Tippett informed the Crows of his decision to leave West Lakes on Monday, but is still yet to notify the Club where he intends to play his football next season.
Gold Coast and Carlton have both publicly expressed an interest in signing the Queenslander. He has also been linked to Sydney, but the Swans are yet to publicly confirm or deny their interest.
Noble said he expected to have a better feel for the situation later in the week, adding that Adelaide would take its time to secure the best-possible outcome for the Club.
“We haven’t been notified of Kurt’s club of choice, so it’s really difficult to give an indication as to what our thinking might be or where the situation lies. We’re working behind the scenes on a number of different strategies and options,” Noble told FIVEaa.
“Kurt will give us an indication of where he would potentially like to go, and then it’s up to us to see whether or not that particular club will come to the party with where we value Kurt. If not, we’ll keep searching and, maybe, push him into a different direction.
“The benefit with the trade period being longer this year is that we probably have more time to manoeuvre and negotiate our way through a number of different options and deals.
“By the end of this week and heading into the start of the ‘normal’ trade period as we know it (on Monday), we should have an indication as to where some of those preferences lie and the clubs, who have got some interest.
“We certainly haven’t been approached by anyone at this stage.”
There has been speculation Adelaide could lose Tippett without compensation if the forward is prepared to enter the national or pre-season drafts.
Greater Western Sydney will have access to the first pick in both drafts.
The rules preventing GWS from selecting a second uncontracted player from a club no longer apply, meaning the Giants can select any nominated player in the draft pool under 'normal' draft regulations. Clubs will not be compensated for losing an uncontracted player to GWS if the player goes through the draft process.
“There’s always that speculation with GWS or Gold Coast because they have the first picks,” Noble said.
“It’s not a great way for our industry whether it’s us or anyone else. With free agency coming in I’d like to see that (ability for players to leave and enter the draft) taken off the table.
“I think there’s enough manoeuvrability for players to get through the market and where they want to go is more flexible than it’s ever been.
“How many clubs are in the market … that will determine how hard and far we can drive a deal.”
Noble said Adelaide’s demands for Tippett would be partly determined by which club makes a play for the former basketballer.
“(We’re after) whatever best suits our needs. It depends on which clubs are in the mix as to what they’ve got to offer,” he said.
“With the period of time we’ve got, we can take our time. We’re not going to be banded into a week or a short period like we have in the past. We can take our time and push our demands high.”
Noble said the Crows could be in the market for a ruckman, and key-position players either through the trade period or in next month’s AFL National Draft.
“With Kurt going, we need some stability in the ruck - there’s no secret about that. We’ve lost three tall key-position players, so you’d probably think our stocks in regards to talls need a bump up. And you always want to continue to add to your midfield,” he said.
“We’ve got Brad Crouch coming on (to the senior list), Sam Kerridge to develop and the other guys from last year in Nick Joyce, Mitch Grigg and Cam Ellis-Yolmen who you would like to get another pre-season into.
“Our supporters and fans need to know that we think our list is in really good shape. This is disappointing, but come pre-season Sando is going to have them cracking in again.
“Our club will survive without Kurt Tippett in it and we’ll be stronger and better and get as good a deal as we can.”
Tippett has been linked to a return to his native Queensland since signing his previous contract three years ago. Noble said he would be disappointed if it turned out the powerful goalkicker wasn’t headed ‘home’.
“It would be a disappointing way for Kurt to leave our footy club,” Noble said.
“We’ve worked extremely hard to develop him and maintain an environment where he can flourish … to walk away under those circumstances … maybe he’ll look back one day and regret it. It’s not a great feel for us.
“Having worked with Kurt, I know he has at times struggled with his ability to make decisions and work his way through certain situations. So, I have to take him on face value (that he only made his decision last weekend). There were some weeks where he’s been around and we’ve thought, ‘Yes, he’s definitely going to stay’ and then other weeks where you think, ‘crikey, he’s going to go’ and that’s being brutally honest.”
Noble also said it was “unlikely” Adelaide would be in the market for any of the available free agents.
