Port Adelaide midfielder Kane Cornes believes reigning premiers Richmond should target Rory Sloane ahead of Tom Lynch.
The Tigers have been linked to the out of contract Gold Coast captain, but Cornes sees a creative way Sloane could end up the more damaging player for the club.
“They’ve been linked to Tom Lynch and a lot people are saying they need a forward to help out Jack Riewoldt, but I’ve got a different view, I think Rory Sloane is the man for Richmond,” Sloane told SEN’s Crunch Time.
“I think Dustin Martin is the second most dangerous forward in the game behind Lance Franklin.
“If you put Rory Sloane into the Richmond midfield, it allows Martin to spend 70 to 80 per cent of the time forward and he’s a 60-goal forward.
“And for Rory Sloane, wouldn’t it appeal to him to go to a big Victorian club and a side that is going to be around the mark for the next three to four years.”
The Tigers reportedly have the salary cap space to target a big player in the off-season and would be able to pick up Sloane or Lynch as free agents without needing to trade.