Lions race to finish Martin deal

Fremantle ruckman Jonathon Griffin battles with Melbourne's Stefan Martin. Brisbane is pushing to complete a deal for Martin. Picture: George Salpigtidis. Source: Herald Sun

BRISBANE is racing against the clock to get a deal done for Melbourne ruckman/forward Stefan Martin with the AFL trade period set to expire tomorrow.

Martin met with Lions officials at the Gabba on Tuesday and is understood to be keen to head to Queensland, but he has one year left on his contract with the Demons.

Brisbane hold picks eight, 24, 33, 53, 73 and 91 at next month's national draft.

Melbourne want selection no.33 in exchange for Martin but Brisbane are unlikely to part with a pick that high.

The club's next pick at no.53 is also unlikely to satisfy the Demons meaning the two teams will have to hammer out a compromise in the dying stages of the trade period to deliver the 26-year-old key position prospect to Brisbane.

Brisbane and Gold Coast will start their 2013 NAB Cup campaigns against powerhouse Hawthorn at Metricon Stadium on February 23.

The Lions and Suns will take on the 2012 grand finalists and each other in the abbreviated two-quarter, triple-header format before travelling far and wide for the next two weeks of the pre-season competition when teams revert to full length games.

The Gold Coast will play North Melbourne in Townsville on March 2 while Brisbane will face GWS in Wagga on the same day.

The Suns will meet reigning premier Sydney in Blacktown on March 9 when the Lions travel to Melbourne to take on Collingwood at Etihad Stadium.

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