said on AFL Trade Radio<\/a> of the chances Curnow departs Carlton. <\/p>\nFoxfooty.com.au explores three realistic deals that the Swans could offer the Blues, and one that the less-likely Cats could lob, to attain Curnow by close-of-business on October 15. <\/p>\n
MCG looking at major $2 billion upgrade | 01:44<\/p>\n
SYDNEY SWANS<\/p>\n
The Swans require Curnow\u2019s services more desperately than the Cats, needing to make a big acquisition in attack to help this list maximise its premiership potential. <\/p>\n
Resident key forwards Joel Amartey, Logan McDonald and Hayden McLean haven\u2019t been consistently trustworthy as a combination, nor have they been able to stay on the park recently. <\/p>\n
Sydney has the best chance of landing Curnow due to the bevy of assets it could reasonably part with. <\/p>\n
The Blues would surely target, at minimum, the no.11 pick in any trade with the Swans, though as many as four matched bids on academy and father-son prospects \u2014 Gold Coast-linked pair Zeke Uwland and Dylan Patterson, Brisbane\u2019s Dan Annable and Carlton father-son prospect Harry Dean \u2014 should mean that selection will likely become no.15 on draft night. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s also worth noting, as has been well-documented, that this year\u2019s intake is weaker than other drafts, hence picks this November hold less value. <\/p>\n
Hypothetical no.1<\/p>\n
Sydney gets: Charlie Curnow<\/p>\n
Carlton gets: Will Hayward, Pick 11, 2026 first-round pick<\/p>\n
It\u2019s widely acknowledged Curnow is worth two first-round picks and a player, so that should be a baseline for any deal. <\/p>\n
Here, they get Pick 11 and a future first-rounder, which hypothetically could come later in the order should the Swans, as expected, bounce back up the ladder. <\/p>\n
Hayward, 26, has had his name linked in trade speculation, and prospectively he\u2019d add some long-term attacking firepower next to Coleman medallist Harry McKay. <\/p>\n
Despite being contracted for a further four seasons, if push comes to shove in the latter stages of the exchange window, the Swans\u2019 hand could be forced. <\/p>\n
Mcvee a docker, Starcevich an Eagle | 00:32<\/p>\n
Hypothetical no.2<\/p>\n
Sydney gets: Charlie Curnow, 2026 third-round pick<\/p>\n
Carlton gets: Ollie Florent, Pick 11, Pick 32, 2026 first-round pick<\/p>\n
Here, the Swans get a future pick back with Curnow in exchange for getting Pick 32 with two firsts. That\u2019s because Florent isn\u2019t as valuable an asset as Hayward. <\/p>\n
This scenario could just as easily see someone such as Justin McInerney go instead of Florent, with both players possessing similar traits, but Florent\u2019s name has been in rumours. <\/p>\n
Like Florent, McInerney is a quality ball user, but he\u2019s also very pacy in transition \u2014 which the Blues need more of coming out of their defensive half. <\/p>\n
Michael Voss has previously spoken about the need for good decision-makers who can use the footy effectively and be two-way runners. <\/p>\n
Hypothetical no.3<\/p>\n
Sydney gets: Charlie Curnow<\/p>\n
Carlton gets: Logan McDonald, Pick 11, 2026 first-round pick<\/p>\n
In this circumstance, the Blues get a key forward replacement for Curnow in McDonald \u2014 instead of the mid-sized Hayward \u2014 in addition to the baseline two first-rounders. <\/p>\n
McDonald, 23, hasn\u2019t maximised his potential in five years in the Harbour City since being picked at no.4 overall in 2020, but a fresh start teaming up with McKay at Princes Park could do wonders. <\/p>\n
In saying that, McDonald, who\u2019s contracted with the Swans for a further three years, hasn\u2019t been linked to any sort of move this year. <\/p>\n
West Coast Pick two could see change | 02:48<\/p>\n
GEELONG CATS<\/p>\n
Kardinia Park had been touted as the dual Coleman medallist\u2019s most desired landing spot.<\/p>\n
While it was incredibly difficult to see the Cats going to extraordinary lengths to arrange a deal, a shock move has since emerged which could see him land in Geelong.<\/p>\n
The Cats have offered three first-round picks to the Blues for Curnow, according to reports in an all-in, historic play for the superstar forward.<\/p>\n
