Giants have Shane Mumford in sights if Franklin deal falls through Kurt Tippett is staying focussed ahead of his highly anticipated debut for the Sydney Swans against Port Adelaide. Sydney Swans ruckman Shane Mumford is in the sights of the GWS Giants.Picture: Mark Evans Source: The Australian SYDNEY ruckman Shane Mumford has emerged as a target for struggling expansion club Greater Western Sydney. The out-of-contract Mumford is expected to be sounded out to join the Giants at the end of the season, and will be pursued more vigorously if they fail to lure Hawthorn's Lance "Buddy" Franklin. It is unclear whether GWS has provision in its expanded salary cap and additional cost-of-living allowance to recruit both players. Sydney yesterday acknowledged that it was aware of outside interest in Mumford, whose management has indicated to the club that the premiership ruckman would require another long-term and upgraded deal to remain. Sydney said it would be surprised if Mumford were not high on the agenda of Greater Western Sydney. Mumford, 26, is coming to the end of his initial four-year contract after he was lured from Geelong, where he played 21 games in two seasons from the rookie list. Due to salary-cap pressure, the Cats had no option other than to trade Mumford to the Swans at the end of 2009 after he had rejected a lesser three-year deal to stay with Geelong. In return, the Cats received selection No 28 in the national draft and recruited Mitch Duncan with the pick. Greater Western Sydney, provided it remains on the bottom of the ladder, will have first pick in this year's pre-season draft and could secure Mumford with no compensation for the Swans. GWS also has the option of trading with Sydney in October. The Giants, so far winless this season, are keen to add some experienced players to their list for next year, with general manager of football operations Graeme Allan telling News Limited this week that GWS was prepared to trade its draft selections. "We will be open to talking about all our draft picks at year's end," he said. We've drafted a lot of very talented young players in the past couple of years, so there is an opportunity to add some experience by trading some of our high picks. Mumford, who is presently sidelined by a fractured cheekbone, is not in a particularly great bargaining position with the Swans over an improved deal because of injury problems over the past 18 months. He missed multiple matches last year due to a back issue. Sydney, which is heavily financially committed to Kurt Tippett for the next three years because of a backed-ended deal, may not be able to afford Mumford's requirements. As well, the Swans now have the luxury of having two recognised ruckmen available in Mike Pyke and Tippett, as well as back-up from Jesse White and Lewis Roberts-Thomson towards the end of the season once he has recovered from a knee injury. The Swans are also developing their rookie-listed local product Sam Naismith, 20, who was recruited last year as a NSW priority-zone selection. GWS said this week it had a fallback position if the Giants failed to attract Franklin. "It's not all about Buddy, we're also talking to another player," a source said. The second high-profile target is believed to be Mumford. Franklin, 26, is being tempted by an approach from the Giants that could reach more than $2 million a year for the next six seasons. The four-time All Australian's management has not yet been made an official offer, but the Giants are understood to have set aside up to $1.5m a year in football payments to lure him north.