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

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Art Vandelay_ said:
Recruiters and agents expect Tasmania to try and lure Cats' stars south due to the similarities in environments between Geelong and Hobart and the culture the Devils hope to build. - Josh Gabelich


As for not wanting Bont.
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Yeah i expect we will have competition for country kids once they start winning games
 
Hinkley29 said:
Awesome news. Only thing I don’t like is it should have been longer.
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It makes sense for him IMO.
Won't be a free agent but will be coming into his prime years.

In 2 years time he could have 4 cats seasons with roughly 40 goals or more, and with some retirements in the next 24 months will then be able to leverage a long deal on great money.
 
Art Vandelay_ said:
It makes sense for him IMO.
Won't be a free agent but will be coming into his prime years.

In 2 years time he could have 4 cats seasons with roughly 40 goals or more, and with some retirements in the next 24 months will then be able to leverage a long deal on great money.
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Yep, that was exactly my thought.

I can’t see him ever leaving Geelong, but he will be set up to maximise his payday if he progresses like I think he will.

He will be a mainstay of our team for the next decade.
 
Turbocat said:
All theoretical but which club would be the most likely to be interested in him. Saints? Pies?
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I would assume just because of his family that he would prefer to stay I'm vic. So it would be a vic club playing finals that would suit. If I'm the dogs I would chase him they need his type of player and he's local.
 
Hamingja said:
Good to tie them down officially but ultimately SDK would be the only one up in the air for us this year.
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Sdk and mannagh would be the two (of the big names ooc) that would be in doubt. The rest will all stay no question imo.
 

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Turbocat said:
Would not be the worst outcome imo. You get some collateral in draft or perhaps gives you room to chase a Rowel level player. One would think the Lions would be willing to discuss terms
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Lions don't have the picks to trade unless they get aggressive moving a b22 player out.
 
Hinkley29 said:
Awesome news. Only thing I don’t like is it should have been longer.
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Seems similar to what we've seen in the past with his brother, Zach Guthrie etc, where they sign a 1 or 2 year extension and within 6->12 months we've seen them sign that longer term deal
 
Jumping Jack said:
I'd say that's not a bad bet to wager based on what I'm hearing.

Was confident a long way out on Bailey Smith and copped some colorful feedback but I'll happily put spare parking meter money on SDK staying and us being right up to our necks with the ginger grass sniffer
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I think we wont know where Rowell is going until pretty late in the piece.
 
Pure_Ownage said:
I would assume just because of his family that he would prefer to stay I'm vic. So it would be a vic club playing finals that would suit. If I'm the dogs I would chase him they need his type of player and he's local.
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Pure_Ownage said:
Lions don't have the picks to trade unless they get aggressive moving a b22 player out.
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Have they changed the rules of 2 in 4 yet? If Brisbane wanted him ..and he wanted them. ..my bet is they could find a way to do it …futures or players. Another ashcroft means some one will be missing games.

but on the family point …you may be right . No idea on that … probably makes Ess interesting with the picks they have.
 
Jumping Jack said:
And I recently copped a week for supposedly overstepping on something but I'll happily sit back in the next few weeks and chuckle when some jaws drop.
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I sincerely hope this isn't point scoring over the possible implication of one of our players in a heinous crime - given that's what you were pulled up on last time.

That would be downright narcissistic.
 
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Jumping Jack said:
The whole player relationship thing within clubs is a bit of a misnomer.

Footy clubs, just like schools or workplaces, are made up of many different personalities and many different clicks. The idea that all 40 blokes on a list are best mates is just fanciful.

As an example - I was talking to a player and asked about Bailey Smith. There's a bit of an age gap, but he said Bailey was a great fella and already well liked - but he was on a completely different wave length and was a bit of a different cat. Doesn't mean they don't get along, but it's unlikely they're going to be holding each others hands and going to see a movie together in their spare time.
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Yeah, I’m well aware having been part of football clubs myself. Never alluded to all 40 having to be best mates. Bit of mansplaining in there… alas, my response was to a direct question about the relationship of an exact two who played together… of course if we are chasing Bont we are to hope his ex-teammate is someone who was in his inner sanctum and May persuade him. Opposed to someone he is at best, indifferent to. And furthermore, relationships within clubs have pushed players out on so many occasions that it feels silly to start listing them off. So while your argument about all 40 players not needing to be friends is valid, it doesn’t bear any relevancy to my original point.


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Jumping Jack said:
And I recently copped a week for supposedly overstepping on something but I'll happily sit back in the next few weeks and chuckle when some jaws drop.
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From memory it was making some disparaging comments about the moderators, which is kind of like parking at the courtroom and keying the judge's car.
 
Jumping Jack said:
The whole player relationship thing within clubs is a bit of a misnomer.

Footy clubs, just like schools or workplaces, are made up of many different personalities and many different clicks. The idea that all 40 blokes on a list are best mates is just fanciful.

As an example - I was talking to a player and asked about Bailey Smith. There's a bit of an age gap, but he said Bailey was a great fella and already well liked - but he was on a completely different wave length and was a bit of a different cat. Doesn't mean they don't get along, but it's unlikely they're going to be holding each others hands and going to see a movie together in their spare time.
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Yeah, one of the great bullshit lies about footy clubs is that it's "you and 21 of your best mates". Same as anywhere else - you have one or two excellent friends if you're lucky, 10 blokes you get on well with, 8 or 9 who are a bit meh but you make it work, and one you wouldn't piss on if they were on fire.
 
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