AFL's Tigers closing in on Crows' Maric

SYDNEY (AAP) - Oct 13 - Richmond are hopeful of finalising an AFL trade to land Adelaide ruckman Ivan Maric on Friday.
The Tigers have long been eying the 200cm, 25-year-old, with the Crows keen to help Maric reach his preferred new club if they can strike the right deal.
Richmond's initial offer of their second round national draft pick, No.37 overall, has not satisfied Adelaide.
But Tigers general manager of football Craig Cameron said the Crows were open to a swap of players instead.
"They would consider a player, but we've asked them to tell us, if they do, who that player would be, basically," Cameron told Melbourne's 3AW radio on Thursday night.
"They know the players we've spoken about during trade week, but we've asked them to go away and come back and tell us exactly what they want."
Cameron said negotiations had been held up until Thursday by the Crows' involvement in several other discussions, particularly their desire to secure a pick in Monday's mini-draft.
But the Crows achieved that on Thursday, gaining the right to draft promising 17-year-old Brad Crouch.
"Adelaide's had a fair bit on their plate this week with all sorts of deals that they've been trying to get involved in and finally have got involved in," Cameron said.
"So I think we'll find in the next 24 hours hopefully we'll get a deal done or we'll be much closer."