The Hawks are a fair way away from another flag, and the reality is that Alastair Clarkson's side are in the midst of a rebuild.

Whilst they have some youngsters coming through, they still sit almost smack bang in the middle of the pack for average squad age, meaning they could use some younger, established talent to reinforce their team.

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We continue our โ€˜Five trade targets for every clubโ€™ series withย Hawthorn.ย 

The idea of these stories is to identify potentially gettable targets who could fill roles, not just link every club to superstars, the likes of Marcus Bontempelliย orย Patrick Cripps.

In no particular order, here are five players which the Hawks recruitment team would do well to target and potentially poach.

3. Adam Cerra

Despite being linked with a host of other Victorian clubs, Cerra going to the Hawks could be great for both parties.

Playing in a talented midfield with the likes of Tom Mitchell, Chad Wingard and Jaeger O'Meara would be huge for his development, especially if Alastair Clarkson is still the coach come next year.

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The 21-year-old puts up some decent numbers for a man of his age. Cerra averages 8.1 effective kicks, 4.5 inside 50s and 359 metres gained per game, all above average figures that show his ability to be a calm head amongst chaos.

The truth is that any potential buyers for Cerra will have to fork out a premium offer to be able to secure his signature. Hawthorn are said to have the room to make some huge moves this trade period, and the Victorian born young gun could be on their shopping list.