Greater Western Sydney defender Josh Bruce keen on trade to St Kilda Giants defender Josh Bruce is keen on a trade to St Kilda. EXCLUSIVE: ST KILDA has successfully lured its first key defensive target, with Greater Western Sydney's Josh Bruce requesting a trade to the Saints. The Herald Sun understands the strongly-built 21-year-old has told the Giants he wants out, with the Saints offering a three-year deal. He will not be the sole solution to the club's defensive woes, but it is a strong start to the trade period from a St Kilda outfit desperate to get on the front foot. Bruce, Canberra-born but who played SANFL with Glenelg, is stuck behind a host of high draft picks who hold defensive roles at the Giants. Your club's free agents He sees the opportunity to forge his career at the Saints given their acute defensive weakness. A trade will still have to be worked through but both parties are likely to be able to come to an agreement given he is not a former high draft pick. He played 11 games this year after three in his debut year with the Giants. The former NSW-ACT zone selection had a raft of suitors including North Melbourne, Brisbane and Carlton. The Giants were fighting hard to keep him and had offered a contract extension, but he has decided St Kilda will be his new home. St Kilda coach Scott Watters said as recently as Friday's best-and-fairest the club would be aggressive with its hunt for key backs. "Twelve months ago, yeah there was some pressure, as you would expect of a club that had been through a number of Grand Finals," Watters said. It would be incorrect for people to think our position is compromised in any way, shape or form. So we are in a position to be aggressive from a salary cap point of view and that needs to be on the record, I'd rather people know the truth.