Overview
- Football boss Andrew Mackie confirmed interest in Carlton star Charlie Curnow, who remains contracted through 2029, with Geelong holding picks 17, 35, 53 and 71.
- Reports indicate Hawthorn’s James Worpel plans to join as a restricted free agent, and St Kilda ruck Rowan Marshall has met coach Chris Scott as the Cats weigh targets.
- Bailey Smith deleted a cheeky Instagram line about “taking the chopper” with Curnow and posted a Brokeback Mountain joke that drew a homophobia rebuke from ex-AFL player Mitch Brown.
- Sam De Koning and Ollie Dempsey’s Cotton On–themed arrival with brown paper bags referenced salary-cap chatter as the AFL’s third‑party payments audit of Geelong remains pending.
- Scans confirmed Jeremy Cameron needs surgery for a broken arm suffered in the grand final, and retiring veteran Mitch Duncan hinted at an Eagles assistant role by wearing West Coast gear.