List Mgmt. Cam Guthrie not offered a contract for 2026 by the Cats.

[Seeds]

One of my favourite players in the chris scott era.

I think we can say with a fairly high degree of confidence that it's the correct call because we have all seen, at our own club and others, what happens when old guys become plagued by injury and then continue to try to play on. Doesn't end well. Body is broken down, and even if it wasn't, he's old and has missed a heap of footy. The likelihood he would be able to return in 2026 and contribute in some significant way would be very, very slim.

Had a good career, won a flag and a couple of B&Fs. He should be very proud, but when it's time, it's time.

Im not disagreeing with the probability side of things. Given what we know the odds were certainly not in his favour. That doesnt mean we know for sure it was the right call. It highly probably was.

 

[iameviljez]

Party at Patrick Bateman’s house?

 

[Vdubs]

It's the correct call.

They tried fixing his injury for 3 years without success.

He's approaching 34 years of age.

He is done.

Which injury?
He had several.
Wonder if we rookie him.

 

[Vdubs]

Party at Patrick Bateman’s house?

He might re-emerge here

 

[cats_09]

Which injury?
He had several.
Wonder if we rookie him.

Guthrie?

I doubt it, because I think we would have mentioned that in the media release rather then the multitude of media saying thank you and acknowledging his career

 

[Cataholic]

Which injury?
He had several.
Wonder if we rookie him.

Yes, I should used the plural. Injuries.

And no, we shouldn't.

 

[iameviljez]

Which injury?
He had several.
Wonder if we rookie him.

I have never seen a long serving veteran get rookie listed

 

[Footy Smarts]

I have never seen a long serving veteran get rookie listed

Gunston was rookie listed by Hawthorn last year.

 

[Tandy]

What a great clubman. Without him we probably wouldn't have Z Guthrie or Blicavs either.

 

[Vdubs]

What a great clubman. Without him we probably wouldn't have Z Guthrie or Blicavs either.

Definitely

 

[Vdubs]

Gunston was rookie listed by Hawthorn last year.

He attributed his awsesome season to doing regular PILATES and cutting out the weights. He looked dangerous every week he played this season. 73 goals at age 34. Twice he kicked 7 goals . This was his best season ever. Quite remarkable when you think about his journey.

 

[iameviljez]

He attributed his awsesome season to doing regular PILATES and cutting out the weights. He looked dangerous every week he played this season. 73 goals at age 34. Twice he kicked 7 goals . This was his best season ever. Quite remarkable when you think about his journey.

It's been a simply astonishing late-career bloom. Probably the only other player I have seen burst out of late-career age decline like that is Tex Walker a couple of years ago.

 

[cats_09]

I have never seen a long serving veteran get rookie listed

In terms of delisting veterans and picking them back up via the rookie draft, that generally only happens in cases where the player still has a year on their contact but they've retired - from a list management/salary cap perspective, picking them back up as a rookie allows their salary to be paid as per their last season

We've seen this over recent seasons with the likes of Brad Crouch, Sam Reid and Phil Davis

Gunston was rookie listed by Hawthorn last year.

While the initial reports following his delisting were that Hawthorn was going to pick him back up via the rookie list to see out the 2025 contract he signed, that's not what actually happened

Instead, they picked him up with pick 1 in the pre-season draft meaning he was still on their senior list this past season - would seem they had an open senior spot after the draft that they maybe didn't expect

 

[Vdubs]

Wonder if Cam will play for the Demons or help out as a mid coach?
Would have loved to see him stay on with us, but not to be

 

[Vdubs]

Guthrie?

I doubt it, because I think we would have mentioned that in the media release rather then the multitude of media saying thank you and acknowledging his career

I think he's heading to NM.
Sounds like a little frustration at being delisted, and the injuries leading to that, but also still something to offer.

 

[Generalissimo]

I wouldn't begrudge him. If he can get on the park at all he'd be best 22 for them.

 

[Seeds]

So long to the player who had the most number of shimmies in a single play ive ever seen. Cant remember how the play ended. He probably was done for holding the ball. But boy was it out of this world. Kind of like the ablett double spin manovre against melbourne at age 35 that only ended in a behind.

 

[rapidfire7]

Cuthrie and Holmes in the second half of the 2024 Prelim and there's no way Brisbane comes back.

Agreed. He really did come close to being a true A grader in 2022, and his loss over the next few years may very well have cost us a Premiership, yeah.

 

[Matthew Jelley]

Such a shame, he got himself to be a top talent and then was cruelled by injuries when we should have been enjoying his peak