MELBOURNE will not make a trade with West Coast for midfielder Daniel Kerr according to coach Dean Bailey.
Kerr is understood to be up for grabs at the end of the season but any club that hopes to secure his services will have to give up a lot with the Eagles expected to demand two top-10 selections in this year's draft.
Bailey said the the club won't be giving up any of its picks in exchange for the 2006 premiershp star.
"He's a very good player Daniel Kerr. Maybe someone might be prepared to trade out a first-round pick," Bailey said.
"We'll keep our picks, we won't be trading. We want to keep our first pick and as of today there's also 17 and 19. We'll be really keen to keep our picks."
Bailey also said he was focused on building a side from the ground up.
"We have a young list now and this year it's important that we draft well," he said.
"Every year you should draft well. You can't pick and choose drafts and you have to ensure you put all of the work into it so you can produce and develop players."
"We've got a young list now, we'll have a young list again next year."
"How we coach and how we develop them is super important."
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MELBOURNE veterans Jeff White and Adem Yze will play their final games for the club when the Demons face Richmond at the MCG on Sunday.
Yze will play his 271st AFL match for Melbourne to sit third on the club's all-time games record list – one fewer than Robbie Flower (272) and behind former skipper David Neitz (306).
White will move into seventh spot on Melbourne's games record list this weekend with 236 matches, overtaking Brett Lovett (235).
Both players will nominate for the draft, although Yze has acknowledged he had 'probably only half a percent' chance of finding a new home.
White said he felt that he still has something to offer at AFL level.
"From a personal point of view I still feel I've got some time left," he said.
"I'm not hanging my hat on getting a spot on an AFL club next year but I'll definitely put my hand up to say my mind feels good, my body feels good, I want to continue playing."
If not picked up, White and Yze will both continue playing in the VFL or in another lower-grade competition.
Yze will be remembered come as the man who nearly played the most consecutive matches ever, falling 18 short of equalling Jim Stynes' record of 244.
However, he did say the record became a distraction the closer he came to breaking it.
"Whether it was media or other people questioning your attack on the footy or whether you're putting your body on the line for a record – that actually didn't sit well with me," Yze said.
"So I had a meeting with Neale [Daniher] last year … and said: 'I don't want to play', to end that speculation. From there, it felt like a release and I could just enjoy my footy."
Both players played an integral role in helping the club reach six finalls series in nine years.
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CAMERON Schwab has replaced Paul McNamee as Melbourne's new chief executive.
He returns to the position he left after four years in 2001 to take up the CEO role at Fremantle.
Melbourne president Jim Stynes said Schwab was the right man to help lead the club into an exciting new era.
"To have someone of Cameron's calibre lead this Club into the future is very exciting. It is well known that Cameron and the Demons go a long way back."
"All of the new Board has been impressed with his football knowledge, his management credentials and his drive. With Cameron as the CEO we are convinced that Melbourne can become the club that all Demons crave. We have some unfinished business to do," Stynes said.
Schwab started his career in administration with Melbourne as an 18-year-old before becoming the youngest ever AFL chief executive when he went to Richmond at just 24.
He then returned to Melbourne in 1994 and then took over as CEO in 1997.
Schwab said he believed he could help the Demons become a force again.
"The Melbourne Football Club has been a considerable part of my own personal heritage. It's where I started my working life 25 years ago. I would like to think that I can play a role in securing the future of the Club," he said.
"Jim and his board have brought hope to Melbourne and it is now my job to help build a team who can match that hope with expectation and performance."
He begins his three-year contract in early October
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MELBOURNE veterans Adem Yze and Jeff White remain in danger of being delisted despite being recalled for Saturday's clash against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium.
Yze has been out of the side since round 11 while White returns after passing a fitness test on his knee.
Melbourne coach Dean Bailey said the inclusion of Yze and White showed the club was focused on winning games of football.
"We've held a policy for the whole year, if your form is good enough it doesn't matter how old you are or who you are playing for, you'll get a chance to play," he said.
"We've got Adem Yze and Jeff White back playing and to be fair to Adam, his form in the last two or three weeks at Sandringham has been good and he's been unlucky not to have played more games.
"Although we've got a lot of our young blokes playing, form is really important. You can't afford to play anyone who's out of form, it doesn't matter how old they are or what you are trying to do, because it reflects in the game and hurts the other 21 players."
But Bailey refused to elaborate on what the future held for the pair.
"We've taken the policy that we'll talk with, we'll sit down and Jeff and Adam will let the world know next week in regards to where they want to go and what their future is. So we'll leave it to those players to announce those sort of things," he said
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MELBOURNE youngster Cale Morton has been rewarded for his consistent season with the round 20 NAB Rising Star nomination.
Morton was Melbourne's best in their win over West Coast at the MCG last Saturday with 30 possessions, 17 marks and one goal.
The 18-year-old, who made his debut in round one has averaged 18 disposals per game in his 17 appearances.
Morton was Melbourne's first selection and fourth overall in the 2007 national draft and joins teammates Austin Wonaeamirri and Colin Garland in line for the sought-after honour.
Melbourne coach Dean Bailey said Morton's has shown what he is capable of from the beginning of the season.
"Cale has been consistently good for us all year. He is a very hard worker and continues to develop all aspects of his game," he said.
Morton represented Western Australia in the 2007 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships and won the Larke Medal for best player.in the championships.
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