AFL trade period day three Betts set to join Geelong coaching team several Cats get extended deals

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Geelong have confirmed interest in ex-Richmond and Adelaide small forward Tyson Stengle. The goalsneak, who parted ways with the Crows ahead of this season after a string of off-field misdemeanours, has started for the SANFL’s Eagles to put himself in the frame for another shot at the big time. Geelong list chief Stephen Wells confirmed on SEN that the Cats were among the clubs looking at Stengle.

Tyson Stengle.Credit:Getty Images

Geelong have re-signed several players, with contract extensions given to Rhys Stanley, Gary Rohan, Brad Close, Zach Guthrie and Francis Evans.

“We have worked to secure these contracts and are pleased that Rhys, Gary, Brad, Zach and Francis have committed to the club,” Geelong’s general manager of football Simon Lloyd said in a statement.

“Frank is an up and coming player and we believe he can play well at AFL level. Zach played his best footy this season, while Rhys, Gary and Brad were main-stays of our team this year. All have a strong desire to continue develop their football and make strong contributions to the club.”

The Western Bulldogs’ first-round draft pick is being sought by clubs involved in two different deals as a possible key to unlocking talks for Jordan Dawson and Callum Coleman-Jones.

The Dogs’ pick 17, which the club is keen to trade for multiple later draft picks that can secure them more ranking points to help cover a bid for star father-son prospect Sam Darcy than the pick 17 alone would draw, is being sought as a potential circuit breaker in talks for the trades of both Dawson and Coleman-Jones.

Under a trade scenario being canvassed on Tuesday, Adelaide would trade later picks to the Bulldogs for pick 17 but only on the proviso that the pick was sufficient to satisfy the Swans in an exchange for Dawson.

Tiger Callum Coleman-Jones.Credit:AFL Photos

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Retired AFL star Eddie Betts is expected to join Geelong in an off-field role that will include coaching as they revamp their football department after three assistants moved on last month.

The 35-year-old retired at the end of this season as one of the most popular figures in the AFL after 350 games and 640 goals and was expected to continue in an off-field role at Carlton.

However the Cats are set to lure him down to GMHBA Stadium in a development coaching role as Geelong rejuvenates off-field after making the preliminary final again in 2021.

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Eddie BettsCredit:Getty Images

This is our indicative AFL draft order panel which shows how the draft order currently plays out and which picks each club has.

The pick numbers can change after trade period as teams receive compensation for some player moves and teams could still trade live picks during the draft.

Jake Niall reported on Tuesday that Carlton have poached Ashley Hansen, who had been slated to be Luke Beveridge’s senior assistant, to hold the same role under new senior coach Michael Voss.

Hansen, who has been a fixture at the Bulldogs in Beveridge’s time at the helm and had been promoted to senior assistant following the exit of Steven King to Gold Coast, will coach the forwards and act as Voss’ senior lieutenant in a revamped coaching panel.

Ash Hansen.Credit:Vince Caligiuri

A recap: Collingwood great Scott Pendlebury signed a two-year contract extension to help usher in a “new era” but whether he remains as captain will be settled by a conversation with new coach Craig McRae over the pre-season.

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When Carlton landed both Adam Saad and Zac Williams in last year’s off-season, the view of quite a number of rival clubs was that they had invested too heavily in running defenders.

The Blues had paid more than $1.4 million for that pair, their purchase predicated somewhat on their hope that Williams, to whom the Giants had offered $700,000 a season over five years, would bolster their area of greatest weakness - the midfield.

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