Confirmed Max Holmes [re-signed with Geelong through 2028]

[The Nostradamus]

The 21 year old is out of contract and the media are saying cats have put a 4 year deal to him but he has put talks on hold

Suggestions he is going to command top dollar around a mil a year

Cats move to lock down star ahead of $6m raid

Geelong tables deal

wwos.nine.com.au

 

[year of the cat]

Think he’ll re-sign with us but it will be for a fair bit more than we’d prefer to give up.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Dogs are chasing him.

Straight swap for Baz ?

 

[Turbocat]

What Holmes offers is something Geelong appreciate and desperately needs but in truth he would get a game in any best 22. The recent CBA agreement is going to see several contract numbers for young players go thru the roof. so yes... it going to be a very big contract for Max and for a lot of other young kids with potential. If not this year then in 2025 and clubs with a lot of young talent will feel the squeeze to hold them.

If Geelong did lose Holmes ..it will leave them need to add ... they will have even more space to chase out of contract players. Perhaps they would enquire about Bailey Scott

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Bailey Scott

Age

23

Ht

186cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.9

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.5

3star

MG

155.6

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.8

3star

MG

114.8

2star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.2

3star

MG

171.6

3star

again or Tom Powell.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

1m under the new CBA over the course of a 4 year contract makes it equivalent to about a 750k per annum contract pre-CBA before everyone gets hung up on the number

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Dogs are chasing him.

Straight swap for Baz ?

I don't think that trade helps us at all.

 

[Turbocat]

Dogs are chasing him.

Straight swap for Baz ?

Straight player swaps are very very rare.

 

[Tristan34]

Dogs are chasing him.

Straight swap for Baz ?

Baz isn't worth as much as he was due to his injury... Its tough, but facts..

 

[jakson68]

Oh I hope he wants to come to Collingwood, as I remember the fun had when Mummy Henry missed his bed.

A future second should get the job done.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Oh I hope he wants to come to Collingwood, as I remember the fun had when Mummy Henry missed his bed.

A future second should get the job done.

You're complaining about a trade that landed you a key cog in a premiership?

Yeeeesh

 

[jakson68]

You're complaining about a trade that landed you a key cog in a premiership?

Yeeeesh

No, certainly not complaining, as I am very happy with the outcome.
It was more the smugness and way it was handled from Mackie and co.

Just looking forward to the shoe being on the other foot.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

No, certainly not complaining, as I am very happy with the outcome.
It was more the smugness and way it was handled from Mackie and co.

Just looking forward to the shoe being on the other foot.

I think the smugness was all media hype. If they made you angry they got the result.

Mackie isn't in the role anymore anyway so it's not like you're getting one back on him

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

I think the smugness was all media hype. If they made you angry they got the result.

Mackie isn't in the role anymore anyway so it's not like you're getting one back on him

Mackie's press conferences were not 'media hype'. Bloke was acting like an absolute campaigner during that trade period.

I'd never normally defend Collingwood on any topic but Mackie in his couple of years in the job was genuinely as bad as Dodoro.

 

[STPer18]

Just looking forward to the shoe being on the other foot.

Henry was the shoe being on the other foot. Pies came and poached Kreuger from us the year prior, switch the roles and boy did your mob start screeching like banshees. I guess being on the receiving end for a change was a humbling experience.

 

[Catastrophe!]

Dogs are chasing him.

Straight swap for Baz ?

With what collateral? You traded it all away to land Sanders?

Only way you could get Max would be to straight swap Bailey...which very rarely ever happens.

 

[Catastrophe!]

Oh I hope he wants to come to Collingwood, as I remember the fun had when Mummy Henry missed his bed.

A future second should get the job done.

...T. Mitchell
...McStay
...B. Hill
...Frampton
...Kreuger
...Lipinski
...Schultz

Over the last 3 years. You forced out Treloar and Grundy, and the only one you lost who you didn't want to, was Ollie Henry. Some perspective perhaps.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

...T. Mitchell
...McStay
...B. Hill
...Frampton
...Kreuger
...Lipinski
...Schultz

Over the last 3 years. You forced out Treloar and Grundy, and the only one you lost who you didn't want to, was Ollie Henry. Some perspective perhaps.

Rob the poor and the police barely show up

Rob the rich and you'll get hunted to the ends of the earth

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

1m under the new CBA over the course of a 4 year contract makes it equivalent to about a 750k per annum contract pre-CBA before everyone gets hung up on the number

That number still seems ridiculous to me. He's a good AFL player but that's top 5 at your club money for a mid/wing.

 

[jakson68]

...T. Mitchell
...McStay
...B. Hill
...Frampton
...Kreuger
...Lipinski
...Schultz

Over the last 3 years. You forced out Treloar and Grundy, and the only one you lost who you didn't want to, was Ollie Henry. Some perspective perhaps.

Schultz and to a lesser extent Bobby, would be the only players on that list that would be wanted by the other clubs.
McStay was a free agent, so you are clutching there and the rest were superfluous to their clubs needs.

Also we really didn't want to lose Grundy and especially for little return, we just made a complete mess during that period and an unfortunate cleanup was required.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

That number still seems ridiculous to me. He's a good AFL player but that's top 5 at your club money for a mid/wing.

Name 5 better who will still be there by end of that contract.

Dangerfield
Hawkins
Cameron
Duncan
Guthrie
Blitz
Stewart?

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

From memory Cats were keen to throw him into a deal for TDK.

Go get him Vossy.

 

[Catastrophe!]

Schultz and to a lesser extent Bobby, would be the only players on that list that would be wanted by the other clubs.
McStay was a free agent, so you are clutching there and the rest were superfluous to their clubs needs.

Also we really didn't want to lose Grundy and especially for little return, we just made a complete mess during that period and an unfortunate cleanup was required.

Lipinski definitely would have had interest. Mitchell too if you guys weren't interested.

With that said, the point I was making was you've been on the beneficial end of several incoming players who have improved your club. Players leave for all kinds of reasons - see Schultz and Bobby Hill as examples. It's just the nature of player movement.

He wasn't Best 22 for you guys, and he is with us. He also is very close with his family, and grew up across the road from Kardinia. It makes sense he'd want to return. No need to keep calling him a 'mummy's boy' because he exercised the same rights that several players in the last 3 years alone have done, in order to join your club. You win some you lose some. We still miss Linc McCarthy.

 

[jakson68]

Lipinski definitely would have had interest. Mitchell too if you guys weren't interested.

With that said, the point I was making was you've been on the beneficial end of several incoming players who have improved your club. Players leave for all kinds of reasons - see Schultz and Bobby Hill as examples. It's just the nature of player movement.

He wasn't Best 22 for you guys, and he is with us. He also is very close with his family, and grew up across the road from Kardinia. It makes sense he'd want to return. No need to keep calling him a 'mummy's boy' because he exercised the same rights that several players in the last 3 years alone have done, in order to join your club. You win some you lose some. We still miss Linc McCarthy.

I am not going to argue with you.

Mainly because you make valid points

Still wouldn't mind having Max but not for the $1mill that has been mentioned.

 

[The 747]

Well it would suck big time if we lost Holmes. I imagine we will have to pay up.

If he wants to leave we will be campaigners about it.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Dogs are chasing him.

Straight swap for Baz ?

Unless max does an acl probably not.