Hawthorn football boss Graham Wright has confirmed reports the club attempted a last-ditch move to lure Aidan Corr away from North Melbourne.
Corr, 26, announced his intention to join the Roos as an unrestricted free agent in September, but it emerged last week that the Hawks made a late play to sway him away from his nominated club.
Wright said Hawthorn always had interest in the defender, before they were ultimately unsuccessful in their bid to convince him to join the club.
"From our perspective we had spoken to Aidan throughout the year,” he said on AFL Trade Radio’s Late Trade.
“When he was going to be leaving GWS, he was considering us and North Melbourne so we were always in there with a chance.
“With things happening in the last month or so, we did make a call to see whether he’d be interested in reconsidering, but he’s obviously a very loyal young man and stuck with his original decision.
Amid the currently uncertainty around Adam Treloar’s position at Collingwood, Wright was asked whether Hawthorn could make a play for the midfielder.
While not completely ruling it out, Wright said it was unlikely they would be able to match the current terms of his deal at the Pies.
“Not at this stage,” Wright said when asked about the club’s potential interest in Treloar.
“Like everyone else, we’re an interested observer, just sort of following through and watching what’s happening.
“He’s a high quality player, he’s at a very good club and it appears there’s an impasse there – he’s a very highly paid player there and has a long tenure.
“It’s not something for us at this stage, we’ll always be of the opinion that you’ll never say never, but I think it would be unlikely.”