Christian Petracca wants to join Damien Hardwick’s Gold Coast Suns despite speculation he was most likely going to head to Adelaide.

Gold Coast appeared the only team in the running when Adelaide reportedly withdrew from the race, having met with Petracca last week.

The Demons star has told Melbourne he would like to move to the Suns with the club now needing to work out a deal that would benefit the Dees for giving up such a big-name star.

Former St Kilda coach and Fremantle midfielder Scott Watters had forecast a top-four berth for the Dockers if Fremantle had been a chance of luring Petracca to the club.

The development comes after Melbourne told wayward star Clayton Oliver he was no longer wanted at the club.

Oliver was left shattered by the news and then verbally abused Channel S

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