It would be a \u201cpipe dream\u201d move for a rival club, but Charlie Curnow\u2019s future remains central to trade rumblings. Plus the latest on an in-demand Saint and the small forward merry-go-round.<\/p>\n
In and Under delves into footy\u2019s hottest topics, with insights from behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n CURNOW TRADE TALK CONTINUES \u2026 BUT WHY A DEAL IS SO DIFFICULT<\/p>\n There continues to be noise around Charlie Curnow\u2019s future at Carlton.<\/p>\n But as one list manager told foxfooty.com.au, a club actually acquiring the star forward this trade period feels more like a \u201cpipe dream\u201d right now, given how difficult it would be to pull off a deal.<\/p>\n Both Curnow, contracted until 2029, and the Blues shut down trade speculation last month when the dual Coleman medallist was first linked to a potential move to Gold Coast<\/a>. <\/p>\n A move would likely require Curnow formally requesting a trade away from Ikon Park, which Carlton could simply reject. If the Blues felt forced to entertain a deal, the club would demand a mega haul for the two-time All-Australian forward.<\/p>\n Charlie Curnow of the Blues and Tom McCartin of the Swans. Picture: Dylan Burns\/AFL Photos via Getty ImagesSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n Potential suitors haven\u2019t heard anything more about Curnow\u2019s interest in leaving, nor is there any indication the 29-year old or his management have met with any rival clubs. However Curnow\u2019s name keeps coming up from key industry figures.<\/p>\n Sydney has asked the question to Curnow\u2019s camp and it\u2019s understood the Blues star would be the Swans\u2019 No. 1 target this off-season over Jamarra Ugle-Hagan in an area of the ground they\u2019re trying to bolster. But nothing has gained traction. <\/p>\n Gold Coast isn\u2019t sure if the fit is right, plus the Suns needs their high-end draft capital to use on Academy prospects, while there\u2019s a watch on Geelong.<\/p>\n There\u2019s a view that Curnow would prefer to be away from the Melbourne spotlight and closer to the beach. <\/p>\n The Blues are already set to lose Tom De Koning and likely Jack Silvagni, so a Curnow move \u2013 or another star\u2019s exit \u2013 would really cut back their starpower, despite the club acknowledging it needs to rejig its list.<\/p>\n “3-a-day updates!” Voss on TDK saga | 02:18<\/p>\n It\u2019s also possible the rival links could be being used as leverage for Curnow to secure a bigger deal at Carlton.<\/p>\n New Blues CEO Graham Wright said last month he hoped the club\u2019s star \u2018big five\u2019 \u2013 Curnow, Harry McKay, Patrick Cripps, and Jacob Weitering \u2013 stay.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope they all are (here),\u201d Wright said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe haven\u2019t got enough good players. We\u2019re like every team, we want more good players or elite players. Those guys are in that category. I\u2019d hope they\u2019re here, they\u2019re all contracted.\u201d<\/p>\n WINDHAGER, SAINTS APART IN TALKS ON NEW DEAL<\/p>\n Marcus Windhager\u2019s best mate and housemate, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera<\/a>, just re-signed at <\/a>St Kilda<\/a> in an a major coup for the club.<\/p>\n So where does that leave Windhager?<\/p>\n It\u2019s understood Windhager and the Saints are a fair way apart on a new deal beyond 2025 as rival clubs including Essendon and North Melbourne circle.<\/p>\n Saints to drop 20% of cap on NAS & TDK? | 01:17<\/p>\n It\u2019s believed one rival offer to the 22-year old midfielder is worth as much as $700,000 per season, while St Kilda\u2019s offer is closer to $500,0000.<\/p>\n But Wanganeen-Milera staying at St Kilda could also be key in the club retraining Windhager, given the pair\u2019s close connection.<\/p>\n Ruck Rowan Marshall and captain Jack Steele also face uncertain futures at Moorabbin, while All-Australian defender Callum Wilkie is expected to stay at the Saints despite recent rumblings around Wilkie being disgruntled.<\/p>\n PREMIERSHIP PIE TO STAY DESPITE SMALL FORWARD MOVEMENT<\/p>\n There could be movement among the AFL\u2019s small forwards this off-season as several clubs hunt players in the position. <\/p>\n One who won\u2019t be moving is premiership Magpie Beau McCreery.<\/p>\n Gold Coast, Port Adelaide and other clubs registered interest in McCreery, who\u2019s from South Australia. But the 24-year old is happy at Collingwood, where he\u2019s contracted for two more seasons.<\/p>\n Beau McCreery of the Magpies. Picture: Michael Willson\/AFL Photos via Getty ImagesSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n Jamie Elliott, meanwhile, is yet to re-sign at the Pies, despite reports of a two-year offer being on the table and the 32-year old\u2019s potential interest in a move to Queensland. <\/p>\n While the Suns are a club in the market for a small forward, Malcolm Rosas is likely to depart at season\u2019s end, with Richmond and Sydney believed to be the frontrunners for the 24-year old.<\/p>\n Jesse Motlop\u2019s management has opened discussions with Carlton on what a new deal beyond 2025 could look like. <\/p>\n Premiership Demon Charlie Spargo, who\u2019s an unrestricted free agent, is another name to watch. <\/p>\n Meanwhile reports state St Kilda is zeroing in on West Coast\u2019s Liam Ryan, despite interest from other clubs, and flag-winning Lion Callum Ah Chee is weighing up rival bids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It would be a \u201cpipe dream\u201d move for a rival club, but Charlie Curnow\u2019s future remains central to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81450,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,2095,64,63,689,55,639,684,61721,61726,2105,2485,25532,61723,61722,6179,12112,36878,15631,25555,3257,7198,60263,2041,2067,677,7800,61724,6082,701,6858,2528,7889,61728,1124,85,1122,61725,61727,1117,14359,11236,1133,18155,2614,660,4899,698],"class_list":["post-81449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-america","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-ben-cotton","tag-charlie-curnow-sydney-swans","tag-club-retraining","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-gold-coast","tag-graham-wright","tag-high-end-draft-capital","tag-industry-figures","tag-jack-silvagni","tag-jack-steele","tag-jamie-elliott","tag-lauren-wood","tag-list-manager","tag-michael-voss","tag-michael-willson","tag-nas-ampamp-tdk","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-oceania","tag-patrick-cripps","tag-pipe-dream","tag-port-adelaide","tag-queensland","tag-richmond","tag-rival-clubs","tag-salary-cap","tag-smalls-merry-go-round","tag-south-australia","tag-sports","tag-st-kilda","tag-swans-interest","tag-sydney-swans-interest","tag-tom-de-koning","tag-tom-mccartin","tag-trade-news","tag-trade-period","tag-trade-talk","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-victoria","tag-virginia","tag-western-bulldogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81449","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=81449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}