Very Jaded

Maybe let's start by keeping the CEO out of list management decisions? If this is not a ploy to remove Pert, I am seriously starting to question whether this club is capable of running a donut stand, let alone a football club.

He’s just turned 27, but sure

Because trading away a star player in order to appease another is not being lenient or bending over backwards? The minute players are driving list management decision, is the minute you need to shut up shop.

Replacing Richo or Pert? 🤔

It's going to continue next year with Trac, especially if Clarry is traded and we don't make finals again. This club is allergic to success.

Ironic then, considering they are keeping Trac...

For who? Are we clearing cap for a big name? Because right now it seems we can't attract a cockroach to our club, let alone a big name player.

Well unless we are trying to offload his contract to make space for another mega star player, this will absolutely not fly with supporters. Would you be happy with trading Clarry for unders, watch him help Geelong contend YET AGAIN, and all we get out of it is salary cap relief which we don't need? The members of this club have spoken loudly this year. We lost 10,000 members, and attendance dropped off. Trade Clarry for unders and watch the bottom fall out. IF we trade Clarry, it has to result in someone very good coming back in return. Not more mid tier draft picks.

How does Geelong get 2 first rounders, and both Smith who they are committed to, and Oliver?

Window is firmly and truly shut if Clarry is traded. Wonder how the likes of Max and Jack who have re-committed feel about spending the remainder of their careers without a flag chance.

It’s well known that Butters refuses to settle down in Adelaide. Won’t buy a house, is not in a serious relationship etc. He wants to be back in Victoria one day.

If you were planning on moving to WA, wouldn’t you spend this time looking at houses, jobs for your partner, daycare for your baby etc instead of enjoying spending time in Darwin? Or is he moving to play in Darwin?

Melbourne will also be paying 90% of his salary and taking on Jazza’s farming bill too.

McClure has done it again 😂

The [censored] nerve of Geelong God I despise that club

That surprises me too. I wonder if the review has something to do with it.

I promise you there is 0% chance we trade Clarry to make Trac happy. It’s the fastest way to make the rest of the list very very unhappy.

Clubs would first need to convince Clarry to leave, which won’t happen. Clarry is committed and loves the club. He has 0 interest in leaving. He will only leave if the club forced him to.

Could be coming in to do more of a mentoring role or development role like Conca. Doubt he’d be stepping into the midfield coaching role which is our most senior assistant position.

So he would rather North than us? Stuff him then

No doubt Jake wouldn't think twice about leaving his two daughters behind and moving interstate. The man is trash.

Because he's not interested in coming to us, or because it's unlikely we will meet Port's demands in a trade? I wonder how much Port will soften now that he's all but requested a trade. They would think we would finish below Carlton next year, making our F1 more appealing, and if we can get another 1st rounder via Brisbane or by packaging up the pick we get for ANB, we might be getting closer to the mark.

Soft cap will only be an issue if we remove someone from the FD who is contracted, aka Richardson. If we don't, then we shouldn't have issues with our soft cap. Goodwin is not exactly the highest paid coach around, and losing Stafford and McQualter has opened up cash to pay new assistants.