Rumour GFC 2025 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 3

[cats_09]

2025 AFL Draft and Trade Dates:​

Fri Oct 3 - Fri Oct 10: 2025 Free Agency Period
Mon Oct 6 - Wed Oct 15: 2025 Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period
Wed Nov 19 - Thu Nov 20: 2025 Telstra AFL Draft

 

[The rabbi]

Most left footers are very one sided. Don’t think that’s too much of an impediment to drafting him.

Also, it appears that his disposal by foot is his greatest strength.

 

[Mr Meow]

When our biggest weakness is our midfield, it makes sense to give cam guthrie another roll of the dice… who will he be holding back??

He is an area of dire need, and if he can get fit will be a huge asset. Big mature body to throw into the midfield rotations.

If he can have a big summer.. who knows.

What was the end of year status on his injury?? Was he officially recovered??

Maybe he is roaring to go rnd 1 and to dive into a big pre season

His best hope is a half back distributor like late career Duncan.

Smith, Holmes, Atkins, Worpel, Bruhn, Mannagh, Dangerfield, Miers, Bowes etc ahead of him in midfield rotations

 

[Farmer2Goggin]

I originally typed George's name, but then opted to go with Charlie as I feel he's slower

George looks slow over the first few steps, but isn't too bad once he's going

Full time running coach over summer?

 

[iameviljez]

No he’s needs to stop hesitating, handball first option and not be greedy for starters, all fixable

I resp ctu

We did beat Brisbane convincingly in the QF. I didn't see it as a fluke.

They may not have been at their best in that game, but we certainly were far from our best in the GF.

Cam Guthrie - I think he has a right to call time on his career. If it turns out that that time is not now, that excites me because if he's fit and ready to go he could be a difference.

Nobody ever has the right to call time - not Selwood, not Ablett, nobody. Footballers are often terrible judges of time

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Just noticing this year - are other clubs starting to collectively freeze us out of trading?

 

[Bagelboy]

Mark Blake vs Peter Street was always my dream 100m sprint match up.

I once saw Mark Blake running on Peter St towards the Fish and chip shop. The street had the better of him.

 

[Pollywaffle]

When in many opinions he is on the verge of breaking out as a forward. Great kick. mobile, good hands, a bit game-sense green at the moment,

The ‘good hands’ are a bit sporadic..
I thought his work in the ruck was pretty impressive Interesting that he was originally drafted in that role
Maybe our ruckman has been under our noses all this time.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Just noticing this year - are other clubs starting to collectively freeze us out of trading?

From a Carlton perspective no, we need points and picks to help pay for Harry Dean this season (and The Swans FRP was a lot a more beneficial to us in that regard) than Geelong's FRP, who knows what happens next year with Cody Walker, but we also needed a couple of handy ready made AFL players coming back as we have a pretty young team next season running around.

I do suspect strongly that St Kilda and Ross/SOS were never going to trade Marshall to Geelong, but for Carlton and our immediate needs in all of the short/medium and long term, The Swans gave us a more appealing offer for our club.

We have had a solid trading partnership previously in the past, and will do so in the future i imagine

On the flip side, you guys are in a strong position to get Butters or Humphrey by retaining your next future 2 FRPs.

Both clubs imo (Geelong and Carlton) were not in the wrong imo in this Curnow saga.

With a peak Jeremy Cameron and a pretty impressive young Stallion in Shannon Neale, I am not sure Charlie was worth selling rhe future from a Geelong perspective

It definitely wasn't a matter of Carlton freezing Geelong/refusing to deal with Mackie.

If Charlie didn't consent to going to Sydney, we would have 100 % traded him to Geelong (he burnt enough bridges at Carlton)

Anyhow best of luck for next season

 

[Cataholic]

From a Carlton perspective no, we need points and picks to help pay for Harry Dean this season (and The Swans FRP was a lot a more beneficial to us in that regard) than Geelong's FRP, who knows what happens next year with Cody Walker, but we also needed a couple of handy ready made AFL players coming back as we have a pretty young team next season running around.

