Rumour GFC 2025 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 1

[00VicWard001]

Can you remember the role they offered?

Director of Coaching/Strategy.

 

[foxdog50]

I have gone very very cold on him and really don’t think he should be the player we should be chasing both for perfomance as well as his off field stuff

If we can get him cheap, I'd be more than happy to take him

 

[foxdog50]

Surely Ken comes home next year as an assistant? He doesn’t like the big city lifestyle so that rules out 11 clubs across Melbourne and Sydney, he won’t switch to Adelaide

I think he’s a good chance to come home and therefore drag Butters with him.

I personally can't see Butters coming to Geelong! I don't think iv seen any media outlet mentioning Geelong. Apart from people on BigFooty. Until a guy like Mitch Cleary mentions Geelong, it's a only a dream of Geelong getting Butters

 

[goyoucatters]

If we can get him cheap, I'd be more than happy to take him

None of our targets are coming cheap. Not even Oliver, with all his issues.

 

[foxdog50]

None of our targets are coming cheap. Not even Oliver, with all his issues.

It depends where Melbourne sees were there list is at season's end.. if they finish bottom 5 , they might look at getting rid of a player on big coin so they can reset and look to the future, as why would you pay that big money if your no going anywhere in years to come

 

[Strange Cat]

If we can get him cheap, I'd be more than happy to take him

His contract isn’t cheap would rather spend the money on a different player than him tbh

 

[goyoucatters]

It depends where Melbourne sees were there list is at season's end.. if they finish bottom 5 , they might look at getting rid of a player on big coin so they can reset and look to the future, as why would you pay that big money if your no going anywhere in years to come

I accept they could be looking to push him on. That doesn't equate in any way to getting him cheap. They would be looking to wring every last skerrick out of the deal to aid their rebuild. Can't let him go for peanuts when they don't have a lot of really saleable assets in the first place. And they're currently out of the first round of the draft for 2025 as well.

So whether it's reasonable or otherwise for them to expect a decent deal, they will be looking for some significant value coming back their way. Still, if the infinitely better targets like Rowell, Butters, and LDU all fall through, I guess I could see the Cats stumping up something close to what they're demanding. We're generally fairly accommodating in those situations.

#cueepicmeltsonhere

 

[dudusmaximus]

Apparently Hawthorn are landing all of Allen, Reid & Butters this coming off season

This "Recruiting on the Sly" caper is doing wonders to Sam Mitchell's Frequent Flyer points. From the looks of it, his wife's too..

 

[D BRIDGE]

Hard to see us landing Butters whilst he is in contract unless we really flop this season and get a selection nicely inside 10.

Obviously a lot depends on what and who Butters wants though.

Port can hold him if they can’t get a killer deal this year (that’s assuming Butters wants out).

 

[goyoucatters]

This "Recruiting on the Sly" caper is doing wonders to Sam Mitchell's Frequent Flyer points.

Like Caro, I'm just so relieved he's not doing any of this in a 'disrespectful' way. That would be truly awful and would absolutely have to be called out.

 

[fpm84]

Like Caro, I'm just so relieved he's not doing any of this in a 'disrespectful' way. That would be truly awful and would absolutely have to be called out.

Scott flies to Adelaide to meet Boak - so underhanded! So disrespectful! Who do Geelong think they are?

Mitchell flies to Perth to meet Allen - Hawks are ahead of the game! They are surely going to land every big name out of contract!

 

[goyoucatters]

Scott flies to Adelaide to meet Boak - so underhanded! So disrespectful! Who do Geelong think they are?

Mitchell flies to Perth to meet Allen - Hawks are ahead of the game! They are surely going to land every big name out of contract!

It is so pathetic and yet so predictable.

#thegreengoblinlives
#hypocrisythynameiscaro

 

[foxdog50]

His contract isn’t cheap would rather spend the money on a different player than him tbh

A player can also agree on a new salary with a new deal with another club.. eg Oliver can scrap his contract and go on less money if both parties agree..
But he may not want to either.

 

[Max Rooke]

Can’t see Rowell leaving.



Midway through 2023 his management probably started speaking with clubs as GC looked set to miss finals again.

