder James Aish is expected to decide his future by Friday.
Aish’s manager Liam Pickering told the Herald Sun he would meet the Lions talent acquisition and retention manager Peter Schwab on Thursday ahead of a likely decision from Aish on Friday.
Aish, who will turn 20 next month, is believed to be keen to join Collingwood, but those plans have been seemingly scuttled by a decree from Lions football director Leigh Matthews, who has declared the Lions won't trade Aish, insisting he could either remain at the club or take his chances in the draft.
"I will have a discussion with Peter (Schwab) tomorrow and we should be clearer on things by the end of the week," Pickering told the Herald Sun.
Schwab told NAB AFL Trade Radio on Wednesday that he expected a decision from the talented out-of-contract midfielder in coming days.
"He hasn't indicated one way or the other but he'll have to do that soon, of course, because trading is starting next Monday," Schwab said.
"We're hopeful that he wants to stay and the longer it's taken, the more confident we've been that that might be the case."
