COLLINGWOOD appears unlikely to recruit Hawthorn free agent Clinton Young with the Magpies declaring they're "done and dusted" following Chris Dawes' trade to Melbourne.

The Pies moved Dawes to the Demons for NAB AFL Draft selections 20 and 45 on Tuesday night.

Melbourne will get Collingwood's pick 58.

Asked on Wednesday morning if the Pies still had Young in their sights during Gillette AFL Trade Period, Collingwood director of football Geoff Walsh said he considered their player movement finished. 

"I think we're pretty much done and dusted," Walsh told SEN radio on Wednesday morning.

"We'll be happy to go the draft with three selections in the top group.

"I think it's always good to try and position yourself well in draft, particularly in the top 20 or 25 picks, and we haven't been able to do that for a while.

"We've traded our first pick a couple of times in recent years.

"At the moment we have three picks in the top 20 so I'm sure Derek Hine will use those to great advantage, because Derek's history in the draft is second to none."

Dawes nominated the Demons as his preferred home last week after deciding to seek opportunities elsewhere following the Pies' acquisition of West Coast forward Quinten Lynch.

Walsh said the Pies were pleased with the deal.

"You never sign off on a deal unless you're happy, so we're happy and I'm sure Chris is as well and Melbourne I'm sure are, so I think everyone has become a winner out of the deal and let's hope that time sustains that belief," he said.

Meanwhile, Dawes won't be asked to play the dual ruck/forward role he struggled with at Collingwood this season when he lines up in the red and blue next year.

Melbourne list manager Tim Harrington said Dawes would provide strong support for the Demons' smaller forwards and combine with the athleticism of 200cm former Brisbane Lion Mitch Clark.

"It was no secret we really needed to provide more of a physical presence in our forward half, so Chris does that for us," Harrington said.

"What [the Pies] identified for Chris is something we're not actually asking from him.

"We think we've got that relief ruck/forward covered in Mitch Clark, so Chris just plays as the traditional bullocking, strong competing aerialist in our forward half."

Walsh admitted Dawes was better suited to playing as a power forward without having to balance the work of a ruckman.

"He battled pretty well to his credit in that role, but we just felt we needed someone who could play the ruck role a little bit more naturally," Walsh said.

"Once we made that call, I think Chris himself made the call that, maybe that marginalises my position and lessens my opportunities."

Jennifer Witham is a reporter for AFL Media. Follow her on Twitter @AFL_JenWitham.