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

 

[cats_09]

It is a bit early for a late mail phantom, what comes next

A "late late mail Phantom"

 

[year of the cat]

Agreed. More than happy to have him, but would have a few ahead of him at 40. I'd take the risk.

Let's be real here, he's a solid talent who has some developable AFL traits, but would we be clamoring for him if he wasn't in our academy? I don't think so.

He'd just be another pretty good u18 talent we wouldn't mind having. We're not talking about an Ashcroft or Heeney here where you simply can't afford to let them slip through.

My thoughts too.

 

[year of the cat]

Wonder what we would be giving up to move up to the GWS pick?

 

[strauchnyy]

Wonder what we would be giving up to move up to the GWS pick?

You’d think it’d be to get Lindsay

 

[BennyGan]

I think personally its to much of a risk not to take Mellor with our 2nd pick. If we dont pick him then, there be other clubs get him before our rookie selection

Think they would have had more than 2 list spots open if they felt Mellor was 100% needed. My guess is they are just hoping he falls.

 

[Brewskies]

You’d think it’d be to get Lindsay

I will be disappointed if it is. I am a bit over us going down the Falcon path we need to be expanding the net in all divisions of recruiting at the club

 

[CatToTheFuture]

It is a bit early for a late mail phantom, what comes next

Late mail in spirit?

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Ok is there anyone like this kid available at our pick 23?? Reflecting on this absolute jet and what he should have been… was destroyed by injuries and never made it.. should have been close to the best player in the league if he had an injury free run. Just a generational talent that got wasted.. just look at this highlight snip of what should have been… you don’t see this come along often

 

[Kobe Gryant]

I will be disappointed if it is. I am a bit over us going down the Falcon path we need to be expanding the net in all divisions of recruiting at the club

Tend to agree. He's a good footballer and I wouldn't be against taking him, but there's a bias there purely due to him being a Falcon.

A solid prospect with flaws in his game and athletic profile, like just about everyone in this draft - such is the nature of it with the dilution. He's not a must have, or even a standout.

If he was from WA (like a similar player in Farrow) I doubt there would be a single person suggesting we've got to go up and get him.

Not like the Falcon method has worked wonders for us recently either.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Get that. I think I’d likely have a few ahead of him at 40 so be interesting to see whether the club rolls the dice.

It will be interesting-if we really want him you take him at 40 to be safe. If we run the gauntlet it means we are prepared to risk letting him go (i still would have delisted Wiltshire then we could have covered a late bid).

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Wonder what we would be giving up to move up to the GWS pick?

They are only using one pick tomorrow so any trade would be for futures. So maybe 19 and a future 2nd? But is that enough to move up? And surely we wouldn't trade a future 1st.

I can see the reason to try to get up if we want Lindsay as the dogs are probably the biggest threat so get ahead of them.

 

[year of the cat]

They are only using one pick tomorrow so any trade would be for futures. So maybe 19 and a future 2nd? But is that enough to move up? And surely we wouldn't trade a future 1st.

I can see the reason to try to get up if we want Lindsay as the dogs are probably the biggest threat so get ahead of them.

You’d think it would need more than a F2 to move up that many spots but could be wrong. Maybe an F3 as well?

 

[strauchnyy]

I will be disappointed if it is. I am a bit over us going down the Falcon path we need to be expanding the net in all divisions of recruiting at the club

Agree. Feel we only drafted knevitt and potentially Clark coz they were falcons. Clark still a has the jury out but clearly a waste of a pick for knevitt

 

[Kobe Gryant]

Agree. Feel we only drafted knevitt and potentially Clark coz they were falcons. Clark still a has the jury out but clearly a waste of a pick for knevitt

Stephens too. If we think they're the best player available, then take them.

Considering our incredible history of talent ID though, it's looking like we just took them because they're Falcons, or were at least influenced by the idea.

Wells and his scouts don't get many wrong, and when they have, it's usually coincided with taking the local kid for the sake of it.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

You’d think it would need more than a F2 to move up that many spots but could be wrong. Maybe an F3 as well?

It's weird bc given they used a r2 to move up with the dogs 2 spots id be surprised if a) they want to move back and b) I would think they would want more than an F2 to move all the way back to 19.
I would have thought we would have more success trading with gc for 15 but then again we probably want to get ahead of the dogs (depending on who we want) so we may want pick 11/12/13.

 

[Warhorse]

Agreed. More than happy to have him, but would have a few ahead of him at 40. I'd take the risk.

