Port Adelaide champion Warren Tredrea says Hawthorn should trade Lance Franklin to GWS Lance Franklin grapples with Eric Mackenzie. HAWTHORN should get in first and trade Lance Franklin to GWS, according to Port Adelaide champ Warren Tredrea. Tredrea says the Hawks should swap Franklin for the No.1 pick in next year's draft, and use it to land boom forward Tom Boyd. Franklin has put off contract talks until the end of the season as he weighs up an offer from the Giants believed to be worth up to $12 million over six years. The Hawks could lose Buddy as a free agent and receive one pick at the end of the first round of November's national draft as compensation. "Instead of risking losing Franklin for a modest draft pick in free agency, tipped to be about pick 20, the Hawks need to play the ace up their sleeve and offer him as trade bait to the Giants," Tredrea writes in his column on adeelaidenow.com.au. GWS is ready to trade its No.1 draft pick this year for an established superstar and this must be for Franklin. Bulldogs wary of Boyd bidding war Tredrea says a trade would be a win-win for all parties - GWS gets a marquee player, Franklin becomes the AFL's highest-paid player and Hawthorn refreshes its list for the future. The Hawks are well positioned for immediate success but while Sam Mitchell, Luke Hodge, Shaun Burgoyne, Brian Lake and Brad Sewell are still playing good football, they are getting towards the end of their careers. Trading for two first-round picks could be the tonic for refreshing Alastair Clarkson's list. When today's stars finally retire, the next generation of aces will be ready to carry the mantle. Tredrea argues Hawthorn has shown it can win without Franklin, who may already be passed his peak. All superstars' careers come to an end and when you weigh up the risk versus reward, trading Buddy doesn't seem so stupid after all.