Hawthorn confident of snaring promising Brisbane ruckman Billy Longer Billy Longer is getting closer to Hawthorn. HAWTHORN and Brisbane have made ground on a trade for exciting young ruckman Billy Longer. Longer has selected Hawthorn as his preferred destination and the Hawks are confident they will land their man. Brisbane said it wouldn't stand in the way of Longer and other young starts wanting out but it required "suitable" compensation, believed to be picks inside the top 30. LIVE trade talk Who wants Chappy? A number of clubs spoke to Hawthorn about midfielder Shane Savage, but the Hawks would be happy to keep him unless a quality deal could be done. In other trade news, Fremantle confirmed Josh Mellington had requested a trade and Dockers foot boss Chris Bond said they'd look at all free agents, including James Podsiadly.