Let's be real here, he's a solid talent who has some developable AFL traits, but would we be clamoring for him if he wasn't in our academy? I don't think so.

He'd just be another pretty good u18 talent we wouldn't mind having. We're not talking about an Ashcroft or Heeney here where you simply can't afford to let them slip through.

There are players who are similar who are being talked about as top 10. Only ? Is whether his game translates at AFL level.

Much rather him on the list than Wiltshire or Martin which is the issue here

 

[Pure_Ownage]

PO. I'm not quoting this post for any reason other than to contact you.

The other day you said we wouldn't take a forward as we dont have a need.
And that got me thinking.

This draft is loaded with them. So let me be a bit crazy here.

We have a lack of collateral for Butters next year.
What if we think we're going to have to hand over a couple of small forwards and picks next year?

The forwards dont have to go to Port. But we might need the picks from elsewhere.

In that scenario, why not draft a forward this year?

Sure, there's a lot of 'what ifs'. But people are paid plenty of cash to be smarter than us.

Look its always possible. I dont want to look too far down the track as butters might not even want us. But it doesn't take a genius to work out if you were trading for Butters without giving up a top 10 player that maybe guys like close or young ones like molier or polkinghorne would be pieces you would look at. So yes if the club thought that might happen next year we might look to add a forward (whether its Williams or another draft forward). But that said id think we would be more likely to go needs if we had more picks as we only have 2 picks i suspect we go best available.

 

[thejester]

There are players who are similar who are being talked about as top 10. Only ? Is whether his game translates at AFL level.

Much rather him on the list than Wiltshire or Martin which is the issue here

Similar in the sense they all play Australian rules football?

 

[strauchnyy]

Exciting if we can get jevan with our second pick. Hes a gun.

It will atone our fail of drafting Clark over his older brother

 

[Kobe Gryant]

There are players who are similar who are being talked about as top 10. Only ? Is whether his game translates at AFL level.

Much rather him on the list than Wiltshire or Martin which is the issue here

That's a big question mark, along with what he'll actually be at the next level. It's why he's rated where he is.

The reason a guy like Robey is rated in the top 10 is because there's next to zero questions that his ability will translate to AFL level. It's just the ceiling of where that ability ends up taking him is the question.

Same with Sharp. There's no doubt he'll be able to play at AFL level, he's got the traits and intangibles necessary to do so, and the runs on the board.

The question is what will he be? And his detractors would argue he's going to be a James Worpel type at the next level, and while you do need those players, you generally don't take them at pick 1.

I see Mellor as a nice prospect, but one we don't need to go out of our way to acquire - or lose any sleep if we don't. He's akin to a Angus Hastie level of prospect from a couple of years ago.

I do agree that he's a better option than Wiltshire though, and find him being signed up again bewildering. I'd be taking Mellor ahead of him everytime.

 

[Lana]

I'm pretty bearish on Mellor, I'd be perfectly fine with someone sniping him from us. Don't see his attributes translating well at a higher level.

 

[D BRIDGE]

Agree. Feel we only drafted knevitt and potentially Clark coz they were falcons. Clark still a has the jury out but clearly a waste of a pick for knevitt

I hated the idea drafting of Clark and some other falcons we have taken.

I absolutley love Lindsay's leg... and I'd be happy to get him.

Zero to do with him being a Falcon for me.

Happy to admit I have only watched his highlights... which show him hitting targets at will and creating.
The rest of game obviously is also important, but at the very least, he has one elite trait and others around pick 23 will likely have zero.

Doubt he gets to our pick anyway.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Exciting if we can get jevan with our second pick. Hes a gun.

It will atone our fail of drafting Clark over his older brother

I dont see jevan lasting to that pick.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I'm pretty bearish on Mellor, I'd be perfectly fine with someone sniping him from us. Don't see his attributes translating well at a higher level.

Hes definitely better than Wiltshire imo which is where I question our strategy. But that said im not sure if he will become best 22 with us.

 

[Lana]

Hes definitely better than Wiltshire imo which is where I question our strategy. But that said im not sure if he will become best 22 with us.

They're not a like for like. I see Mellor as being a lot closer to a O.Henry type (which I'm not a fan of in general). Where as Wiltshire wants to be more like Close.

My first instinct was that he should have been delisted, when I look at why we might have ratained him, firstly he got a 1 year deal. He clearly still had scope for some more phyiscal development in him. He did tease a bit early in the VFL season, that concussion kind of swatted away his momentum. I think his kicking is not at the standard, I wonder if there is some offball thing they like that just isn't caught by the camera.