Trade talk, rumours & innuendo 2026

[Buddysucks]

Geelong in the race for Butters… makes me lol every time a top tier free agent hits the market. ‘Geelong in the mix’. Maybe Melbourne based clubs need to ask for the COLA to be reinstated to compete with the Cats.

[Andyy]

lifestyle attraction

fmd have you ever been to geelol?

like watching paint dry imo

maybe when you're 35+ retired and wanting the raise the kids

[NickSimo]

lifestyle attraction

fmd have you ever been to geelol?

like watching paint dry imo

maybe when you're 35+ retired and wanting the raise the kids

The attraction is living on the coast or on a farm, not geelong itself

[Go Richo 12]

lifestyle attraction

fmd have you ever been to geelol?

like watching paint dry imo

maybe when you're 35+ retired and wanting the raise the kids

Torquay, Ocean Grove, Jan Juc, Anglesea, Lorne is nice paint to watch dry.

[Andyy]

Yep, pretty sure Floss lives down in Torquay - point is you don't have to play for the Cats and Geelong itself is boring AF.

Better off playing at the G in front of a huge crowd and enjoying the CBD until you're the wholesome retirement age of 32-35.

[Damo]

lifestyle attraction

fmd have you ever been to geelol?

like watching paint dry imo

maybe when you're 35+ retired and wanting the raise the kids

Torquay, Ocean Grove, Jan Juc, Anglesea, Lorne is nice paint to watch dry.

Lorne? Lol

Imagine the trek from Lorne to Geelong every day

[the claw]

reckon dangerdive will free a bit up when he gets the nudge.

[NickSimo]

There’s been a few players live down here and play for Melbourne clubs. Would be pretty tough though

If I couldn’t play for tiges then it would be Geelong for the lifestyle, easy choice

[Andyy]

shanty town

We should have the pull for a bloke in his 20's!

30-35+ with kids yeah maybe I get that.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

I think Geelong and the Bellarine peninsula are awful unless you like to surf. Traffic has become horrible, blocks are small with houses not that well built.
I would imagine the attraction is regional living but honestly cannot for the life of me can’t understand why you wouldn’t hit the Mornington Peninsula which has everything on the other side only nicer and with a much wider variety of golf courses, wineries etc.
Traffic is a bummer but honestly would it be any worse than Geelong?

[TigerLand]

reckon dangerdive will free a bit up when he gets the nudge.

Has never been on more than 800k at his peak Danger. *officially of course.

[Andyy]

Agree HRT!

[NickSimo]

I think Geelong and the Bellarine peninsula are awful unless you like to surf. Traffic has become horrible, blocks are small with houses not that well built.
I would imagine the attraction is regional living but honestly cannot for the life of me can’t understand why you wouldn’t hit the Mornington Peninsula which has everything on the other side only nicer and with a much wider variety of golf courses, wineries etc.
Traffic is a bummer but honestly would it be any worse than Geelong?

Lived on the surfcoast for 30 years. Traffic is fine apart from 2 weeks around Christmas and new years. In fact traffic is non existent compared to Melbourne really. As far as blocks go I'm not sure where you're getting that idea from either. I'm a registered builder, worked on many blocks, houses etc. Apart from the volume estates its bloody beautiful. Can't speak much for the Bellarine though

[WilliamPowell]

There’s been a few players live down here and play for Melbourne clubs. Would be pretty tough though

If I couldn’t play for tiges then it would be Geelong for the lifestyle, easy choice

I think you may find a current Tiger lives down Torquay way now 

[Damo]

There’s been a few players live down here and play for Melbourne clubs. Would be pretty tough though

If I couldn’t play for tiges then it would be Geelong for the lifestyle, easy choice

I think you may find a current Tiger lives down Torquay way now 

Andyy mentioned it a few posts earlier