Rumour GFC 2025 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 2

[CatToTheFuture]

Mentioned on SEN yesterday... Stengle + F1 for Curnow.

Stengle just what they need + also need points for Walker bid next year.

Curnow to take haircut... Geelong to pay some of Stengle's salary so Carlton get bonus cap relief.

Can't remember who said it, but it felt like an educated comment and not some nuffy calling it in.

No idea if it's even vaguely in the works... but I just reported what I heard as it makes some sense and to me feels one of the only realistic ways to get Curnow + Marshall in at the same time.

I don't know that Stengle would want that tbh and he's is a stakeholder there

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Bruhn is toast as a Cats player which means we should keep one of Clohsey or Stevens. Admittedly we can't do the Curnow deal without trading as we have prioritised Marshall as more important? Worpel comes as a free agent if he decides too move, but we will need to deal to get the other two. My issues are Clohsey is 21 and Stevens is 20. They are both good players who are close to being permanent fixtures in the team, that's playing a dangerous game if they are chasing two blokes who are 29 and 30 yrs old by the start of 2026?

We've done ok without Bruhn this year. I don't think Stevens is a huge loss in a team that seems to value transition running above pretty much everything else.

Clohesy is one that I think could look bad letting him go in a few years time.

 

[cats_09]

I know Stengle hasn't hit the scoreboard himself as much this season as he has in past seasons such as 2022, and that some of his missed goals have been a little frustrating, but he's actually had a pretty solid year

In 2022 he was averaging:

• 14.4 disposals
• 3.3 marks
• 2.6 tackles, of which 0.9 were inside forward 50
• 2.1 goals & 0.5 goal assists, totalling 2.6 goals contributed per game

In 2025 he's averaged

• 12.4 disposals (so down a little)
• 3 marks
• 3.1 tackles, with 1.6 inside forward 50
• 1.5 goals & 1 goal assist, totally 2.5 goals contributed per game

His impact has been there this season, just in a slightly different way to previous years

 

[Gunf]

I know Stengle hasn't hit the scoreboard himself as much this season as he has in past seasons such as 2022, and that some of his missed goals have been a little frustrating, but he's actually had a pretty solid year

In 2022 he was averaging:

• 14.4 disposals
• 3.3 marks
• 2.6 tackles, of which 0.9 were inside forward 50
• 2.1 goals & 0.5 goal assists, totalling 2.6 goals contributed per game

In 2025 he's averaged

• 12.4 disposals (so down a little)
• 3 marks
• 3.1 tackles, with 1.6 inside forward 50
• 1.5 goals & 1 goal assist, totally 2.5 goals contributed per game

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His impact has been there this season, just in a slightly different way to previous years

Yep he seems to have built a more rounded game at the cost of pure scoreboard impact

 

[cats_09]

Yep he seems to have built a more rounded game at the cost of pure scoreboard impact

I also wouldn't be surprised if Mannagh & even Dangerfield up forward have had something of an impact on his scoreboard impact

Back in 22 it was Hawkins, Cameron & Rohan as our 3 tall/er targets with Stengle, Close and to a lesser extent Miers as our small forward options

This year it's Cameron & Neale as our consistent KPFs, then we've used Ollie Henry, Martin & Dangerfield in the third tall forward role, with the captain also a wrecking ball once the ball hits the deck. As Mannagh has joined that small forward group alongside Stengle & Close - even though both Mannagh & Miers do spend time up the ground, both have shown an ability to be dangerous when there's a ground ball to be won or getting on the end of a scoring chain


So there's a bit more role sharing for Stengle this year and he's had to find other ways to impact games than simply hitting the scoreboard himself

 

[Jumping Jack]

Bruhn is toast as a Cats player which means we should keep one of Clohsey or Stevens. Admittedly we can't do the Curnow deal without trading as we have prioritised Marshall as more important? Worpel comes as a free agent if he decides too move, but we will need to deal to get the other two. My issues are Clohsey is 21 and Stevens is 20. They are both good players who are close to being permanent fixtures in the team, that's playing a dangerous game if they are chasing two blokes who are 29 and 30 yrs old by the start of 2026?

