Free Agency Jack Martin - joins Geelong as a DFA

[swuzzlebubble]

Insane to think he had choices to be honest. My thought was rookie list to Fremantle

He was impressed by Geelong's rehab facilities apparently

 

[VinnieB]

He was impressed by Geelong's rehab facilities apparently

He probably saw a stethoscope lying around.

Fairly sure Carlton medics are old school. Bend over and cough.....

 

[adammania9]

Will end up in the Steven and Jenkins class of Geelong pickups

 

[Cam Payne]

Good on Jack for getting another contract and better it's not from Freo.

 

[calder_daddy]

Will end up in the Steven and Jenkins class of Geelong pickups

For all our good pick ups there’s a large group of players who haven’t worked

Started with Sam Blease and continued with Mitch Clark

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

Will end up in the Steven and Jenkins class of Geelong pickups

fingers crossed eh?

 

[Wojcinski]

For all our good pick ups there’s a large group of players who haven’t worked

Started with Sam Blease and continued with Mitch Clark

Scott Selwood, Hamish McIntosh, Josh Jenkins, Luke Dahlhaus, Stewart Crameri, Aaron Black. We tend to take a flyer every year, most of the time they don't work out

 

[Jeremias]

Former Blues forward joins Cats on two-year deal

The Cats have confirmed the signing of forward Jack Martin

www.afl.com.au

 

[Footy Smarts]

Scott Selwood, Hamish McIntosh, Josh Jenkins, Luke Dahlhaus, Stewart Crameri, Aaron Black. We tend to take a flyer every year, most of the time they don't work out

Selwood and Dahlhaus both played some good footy for us before their bodies let them down. Cost nothing at the trade table either.

Happy to take 10 cheap failures to pick up a Tyson Stengle and Isaac Smith.

Chances are this won't work out either but it's a free swing.

 

[Tonythetiger]

Special career this guy, this feels like last chance saloon but to be taken in the Mini Draft, the Pre Season draft and now as a DFA is a feat that won't likely ever be repeated (unless Tassie or someone else gets a mini draft in future).

 

[Cookie]

Special career this guy, this feels like last chance saloon but to be taken in the Mini Draft, the Pre Season draft and now as a DFA is a feat that won't likely ever be repeated (unless Tassie or someone else gets a mini draft in future).

More clubs than Tiger Woods.

 

[Pablito]

Will play 2 games, do a calf, come back later in the year after at least 3 months off and do it again.

Really poor professionalism was the word.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Will play 2 games, do a calf, come back later in the year after at least 3 months off and do it again.

Really poor professionalism was the word.

I wouldn't rule it out, but also sounds like they didn't match his training loads to his risk profile. Just told him to keep maintaining it. That would be Carltons mismanagement as much as anyone's is that's the case

Compare to Rohan last three years for us with a similar risk profile. He was missing most of preseason on his own conditioning program, then had his own preseason during the year, then came in back half of the year.

I don't expect anything of him anyway really. He likely pings a hammy every match. I just wouldn't put that squarely on him