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

 

[Max Caddy]

We're a bunch of footy nuffies, not English teaching grammar nerds.

Reddit Geelong is run by a power tripping English teacher if that's more your thing

 

[Gee Class Loco]

When you watch Humphrey play he has a lot of ability but he is still mostly potential at this point. I'm surprised Hawthorn are pivoting towards him given they have the small forward area well covered. They would be gambling that he could get really fit and become a midfielder. I'm not sure. They tried that before with Wingard.

Oozes "IT" in buckets... He is a GUN be it mid or forward.
I'd take him in a heartbeat. I hear we would have if they, the GC took Clark instead.

 

[cats_09]

 

[Reg Hickey]

Not so sure Bruhn & Worpel both playing in a team with Atkins at the same time is an optimal thing.

Hopefully Bruhn pulls a Smith and returns after a year out in career-best form (unlikely but let's hope).

I hope he's spent his time out of the team productively... specifically by living in the gym and building as much core strength as humanly possible.

If he can then use it to fill that bull role that Danger is so good at, but is going to be able to do less and less as he enters his grandpa phase, Bruhn will be a very valuable addition to the side.

 

[cats_09]

 

[D BRIDGE]

Really hope we didn't settle on not pushing for that #5 from the GC because we were content/happy with Clark at #7.

Thought at the time we should have added something in to get #5, which was very likely to give us a chance at Humphey, if the Dons choked their #4 and took one Tsatas or Phillipou (which they did).

Humprey always seemed like the explosive power forward/mid to me (De Goey, Rayner)... Clark just looked undersized without any tricks, besides being hard at it.

Not sure if GC would have gone for it... but maybe adding something extra going back to them could have got us Humphrey.

We will never know.

 

[Reg Hickey]

It wasn't just that. For most of the second half Mullin got shifted onto Charlie Cameron, which let McCluggage off the chain. They you had Rayner shifted into the midfield and for some unfathomable reason Scott didn't have O'Connor go with him. While we didn't do ourselves any favors with shit kicking around the ground, we didn't get blown away until we lost the ability to put any sort of pressure on their playmakers. One or more of Bruhn and Worpel in there is a more balanced midfield IMO. Atkins and Smith get some support, we get better at putting the clamps on the opposition mids, and farming the ball out to Holmes running by on the edge of the centre square starts looking a hell of a lot more dangerous. And on top of this, when Mullin gets the knack of keeping his matchup accountable by threatening to sneak forward himself- watch out.

Yep.

One thing I noticed with Rayner in the second half was several times he charged off half forward at the centre bounce and managed to mow down one of our mids who had gotten the ball out the back of the contest, stopping our clearance and winning a free kick. I'm not sure whether MOC was on him at the time, but I'm not sure what he could've done to stop that.

 

[D BRIDGE]

I hope he's spent his time out of the team productively... specifically by living in the gym and building as much core strength as humanly possible.

If he can then use it to fill that bull role that Danger is so good at, but is going to be able to do less and less as he enters his grandpa phase, Bruhn will be a very valuable addition to the side.

Bruhn is never filling any role that Dangerfield has/had half as good as Danger IMO (him being in the middle is a downgrade in that spot).

Will be a fringe player next year unless he comes back and instantly plays career-best footy... and I hope he does.

 

[standupand]

Trade news is slow.

I'm interested in people's thoughts about long-term contracts.

It's become a bit of a common theme nowadays. Club offers 5-6-7+ year contract to player in the hope of retaining them long term. Player signs on because it looks too good to be true, but then after a little while falls out of love with club and wants to leave. Club insists on holding them to the contract or demands too much from other clubs for a trade. The contract becomes more of a tension and limitation rather than a partnership.

I can understand players wanting to sign on when you get offered the stability of a long-term deal. But from a club pov, does it really make sense?

It was the one thing I was hesitant about with the Smith trade last year. The approach of the club in being just open for players to be exploring their options but ultimately invested in making sure players are happy at the club or drawn to coming to the club on a reasonable deal is the way to go imo.

If we miss out on someone like Butters because another club is willing to offer 10 years or something like that, so be it. I hope we stick to our values and don't get drawn into a bidding war.

 

[jim boy]

If we miss out on someone like Butters because another club is willing to offer 10 years

Would only do something like that if it was target based, ie first five years, unconditional, then year by year extensions based upon some metric, games played, where you finished in the B&F etc.

 

[iameviljez]

Trade news is slow.

There will zero to see until Monday morning IMO.

 

[allrighty]

We were crying out for a small defender to play on Cameron so we didn’t have to shift Mullin.

We had one watching on

 

[cats_09]

 

[Hinkley29]

Not so sure Bruhn & Worpel both playing in a team with Atkins at the same time is an optimal thing.

Hopefully Bruhn pulls a Smith and returns after a year out in career-best form (unlikely but let's hope).

The bigger issue is that the team that beat us is likely to be significantly better in 2026 than they were in 2025.

That is what makes this year’s loss deflating.

 

[cats_09]

Melbourne could have bit of a Geelong feel to it - reminds me a bit of what happened at the Bulldogs after McCartney was appointed senior coach

 

[joe444]

And that'll be the last time that is allowed to happen.

 

[Hamingja]

The bigger issue is that the team that beat us is likely to be significantly better in 2026 than they were in 2025.

That is what makes this year’s loss deflating.

Agreed. Worpel and Marshall would flatten out the age demographics of the list some more but it is more standing still than elevating at the end of the day. Marshall would be better than Stanley but the flip side Danger is a year older etc. As well as Brisbane teams like Freo and GC still have a lot of improvement in them.

 

[iameviljez]

The bigger issue is that the team that beat us is likely to be significantly better in 2026 than they were in 2025.

That is what makes this year’s loss deflating.

Yes, but... we also thought that in 2010, and in 2021. Things can change quickly in footy.

 

[jim boy]

And that'll be the last time that is allowed to happen.

nah - The AFL doesn't have the balls to do anything about this obvious rort.

 

[stac]

not sure Bombers would send out Darcy to be the spokes person for the club

 

[bruce lindner]

Bazlenka having a kick with Charlie Curnow

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Charlie Curnow

Age

28

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

today - hopefully less Barry chat, more Cats chat.

 

[Bagelboy]

Oozes "IT" in buckets... He is a GUN be it mid or forward.
I'd take him in a heartbeat. I hear we would have if they, the GC took Clark instead.

Yeah he was the one I wanted in that draft. Good size already, can see him transitioning into more of a mid. Hope he does well regardless of where he ends up.

 

[cats_09]

 

[Catman]

Bazlenka having a kick with Charlie Curnow today - hopefully less Barry chat, more Cats chat.

He's becoming the ultimate troll, Baz, and I'm here for it!

 

[Willo_]

He's becoming the ultimate troll, Baz, and I'm here for it!

The Cats socks in the photo is absolute chefs kiss