Premiership winner Jude Bolton has become the latest key midfielder to feature in trade week as the Swans try to satisfy their need for speed.

Coach Paul Roos confirmed the 27-year-old was on the table but said Bolton would go at a high price. "He's finished 10th, eighth and eighth in our best and fairest for the last three years … so in order for him to be moved on, it would want to be pretty good," he said.

It is understood several clubs have expressed an interest in Bolton, a tough midfielder who personifies the Swans' "Bloods" spirit. If a deal can be reached, Bolton would be the first member of Sydney's 2005 premiership team to be traded.

Bolton does not want to leave Sydney and had been negotiating a new deal with the Swans before this week. The club has already shown its determination to inject more pace into the team by recruiting Adelaide running defender Martin Mattner.

Although the AFL is yet to receive any paperwork, the Swans and Crows yesterday confirmed the deal would go ahead. The Swans exchanged their second national draft pick, the 28th overall, meaning Adelaide will now have at least three of the first 30 selections next month.

Bolton joins this week's biggest focus, former West Coast captain Chris Judd, and Melbourne's Travis Johnstone as high-profile on-ballers in the trade mix.

There was strong speculation that Carlton and West Coast would complete a trade for 2004 Brownlow Medallist Judd as early as yesterday. But last night, the Blues said no deal had been reached.

Melbourne have attracted some interest for Johnstone and are apparently ready to let their 2005 best and fairest go if the price is right. The Demons are also ready to deal on full-back Nathan Carroll.

Mattner's move to the Swans became inevitable after the club lined him up on a lucrative three-year deal, built largely on his strong performances against Sydney in the past. Adelaide were unwilling to extend the one year left on his contract.

It would appear to be a trade-week coup for the Swans, given Mattner's relative youth (25) and potential to be a damaging player on the tight, fast SCG.

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