There's no suggestion from anyone I've spoken with that suggests Bruhn is "toast". In fact it's been the opposite. He's no different to anyone else in society, in that he deserves the opportunity to defend himself against allegations brought before him.

The club and the AFL have no control over how long this takes to be resolved, so until such time as it is, I can't see how either of those two parties have a legitimate position whereby the player could be sacked or deregistered. If the player is still contracted (albeit stood down pending the outcome) I think it will just remain as is. That in no way condones the behaviour if the charges are upheld, but it also means that the person should be afforded the same basic legal rights as anyone else in society.

 

[Gee Class Loco]

JustMy2BobsWorth
Don't put a line through
Tanner Bruhn or JUH
Just yet... Yeah... Not just yet.
Keep ya powder dry folks.

 

[Gee Class Loco]

There's no suggestion from anyone I've spoken with that suggests Bruhn is "toast". In fact it's been the opposite. He's no different to anyone else in society, in that he deserves the opportunity to defend himself against allegations brought before him.

The club and the AFL have no control over how long this takes to be resolved, so until such time as it is, I can't see how either of those two parties have a legitimate position whereby the player could be sacked or deregistered. If the player is still contracted (albeit stood down pending the outcome) I think it will just remain as is. That in no way condones the behaviour if the charges are upheld, but it also means that the person should be afforded the same basic legal rights as anyone else in society.

This is going the same way as i hear it.

 

[God Mode]

There's no suggestion from anyone I've spoken with that suggests Bruhn is "toast". In fact it's been the opposite. He's no different to anyone else in society, in that he deserves the opportunity to defend himself against allegations brought before him.

The club and the AFL have no control over how long this takes to be resolved, so until such time as it is, I can't see how either of those two parties have a legitimate position whereby the player could be sacked or deregistered. If the player is still contracted (albeit stood down pending the outcome) I think it will just remain as is. That in no way condones the behaviour if the charges are upheld, but it also means that the person should be afforded the same basic legal rights as anyone else in society.

Unfortunately, in most of the eyes of today's society, you're guilty until proven innocent.

 

[Gee Class Loco]

Unfortunately, in most of the eyes of today's society, you're guilty until proven innocent.

Yes. U are spot on.

 

[Gazzathegoat]

Mentioned on SEN yesterday... Stengle + F1 for Curnow.

Stengle just what they need + also need points for Walker bid next year.

Curnow to take haircut... Geelong to pay some of Stengle's salary so Carlton get bonus cap relief.

Can't remember who said it, but it felt like an educated comment and not some nuffy calling it in.

No idea if it's even vaguely in the works... but I just reported what I heard as it makes some sense and to me feels one of the only realistic ways to get Curnow + Marshall in at the same time.

We don't need Curnow.

Injury-prone and overpaid.

We have Neale & Cameron and a dynamic mix of smalls.

Carlton will want Mannagh or Stengle and a bunch of early picks.

Rowan Marshall should be the priority as the ruck position is our only list weakness.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Will Kingy be poaching any of our fringe players over to the Demons? Ted Clohesy comes to mind.

Demons already have too many mids that can't kick i wouldn't have thought hes the right fit.

 

[iameviljez]

I would take a punt on Conway if I was him too. A year or two out of Gawn and you can afford to roll the dice on the big toblerone

I think they are already getting in Heath from the Saints.

 

[iameviljez]

Bruhn is toast as a Cats player which means we should keep one of Clohsey or Stevens.

He hasn't played this year, and yet Knevitt, Clark, Clohesy and Stevens have spent most of the year in the magoos.

Next year, Worpel arrives. I get it.

 

[Jumping Jack]

Unfortunately, in most of the eyes of today's society, you're guilty until proven innocent.

Yes 100% spot on. That's society (and the media) in 2025.

The club and the AFL however have a much higher legal standard they are bound by and that does afford the player some deserved rights in the eyes of the law (and with their playing contract).

 

[PzBlinky]

To me Stengle would be an interesting one as he does fall in the category of players that Geelong fall out of love with. He is also exactly what Carlton need. He got the big pay bump and he hasn't really justified it across the season, ableit a great game against the Hawks. Guys with bigger contracts than output quietly disappear from the club. Caddy, Motlop, Varcoe. Stengle and picks I could live with to be honest. Much easier to find another small forward than an SDK type.

