AFL: The 23-year-old midfielder has informed the Dogs of his intention to be traded to the Cats.
While there’s still plenty of water to go under the bridge, Geelong could be set for a huge triple coup this off-season in a scary prospect for the rest of the competition.
But reports claim Oliver is also keen to don the blue and white hoops in 2025 after being dangled on the trade table twice in 12 months as part of a turbulent year for Melbourne.Source: FOX SPORTSStarting with the most straightforward deal, Martin will cost Geelong literally nothing in a trade sense as he can be picked up as a delisted free agent, meaning the move is as good as done.
Geelong’s first-round pick — the No. 15 selection — will be central to any trade but likely not enough on its own. The Dogs could ask for Pick 35 as well, which would leave Geelong’s draft hand depleted. Firstly, Oliver is contracted for six more seasons on a contract estimated to be worth north of $1 million. Could Geelong even fit that sum into its salary cap? Even if so, Geelong would push for Melbourne to chip in.But on the other side of the coin, if Melbourne decided to bite the bullet and trade Oliver, it’d be terrible optics to also pay for a four-time best and fairest winner and 2021 premiership hero to play for another club, much less a flag contender.
Geelong’s future first rounder would likely be the core of an Oliver deal plus whatever else Melbourne could squeeze out, of course impacted by the salary machinations and what the Cats have leftover after the Smith deal. Simplifying things is that Smith and Oliver are both managed by Connor Sports, so both deals are exclusive to three parties. Pulling them off, however, is a different story.
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