Recommitted Rowan Marshall [OOC 2027] - Requested Trade to Geelong, didn't get done

[5minutes_of_Dew]

Didn’t we just beat you and your Ruck in Meek using Blicavs/SDK? And we beat the Lions in the Qualifying Final using Blicavs/SDK.

It’s not the reason we lost the Grand Final, Jesus Christ

Hope you stretched before this reach.

I said last decade.

Team full of stars, spent a lot at the trade table bringing in top line A graders like Danger and Cameron but give them D grade ruck service from Stanley.

Happy for you to be delusional about it and not want to fix the glaring hole in your list though

 

[LuckyBounce!]

I'd say if anything
As entertaining as the Gubby interview was.
Saying that the Aleer deal would get done
Was the mistake.
But, he did state on a few occasions also.
That we would do what's best for the St.Kilda fc.
I thought an F3 was a fair price for a player who has shown potential but not developed as hoped.
Until you sign a contract, nothing is binding in business
And what's the point of ringing a guy to give him that sort of news
That's what his manager gets paid to do, mediate.
He is not our concern until he signs on the dotted line.
And we've given them 6 days to sort it out.
We've organised our trade ins fairly & quickly
And also pulled out of this one with time to spare for the other party.
Its a business transaction, you want it or you dont.

This is no time for commonsense. People have to lose their minds and act like the world’s ending!

 

[rapidfire7]

The only people who have said “this really needs to get done for Geelong” has been Saints fans in here saying that’s the Ruck spot the reason Geelong lost the Grand Final which is hilarious, Geelong haven’t genuinely cared about having a Ruck for over 15 years with the current coach. Why would that be different now?

We got beaten in the midfield by midfielders who are elite and our forward smalls got well beaten by Lions running half backs and defenders, the ruck was far from the biggest issue.

Stanley will be 35 and Blicavs 34 and the other guys we have are either still not ready or can't grt on the field. I'd argue things are a little worse than prior years.

 

[rapidfire7]

If Geelong had a competent ruck for the last decade I dare say they would have won at least 1 more flag.

They absolutely need Marshall.

As a hawks fan, happy for him to not improve them

Hoping you don't get Merrett too

 

[FootyLad0]

Stanley will be 35 and Blicavs 34 and the other guys we have are either still not ready or can't grt on the field. I'd argue things are a little worse than prior years.

We’ll be fine, no reason to lose our heads.

Either they’ll revisit Marshall start of next week or they’ll pivot and grab another Ruck to fill a gap.

 

[5minutes_of_Dew]

Hoping you don't get Merrett too

I would expect nothing less from rival club's supporters

 

[aussierulesrules]

Manager has thrown the toys as well.

Saints burning some bridges this off season.

The manager of the player who’s salary we’ve paid a big chunk of in advance is unhappy that we aren’t letting him just walk, for a trade that we don’t believe compensates us for both the loss of him, and the big chunk of money we paid him in advance?

 

[AFaiL]

RTB wants Ro, full stop. The only way he goes is if the Cats offer such a deal that the Board tells RTB to STFU.

Now, at the end of 2026 one of the two teams is going to look foolish.

Just how it is. Life is a series of choices and risks. If RTBs plan works, he is a genius. If we f*** up and end up 10th, well then the pour on will be huge.

 

[rapidfire7]

You know, I'm with Damien Barrett. I'm still not absolutely convinced this is dead. It is St Kilda afterall who seem to change like the wind

 

[fpm84]

via Barratt this afternoon, Marshall talks will be picked up again early next week.

 

[Falchoon]

Didn’t we just beat you and your Ruck in Meek using Blicavs/SDK? And we beat the Lions in the Qualifying Final using Blicavs/SDK.

It’s not the reason we lost the Grand Final, Jesus Christ

It didn't help.

Darcy Fort's best 3 hit out games in the AFL include the 2 finals against Geelong.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

RTB wants Ro, full stop. The only way he goes is if the Cats offer such a deal that the Board tells RTB to STFU.

Now, at the end of 2026 one of the two teams is going to look foolish.

Just how it is. Life is a series of choices and risks. If RTBs plan works, he is a genius. If we f*** up and end up 10th, well then the pour on will be huge.