But would picks alone be enough to appease Carlton? If a player\/s has to be involved, Sydney has slightly more obvious options below the genuine superstars. <\/p>\n
Still, three first-rounders is better than anything Sydney was offered – nothing.<\/p>\n
Geelong had offered its Pick 19 for Rowan Marshall in negotiations with St Kilda, but talks stalled. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s near impossible to see how the Cats get both Curnow and Marshall. And their blockbuster offer could signal Curnow is suddenly the priority.<\/p>\n
Geelong doesn\u2019t need Curnow as desperately as Sydney does. But more pertinently, they weren\u2019t considered to hold the capital required to recruit him.<\/p>\n
The Cats\u2019 No.19 draft pick \u2014 which is set to slide down at least four spots due to earlier matched bids \u2014 looked en route to St Kilda in the deal for Marshall.<\/p>\n
He was previously Geelong\u2019s priority target, but now it looks likely Curnow could be partnered with close mate and business partner Bailey Smith now stars for. <\/p>\n
Geelong football boss Andrew Mackie said pre-trade period regarding a possible trade for Curnow: \u201cUltimately, Carlton has to be the one to determine that market, not us. We\u2019ve got to work out whether we can get a deal done. We don\u2019t want to drag things out if it\u2019s not possible, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
The club admitted earlier this week that a trade would be difficult to pull off, so for the Cats, despite the mammoth reported offer, we have proposed one hypothetical here \u2014 presuming the likes of Shannon Neale and Sam De Koning are absolutely off limits. <\/p>\n
Hypothetical<\/p>\n
Geelong gets: Charlie Curnow<\/p>\n
Carlton gets: Lawson Humphries, Ollie Henry, 2026 first-round pick, 2027 first-round pick<\/p>\n
At first glance, this looks like more than it really is. <\/p>\n
The Cats\u2019 first-rounders in the next two years figure to be pretty low in the order, and Humphries and Henry as assets aren\u2019t as valuable as the ones Sydney has to offer. <\/p>\n
But in saying that, Humphries has shown he\u2019s a classy mover and ball user in the back half, while Henry could offset some of the goalkicking the Blues lose with Curnow. <\/p>\n
Humphries would be hard to pry out, but Henry fell out of favour under Chris Scott this year, playing 15 senior games after 23 last year and 22 in 2023. <\/p>\n
But again; both of these players are contracted at Geelong and haven\u2019t indicated a desire to leave the club and there\u2019s also a whopping deal reportedly ripe for the taking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two clubs remain alive in the Charlie Curnow hunt, with one widely tipped to ultimately put a winning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200362,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,17981,110607,64,63,689,55,639,54607,125284,3239,1129,12923,112098,15832,125286,125285,125287,10031,13659,2105,2485,2536,19996,97818,3231,100196,29652,647,3257,677,71125,15836,125291,96901,125288,701,28008,85,1122,45264,7200,105268,61800,1133,28462,660,125289,125290],"class_list":["post-200361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-agency-compo","tag-andrew-mackie","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-ball-user","tag-business-partner","tag-carlton-blues","tag-charlie-curnow","tag-chris-scott","tag-dan-annable","tag-draft-picks","tag-dylan-petterson","tag-exchange-window","tag-extraordinary-lengths","tag-first-round-pick","tag-geelong-cats","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-gold-coast","tag-harry-dean","tag-harry-mckay","tag-hypothetical-trade","tag-jack-jovanovski","tag-justin-mcinerney","tag-logan-mcdonald","tag-melbourne","tag-michael-voss","tag-oceania","tag-ollie-henry","tag-oscar-allen","tag-powerhouse-pair","tag-pre-trade-period","tag-quality-ball-user","tag-queensland","tag-quinn-rooney","tag-sports","tag-st-kilda","tag-surf-coast","tag-sydney-swans","tag-trade-collateral","tag-trade-packages","tag-trade-period","tag-trade-speculation","tag-victoria","tag-wantaway-spearhead","tag-winning-offer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200361","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=200361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}