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SWANS, BLUES MEET AT LIST BOSSES GATHERING… BUT NO CURNOW MOVEMENT<\/p>\n
Sydney and Carlton\u2019s list bosses met at Tuesday\u2019s gathering between a range of clubs at the Pullman Hotel in Melbourne, with Charlie Curnow raised during the speed dating-like talks.<\/p>\n
But there\u2019s been no progress on what a potential Curnow trade could look like nor meaningful discussion on what players could unlock a deal ahead of next month\u2019s exchange window.<\/p>\n
List management representatives from the majority of the competition came together this week for the annual catch up at the Pullman Hotel for informal chats before the trade and free agency period.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an opportunity for teams to get a better idea on other clubs\u2019 list and draft plans for 2026.<\/p>\n
Where Curnow will be playing next season remains up in the air as he seeks a trade away from Ikon Park, despite being contracted until 2029.<\/p>\n
Curnow hasn\u2019t nominated a destination, but the Swans, Cats and Suns have all been linked to the dual Coleman medallist.<\/p>\n
Reports earlier this month stated Curnow met with Sydney coach Dean Cox prior to the star forward heading overseas for a holiday.<\/p>\n
Carlton\u2019s position remains clear that there\u2019s no conversation to be had.<\/p>\n
New Blues CEO Graham Wright this week reaffirmed Curnow was a \u201crequired player\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been very clear from the start that Charlie\u2019s a required player, a contracted player for the next four years, and we want to see him finish his career here,\u201d Wright said in an interview on Carlton\u2019s website on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a big 12 months for Charlie.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s had two or three operations across that period of time.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s away on leave at the moment, and we\u2019re expecting him back in the next couple of weeks, prior to the to the best-and-fairest, and he\u2019ll be a Carlton player going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Smith issues apology | 00:22<\/p>\n
FRANCIS ON GIANTS\u2019 RADAR<\/p>\n
Former Swan and Bomber Aaron Francis is another name on the Giants\u2019 radar as a potential defensive reinforcement with Leek Aleer bound for St Kilda.<\/p>\n
GWS is weighing up a move for Francis after the 28-year-old swingman was this week delisted by Sydney. <\/p>\n
The former Pick 6 has played 86 AFL games including 10 senior appearances for the Swans this season.<\/p>\n
Francis, who\u2019s originally from South Australia, is one of many mature-aged defensive options the Giants are canvassing to help reload their stocks with Aleer and likely Wade Derksen\u2019s looming departures. <\/p>\n
Essendon\u2019s Jayden Laverde, Sydney\u2019s Joel Hamling and Hawthorn\u2019s Sam Frost are other names that have been linked to GWS.<\/p>\n
The Giants would look to the ready-made key backs via the delisted free agency windows, rookie draft or pre-season supplemental selection period (SSP) for depth behind their star-studded defence.<\/p>\n
Derksen has been linked with a move to Melbourne, but the forward-turned-defender hasn\u2019t yet asked the Giants for a trade in a move that could affect the club\u2019s plans. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s been confirmed that Aleer (St Kilda) and Jacob Wehr (Port Adelaide) will both depart GWS in next month\u2019s trade and free agency period.<\/p>\n
Crows confirm Rachele for finals debut | 01:56<\/p>\n
BINNS EMERGES AS TRADE TARGET<\/p>\n
Carlton\u2019s Jaxon Binns has emerged as a trade target for rival clubs.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s understood the Blues could be open to offers for the 20-year-old midfielder, who\u2019s had limited senior opportunities in Michael Voss\u2019 side so far.<\/p>\n
Binns has played eight games across three seasons \u2014 including five this year \u2014 since joining Carlton with Pick 32 in the 2022 National Draft.<\/p>\n
The Dandenong Stingrays product is contracted through the 2026 season after signing a two-year extension in 2023.<\/p>\n
He averaged 20 disposals from 12 VFL games this year.<\/p>\n
Suns knows exactly what Lions will bring | 00:57<\/p>\n
PORT EXPLORING DRAFT MOVES<\/p>\n
Port Adelaide is considering different options to lessen its 2025 draft hand as one of several clubs looking to prioritise something other than what\u2019s widely seen as a compromised draft.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s believed one scenario the Power are exploring would see them using multiple rookie upgrades to their primary list and having few to no draft picks.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s part of a wider plan dating back 12 months ago when the Power targeted the 2024 draft \u2014 using three picks on Joe Berry (15), Jack Whitlock (33) and Christian Moraes (38) inside the first two rounds.<\/p>\n
Port then topped up with three mid-season draftees \u2014 Harrison Ramm, Ewan Mackinlay and Mani Liddy \u2014 all of whom are signed for 2025.<\/p>\n
The Power are also keen to prioritise the 2026 and 2027 drafts. The club has ties to Dougie Cochrane (2026), Louis Salopek, Tevita Roda and Zemes Pilot (all 2027) as potential academy and father-son prospects that would require draft points, provided the league doesn\u2019t alter the rules.<\/p>\n
Port is still waiting on the AFL\u2019s verdict on whether it will have Cochrane, a potential No. 1 pick, available as a Next Generation Academy player under his Indigenous background.<\/p>\n
The club currently holds picks 24, 42 and 60 in this year\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n
It comes after Fremantle\u2019s Will Brodie this week requested a trade to Alberton and Giant Jacob Wehr declared he\u2019ll sign with the Power as an unrestricted free agent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sydney and Carlton were among the clubs at a pre-trade period meeting this week, with Charlie Curnow\u2019s name…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134805,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-134804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}