GEELONG "WOULD WANT TO WIN A FLAG" IN 2021Matthew Lloyd has laid down the challenge to Geelong after bringing in older recruits and trading out younger players Lachie Fogarty and Nakia Cockatoo.
The Cats fielded the oldest ever V/AFL team earlier this year, although Gary Ablett (36) and Harry Taylor (34) have since retired.
After listing recruits who will have the biggest impact on their new clubs on Trade Radio, Lloyd was asked if the Cats were premiership favourites for next year.
"Probably not, but you would want to win a flag next year with the way they've gone about it," Lloyd said.
"They'll be hurt, they would have started the period thinking 'we'll get these players in but we'll also have a good hand in the draft', but with the way the Giants have been, they probably won't have a good hand in the draft.
"We've got Jeremy Cameron (set to come) in, Shaun Higgins, Isaac Smith, but it's they're an ageing three, so there'll be some Geelong supporters saying 'where's our youth?'.
"I can understand both sides of the argument, but to get Jeremy Cameron in at 27 years of age, they were always having to give up a lot, but probably not as much as they (first thought)."
Kane Cornes believes it's the Cats' last chance, after falling short in this year's Grand Final against Richmond.
"Last roll, you would think. (Joel) Selwood, maybe one good season left, (Tom) Hawkins, one more, 'Danger' (Patrick Dangerfield) you might get a few more, (Sam) Menegola is nearly 30 and out of contract [at the end of next year]."
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