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Perryman and Cumming both play medium back for GWS, Derksen can play tall back, Haynes definitely plays tall back. Losing all four gives them less flexibility and options to shuffle back there.

Groucho Oliver?

I watched the Smith highlights, someone compared him to Zach Merrett and that's who I saw too.

That Deemania, they write in the language and style of a 19th century novelist

I don't think it's posturing. GWS has lost the battle (pun intended) on all of Perryman, Cumming and Peatling, and had already given up on Haynes. They're in the window, that’s a lot of support talent to lose in one year and they don't appear to have gained anyone. I suspect they genuinely want to hold Derksen.

Cheers, enjoy your posting. AFAIK there's no more big budget FAs left to deliver significant picks.

I said that - you know, the part where it reads "pushed it back ..." Who are these "more FAs" who are going to command Band 1 or 2 compo and push it back further?

The FA compensation picks have pushed it back but it doesn't really matter how much further back the Academy and F/S selections push it because those plyers aren't really available anyway. It will still be 28th pick in the available draft.

I have no idea about U18 talent, but I wonder if we rate Alex Dodson. This is the perfect time to draft a ruckman with Max signed on for 3 more years. I like Will Verrall but I think he is going to struggle to make it as #1 ruck at 199cm. He could be a forward-ruck or KPB option. It's going to take at least a year, probably two, before a drafted ruckman is ready for AFL. Few ruckmen successfully carry the #1 mantle in their first two seasons. By season three in 2027 the transition from Max will be in full swing, a draftee this year will turn 21 then. It's too late doing it in the 2026 draft. Some discussion in this article: Top picks on table, Crows moves keep coming, Combine watch It's risky to rely on picking up a ready-to-go mature ager at the end of Max's contract - if that was this year who are the options - Ivan Soldo? No thanks. If we do like Dodson and draft him we can always fall back on the mature ager strategy if he doesn't come on as hoped.

Richmond are a very important player too. They may have 1, 6, 10, 14 and 18 after Rioli, Bolton and Baker are traded. They will want to move at least one into next year. They also have a lot of later round picks that they could bundle to GC or Brisbane for draft points so could increase their bounty even further. https://www.zerohanger.com/afl/afl-draft-order-2024/

Give it a rest. Kade Chandler has shown year on year improvement and from all reports is a great person and team-mate. He plays the most difficult role in footy, it's good to celebrate his achievement. It's you who is showing obsession.

This is the biggest downside of Clarrie staying!

Agree. Either Pert or Oliver has to go.

Simon Goodwin likes this for 2026.

The trade value Geelong gives and the amount of salary cap they pay are inversely proportional. Decent draft pick and we pick up substantial salary Later draft pick and they pay all the salary I'd probably rather take a trade value hit than a salary cap hit, but both have long term implications, a good draftee can give 12 years service.

This girl's in her bedroom, she's not doing any work She's fooling with the draft points, she's going berserk One hand a vape resting on the window, the other one keys AFL trade radio I dig the talkback, but Purple drives her nuts Day time, Cal's fine, no ifs or buts It's all so tragic but there’s still some fun If you don't pay too much attention. I say Who listens to Trade Radio? Who listens to Trade Radio? Who listens to Trade Radio? That's what I'd like to know Who listens to Trade Radio.

It's going to take at least a year, probably two, before a drafted ruckman is ready for AFL. How many ruckmen successfully carry the #1 mantle in their first two seasons? By season three in 2027 the transition will be in full swing, a draftee this year will turn 21 then. This is the perfect time to do it, it's too late doing it in the 2026 draft. It all depends on if we rate Dodson though.

It's hard to understand the critics of this decision. We were exposed last year with no credible ruck back up when Max was injured, but no ruckman with ambitions of regular AFL matches is going to join us behind Max after ther Grundy experience. Tom Campbell is the perfect depth bridge to a long-term Max replacement. Hopefully we rate Dodson in this year’s draft and can position to take him. That would be an ideal outcome.

It's a big challenge for clubs in our position. There's only one short player movement period when they have an opportunity to take action. Oliver played all season and that was good for his progress, we saw that he went off the rails last year when playing was not possible. Recently playing has stopped again and it's possible there are signs that he's not progressing well any more. The club has to read the tea leaves and make a decision if that's the case because there's only one short and imminent time for action. We can't just wait and see how the summers pans out.

The possible Oliver trade discussion really helps Geelong. No doubt the Dogs think pick 15 is not enough for Bailey Smith and would be angling for 15 + F1 with the Dogs F2 back. The potential Oliver trade quarantining F1 torpedoes this Dogs' idea. Likewise the Smith trade torpedoes MFC negotiating decent value for Oliver.

"The ruckman, who was part of the Cats team that fell just short of a grand final appearance with a heart-breaking preliminary final loss to Brisbane, recently purchased a property (for $1) in Moriac, south-west of Geelong."

It would be good if we rate Dodson, we should be able to position to draft him. It's the perfect timing for us to draft a ruck with Max having 3 more years. I think Verrall can play but at 200cm max he's going to struggle to be #1 ruck. With Campbell coming and B.Brown and Schache exiting maybe he can trial as ruck-forward at Casey.

It was interesting to see Dew at Brisbane and Leon Cameron at Sydney this year. I guess they didn’t need to move states.