Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson expects St Kilda and Essendon to come to an agreement in relation to Jake Carlisle.

However, the Hawks are ready to pounce if those two clubs can't come to terms.

Hawthorn's dramatic pitch for Carlisle came to light on Thursday but Clarkson was giving little away on Friday.

"We probably fully expect that deal is going to go through (between) St Kilda and Essendon at some point in time but if it doesn't, we've indicated our interest in securing Jake if the terms are right," Clarkson said.

"We emerged as a player in that when St Kilda couldn't come to the party in terms of satisfying Essendon with the deal."