Rumour GFC 2025 Player Trading, Drafting FA, Rumours and Wish lists Pt 1

[sexyhunk]

Western Bulldogs inquired about Clohesy last year as part of the Bailey Smith trade. Club rejected that obviously, but hard to know if that was Mackie just playing hard ball / or GFC factoring him into future list management plans (required player)

maybe we saving that for JUH, straight swap for clohesy.

 

[bombersboy]

Of that list...here's what my uninformed opinion thinks!

PLAYER	THOUGHTS	DECISION (Stay, Go, 50/50)
Mannagh	Cats played him straight away, he'll repay the faith. Only danger is oppo clubs offering him the World in cash AND a role in their forward line. Teams desperate for gun small forward eg. Doggies, Freo, North	50/50 (depending on offers)
Knevitt	Starting to play now, eventually re-signs	Stay
Edwards	Cats have big plans, gotta lock him up before Freo and Eagles come hunting to bring their boy back	Stay
O'Sullivan	My boy! Cats know how versatile the gazelle is. Listed as a key back when drafted but has the quickness and skill to play multiple roles, don't be surprised if Scotty tries him in different positions down the track.	Stay
Stevens	Local boy, hard to see him wanting to leave but depending on list spots may get the chop. Good to have at VFL level to set standards.	50/50
DeKoning	Only a matter of time. Plenty of reports have him just working on the $$$$ value.	Stay
Wiltshire	Cats will see him as insurance for Mannagh if he goes. Don't see him elsewhere.	Stay
Ivisic	Injured, Will need to prove himself at VFL level once he returns. Depends on list spots	50/50
Retchsko	Again, depending on list spots. Reckon he gets the chop	Go
Dempsey	Has stated multiple times he loves the club and couldn't see himself elsewhere. I imagine just working on the $$$ value as well.	Stay
Atkins	Veteran leader, won't be going anywhere	Stay
Mullin	Scott and Match Committee see huge value in him. Not going anywhere unless he chooses to go Home.	Stay
Pike	May get the chop. Not confident for him	Go
Clohesy	I think he will get a big pull from other clubs especially Gold Coast to go play with his brother. Don't think we want to lose him, it depends if someone offers him a guaranteed role elsewhere	50/50

Mannagh has a very young family so I do not think he would go to WA and I think playing at a club in contention would be important to him. I would be surprised if he left for any of those clubs. Might be a different story if Carlton was the one offering.

 

[Oisin_the_Goat]

TDK and Butters are the two I want most in the hoops

 

[iameviljez]

TDK and Butters are the two I want most in the hoops

Go Bontempelli and Sam Darcy, I mean, if we're going to play dreamland...

 

[Jumping Jack]

Apparently a discussion on SEN WA today and when asked where Harley Reid will play in 2026 Tim Gossage strongly suggested either Geelong or Essendon. And when pressed, he said Geelong having Bailey Smith will be a big lure for Harley Reid.

In no way suggesting Gossage is on the money, but he is closely connected to the Eagles and has broken many a story in Perth over the years on both local clubs.

 

[sexyhunk]

Apparently a discussion on SEN WA today and when asked where Harley Reid will play in 2026 Tim Gossage strongly suggested either Geelong or Essendon. And when pressed, he said Geelong having Bailey Smith will be a big lure for Harley Reid.

In no way suggesting Gossage is on the money, but he is closely connected to the Eagles and has broken many a story in Perth over the years on both local clubs.

why would bailey smith be any of a pull for reid? that same as saying the dursmma at north or ess are a pull as well

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Mackie and Co really taking a good bite outta the unsigned list so far...

with SDK rumoured to be soon too.... its been a good few months.

And when you figure
Stanley
Duncan
Bews
Guthrie

will all go
there is 4 more off the list to re-sign...

leaves the following still to sign.....

7. Shaun Mannagh 2025: Shaun Mannagh Article Link
10. Mitch Knevitt 2025: Mitch Knevitt Article Link
11 Mitch Edwards 2025: Mitch Edwards Article Link
14. Connor O'Sullivan 2025: Connor O'Sullivan Article Link
15. George Stevens 2025: George Stevens Article Link
16. Sam DeKoning 2025: Sam DeKoning Article Link (moments away)
21. Oliver Wiltshire 2025: Oliver Wiltshire Article Link
25 Xavier Ivisic 2025 Xavier Ivisic Article Link
27. Patrick Retchsko 2025 Patrick Restchsko Article Link
28. Oliie Dempsey 2025 Ollie Dempsey Article Link
30. Tom Atkins 2025-Tom Atkins Artilce Link
34. Oisin Mullen 2025 Oisin Mullin Article Link
37. Joe Pike 2025 Joe Pike Article Link
40. Ted Clohesy 2025 Ted Clohesy Article Link


much better looking TDL....

Go Catters

Need to sign mannagh (other clubs will target him due to age and late starter) and Dempsey and sdk.
Knevitt and osullivan should get the standard 2 year extension. Same for Edwards (I assume the WA clubs will chase him).
Atkins probably 1 year
The other rookie types I'm not fussed whether we keep or not.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Mannagh has a very young family so I do think he would go to WA and I think playing at a club in contention would be important to him. I would be surprised if he left for any of those clubs. Might be a different story if Carlton was the one offering.

I doubt mannagh takes his family interstate unless the money is astronomical. But if we offer him say 2-3 years at 500-600pa (which is about what I think we will offer) and a club like collingwood/carlton/ess/haw/wbd etc offers him 4 years at 800k he would have to take the money if he can still stay in vic

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Western Bulldogs inquired about Clohesy last year as part of the Bailey Smith trade. Club rejected that obviously, but hard to know if that was Mackie just playing hard ball / or GFC factoring him into future list management plans (required player)

If I'm the dogs I would be chasing mannagh not clohesy. Fills a more obvious need and with the Werribee thing it's an obvious fit.