Reigning premiers Geelong, with Selwood retired and an aging list, probably looked like an ideal landing spot.



But since then;

• Dimma joins as coach August 2023
• Walter & Read picked up in ‘23 draft
• Mac Andrew signs biggest deal in history in 2024
• Suns looking much better this year

Right now his management are probably just trying to pump up his contract to get some of that Big Mac money.

 

[Stan The Caddy]

Can’t see Rowell leaving.



Midway through 2023 his management probably started speaking with clubs as GC looked set to miss finals again.

Reigning premiers Geelong, with Selwood retired and an aging list, probably looked like an ideal landing spot.



But since then;

• Dimma joins as coach August 2023
• Walter & Read picked up in ‘23 draft
• Mac Andrew signs biggest deal in history in 2024
• Suns looking much better this year

Right now his management are probably just trying to pump up his contract to get some of that Big Mac money.

I agree but he's the one we would want over anybody else who might be available. #RecruitRowell

 

[Hinkley29]

Surely Ken comes home next year as an assistant? He doesn’t like the big city lifestyle so that rules out 11 clubs across Melbourne and Sydney, he won’t switch to Adelaide

I think he’s a good chance to come home and therefore drag Butters with him.

Please let it be so

Bring the boys home.

 

[Hinkley29]

Once you have been King, it's very very very hard to go back to being a Prince.

I know a couple of younger coaches who had false starts at a Senior Coach job went back to assistant coaching (Vossy et al), but there is no way that someone who has run his own team for a decade would consider an assistant role.

After a decade under the spotlight at Port he might just want to get back to coaching without all the bs that goes along with being the head coach.

He would be an asset to any club.

 

[foxdog50]

Tackle The Headline: 10 AFL players on the fringes at their clubs… and why rivals could soon circle

On the outer… and on the market? 10 luckless AFL players your club could get cheaply

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Turbocat]

Tackle The Headline: 10 AFL players on the fringes at their clubs… and why rivals could soon circle

On the outer… and on the market? 10 luckless AFL players your club could get cheaply

www.foxsports.com.au

Id think there 2 or 3 that would be close to getting games at Geelong. A common theme with some guys who stayed loyal , being talked around by the coach but they can not get in. Surely Robertson moves West at years end. Says Gee and Coll are interested in Davies but id think that goes back to 2024 trade period.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Nah i don't think it would cost a lot of picks, just salary cap. Not the second time around.

Melbourne won't trade him without getting a r1 back and he's too old for that.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Good for nurturing kids

He's good at building relationships with kids but on gameday he's horrendous. Put him in the academy teaching or not at all.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

He's good at building relationships with kids but on gameday he's horrendous. Put him in the academy teaching or not at all.

Well no one is advocating he take a senior role

 

[AM]

From a Herald Sun article yesterday on the Coates Talent League/TAC Cup

Part of the Falcons specific info:





Not sure when this photo was taken, but Jagger would appear to have his dad's height

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https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/ultimate-coates-talent-league-guide-every-list-top-draft-prospects-fathersons-academy-guns-to-watch-in-2025/news-story/1415ca8eb72093fc1c188e961972b55a

Let's hope he hasn't inherited his old man's kicking.

 

[Turbocat]

Let's hope he hasn't inherited his old man's kicking.

A tad harsh That 08 kick is one of things that would probably be totally different today. Odds on he kicks it around the corner.

 

[Turbocat]

We can moan at times about trading out picks for players etc but generally I think our guys have been diligent and responsible…. especially when you compare us to some other clubs...

Carlton seems to be in a stupefying position

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/carlton/list-analysis-carltons-cap-tightrope-and-where-they-go-from-here/news-story/9c75a76e6ab12aa79b3ded88994e7765….

… If you boil it down, Carlton effectively gave up 33-goal small forward Matt Owies, pick 12, pick 73, a future first-round selection and a future second-round selection in exchange for Smith, Ben Camporeale and Lucas Camporeale.
The Blues’ future first and second-round selections are both held by Hawthorn and currently sit at picks 3 and 21 this November…..


I have to ask how Cook or anyone let that happen. … and whats worse its seem to have set up Haw for another great year at the draft …or trade collateral.