{"id":197230,"date":"2025-10-08T07:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/197230\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T07:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T07:48:08","slug":"melbourne-demons-star-clayton-oliver-steps-towards-the-gws-giants-carlton-blues-and-sydney-swans-at-a-stalemate-over-charlie-curnow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/197230\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Demons star Clayton Oliver steps towards the GWS Giants; Carlton Blues and Sydney Swans at a stalemate over Charlie Curnow"},"content":{"rendered":"

However, little progress has been made over a trade that would see Carlton\u2019s dual Coleman medallist Charlie Curnow join either Sydney or Geelong.<\/p>\n

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Flanders, 24, will join a new-look Saints line-up after the Gold Coast Suns received pick No.7 in exchange for him.<\/p>\n

The Fish Creek product, a small dairy farming community in Gippsland, played with injury in the back half of this season, but will add run and carry for the Saints. The Suns, however, are delighted by the pick they received, as they look to secure Melbourne premiership player Christian Petracca via a trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Graeme Allan, the Saints\u2019 head of talent and acquisition, said Flanders \u201cbrings a real competitive edge\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s shown he can win the ball, work both ways and impact the scoreboard, and we believe he\u2019s only just beginning to tap into his potential,\u201d Allan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cImportantly, he sits right in the age and experience bracket we\u2019ve been looking to bolster. He\u2019s already proven at AFL level but still has plenty of growth ahead of him, which makes him a perfect fit for where our list is at.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a valued part of Gold Coast\u2019s side, so to have him choose St Kilda speaks volumes about the direction we\u2019re heading. Our members should be excited – Sam\u2019s hunger to compete and grow fits perfectly with what we\u2019re building.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flanders joins a team already buoyed by the signings of Tom De Koning and Jack Silvagni from Carlton. West Coast forward Liam Ryan and Greater Western Sydney defender Leek Aleer have also requested trades to the Saints.<\/p>\n

The prospect of Flanders being traded to St Kilda started with Graeme Allan mentioning casually to a Suns\u2019 official fairly early in the season that the club might be interested in him.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoining St Kilda feels like the right move at the right time,\u201d Flanders said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis group has shown it\u2019s ready to take the next step, and I\u2019m eager to grow with them. I\u2019m confident the Saints\u2019 environment will bring out the best in me as both a player and a person.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Bound for the Swans? Charlie Curnow.Credit: Photo: Getty Images. Artwork: Matt Willis<\/p>\n

The Dockers have handed Melbourne pick 23 for Judd McVee, the West Australian believing he had more to offer his new club.<\/p>\n

Dual Brisbane Lions premiership player Brandon Starcevich, 26, has found the West Coast pathway he wanted, this coming to fruition in a complex three-way trade also involving the Dockers.<\/p>\n

The Eagles received picks 12, 33 and 52, along with Starcevich. The Dockers were given picks 19, 23 and 46, while the Lions receive picks 16, 22, 44 and 50.<\/p>\n

Starcevich, 26, was a free agent but the Lions and Eagles agreed to a trade, ensuring the Eagles\u2019 pick No.2 compensation for losing Oscar Allen was not diluted.<\/p>\n

While the robust defender has a history of concussions, the latest in last month\u2019s grand final, but the Eagles have said they are not concerned about this. Starcevich had been weighing up whether to stay at the Lions or return to his home state, where he has signed a four-year deal.<\/p>\n

Eagles list manager Matt Clarke said Starcevich would be a \u201csignificant addition\u201d to the backline.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is also an outstanding team-first player and leader who will help drive our developing squad forward and impart his knowledge about what it takes to be successful,\u201d Clarke said.<\/p>\n

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The Blues and Swans, meanwhile, continue to debate Curnow\u2019s future. The Blues have not had players offered up by the Swans as yet for Curnow, with any discussions to date having focused only on draft compensation for Curnow, who is open to joining either the Swans or Cats.<\/p>\n

Curnow has yet to settle upon one of those clubs as his preference, according to a source familiar with the discussions, although the view for some time has been that Sydney is the club with the better draft position.<\/p>\n

Geelong\u2019s wish to land St Kilda ruckman Rowan Marshall is a further complication since they would potentially need a decent draft pick to prise Marshall out of the Saints.<\/p>\n

Curnow, 28, has a further four years remaining on his hefty contract. The Blues are firm in their position that they will only trade Curnow for a deal that benefits them.<\/p>\n

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