Senior 22. Hunter Holmes (2025 - )

[Lana]

While my cat’s name is Hunter, everyone calls her Squishee

 

[JackFlash]

A good sized midfielder who will beneift greatly from Lappin and Buckley's expertise in the coaching department. Speed, speed and more speed is what Geelong are after and under these new rules in 2026 it will be even more advantageous. Remember Ollie Dempsey spent a year in the VFL, so i expect a development year ahead for Holmes who will be very comfortable from the outset training alongside his brother. It's unfair to start making comparisons with his brother, but 2027 - 2028 could see a really good player emerge.

 

[#6 Thorp #7 Selwood LOL]

Does that mean we can negatively gear Hunter?

We didn't even have to use a draft pick.

Exploited a loophole in the First Holmes Owner Grant.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

We didn't even have to use a draft pick.

Exploited a loophole in the First Holmes Owner Grant.

Govt has retained 5% equity in the contract though

 

[Play it Sam]

Sharing this article again for those wanting to read up on Hunter Holmes:

https://archive.is/amc7Q

That's a great pre draft article, thankfully the other teams ignored it.
Morris Finance better watch out when the Holmes bros get their commerce degrees!

 

[CHAWKS2]

A good sized midfielder who will beneift greatly from Lappin and Buckley's expertise in the coaching department. Speed, speed and more speed is what Geelong are after and under these new rules in 2026 it will be even more advantageous. Remember Ollie Dempsey spent a year in the VFL, so i expect a development year ahead for Holmes who will be very comfortable from the outset training alongside his brother. It's unfair to start making comparisons with his brother, but 2027 - 2028 could see a really good player emerge.

It could also be that he is more like Zuthrie was as a younger brother - took more than a few years developing…I am ok either way…we can afford him to take his time in the VFL - what is exciting is that he probably has the attributes and we are the best in the business in terms of development

 

[hamG]

Look at the size of them thighs. Kid will end up Dangerfield-esk physically. And he's years ahead on the poor kicking.

 

[joe444]

Look at the size of them thighs. Kid will end up Dangerfield-esk physically. And he's years ahead on the poor kicking.

Well that's something.

These kids were all 12 when covid hit; for Victorian kids that meant two years not learning to pass the ball in competitive scenarios.

Anyone who is above average in that respect is a bonus. Even in their "highlights" most of the draftees were substandard field kicks.

 

[Ratcat]

Zac Guthrie didn't turn out half bad, who's to say, with the same genetics you've got at least some chance. I did see some pretty descent stuff on Hunter's video, imo at least.

 

[Wish Wellingtons]

I dont really like the pick if im honest. What I do like is athletically he does have a lot of potential and he clearly comes from a good family he will be a good citizen off field.
I dont however think his kicking is anywhere near afl standard and im not sure it can get to afl standard (that said hes raw so maybe with development it will).

I personally would have preferred philipou although no doubt his personality issues compared with Hunter as a good citizen comes into it.
No doubt that the club was more motivated to take him with Max already here.

If you can run fast you can kick 60 meters. That's all you need for an outside mid until skills develop. Run ten, kick 50. Max did that for years.

You can learn foot skills you cannot learn to run.

 

[Generalissimo]

Max did that for years.

He's levelled up a little now; these days he's running 20-25m and then hoofing it 50m to nobody.

 

[Zouz Kitty]

Another set of brothers

How did Geelong pull that off?

 

[Tony Barber]

I must have missed this, but Hunter has only been playing footy a year?

That is a blistering development trajectory

Not true.

 

[Lana]

Not true.

I heard that he hadn't even heard of the sport, and was jogging by an oval when a huge gust of wind caught him, trapped a jumper to his chest and flug him onto a wing. Didn't even realise it was a sport, he just liked running with some company

 

[Zouz Kitty]

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[CatTricks]

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Where can I get the white cap with navy peak to Max’s right? Love that cats logo

 

[Pure_Ownage]

If you can run fast you can kick 60 meters. That's all you need for an outside mid until skills develop. Run ten, kick 50. Max did that for years.

You can learn foot skills you cannot learn to run.

Many players cannot learn foot skills though see Kane tenace. For a lot of them it's career terminal.

 

[Hamingja]

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Wellsy said he told Lee Naylor before night 2 they would take him if he got through to our second pick. Would have been an interesting web cam set up where they would have been cheering each pick which wasn't him haha.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Not true.

Must have read it wrong

 

[rocker_oz33]

Two quick, athletic 6'2" running mids. Prototype?

Wells said they were picking athletic types.

Hopefully they turn out to be jets .

 

[MacStradbroke]

Must have read it wrong

Sorta. Wells said Hunter Holmes has only been in the ‘system’ for a year and had very little experience. Massive upside. The mum has been quoted as saying they’re all notoriously late developers too, including herself.

 

[And_ROOS]

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Wearing the Premiership edition kit as a sign of things to follow.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

I'm hoping Dempsey develops an inside game like Holmes did and become an A grade mid.

Would take his game to the next level and allow greater flexibility with rotations and positions. He has the attributes to be an A grade mid

 

[standupand]

Wearing the Premiership edition kit as a sign of things to follow.

Yeah noticed that too. Hopefully the flag and not the H&a of 2023.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Mario - Max
Luigi - Hunter
Yoshi - Smith

Who's our Wario?!