The 22-year-old, who stands at 192 centimetres and can play forward, back or in the midfield, is working through his contract obligations at Essendon and District Senior B grade outfit Glenroy but plans to join the Saints and relocate from Melbourne.

“Aaron is currently negotiating with Glenroy to allow him to play at a higher standard of football under Stan Magro, who has been an assistant coach at the highest level,” Myrtle-ford spokesman Brendan Breen said yesterday.

“He’s looking to move to the area and get employment in the North East.”

A former Calder Cannon, Kite has played for Glenroy for the past two seasons but said he was looking for a change.

“I’m just looking forward to a different brand of football,” Kite told The Border Mail.

“The big grounds should suit me.

“I’ve pretty much played at Glenroy my whole life and wanted to do something different.

“Myrtleford was very professional and I couldn’t fault them.

“I’m looking forward to it.

“I’ve been up there for a weekend and really enjoyed it.

“If all things go to plan hopefully I’ll be up there (in Myrtleford) for a couple of years.”

Kite, who was drafted as a midfielder by the Crows with pick 71 in the 2007 AFL draft, is likely to be played predominantly onball for the Saints but will provide the ace in Magro’s pack after booting 54 goals from 12 games last year.

After being delisted at the end of the 2009 AFL season after failing to crack a senior game at the Crows, Kite completed the preseason with Carlton before playing for Glenroy where he kicked 96 goals playing as a half-forward in 2010.

Kite, who played at SANFL outfit Norwood while on Adelaide’s list, said he enjoyed his time in the AFL system.

“That’s what you play footy for,” he said.

“I was emergency a couple of times and I played two NAB Cup games.

“It was a tough side to break into at that stage.

“There’s certain boxes you have to tick off to get a game. In the end I missed home.

“I got drafted when I was 17 and I had to move away the next day.”