MELBOURNE has denied reports that it has come to a mutual agreement with its 30-year-old ruckman Mark Jamar to trade him to another club.
Jamar signed a three-year contract with the Demons in 2012, tying him to the club until the end of 2015 but he had a disappointing, injury-interrupted season in 2013, and played just nine games.
The Australian reported on Thursday it understood Jamar had reached a mutual agreement with new coach Paul Roos to part ways.
However, Melbourne football manager Josh Mahoney told AFL.com.au the club had not reached any agreement with Jamar nor had his future at the club been discussed with Roos.
"[The report that] Paul Roos and Mark Jamar had a mutual agreement is wrong. They have not had any discussions regarding his future at the club," Mahoney said.
"We have not declared he [Jamar] is on the move and there has certainly been no meeting between Paul Roos and Mark that they have agreed to move."
Jamar was an All Australian in 2010 but has not set the world on fire since. He was in demand as a free agent in 2012 but the Demons moved quickly to secure him.
The Demons are hoping to be active during the trade period and secure young, quality midfielders to bolster its engine room that was the worst in the competition during 2013.
It has three young ruckman in Max Gawn, Jake Spencer and Jack Fitzpatrick who have impressed at times but are inexperienced with just 55 games between them.
Melbourne would be expected to entertain offers for Jamar if the right deal came along although his value on the trade table would have dropped in the past two seasons.
The Demons have not been overwhelmed with the offers other clubs made on the opening day of trade period in order to get the No.2 pick that it has put on the table.
It is also attempting to secure Stuart Dew as its senior assistant despite him being contracted to the Sydney Swans for 2014.
The Swans are refusing to release Dew as they do not see the job as a promotion.
Melbourne also announced the departure of former director of sports performance Neil Craig - who is linked to a job at Essendon - and former football manager Chris Connolly, who was suspended as a result of the tanking investigation into the club.
