Rookie 31. Keighton Matofai-Forbes (2024 - 2025, 2025-)

[calder_daddy]

Looks who's been hitting the training track this week

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Yep I ****ed up and acknowledge I need to be better

 

[dazbroncos]

Delisted to be re-rookied.

We shall see.

Geelong Cats Announce Further List Changes

Geelong Cats has confirmed further changes to its AFL playing squad ahead of the 2026 season

www.geelongcats.com.au

GO Catters

 

[dazbroncos]

Keighton has been reselected as a Rookie by Geelong

Welcome back KMF

GO Catters

 

[catswhiskers]

KMF. Still.with us. Good.

If I remember correctly one Josh Hunt

Josh Hunt

Age

43

Ht

185cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

6.5

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

20.8

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.4

4star

took a little while to get traction. Even unfairly being accused of lacking courage. In the end he was an integral part of a premiership team.
Keighton has the same big attribute [long kicking] and hence opportunity as Josh had.

Good luck .

GoCats

 

[geelong_crazy26]

I wonder if they need to consider moving him to defense for this year

 

[Cataholic]

What's the knock on him??

 

[Warhorse]

What's the knock on him??

Cant find the ball and has no impact

 

[Cataholic]

Cant find the ball and has no impact

So......what are they seeing that justifies another chance?

 

[cats_09]

I wonder if they need to consider moving him to defense for this year

He did play behind the ball at times this past season

 

[Kobe Gryant]

So......what are they seeing that justifies another chance?

Absolute rocket of a boot. The problem is he can't seem to do anything else.

He's only got two chances IMO. He has to build his tank and become a low possession poor man's Cam Rayner with repeat pressure efforts, or a budget Josh Hunt off half back.

Neither position requires natural high accumulation, and you can play a role having 10-12 touches a game.

The issue is we're stacked for medium forwards (and it's a tough position to justify at times anyway) and value speed, pressure, repeat efforts, and delivery more than anything from our elite fleet of smalls - so he's a fair way back in the queue.

He's got a bit more of a chance as a defender, but outside of Stewart who is an all time great, we prefer our defenders to actually defend rather than just attacking and having a license to give up 3 goals, but setup 7.

He's a big powerful kid with a gift that you can't teach, so he's not a complete write off, but there needs to be a lot of improvements in 2026 to be retained.

 

[Footy Smarts]

So......what are they seeing that justifies another chance?

He's contracted for next season because we took him in the main draft. You don't want to get rid of contracted players who haven't done anything obviously wrong. It'll give the club a bad reputation.

He's a booming kick and looks like he's going to develop a massive frame. But he doesn't look like he's got great positioning or footy IQ from the little amount we've seen of him. He'd need to step up massively to make the grade and the fact we delisted and re-rookied him suggests we're not confident of that.

 

[Hamingja]

Same as Stevens IMO. Has some good attributes but the lack of athleticism is terminal at AFL level. We could cover for Josh Hunt

Josh Hunt

Age

43

Ht

185cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

6.5

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

20.8

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.4

4star

15 years ago. In the modern quick transition, scores from turnovers game, you wouldn't be able to cover Hunt these days with the frenetic pace of the game.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Absolute rocket of a boot. The problem is he can't seem to do anything else.

He's only got two chances IMO. He has to build his tank and become a low possession poor man's Cam Rayner with repeat pressure efforts, or a budget Josh Hunt off half back.

Neither position requires natural high accumulation, and you can play a role having 10-12 touches a game.

The issue is we're stacked for medium forwards (and it's a tough position to justify at times anyway) and value speed, pressure, repeat efforts, and delivery more than anything from our elite fleet of smalls - so he's a fair way back in the queue.

He's got a bit more of a chance as a defender, but outside of Stewart who is an all time great, we prefer our defenders to actually defend rather than just attacking and having a license to give up 3 goals, but setup 7.

He's a big powerful kid with a gift that you can't teach, so he's not a complete write off, but there needs to be a lot of improvements in 2026 to be retained.

he was described as a powerful explosive player… does he literally show any of these traits??

 

[Lana]

he was described as a powerful explosive player… does he literally show any of these traits??

There are different kinds of power and explosiveness

 

[geelong_crazy26]

There are different kinds of power and explosiveness

Does he have any?? If you mean just his kicking, then nobody is referencing power or explosiveness in that fashion

 

[thejester]

he was described as a powerful explosive player… does he literally show any of these traits??

I just checked and Wells on draft night described him as strong and big kick, which I think matches his game. I wouldn't say he was explosive.

 

[Vdubs]

He's contracted for next season because we took him in the main draft. You don't want to get rid of contracted players who haven't done anything obviously wrong. It'll give the club a bad reputation.

He's a booming kick and looks like he's going to develop a massive frame. But he doesn't look like he's got great positioning or footy IQ from the little amount we've seen of him. He'd need to step up massively to make the grade and the fact we delisted and re-rookied him suggests we're not confident of that.

My hope weeks ago(forlorn and incorrect as it is) was that we rookied Cam Guthrie. The club must see more upside and less risk in KF-M than in CGuthrie.
Imagine 3 sets of brothers in one team.

 

[Cataholic]

My hope weeks ago(forlorn and incorrect as it is) was that we rookied Cam Guthrie. The club must see more upside and less risk in KF-M than in CGuthrie.
Imagine 3 sets of brothers in one team.

Cuthrie was done.

They tried resurrecting him for 3 years but couldn't get a pulse.

His time was over.

 

[joe444]

I haven't seen many better kicks in my time, at any level. Would love to see him get a senior game this year before we consider moving him on for good.

Some people are being very harsh on a kid who has literally only been on the list for one year.

 

[cats_09]

My hope weeks ago(forlorn and incorrect as it is) was that we rookied Cam Guthrie. The club must see more upside and less risk in KF-M than in CGuthrie.
Imagine 3 sets of brothers in one team.

One team or one squad?

Even if Cam was in the list next year, I'm not sure we'd see more than just a single set of brothers in the seniors in 2026

 

[Vdubs]

One team or one squad?

Even if Cam was in the list next year, I'm not sure we'd see more than just a single set of brothers in the seniors in 2026

One team photo then. Anyway, was never going to be.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

What's the knock on him??

So......what are they seeing that justifies another chance?

Hes unfit so maybe getting him fit will help but its just about seeing out his contract and delisting him in a better draft.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Same as Stevens IMO. Has some good attributes but the lack of athleticism is terminal at AFL level. We could cover for Josh Hunt 15 years ago. In the modern quick transition, scores from turnovers game, you wouldn't be able to cover Hunt these days with the frenetic pace of the game.

Yep.

 

[bombersboy]

Hes unfit so maybe getting him fit will help but its just about seeing out his contract and delisting him in a better draft.

Any read on whether the level of fitness was injury or attitude related? Club may have been trying to send a wake up call - last chance

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

What's the knock on him??

The AFL are paying us to take multicultural players.