Rumour Bluemour Discussion XXXIX

[Bronze]

Charlie wants Geelong. Sydney and GC are just being mentioned to rock the boat prior to Geelong finishing their season and the official trade period on October 6th.

 

[Stamos]

Charlie wants Geelong. Sydney and GC are just being mentioned to rock the boat prior to Geelong finishing their season and the official trade period on October 6th.

Geelong aren't going to trade for him.
It would take 2 of Holmes, Miers, Dempsey, Neale or O'Sullivan.
It's not going to happen.

 

[Ninja Worrier]

Charlie's contracted for four more years so doesn't get to pick and choose

 

[JustaBattler]

Cripps understands that unless Carlton ( not him por the players) but Carlton asre happy with any offer Curnow a required player stays.

His response if you peel away the blather was really - I love you Charlie ( we love you Charlie).

Not Cripps' place to say or do anything different to inflame a situation that is likely to be a non issue in a few weeks from now - likelihood of curnow playing for Carlton next year is higher than not - so he has to have some strong support already publicly declared - and that is what Cripps did.

 

[Blue_Fusion]

Can anyone give any scenario where Charlie to Geelong works? He has come out and said he'll take a paycut to get there, great - but how do they satisfy us?

I can't be bothered playing out hypotheticals that I'm sure someone else has already feverishly crafted!

I'd only accept Holmes + Neale + F1 for Charlie alone. Not gonna happen, but if I'm Carlton, I'm making it really difficult for Charlie to get his way...

 

[Juddrockz]

From a Geelong POV there is less than zero chance Charlie lands here. We don’t have the trade assets and will not, and should not, put any of our young guns on the table. He’s not even a need for us - Jez has had a career-best season and Neale is breaking out.

Sydney makes perfect sense, he is exactly what they need on the field, they need marquee players in a NRL-centric city, they have a top 10 pick to trade and could surely also send a F1 or a player or two. I understand Charlie spends a lot of time down the coast away from the spotlight, and Sydney is perfect for this, as Buddy and Grundy would attest to.

But,but,but Charlie is willingly to take a pay cut to play with the Cats according to Sam Edmund.
It's only a matter of the Cats,cough,cough "investing"the extra money in Charlie's business's,its not like the Cats aren't experienced at these sorts of things? Pubs,farms,Simmonds land packages.
Next minute Charlie's wearing a Cats jumper in 2026.
IF Charlie has checked out of the Blues i can see any deals getting done for him to move and the Blues getting a good deal for him.

 

[Benaly28]

Charlie wants Geelong. Sydney and GC are just being mentioned to rock the boat prior to Geelong finishing their season and the official trade period on October 6th.

He can want all he likes zero chance of ending up at cats.

 

[Aphrodite]

From a Geelong POV there is less than zero chance Charlie lands here. We don’t have the trade assets and will not, and should not, put any of our young guns on the table. He’s not even a need for us - Jez has had a career-best season and Neale is breaking out.

Sydney makes perfect sense, he is exactly what they need on the field, they need marquee players in a NRL-centric city, they have a top 10 pick to trade and could surely also send a F1 or a player or two. I understand Charlie spends a lot of time down the coast away from the spotlight, and Sydney is perfect for this, as Buddy and Grundy would attest to.

All Cotton On 'franchises' been allocated

https://cottonon.com/AU/store-finder/

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

Some suggestion that Petracca to GC could be on the cards just adds fuel to the Humphrey fire I reckon. If they're in flag mode, Petracca slots straight into the HFF void left by Humphrey and makes them just as, if not more, dangerous for the next couple of years.

Petracca for Flanders in close to a straight swap? Petracca better than Flanders, but I think the relationship with the Dees has soured after last year's shenanigans, and Melbourne will do right by him as long as they get a handy player back. And that then covers the Suns for the subsequent loss of Humphrey.

So...Curnow for Humphrey. Now GC make out like bandits there, and Carlton absolutely need more, so the question becomes "How do you balance that out?". Pick 6? Pick 13? A future first to help with Walker next year? Are there other players they'd consider parting with - Ballard, Rogers? Gut feel is that it probably needs to be Picks - there are only so many players that they have that we'd want that would want us that they'd let go that hold enough value...

If we could swing it, I'd give consideration to something like Curnow for Humphrey, Rogers and [Caleb Lewis or Ned Moyle]. - Humphrey is a gun, no doubt there.
- Rogers isn't the small forward we're looking for, but I reckon he plays the Motlop/Durdin/Fogarty role better than any of them and would therefore allow us to post one of them as a more permanent forward 50 specialist.
- Need another tall if we're losing Curnow, but based on the ability of the two previous names I think we'd only be able to squeeze a solid depth/supporting type rather than a top liner. Moyle the better/more proven player, but Lewis more suitable positionally and I think has the traits to be a solid second tall at either end.

EDIT: Lewis signed an extension yesterday...probably rules him out. Does it make Ballard an option though...?

Humphrey is not a gun yet.

He is a potential gun.

Charlie is a gun, irrespective of an ordinary 2025 season.

Two, almost three, Colemans.

Humphrey? What's he got in the bank...

2025 was his best season yet, but still lots of meh games...

So in return for Chuck - BH, another decent/good player and some picks...

 

[Dominator_7]

From a Geelong POV there is less than zero chance Charlie lands here. We don’t have the trade assets and will not, and should not, put any of our young guns on the table. He’s not even a need for us - Jez has had a career-best season and Neale is breaking out.

Sydney makes perfect sense, he is exactly what they need on the field, they need marquee players in a NRL-centric city, they have a top 10 pick to trade and could surely also send a F1 or a player or two. I understand Charlie spends a lot of time down the coast away from the spotlight, and Sydney is perfect for this, as Buddy and Grundy would attest to.

Yep, you’re right.
Dodgy D’Orazio is trying to use your club to put pressure on other clubs to come up with a decent deal.
Wright and Davies are just kicking back watching him flapping and flailing

 

[Sector 7G]

But,but,but Charlie is willingly to take a pay cut to play with the Cats according to Sam Edmund.
It's only a matter of the Cats,cough,cough "investing"the extra money in Charlie's business's,its not like the Cats aren't experienced at these sorts of things? Pubs,farms,Simmonds land packages.
Next minute Charlie's wearing a Cats jumper in 2026.
IF Charlie has checked out of the Blues i can see any deals getting done for him to move and the Blues getting a good deal for him.

We don't care what other clubs are going to pay CC, only whether or not we improve the list from the deal. No team is going to give up talented ready made players to do the deal.

 

[Juddrockz]

We don't care what other clubs are going to pay CC, only whether or not we improve the list from the deal. No team is going to give up talented ready made players to do the deal.

If they want Charlie a club will come to the party.

 

[Aphrodite]

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