SYDNEY Swans coach Paul Roos says the club is unlikely to chase a marquee forward to fill the void created by Barry Hall’s sudden departure.

Instead the Swans will give young talls Lewis Johnston, Jesse White, Heath Grundy and Daniel Currie every chance to establish themselves as the next generation of goalkickers.

“Normally, by this time of the year, you know whether a big-name player is potentially available and by this time of the year, you may have already inquired,” Roos said before training at the SCG on Thursday.

“It’s very unlikely we’ll go to the market at the end of the year.

“If something pops up out of the blue, there’s a possibility but at this stage, we’d certainly be looking at taking some early draft picks to give our young guys a chance at the back end of this year and perhaps go into next year with a younger looking forward line.”

Roos said Hall’s mid-week retirement from the Swans hadn’t caused too much disruption as the club prepared for its crucial Saturday afternoon clash against Essendon at the SCG.

“We’ve been preparing for our senior players retiring and that’s why you’re seeing guys like [Heath] Grundy and Jesse White and Kieren Jack and [Craig] Bird and all these sort of guys playing over the past couple of years.

“It’s just a continuation of that. Now that we know Mick [O’Loughlin] and Hally aren’t going to be there, there are two spots up for grabs next year and we know now there’s one spot up for grabs for the rest of this year.”

Hall’s plans for 2010 remain unclear and Roos said neither he nor the players had any inkling of his intentions.

However, he said the club would support the 32-year-old if he was given the chance to play at another AFL club next year.

Swans co-captain Craig Bolton said the thought of Hall lining up in opposition colours was not a pretty one.

“One of Hally’s best attributes was that he was one of those rare players that was intimidating,” he said.

“As a teammate, you could actually run on the ground and get that lift from having him in your side. You wouldn’t really want him to go anywhere else.

“He’s played some great footy with us and we’ve got some fantastic memories of him here, but if it does happen, he’d be a tough player to play on, no doubt.”

Hall will be honoured for his contribution to the Swans before Saturday afternoon’s game and Bolton said the players would do their best to give him a fitting farewell.