Channel 7 footy reporter Mitch Cleary has stated St Kilda ruckman Rowan Marshall is firming as a “very good chance” to land at Geelong next year.

It comes as Tom De Koning is set to join the club on a lucrative eight-year deal, with Cleary claiming “something does have to tip out now” referencing Marshall.

“The Saints will drive a hard bargain,” Cleary told Jimmy Bartel on Wide World of Sports.

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