COLLINGWOOD may welcome back former Pie Chris Tarrant but admits it hasn’t yet considered the proposition as preparations for another grand final override any serious future list planning.

Tarrant, who earlier this month told Fremantle he wished to return to his home state, is believed to have nominated Collingwood - where he played 161 of his 233 career matches - as his preferred future home.

Pies recruiting boss Derek Hine, in Canberra for this week’s NAB AFL Draft Combine, said his club hadn’t given much thought to the prospect of Tarrant again joining the Pies.

The AFL’s trade week kicks off on Tuesday, October 5 but Collingwood is more focused on winning the 2010 premiership, with the grand final replay against the Saints this Saturday.

“Our focus, and particularly the coaches’ obviously, is on this weekend and hopefully getting a result,” Hine told afl.com.au.

“We’ll sit down early on Monday morning and go through what potential or opportunity is there.

“Obviously a few clubs are up here now and we’ll get around and have a bit of a chat and try to get a bit ahead of the ball in that area.”

Like last year’s Luke Ball scenario, the Pies appear well-placed to land Tarrant.

If Fremantle is unwilling to deal with Collingwood, the key defender could nominate himself for either the national or pre-season drafts.

Last year the Pies acquired Ball with pick 30 in the NAB AFL Draft after the Saints and Pies couldn’t strike a deal during trade week.

Collingwood had earlier been involved, giving up picks 14 and 46 to land Darren Jolly.

Hine said forfeiting picks in last year’s draft, via trade week, wouldn’t rule them out of again being active next week.

“From our side of things [as to] how heavily we’re involved, we’re really open,” he said.

“We’ve got a reasonable profile of the list as to where we want it to be, and we’ll sort of look at opportunities when they come along.

“The strategy we take when we’re looking to build the profile of our list is to look at the establishment ... where is that succession going to come from? And we look at depth as well.

“So we feel that most of the areas are covered.”

Hine would not be drawn on whether veterans Simon Prestigiacomo and Tarkyn Lockyer would continue in 2011.

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