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Geelong is reportedly willing to part ways with speedster Steven Motlop.

Motlop, who has played 109 games for the Cats, had struggled to maintain consistency this season, despite playing every game thus far in 2016.

The 25-year-old could find himself leaving the Cattery at season's end if a club shows interest in acquiring his services, according to SEN.

"My understanding is if an offer comes up (for Motlop) they'd be more than happy to trade him," Brett Anderson told SEN radio on Friday afternoon.

Motlop has kicked 149 goals in his career, including 34 so far this season. He booted five goals and collected 23 disposals in Geelong's 60 point win over Brisbane last weekend.

talented, Motlop's freakish skill and goal sense is often overshadowed by his lack of consistency and laconic nature at times on the football field.

He has spent seven season at Geelong after being selected with No.39 in the 2009 National Draft.

 

http://www.zerohanger.com/cats-willing-to-trade-inconsistent-star-6905/#LuprohTeVTUbh7hY.99

 

Hard to take that story seriously.

Edited August 26, 20168 yr by Bitter but optimistic

Can be good, but too inconsistent for me.

Steven "Junk time" Motlop

14 minutes ago, Django said:

Can be good, but too inconsistent for me.

His ceiling is high and would be valuable if he didn't come at a high cost. If he can't find consistency in a place like Geelong though, hard to see it happening here. But perhaps a wedge between him and Chris Scott has grown over the last two years and needs a fresh start? Perhaps a lot will depend on the finals, if Geelong are ineffective and he doesn't play well, I can see him being floated for less than a first round due to this years form. He could be a valuable asset if he provides outside run as well as a valuable source for goals. He's kicked 30 this year.

 

17 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Hard to take that story seriously.

Well, the bar has been set pretty low with the first poster Tom Mitchell rumour, at least this got a run on SEN.

 

Edited August 26, 20168 yr by johndemons

Cats would want a first round pick for him.  We don't have it.

His lack of consistency and professionalism is all the more frustrating cos he's got an unbelievable amount of talent and is the exact type of player we're crying out for.

4 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Cats would want a first round pick for him.  We don't have it.

The new future pick change was designed so this phrase would never be muttered ever again. The point you're making is you don't think we should use our future first round pick?

Edited August 26, 20168 yr by johndemons

Just now, johndemons said:

The new future pick was the design for this phrase to never be muttered ever again. The point you're making is you don't think we should use our future first round pick?

This phrase never to be muttered again?  Please.  I think the club would be making a huge mistake in trading out another first round pick.  I don't mind how we did it last year, but to miss out on the first round again is not something we should be doing.  Not for Steven Motlop anyway.

1 minute ago, Wiseblood said:

This phrase never to be muttered again?  Please.  I think the club would be making a huge mistake in trading out another first round pick.  I don't mind how we did it last year, but to miss out on the first round again is not something we should be doing.  Not for Steven Motlop anyway.

We have a first round pick, it's just your opinion that we shouldn't use it is what I mean. No club will ever be without a first round pick to trade.

It's foolhardy to think that a change of scenery and time in our system might provide any given player a spark to recapture form/consistency, but we need a Motlop. And maybe he'd dig our game-plan? His name came up last year if I recall but the $$$ touted were obscene. And while I thought he might be worth something in the ball-park of pick 12-15 then, maybe it could get done for half-a-dozen or so less in this period. Not unmanageable. Second-round pick swap with a castaway. A Grimes to Richmond for (illegitimate) example. This may prove a far more palatable risk than any O'Meara play.

I've watched him very closely the last ten or so weeks primarily as I brought him into my SuperCoach team.

He may have some skill but he is incredibly soft and cracks the sads way to easy for my liking. 

Definite flat track bully who jags a lot of his goals from the old "joe the gooses"

I'd rather Boomer at 38

He'll want to go to the crows, like he almost did last year.

If ever a report like this comes out again,don't believe it unless it's one of our blokes....

When the Geelong players point and wave after a goal saying"nah, it was you mate," "nah great bump,handball, fake, assist "etc I just thought they looked like total pretenders..

Hope they get TB,Then recover, then get Ebola.

 

Motlop? Nope. 

On 26/08/2016 at 6:41 PM, johndemons said:

We have a first round pick, it's just your opinion that we shouldn't use it is what I mean. No club will ever be without a first round pick to trade.

Unless they have already traded it ( ie in the previous year) as we did last year.

 

4 minutes ago, binman said:

Unless they have already traded it ( ie in the previous year) as we did last year.

We have the 2017 first round pick to use as a trade, it's just Wisebloods opinion that it's off limits when he said "we don't have it" 

I agree that it's not worth trading for Motlop.

Edited August 29, 20168 yr by johndemons

His 2015 was really good.  Not so much this year.  His skillset is exactly what we need though.  He has pace, clean hands and good skills.  Work ethic is an issue. 

Personally, I'd love to have good Motlop in the side.  Do the coaches think they can get rid of bad Motlop? 

Not sure how reliable this person is but..

 

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#whispers Dees said to be interested in S. Motlop. Cats haven't shopped him as of yet, but it's understood he's gettable #AFLTrades

Edited September 28, 20168 yr by dazzledavey36

Absolutely not. Just watch how soft he is in the prelim final.

Cats will want a 1st rounder as they traded them all last yr for danger and hendo....

Hahahaha 

I'm not against getting him but i wouldn't give away anything decent for him. He'd be a decent fa pick up, thats it 

Edited September 28, 20168 yr by Unleash Hell

No, no, no, no, no

I reckon he's off to either the Crows or the Tigers.

 

Perhaps a three way deal,

Crows first rounder - Tigers

Lids - Cats

Motlop - Crows

Edited September 28, 20168 yr by Abe

1 minute ago, Abe said:

I reckon he's off to either the Crows or the Tigers.

 

Perhaps a three way deal,

Crows first rounder - Tigers

Lids - Cats

Motlop - Crows

Tigers massive winners & Crows massive loosers if that were to occur.