Melbourne are having one of their best years in recent memory and sit top of the ladder at the halfway point in season 2021.

Their system has elevated new players to unseen heights, with figures such as Ed Langdon, Tom McDonald and Luke Jackson all having incredible seasons.

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

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

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

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5. Robbie Fox

Fox has been at the Swans for the best part of five years, debuting at age 24 after going at pick 34 in the 2016 Rookie Draft. Despite only playing 43 games for John Longmire's side and only getting a decent string of games together last year, Fox still has time left to make a move which could kickstart his career.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 20: Robbie Fox of the Swans in action during the round 18 AFL match between the Fremantle Dockers and the Sydney Swans at Optus Stadium on July 20, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Fox has only featured five times for the Swans this season and considering the plethora of young talent they hold, it might be best for him to search somewhere else for footy. Although he will likely be second fiddle to the likes of May, Lever and co., Fox will still be able to play a roll should any of them succumb to injury.

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