 

[Jumping Jack]

why would bailey smith be any of a pull for reid? that same as saying the dursmma at north or ess are a pull as well

Just so we're clear here. You're saying Duursma has a bigger profile across the AFL landscape than Bailey Smith?

I'm only repeating what was said on radio by the way. But yeah for someone like Harley Reid, the chance to play at a club he grew up barracking for - and at a ground his family still have reserved seats at - and Bailey Smith taking some of the spotlight off him - I can see the appeal.

None of that means he'll be at Geelong though.

 

[Oisin_the_Goat]

why would bailey smith be any of a pull for reid? that same as saying the dursmma at north or ess are a pull as well

I think he means we are a good destination and can handle high media profile players well.

 

[cats_09]

why would bailey smith be any of a pull for reid? that same as saying the dursmma at north or ess are a pull as well

Maybe not

But Duursma at Carlton could be something of a drawcard for Harley

 

[Jumping Jack]

Maybe not

But Duursma at Carlton could be something of a drawcard for Harley

I see what you did there. And regardless of where he lands, I think that's another big reason why people over in Perth think he's a big chance to return home.

 

[Spearman]

I doubt mannagh takes his family interstate unless the money is astronomical. But if we offer him say 2-3 years at 500-600pa (which is about what I think we will offer) and a club like collingwood/carlton/ess/haw/wbd etc offers him 4 years at 800k he would have to take the money if he can still stay in vic

and I wouldn't begrudge him for a moment if he does. His story and explosion onto the top level stage has been inspiring enough.
I'd only regret the damage he'd do on game day against us.
Go for it, son. That is if they make the offer.

 

[Spearman]

I think he means we are a good destination and can handle high media profile players well.

I thought mentoring on hair care and product placement.

 

[ShadowCat]

I honestly can't even think of a trade package we could offer, that would satisfy West Coast for Harley Reid. Essendon have the picks and they're in Melbourne. Best we could do is 2 mid-late 1sts, Humphries and Neale. Neale we won't give up because he is the future of our forward line, and Humphries looks like a star in the making.

No way for it to work - without even taking into account that Essendon could offer Reid 2 MIL+ per year, as has been speculated. We won't even offer 1 MIL, lol.

 

[sexyhunk]

I honestly can't even think of a trade package we could offer, that would satisfy West Coast for Harley Reid. Essendon have the picks and they're in Melbourne. Best we could do is 2 mid-late 1sts, Humphries and Neale. Neale we won't give up because he is the future of our forward line, and Humphries looks like a star in the making.

No way for it to work - without even taking into account that Essendon could offer Reid 2 MIL+ per year, as has been speculated. We won't even offer 1 MIL, lol.

reid to geelong is not happening until he is a free agent.

 

[ShadowCat]

reid to geelong is not happening until he is a free agent.

Even then, I wouldn't see it happening. His salary expectation and market value, is just way outside our pay structure. For us to pay him that amount of money...nope there's no player I can think of where we would pay that amount of money. It's just not how our club operates

 

[Kobe Gryant]

I honestly can't even think of a trade package we could offer, that would satisfy West Coast for Harley Reid. Essendon have the picks and they're in Melbourne. Best we could do is 2 mid-late 1sts, Humphries and Neale. Neale we won't give up because he is the future of our forward line, and Humphries looks like a star in the making.

No way for it to work - without even taking into account that Essendon could offer Reid 2 MIL+ per year, as has been speculated. We won't even offer 1 MIL, lol.

I'm okay with that too.

The guy is a freak talent, but there's some worrying signs too. It could genuinely go either way.

He could be the next Martin, and you forget whatever you traded for him in short order.

He could just be the next Jake Stringer or Cam Rayner though, and you've gutted your capital and salary cap for a decade as a result.

In the meantime, I'm fine with us avoiding that risk and just picking up a Rowell, Butters, or LDU.

They don't have the upside of Reid's potential, but you know what you're getting, and we're not in a position where we're required to take that unnecessary risk.

 

[Hinkley29]

It will be an issue for the two years we have Cameron

Having too many good players is never an issue in AFL footy.

 

[MoggsCreek]

Not sure if anyone listened to Chris Scott's presser, but I love to hear him take the piss out of trade speculation this early in the season by saying most clubs will be into good players, then he specifically named Rowell, JUH, Bontempelli as three of interest to us
Bit off topic but watching Voss struggle to say anything of substance in last nights post-game compared to hearing Chris talk today makes me realise how lucky we are as a club

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Not sure if anyone listened to Chris Scott's presser, but I love to hear him take the piss out of trade speculation this early in the season by saying most clubs will be into good players, then he specifically named Rowell, JUH, Bontempelli as three of interest to us
Bit off topic but watching Voss struggle to say anything of substance in last nights post-game compared to hearing Chris talk today makes me realise how lucky we are as a club

Winning hides all manner of sins

 

[D BRIDGE]

Bit off topic but watching Voss struggle to say anything of substance in last nights post-game compared to hearing Chris talk today makes me realise how lucky we are as a club

Smoothest talker in the game by a looooong way.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Mannagh close. Big Toby all done.
We are on fire with re-signing of late

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Just so we're clear here. You're saying Duursma has a bigger profile across the AFL landscape than Bailey Smith?

I'm only repeating what was said on radio by the way. But yeah for someone like Harley Reid, the chance to play at a club he grew up barracking for - and at a ground his family still have reserved seats at - and Bailey Smith taking some of the spotlight off him - I can see the appeal.

None of that means he'll be at Geelong though.

No they are saying because Harley is dating duursmas sister.