I do suspect strongly that St Kilda and Ross/SOS were never going to trade Marshall to Geelong, but for Carlton and our immediate needs in all of the short/medium and long term, The Swans gave us a more appealing offer for our club.

We have had a solid trading partnership previously in the past, and will do so in the future i imagine

On the flip side, you guys are in a strong position to get Butters or Humphrey by retaining your next future 2 FRPs.

Both clubs imo (Geelong and Carlton) were not in the wrong imo in this Curnow saga.

With a peak Jeremy Cameron and a pretty impressive young Stallion in Shannon Neale, I am not sure Charlie was worth selling rhe future from a Geelong perspective

It definitely wasn't a matter of Carlton freezing Geelong/refusing to deal with Mackie.

If Charlie didn't consent to going to Sydney, we would have 100 % traded him to Geelong (he burnt enough bridges at Carlton)

Anyhow best of luck for next season

Paragraph 2 contradicts paragraph 7.

 

[Lana]

You were a fan of Rodriguez right? I like him, I just worry he's too similar to what we've got.

We've got an army of 5'11-6'1 mids who can't really play anywhere else at present.

That said, if he gets through to 40 he's probably too good not to take.

I don't see him as inside mid at least not for a while. I think he is struggles with finding his identity in there for the moment.

I see him as a rebounding half back flanker, like adding another Humphries

I think his athleticism is underrated, he isn't one of those vanilla one pace mids.

If we get him at 40 I'll be dancing.

 

[Lana]

A lot of the academy players including essendon gc and Sydney are in the mid range though not in the top 10. Also the non academy pool is weaker than in previous years.

When I look at those names I think they're a bit overrated becuase they are academy players. At every phantom draft I see, there are players I'd be ecstatic to grab going beyond our picks .

 

[The Unforgiven]

Think the better comparison is probably Lang, who got injured in the last game of the carnival. Stephens didn't play at all in his draft year IIRC. Baker at least has a pretty big body of exposed form.

And to think that with drafting Darcy Lang, if we'd taken Zach Merrett instead, would it have looked any more strange at the time?

 

[joe444]

Is that Brayden crossley??

Might as well give the journos more to talk about by bringing in the guy who tested positive for cocaine on match day.

Hell, why not?

 

[Burtyl78]

Might as well give the journos more to talk about by bringing in the guy who tested positive for cocaine on match day.

Hell, why not?

Really?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Just noticing this year - are other clubs starting to collectively freeze us out of trading?

It's not us specifically, all the clubs losing assets panicked

 

[joe444]

Really?

 

[allrighty]

No he’s needs to stop hesitating, handball first option and not be greedy for starters, all fixable

AKA mojo. He has all the abilities it's just confidence and/or motivation IMO

 

[allrighty]

I resp ctu

Nobody ever has the right to call time - not Selwood, not Ablett, nobody. Footballers are often terrible judges of time

Davey Warner comes to mind

I agree Cuthrie needs to be tapped. Midfield coaching under Bucks?

 

[The rabbi]

When our biggest weakness is our midfield, it makes sense to give cam guthrie another roll of the dice… who will he be holding back??

The staff of the medical room.

 

[cats_09]

Really?

Then mummy got upset after he was delisted by GC following the positive test

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Reasons for optimism?
Hope?
Or knowkledge?

He’s not interested in going to the team he will get more money at and grew up supporting in the Dogs?

You have inside info? How confident are you he’s coming

Let's just say I spoke to him on the phone. My good mate played Jets with him.

 

[Pollywaffle]

No he’s needs to stop hesitating, handball first option and not be greedy for starters, all fixable

Sadly there are many Ollie Henry’s out there that have/had the bag of tricks but never make it in the big time for whatever reason. Cats have had their fair share.

 

[cats_09]

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Let's just say I spoke to him on the phone. My good mate played Jets with him.

It’s still a year away. Players change their minds all the time.

 

[wcadams88]

Anyone got the free link lol