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What does he actually want him for though?

 

[CatToTheFuture]

It didn't help.

Darcy Fort's best 3 hit out games in the AFL include the 2 finals against Geelong.

So one of his best games was the qualifier where he got pantsed by Blicavs?

Woe betide me

 

[Falchoon]

So one of his best games was the qualifier where he got pantsed by Blicavs?

Woe betide me

Yep, very average player's best games were against Geelong and Blicav's.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Yep, very average player's best games were against Geelong and Blicav's.

It pains me to say it because I love Fort, but he sucked in the qualifier. Blitz was a huge part of why we won. Fort did well in the gf but the ground level contested mids, small running forwards, and Harris Andrews were all so much more influential he's not really worth mentioning.

 

[Tasmanian saint]

Honestly, I don't think that p19 for a 30yo ruckman - even though he's a quality player - is 'shit'.

It's not Godfather level stuff, but it's not shit either.

What’s made this trade hard to get done is how bad this years draft is , if it was last season I imagine we would off accepted pick 19 with out any dramas

 

[Tasmanian saint]

Soldo for a bag of chips sounds about right for us.

Would want to be extremely cheap he failed his medical with us last year

 

[MisterMarcus]

Wonder if a face-saving exercise for everyone might be for us to trade Pick 19 and F2 to a third club for a slightly higher pick (12-15 range)?

Then we don’t give up a F1, but St Kilda get “better than just 19” and perhaps something closer to what they hope our F1 to be.

 

[catman2006]

Would want to be extremely cheap he failed his medical with us last year

He would be just in case break glass last option so 4th rd pick

 

[iameviljez]

What’s made this trade hard to get done is how bad this years draft is , if it was last season I imagine we would off accepted pick 19 with out any dramas

Yeah quite possibly. If you could guarantee than our next year is also a GF year, yeah sure.

 

[Citizen Erazed]

Is it just me or does Marshall suit Geelong better than Curnow and offering 1 pick for Marshall and 3 for Curnow seems a bit backwards? Geelong's forward line is fine. In fact with Curnow, it feels a little... crowded.

1. Throw an extra pick to St Kilda for Marshall
2. Keep the 3rd first rounder you were going to give to Carlton to draft a kid.
3. Win flags

That just seems obvious.

 

[billings2paddy]

The only people who have said “this really needs to get done for Geelong” has been Saints fans in here saying that’s the Ruck spot the reason Geelong lost the Grand Final which is hilarious, Geelong haven’t genuinely cared about having a Ruck for over 15 years with the current coach. Why would that be different now?

We got beaten in the midfield by midfielders who are elite and our forward smalls got well beaten by Lions running half backs and defenders, the ruck was far from the biggest issue

Personally, stewart being out meant blicavs fills Stewart's role and Stanley as ruck
Stewart in and Blicavs as ruck could have been a different story.
Not sure Blicavs can Ruck the majority of the year

 

[iameviljez]

Is it just me or does Marshall suit Geelong better than Curnow and offering 1 pick for Marshall and 3 for Curnow seems a bit backwards? Geelong's forward line is fine. In fact with Curnow, it feels a little... crowded.

1. Throw an extra pick to St Kilda for Marshall
2. Keep the 3rd first rounder you were going to give to Carlton to draft a kid.
3. Win flags

That just seems obvious.

Yes, but it’s also about whether Marshall is worth two first rounders. Curnow is the better and rarer player

 

[iameviljez]

Personally, stewart being out meant blicavs fills Stewart's role and Stanley as ruck
Stewart in and Blicavs as ruck could have been a different story.
Not sure Blicavs can Ruck the majority of the year

Eh, we could have rolled with SDK in ruck too. Blicavs isn’t mobile enough to be Stewart anyway

 

[billings2paddy]

Eh, we could have rolled with SDK in ruck too. Blicavs isn’t mobile enough to be Stewart anyway

But not the entire year
The ruck worked with blicavs
GF was always going to be difficult without stewart and Stanley in the ruck but what choice did you have?
Despite Brisbane and Hawks getting better Geelong will be thereabouts again