Motlop left because Port were offering more money and Caddy got caught up in the Deledio mess. But these are all old-ish examples, with Motlop being the most recent in 2017. It's not something we've really encouraged. Granted, I don't think we missed any of these players, though they all played pretty well for their new clubs.

It just feels un-Geelong-like to sign a player to a long-term contract and then be shipping him off the year after. Unless Stengle actively wants to go, we won't be making that trade.

 

[Turbocat]

Mentioned on SEN yesterday... Stengle + F1 for Curnow.

Stengle just what they need + also need points for Walker bid next year.

Curnow to take haircut... Geelong to pay some of Stengle's salary so Carlton get bonus cap relief.

Can't remember who said it, but it felt like an educated comment and not some nuffy calling it in.

No idea if it's even vaguely in the works... but I just reported what I heard as it makes some sense and to me feels one of the only realistic ways to get Curnow + Marshall in at the same time.

Id think if we took players preference out for a moment and made it a club choice contracted players..

I would think Stengle and our Fr1 might still be light. Maybe cap relief helps that..maybe another player has to be added.

I know it might seem a heap but Id not be surprised if the clubs feels they are getting a hand small in Mellor.

But for Stengle to want to do it, reasoning ?

 

[Turbocat]

We can't afford to lose both Ted Clohesy and George Stevens at the same time...we must keep both or lose only one? Other clubs are circling!

Handy types but it would not burn us , perhaps a singe at worst. I think both are going to struggle to break in especially if we look at the players in the roles they play.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

We can't afford to lose both Ted Clohesy and George Stevens at the same time...we must keep both or lose only one? Other clubs are circling!

Way overdoing it.

You can only carry one or two players of their archetype in any midfield, and they'll be behind Atkins (30) Worpel (27), Clark (22) and Knevitt (23) next year. Mullin (26) if we tag, and Bruhn (24) if things go the way they look like going.

They'd just be stuck in the VFL, and ask for a trade or be delisted next year. Hawthorn did the same thing last year.

Desperately kept their 'depth' in Hustwaite, Serong, Mitchell, Frost, and Mackenzie and not a single one impacted results in 2026, and all of them are looking at their options to leave, or be delisted now, or in a year.

It sucks for them. They both seem like great kids, but players 27-30 on a list are never in the 'must keep' basket, especially when they don't fill an area of need.

 

[bulletproof]

Stevens going would disappoint me personally.

But I understand the importance the club place on athleticism and power, and if we win tomorrow, that will be the key takeaway/attribute others will be looking to emulate.

 

[Strange Cat]

Stevens going would disappoint me personally.

But I understand the importance the club place on athleticism and power, and if we win tomorrow, that will be the key takeaway/attribute others will be looking to emulate.

Are we playing on Friday

 

[cats_09]

 

[bombersboy]

I know Stengle hasn't hit the scoreboard himself as much this season as he has in past seasons such as 2022, and that some of his missed goals have been a little frustrating, but he's actually had a pretty solid year

In 2022 he was averaging:

• 14.4 disposals
• 3.3 marks
• 2.6 tackles, of which 0.9 were inside forward 50
• 2.1 goals & 0.5 goal assists, totalling 2.6 goals contributed per game

In 2025 he's averaged

• 12.4 disposals (so down a little)
• 3 marks
• 3.1 tackles, with 1.6 inside forward 50
• 1.5 goals & 1 goal assist, totally 2.5 goals contributed per game

View attachment 2437106

His impact has been there this season, just in a slightly different way to previous years

The thing that has slipped a bit this year is his accuracy in front of goal. He could turn that around on Saturday and kick 4 or 5

 

[FootyLad0]

Marshall is realistic, Curnow isn’t.

We aren’t giving up Holmes, Dempsey or Neale so that rules Curnow out.

Just keep adding pieces like Marshall and Worpel, no need to be drastic.

 

[No Quarter]

Is there a salary dump with a high draft pick coming again that we can use to secure Curnow?